Rogue: Untouched
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Summary
Rogue’s frightening new mutant powers keep her at arms-length from the world， but two strangers offer a chance to change her life forever， in this exhilarating Marvel Super Hero adventure
Young Rogue’s life is a mess: she’s on her own， working a terrible diner job and hiding from everyone。 The powers she has started to develop are terrifying: when your first kiss almost kills the guy， it’s hard to trust anyone – even yourself。 Then two people arrive in town who could change her life， and she finally gets a choice: try her luck with the big-haired billionaire who claims to be scouting for gifted interns， or trust the rakish Cajun gambler with the eerie red eyes。 But these two aren’t the only ones interested in a mutant just coming into her powers。 Rogue will have to master her abilities and decide her own fate – before someone else does。
Young Rogue’s life is a mess: she’s on her own， working a terrible diner job and hiding from everyone。 The powers she has started to develop are terrifying: when your first kiss almost kills the guy， it’s hard to trust anyone – even yourself。 Then two people arrive in town who could change her life， and she finally gets a choice: try her luck with the big-haired billionaire who claims to be scouting for gifted interns， or trust the rakish Cajun gambler with the eerie red eyes。 But these two aren’t the only ones interested in a mutant just coming into her powers。 Rogue will have to master her abilities and decide her own fate – before someone else does。
Reviews
Rosie
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I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Rogue has always been one of my favourite X-Men characters， and so this book was ideal for me。 Rogue Untouched reimagines the origins of the character in novel form。 Anna Marie works in a diner， desperate to escape the small town she grew up in and where she almost killed her boyfriend， sheriff’s son Cody， with a kiss。 When an intriguing Cajun and a mysterious women looking for talented interns walk into the diner where she wo I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Rogue has always been one of my favourite X-Men characters， and so this book was ideal for me。 Rogue Untouched reimagines the origins of the character in novel form。 Anna Marie works in a diner， desperate to escape the small town she grew up in and where she almost killed her boyfriend， sheriff’s son Cody， with a kiss。 When an intriguing Cajun and a mysterious women looking for talented interns walk into the diner where she works， she finds herself on a journey of self-discovery， growth and the odd bit of danger。 Throw mutant powers into the mix， and her life is suddenly a lot more than she bargained for。 I loved Rogue in this version of her story; it really captured the character many of us know and love， and from the beginning I could hear her voice as I read。 She is smart， adaptable and strong-willed， even when completely out of her depth。 I enjoyed how she fell into the mutant-world， and how her powers were explored and depicted。 The book also threw in a whole cast of other mutants， and it was great seeing characters I was very familiar with interacting with some I knew a lot less about （but enjoyed googling after reading）。 Remy’s appearance from the start was a pleasant surprise and I felt he and Rogue helped ground the book when it went a bit wild， particularly the scenes with a lot of characters and action intertwined which got a touch confusing at times。 I enjoyed the story and how it tackled the various themes and strands it went down， from identity to mutant slavery and experimentation。 The writing takes you through the journey with ease， although I will warn you now – this book contains the infamous line “I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding。” That completely through me out of the book when I read it。Otherwise， this is a great story for fans of the X-Men， or for those wanting to get more familiar with them。 The ending leaves the core story wrapped up， but with enough openness for the reader to imagine the story continuing， and maybe even potentially a sequel in future。 。。。more
Dani
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*I received this book from Netgalley for an honest reviewThis book made me fall in love with X-Men and Rogue again。 I grew up watching X-Men， Wolverine， and X-Men Evolution and got into comics when I was in college。 I go in and out of reading comics due to their being so many storylines and they get confusing as to where to start from， but after reading this book， I wanted to start again。 This book follows Anna Marie as she begins to develop her powers in a small town in Mississippi。 She wants m *I received this book from Netgalley for an honest reviewThis book made me fall in love with X-Men and Rogue again。 I grew up watching X-Men， Wolverine， and X-Men Evolution and got into comics when I was in college。 I go in and out of reading comics due to their being so many storylines and they get confusing as to where to start from， but after reading this book， I wanted to start again。 This book follows Anna Marie as she begins to develop her powers in a small town in Mississippi。 She wants more than anything to get away and go to college—that is， until a dashing young gentleman comes to town。 You guessed it—it was Remy aka “Gambit”。 I was so excited when he cam in the book as he is one of my favorite characters。 Now she is in the middle of whatever disaster he is running from。 They figure out her powers together， and， of course， he has to try and kiss her since he can’t。I really enjoyed this book as we really got into the mind of Rogue and how she is figuring out her powers。 In the comics， she seems very fickle sometimes， but this really dives in to what she is going through and how she is dealing with memories and everything。 I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves X-Men， Rogue， or Gambit。About Marvel EntertainmentMarvel Entertainment， LLC， a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company， is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies， built on a proven library of more than 8，000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years。 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment， licensing， publishing， games， and digital media。For more information visit marvel。com。 © 2020 MARVELv 。。。more
Liz （Quirky Cat）
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tRogue: Untouched， written by Alisa Kwitney， is the latest Marvel Aconyte novel （be sure to also check out Domino and Elsa Bloodstone's books！）， and it follows one of my favorite heroes from the X-Men franchise。tRogue is pretty used to having a less-than-ideal life。 She lives alone， in a crummy cabin， and makes the best of both it and her job as a waitress。 That might have been the only life she ever knew， if not for a few strange appearances in town。tNow， suddenly Rogue is wrapped up in a dange tRogue: Untouched， written by Alisa Kwitney， is the latest Marvel Aconyte novel （be sure to also check out Domino and Elsa Bloodstone's books！）， and it follows one of my favorite heroes from the X-Men franchise。tRogue is pretty used to having a less-than-ideal life。 She lives alone， in a crummy cabin， and makes the best of both it and her job as a waitress。 That might have been the only life she ever knew， if not for a few strange appearances in town。tNow， suddenly Rogue is wrapped up in a dangerous world， one that looks to take advantage of and alter mutants。 Rogue is going to be forced to come to terms with the truth about herself if she wants to have any chance of surviving what is about to come。t“I'm a ticker off Southern woman， hoss。 Cross me and I'll shruck your rocky mountain oysters and stuff them down your throat。”t Rogue: Untouched was such a blast to read， and I sincerely think that any fan of the character will enjoy this take on her world。 To be clear， this is not the same Rogue from the comics or the movies。 Yes， the foundational elements are all there， but the experiences are different。 So if you're looking for a comic/movie adaptation， this isn't it。tThere are a lot of fun twists and turns in this novel， many of which cover the basic elements of Rogue's backstory。 The not-so-great childhood， the appearance of her powers （which she didn't really know or understand， especially at first）， and then a trainwreck situation that pulls her into the world of mutants。tThere's a lot to take in here， especially for newer fans。 But I think that Alisa Kwitney did an excellent job of making her story approachable here， as well as making a point of having a few different elements thrown into the mix。tIt was a fun and quick read， and I'm happy that I took the time to read it。 I don't know if this will be the end of Rogue's story as far as these novels are concerned， but I certainly wouldn't mind seeing where the story goes from here。 There's so much potential （obviously）。tThanks to Aconyte and #NetGalley for making this book available for review。 All opinions expressed are my own。 Check out more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks 。。。more
Garrett
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This was a remix of Rogue's origin story， which needed a remixing， since she didn't really have one until the movies， and that one was only okay and made of sketches of suggestive dialogue in the comics。 I am not a fan of origin stories， or coming of age stories， and this is both， and so， for me， there are parts that are a little stilted， that go on a bit too long， or both。 However。 The characters and their interplay was a lot of fun， and I liked the beginning & sense of discovery quite a lot。 F This was a remix of Rogue's origin story， which needed a remixing， since she didn't really have one until the movies， and that one was only okay and made of sketches of suggestive dialogue in the comics。 I am not a fan of origin stories， or coming of age stories， and this is both， and so， for me， there are parts that are a little stilted， that go on a bit too long， or both。 However。 The characters and their interplay was a lot of fun， and I liked the beginning & sense of discovery quite a lot。 Fun， but not phenomenal， but that won't stop me from reading the rest of this series of books as it comes out。 。。。more
Ada
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***why a maybe***Rogue was always one of my favourite characters of the X-Men。 Maybe because my introduction to her was via the 90s cartoon but I adored everything about her。 I still remember my mum saying: "What about Storm？"。 The reason she asked that was because of representation and I get it。 Still Rogue was just as powerful as Storm but also so tragic！ She just wanted to be loved。 I still have feelings。I'm not a purist when it comes to continuity in comics。 I think because I read so much fa ***why a maybe***Rogue was always one of my favourite characters of the X-Men。 Maybe because my introduction to her was via the 90s cartoon but I adored everything about her。 I still remember my mum saying: "What about Storm？"。 The reason she asked that was because of representation and I get it。 Still Rogue was just as powerful as Storm but also so tragic！ She just wanted to be loved。 I still have feelings。I'm not a purist when it comes to continuity in comics。 I think because I read so much fanfiction？ It's always interesting to what an author or artist does with an character。But man。。。 Books written for teenagers。 Sidenote: （view spoiler）[I refuse to say Young Adult。 Until they have the responsibilities of adults they are teenagers。 And I hope they won't have adult responsiblies at such a young age。 That's one of the good things of living in these modern times I think。 But marketing things as YA feels like it is done for the adults who like this stuff to make it more palatable。 Also my rage that YA in a thing in my country's bookstores enrages me to no end。 It is so lazy to not come up with something in our own language。 （hide spoiler）] contemporaries annoy me much less because then I can empathize more how it was at that age but teenagers in fantasy？ Half the time I feel like my great grandmother who kept muttering under her breath what an awful job my mum was doing。 I'm turning into her！ But I'm muttering at fictional characters。 These kinds of stories don't always work for me。 And going into a book I probably won't enjoy feels wrong。 On the other hand it does have good reviews。 I think I'll wait until some more are written。 。。。more
Chad
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A new origin story for Rogue that differs from the comics， the movies， and the 90's X-Men cartoon。 But that's the great thing about comics， they are always open to new interpretations。 Anna Marie is a young， down on her luck waitress struggling to get by， until one day a certain， smooth Cajun sits down at one of her tables。 Together， they eventually discover she's a mutant and the cause of some of her problems， particularly with her high school beau， Cody。 That's when someone comes looking for G A new origin story for Rogue that differs from the comics， the movies， and the 90's X-Men cartoon。 But that's the great thing about comics， they are always open to new interpretations。 Anna Marie is a young， down on her luck waitress struggling to get by， until one day a certain， smooth Cajun sits down at one of her tables。 Together， they eventually discover she's a mutant and the cause of some of her problems， particularly with her high school beau， Cody。 That's when someone comes looking for Gambit things get real rough for the both of them。Alisa Kwitney was a good choice as writer。 She used to be an editor for DC/Vertigo and has written both comics and prose novels。 She's well familiar with the X-men's history and delivered a good new version of Rogue's history。 The story was entertaining with enough action to keep you interested。Received a review copy from Aconyte Books and NetGalley。#Marvel #MarvelEnt #Aconytebooks #reviewAbout Marvel EntertainmentMarvel Entertainment， LLC， a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company， is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies， built on a proven library of more than 8，000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years。 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment， licensing， publishing， games， and digital media。For more information visit marvel。com。 © 2020 MARVEL 。。。more
Caity
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I really enjoy these types of origin stories and this was so great。 The characters are well written and I particularly enjoyed how the story revealed their powers and identities。 The setting was used well and really helped show Rouge’s background and how her powers had been suppressed for so long。 Her personal journey of self discovery and learning how to use her powers was inspiring and also just really cool in a way that reminded of the cartoons that made me first interested in these character I really enjoy these types of origin stories and this was so great。 The characters are well written and I particularly enjoyed how the story revealed their powers and identities。 The setting was used well and really helped show Rouge’s background and how her powers had been suppressed for so long。 Her personal journey of self discovery and learning how to use her powers was inspiring and also just really cool in a way that reminded of the cartoons that made me first interested in these characters。 There was a good balance between having a fresh version of the story and keeping true to what fans love about these characters。 All around I enjoyed this book and want to see where the journey continues。 The plot ends at a great natural feeling stopping point but it’s still clearly just the beginning。 。。。more
Kirstyn （readwithkirstyn）
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I really really love Rogue and I was THRILLED to see her getting recognition and notice in media （other than the rogue cut of that movie - we won't talk about that， it was pointless）。 Rogue: Untouched follows a younger Anna Marie who is in hiding following an incident - she is not yet aware of her mutant powers when we meet her， she happens upon a stranger named Remy who helps her somewhat to understand her powers - in somewhat of a fight or flight way。I am hyper critical of all comic inspired m I really really love Rogue and I was THRILLED to see her getting recognition and notice in media （other than the rogue cut of that movie - we won't talk about that， it was pointless）。 Rogue: Untouched follows a younger Anna Marie who is in hiding following an incident - she is not yet aware of her mutant powers when we meet her， she happens upon a stranger named Remy who helps her somewhat to understand her powers - in somewhat of a fight or flight way。I am hyper critical of all comic inspired media but I really did enjoy Rogue: Untouched。 Providing a unique take on Rogue's story it is action packed and provided and allowed for her to significantly grow as a character。 Definitely recommend it for any Marvel fan of course， but additionally any comic fan would find joy in this well thought out and executed story。 。。。more
Siofra
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Thank you to NetGalley & Aconyte Books for allowing me to read Rogue from their Marvel Hero series！ I very much appreciate them giving me access in exchange for my honest review of the material。Rogue is one of my favourite mutants from the world of x-men， and I was obsessed with this book when I got into it。 I remember watching the X-men animated show when I was younger， and it was so interesting。 It didn't shy away from serious topics， so this origin story of Rogue gave me a lot of nostalgia。My Thank you to NetGalley & Aconyte Books for allowing me to read Rogue from their Marvel Hero series！ I very much appreciate them giving me access in exchange for my honest review of the material。Rogue is one of my favourite mutants from the world of x-men， and I was obsessed with this book when I got into it。 I remember watching the X-men animated show when I was younger， and it was so interesting。 It didn't shy away from serious topics， so this origin story of Rogue gave me a lot of nostalgia。My critics are that this was just an origin story for how she realized she was a mutant; I wanted more about her childhood and growing up。 I know that this isn't really necessary， but I would have loved that as I adore this character。 。。。more
Matt Barker
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This was a really fun read！ I went into it expecting something like good fan-fiction and that's what I got。 There were some minor issues I had with some characterization and pacing， but I otherwise really liked this book。I'm a huge fan of the X-Men and Rogue is by far my favorite （or at least tied with Gambit）。 I love both of them in any medium and especially love reading/seeing any AUs that they pop up in。 This one is fairly normal， but still interesting。 I liked Rogue's introduction as a waitr This was a really fun read！ I went into it expecting something like good fan-fiction and that's what I got。 There were some minor issues I had with some characterization and pacing， but I otherwise really liked this book。I'm a huge fan of the X-Men and Rogue is by far my favorite （or at least tied with Gambit）。 I love both of them in any medium and especially love reading/seeing any AUs that they pop up in。 This one is fairly normal， but still interesting。 I liked Rogue's introduction as a waitress （which gave me Anna Paquin-True Blood vibes， ironically） and how the effects of her putting her first boyfriend in a coma has made her sort of a social pariah。 It was also an interesting way to introduce the side characters like Gambit， Destiny， and Mystique。For the most part， I liked the characterization but they felt a little watered-down at times。 Rogue still had her personal issues with physical intimacy and still had her sass。 Gambit was still a smooth womanizer， but I wish he came off as a little more confident like he usually is。 And Mystique felt conniving and like she actually cared about Rogue， but she almost came off as too much of a team player towards the end。Again， though， this is an AU， so I was open to some different characterization and I think they were all at least consistent with what made sense in the world of the story。I also liked the inclusion of some of the lesser known mutants in this， but didn't necessarily care about the main villain。 However， I did think it was clever how Kwitney tied all of them together just by including it in Gambit's backstory。There were a couple times reading this where the pacing felt off。 The biggest thing was the ending。 It felt like it was at its climax like 3 different times， but it didn't bother me too much。All-in-all， I really enjoyed this book。 I haven't loved what's being done with Rogue in current comics （other than her marriage to Gambit， which has been amazing）， so this was a breath of fresh air。 Hopefully there will be more！ 。。。more
Ilona
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Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Rogue: Untouched by Alisa Kwitney。 I've voluntarily read and reviewed this copy。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Rogue Untounched features a young Rogue， Anna Marie， who is living alone and hiding from everyone because of an incident involving her ex-boyfriend。 Marie is unaware of her mutant powers until she meets a stranger， Remy， in need of a place to crash。 Remy brings trouble with him as he and Marie are kidnapped。 Slowly Marie lea Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Rogue: Untouched by Alisa Kwitney。 I've voluntarily read and reviewed this copy。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Rogue Untounched features a young Rogue， Anna Marie， who is living alone and hiding from everyone because of an incident involving her ex-boyfriend。 Marie is unaware of her mutant powers until she meets a stranger， Remy， in need of a place to crash。 Remy brings trouble with him as he and Marie are kidnapped。 Slowly Marie learns more about her mutant power。 Can this power help her escape？I was very excited to get a copy of Rogue Untouched。 As a fan of the X-Men movies and basically anything Marvel-related， I was curious to read this take on Rogue's backstory。 I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised。 Alisa Kwitney writes an entertaining and action-packed story。 I very much enjoyed this backstory for Rogue and her character development was great。 I loved all the side characters and the various cameo's by X-men characters was a great addition。 Highly recommend this one to any Marvel and X-men fan！ 。。。more
Amber
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I truly am enjoying how creative the Marvel Heroines series has been！ I love the way that we get in Rogue's head。 I am glad that we got to get the feel of her journey and self-discovery。 Plus， seeing her powers at work。 I received an ecopy of this book through Netgalley; however， my opinions are my own。 I truly am enjoying how creative the Marvel Heroines series has been！ I love the way that we get in Rogue's head。 I am glad that we got to get the feel of her journey and self-discovery。 Plus， seeing her powers at work。 I received an ecopy of this book through Netgalley; however， my opinions are my own。 。。。more
Christopher Owens
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A Marvel Heroines novelI received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review。Rogue is one of the most powerful members of the X-Men， but also the one whose powers are hardest to understand。 This book helps ease some of that confusion， as it begins just prior to her powers emerging and shows readers the process of experimentation and training she went through to help define and strengthen those powers。I was glad to find that the book als A Marvel Heroines novelI received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review。Rogue is one of the most powerful members of the X-Men， but also the one whose powers are hardest to understand。 This book helps ease some of that confusion， as it begins just prior to her powers emerging and shows readers the process of experimentation and training she went through to help define and strengthen those powers。I was glad to find that the book also includes the character Gambit， Rogue’s love interest from the 1990s X-Men animated series。 Their chemistry was always off the charts （even though Rogue can’t kiss or even hold hands without sapping energy from whoever she touches）， and she and Gambit had that same type of chemistry here。 It also includes several other mutant characters， some who I’d heard of and some who I hadn’t。 I gave Rogue: Untouched five stars。 I thought it could have been even better if it were faster paced and had more action， but it’s a very enjoyable book just as it is。 。。。more
Ross Thompson
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Anyone who has seen the first X-men film will be aware of Rogue's backstory to an extent - an unfortunate teenage snog leaving a boy in a coma and resulting in her spending all her time isolated from touching others and spending her allowance on gloves。In that film， Rogue is played by the wonderful Anna Paquin， who also starred as Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood。 It both helped and confused me that in this book Rogue is waiting tables in a smalltown diner， blurring the lines between Rogue and So Anyone who has seen the first X-men film will be aware of Rogue's backstory to an extent - an unfortunate teenage snog leaving a boy in a coma and resulting in her spending all her time isolated from touching others and spending her allowance on gloves。In that film， Rogue is played by the wonderful Anna Paquin， who also starred as Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood。 It both helped and confused me that in this book Rogue is waiting tables in a smalltown diner， blurring the lines between Rogue and Sookie for me。 I kept expecting a vampire to walk through the diner doors。 Instead， we are treated to the superb cajun Gambit， my favourite character from the early 90s cartoon series。 He helps Rogue （Anna Marie） to discover that she has some mutant powers and how they could be used。At the same time， Rogue meets two mysterious ladies who are seeking new students for their academy and encourage her to take a chance and give up her waiting career。Rogue then finds herself embroiled in Gambit's past exploits with a mutant slave trader and has to quickly learn to use her powers （and those of the mutants around her） to escape their capture。The book flows well， with plenty of character development for Rogue and a satisfying cast of familiar and new （to me at least！） mutants along the way - including one late reveal that I'm sure all readers will see coming a mile off。While the book never dragged and the pace was great， I did struggle to get through this book as quickly as I had hoped。 This is more down to things going on outwith my reading schedule （stupidly listening to 500 albums， marking professional exams and the kids' school holidays）。 However， while I can't quite put my finger on anything specific， the book didn't quite drag me back in for a sneaky 10 minutes during the day。I did enjoy this book， as with some of the other Marvel novels issued recently， and would recommend it to anyone looking for something a bit super-hero-y but in a novel。I received a free advance copy of this book from the publishers and netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Gene
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A fun read and a nice expansion and explanation of the character。
Connie
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Rating: 3。75 starsThis is NOT a graphic novel， but a novelization of the early life of Rogue， before she joined the X-Men。 The writing style reminded me of a PG version of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series。 This is a first person narrative with another snarky， fun loving southern woman。 As an X-Men fan， I did not learn anything new about these Marvel characters。 However， I enjoyed the change of format， because it offered a different way of delivering a story。 Instead of illustrations I Rating: 3。75 starsThis is NOT a graphic novel， but a novelization of the early life of Rogue， before she joined the X-Men。 The writing style reminded me of a PG version of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series。 This is a first person narrative with another snarky， fun loving southern woman。 As an X-Men fan， I did not learn anything new about these Marvel characters。 However， I enjoyed the change of format， because it offered a different way of delivering a story。 Instead of illustrations I allowed my mind to create the colorful scenes conveyed only through the words。 As I read Rogue's inner thoughts I heard the voice from the 1992 tv series。 I enjoyed making a game of guessing who new characters were based on my prior comic book knowledge。Suitable for comic book fans and people new to the genre。 I look forward to future books。Thank you to Netgalley and Aconyte Books for providing me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest opinion。#Marvel #MarvelEnt #Aconytebooks #reviewAbout Marvel EntertainmentMarvel Entertainment， LLC， a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company， is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies， built on a proven library of more than 8，000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years。 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment， licensing， publishing， games， and digital media。For more information visit marvel。com。 © 2020 MARVEL 。。。more
Malaika
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Alisa Kwitney's Rogue: Untouched was a fantastic dive into one of my favorite Marvel characters。 I loved her take on Rogue's character， especially when she was coming to terms with her powers。 And Remy's introduction had me squealing。 When I started， I couldn't put it down until I finished。 The only downside was the writing style which was not exactly my cup of tea。 There were a few references （I'm guessing they were added in to make Rogue a relatable teen） that made me cringe， but not enough to Alisa Kwitney's Rogue: Untouched was a fantastic dive into one of my favorite Marvel characters。 I loved her take on Rogue's character， especially when she was coming to terms with her powers。 And Remy's introduction had me squealing。 When I started， I couldn't put it down until I finished。 The only downside was the writing style which was not exactly my cup of tea。 There were a few references （I'm guessing they were added in to make Rogue a relatable teen） that made me cringe， but not enough to be annoying。 Overall， this was a delightful read that I highly recommend it！ 。。。more
Insert Name Here
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Like most people my age， my first exposure to the X Men was in Fox's cartoon in 1992。 I was never a massive fan of the comics。。。I tried a couple of time， but there's too much backstory now for a beginner， or at least for this beginner。 I watched the cartoon， read some fanfic， saw the movies when they came out。 So I was really excited to read this new version of Rogue and Gambit's story。The blurb is a little inaccurate in a couple of places， but it's basically right。 I did think that some of Gam Like most people my age， my first exposure to the X Men was in Fox's cartoon in 1992。 I was never a massive fan of the comics。。。I tried a couple of time， but there's too much backstory now for a beginner， or at least for this beginner。 I watched the cartoon， read some fanfic， saw the movies when they came out。 So I was really excited to read this new version of Rogue and Gambit's story。The blurb is a little inaccurate in a couple of places， but it's basically right。 I did think that some of Gambit's backstory wasn't very well explained， but it was necessary to keep some surprises in the storyline。 I had great fun picking out the characters I knew and the ones I didn't; the new ones fit in perfectly smoothly alongside the old faithfuls， which was great。 I'd love to read more from this set of characters， and find out if certain characters' altered behaviour is real or not。。。（I did think it was a bit strange that the narration told us only Rogue's aunt and neighbour ever called her Anna Marie， and then every other character used that name。）I very much enjoyed this。 Fans of the X Men， or of action packed adventure stories， will enjoy it too。 。。。more
Denise
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im so happy that aconyte books and netgalley did gift me a ecopy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I have been meaning to start reading more marvel and i love Roque as a character。In Roque untouched we follow Anne Marie （ roque） before she is Roque， This novel is about her backstory， We get to see Anne Marie discovering she has powers， coming to terms with that and learning to use her abilities。 I loved how we get to meet a lot of different mutants and there powers， some you already im so happy that aconyte books and netgalley did gift me a ecopy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I have been meaning to start reading more marvel and i love Roque as a character。In Roque untouched we follow Anne Marie （ roque） before she is Roque， This novel is about her backstory， We get to see Anne Marie discovering she has powers， coming to terms with that and learning to use her abilities。 I loved how we get to meet a lot of different mutants and there powers， some you already know from the movies， some that are not that famous。 I also really liked the growth of roque and another character wich name i would not name just incase of spoilers。 It was fun to see them becoming there selfs。 I also really enjoyed the writing style/ tone of this book。 It was funny and action packed like marvel does best。 This book did feel as a first of a series to me， i felt like there was a lot going on and dropped in the book。 And alot could not get te attention it deserved or wrapped up nice at the end。 So it feels like i need more books to get everything explained。 And i would totally read them！ Aswell as the rest of the herione series。 About Marvel EntertainmentMarvel Entertainment， LLC， a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company， is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies， built on a proven library of more than 8，000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years。 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment， licensing， publishing， games， and digital media。For more information visit marvel。com。 © 2020 MARVEL 。。。more
M。 K。 French
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Rogue's mutant ability frightens her， so she lives alone and works a terrible job to limit human contact。 Two strangers show up and could change her life: millionaire is scouting for new recruits， and there's a red-eyed card shark。 but others are watching over her， so Rogue will have to trust in herself and her growing power to determine her own fate。This is an origin story for Rogue， and like all major comics characters， her origins have been revamped several times over。 Here， Marie dropped out Rogue's mutant ability frightens her， so she lives alone and works a terrible job to limit human contact。 Two strangers show up and could change her life: millionaire is scouting for new recruits， and there's a red-eyed card shark。 but others are watching over her， so Rogue will have to trust in herself and her growing power to determine her own fate。This is an origin story for Rogue， and like all major comics characters， her origins have been revamped several times over。 Here， Marie dropped out of high school after her football player boyfriend was put into a coma after their kiss， and she works as a waitress。 She's a waitress and generally avoids touching people as much as possible。 Marie is kinder than she thinks she is， so when two of the former football players start beating up on a charming stranger behind the diner， she intervenes and lets him stay with her。 This unwittingly draws her into Remy's world of danger from the thieves' guild and the assassins guild， as well as reveals that she has a mutant ability of her own。 Without any time to truly learn her limits or how to use her power， she hides her ability when she's kidnapped along with Remy， waiting for the right time to break out and save the other mutants that were abducted。I like this iteration of Rogue。 She's sassy and quick thinking， and still capable of showing kindness to strangers。 While she has her moments where she feels sorry for herself， she's able to push past that and try to make the best out of horrible situations。 Some details， like being born with the streak of white hair， are a little different from what I know of her from comics， cartoons， and movies。 It's very minor and sets this version of Rogue apart and into its own universe。 Her ability to absorb skills， memories， and life energy is the same， and that's the important part of the novel。 She has to really know who she is in order to take control of what she absorbs， which is hard for a young woman so used to hiding herself away。 Her strength of character really shines through in Alisa Kwitney's tale， and I raced through it from start to finish to find out what happened next。 This is a fun novel to read， and I'm so proud of Rogue。About Marvel EntertainmentMarvel Entertainment， LLC， a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company， is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies， built on a proven library of more than 8，000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years。 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment， licensing， publishing， games， and digital media。 #Marvel #MarvelEnt #Aconytebooks #review For more information visit marvel。com。 © 2020 MARVEL 。。。more
MarwenVanimalda
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Si eres super fan de los cómics este libro tal vez no te guste， es más como una versión alterna de la historia de Rogue donde ella descubre sus poderes sin el trauma de su niñez que hace que los vea como una maldición， en esta versión de la historia está más cómoda con ellos y vemos como a poco se está entrenado para poder dominarlos en un futuro。En general es una historia entretenida que no me molestaría ver cómo una adaptación para el MCU como una introducción para su personaje。 Solo tengo una Si eres super fan de los cómics este libro tal vez no te guste， es más como una versión alterna de la historia de Rogue donde ella descubre sus poderes sin el trauma de su niñez que hace que los vea como una maldición， en esta versión de la historia está más cómoda con ellos y vemos como a poco se está entrenado para poder dominarlos en un futuro。En general es una historia entretenida que no me molestaría ver cómo una adaptación para el MCU como una introducción para su personaje。 Solo tengo una queja: me hubiese gustado más romance， quiero más Romy！ 。。。more
♥Milica♥
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LISTEN， I AM NOT OKAY AFTER THIS BOOK。 When my request got approved I screamed and cried in joy and I couldn't wait to read it because Rogue has always been my favourite superhero， ever since I first saw her in the X-Men animated series and that love only grew over the years。 I was also a little afraid what it would be like， if it could capture the real Rogue。 And it definitely did。 Rogue's very essence is seeping through the pages and made me cry more times than I can count。 Even after finishin LISTEN， I AM NOT OKAY AFTER THIS BOOK。 When my request got approved I screamed and cried in joy and I couldn't wait to read it because Rogue has always been my favourite superhero， ever since I first saw her in the X-Men animated series and that love only grew over the years。 I was also a little afraid what it would be like， if it could capture the real Rogue。 And it definitely did。 Rogue's very essence is seeping through the pages and made me cry more times than I can count。 Even after finishing the book， I had to take a long crying break before sitting down to write this。 I can't coherently explain what Rogue means to me， just know that she's very special。 I'm extremely happy that she has her own book now。 My girl deserves it。 Rogue: Untouched combines several backstories into one。 That's apparent from the beginning， but I didn't mind one bit。 It's tied together masterfully。 It's split into three parts and I can't choose a favourite because all three are amazing。 But if I really really had to choose， I'd say part three。 Rogue comes into her own and it warms my now nostalgic heart。 Also teamwork， teamwork makes the dream work。 The writing is especially beautiful and I don't think anyone other than Alisa Kwitney could've done the story justice。 I was so immersed while reading that my time flew by fast。 I even forgot to eat， whoops。 I was not expecting so many other characters I love to be in it so that was the cherry on top。 It's not just Rogue that's brought to life， it's all the others too。 The romance gets an A+。 My favourite couple。 THEY'RE SO CUTE。 Rogue grows so much and it makes the book feel a little longer than it is， but not in a bad way。 More like I can't believe it's only 350 pages when so many things happened。 It's action packed and I'm all for it。 I know this book is one I'd want （and need） on my shelf and would recommend for others to have too， even if they're not huge fans of the comics/series/movies。 I think it would be a fun read regardless。 Fingers crossed we get a sequel！ WE NEED IT！Honourable funny mention: Gorgonzola。 About Marvel EntertainmentMarvel Entertainment， LLC， a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company， is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies， built on a proven library of more than 8，000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years。 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment， licensing， publishing， games， and digital media。For more information visit marvel。com。 © 2020 MARVEL#Marvel #MarvelEnt #Aconytebooks #review*Huge thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review* 。。。more
Priscila Patatas
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This ARC was provided in exchange of an honest and unbiased review:•4，5*Pros: As a huge Marvel and X-Men fan， it was a pleasure to follow Rogue's origins and adventures here， along with several fave mutants， now in novel form。 Fantastic narrative and world-building。 Interesting and compelling heroes and villains。 PoC， LGBT+ and disability representation。 Talks about finding your worth and self-discovery。 A complete page-turner。。Cons: Lacking a bit of steam on the romance。 Some Ts left to be cros This ARC was provided in exchange of an honest and unbiased review:•4，5*Pros: As a huge Marvel and X-Men fan， it was a pleasure to follow Rogue's origins and adventures here， along with several fave mutants， now in novel form。 Fantastic narrative and world-building。 Interesting and compelling heroes and villains。 PoC， LGBT+ and disability representation。 Talks about finding your worth and self-discovery。 A complete page-turner。。Cons: Lacking a bit of steam on the romance。 Some Ts left to be crossed。。Trigger warning: Abuse， kidnapping， prejudice， sexual assault。 。。。more
Kasey Connors-Beron
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I received an ARC of Rogue: Untouched by Alisa Kwitney thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Blurb thanks to Goodreads:“Rogue’s frightening new mutant powers keep her at arms-length from the world， but two strangers offer a chance to change her life forever， in this exhilarating Marvel Super Hero adventureYoung Rogue’s life sucks: she lives alone in an abandoned cabin， works a terrible diner job and hides from everyone。 The powers she has started to develop a I received an ARC of Rogue: Untouched by Alisa Kwitney thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Blurb thanks to Goodreads:“Rogue’s frightening new mutant powers keep her at arms-length from the world， but two strangers offer a chance to change her life forever， in this exhilarating Marvel Super Hero adventureYoung Rogue’s life sucks: she lives alone in an abandoned cabin， works a terrible diner job and hides from everyone。 The powers she has started to develop are terrifying her。 When your first kiss almost kills the guy， it’s hard to trust anyone – even yourself。 Then two people arrive in town who could change her life， and she finally gets a choice: follow a mysterious billionaire who says she’s scouting for gifted interns， or the handsome card shark with eerie red eyes。 Except they’re not the only ones watching her… Rogue will have to trust in herself and accept the powers she’s trying to suppress to decide her own fate – before someone else does。”Review:Since watch X-Men （movie 1）， I have loved Rouge。 I don’t even remember why honestly but it’s stuck with me for…。 20 years？ So when I saw Rouge got her own novel I was so excited and immediately requested it。 Thanks to the publisher （through NetGalley）！Anne Marie… Marie… Rouge was such a wonderful character。 I loved her personality and how she discovers everything。 I also really enjoyed her early interactions with the other characters。However， about 40% in I began to lose my connection to her。 Maybe I was just coming off of my book hangover and this wasn’t resonating the same way？ Whatever it was it vanished in the last 40% because I was all in again although some descriptions were a bit strange around that point。 To be fair， mutant powers are not always easy to describe。 Especially when it’s body change related。Overall， I enjoyed the story。 I wish there was more or maybe just a bit of a fast pace， but it’s hard to be gogogo when you have no idea what is happening （poor Rouge）。 。。。more
Kristin Sledge
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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。Rogue: Untouched follows a different origin story for our heroine than the ones we know。 In this version， she crosses paths with some fan favorites as well as some lesser known X-Men characters。 When she finds herself and others in danger will she be able to call upon her powers within in order to escape， or does a worse fate await Rogue？This was a great and quick read。 It was easy to follow， even with the cons Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。Rogue: Untouched follows a different origin story for our heroine than the ones we know。 In this version， she crosses paths with some fan favorites as well as some lesser known X-Men characters。 When she finds herself and others in danger will she be able to call upon her powers within in order to escape， or does a worse fate await Rogue？This was a great and quick read。 It was easy to follow， even with the constant introduction of new characters and changing of scenery。 Rogue was developed as an independent heroine who's badassery is simply enhanced by the powers she absorbs。 I'm not a huge X-Men fan， but this story made me curious to look up other stories in this series as well as be on the lookout for a sequel to this one。Overall， I recommend this book for any Marvel fan or someone looking for a quick adventure 12+。 There is slight violence， but nothing graphic so 12+ should be just fine。 Four out if five stars as I enjoyed it， but didn't really love it。 Fans， however， will probably be over the moon。 。。。more
Adriana
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Mandatory note: This book was given to me for an honest review。 I am an unabashed Rogue fangirl。 Put her together with Gambit， and there's a 100% chance that I will love whatever you put in front of me。 Please don't interpret that as me saying that this isn't a phenomenal book because it most definitely is a phenomenal book with a kick-a heroine and some great action that is sure to tug at your emotions。 The story of how Anna Marie， aka Rogue， discovers her mutant powers and meets not only Remy Mandatory note: This book was given to me for an honest review。 I am an unabashed Rogue fangirl。 Put her together with Gambit， and there's a 100% chance that I will love whatever you put in front of me。 Please don't interpret that as me saying that this isn't a phenomenal book because it most definitely is a phenomenal book with a kick-a heroine and some great action that is sure to tug at your emotions。 The story of how Anna Marie， aka Rogue， discovers her mutant powers and meets not only Remy LeBeau， aka Gamit， but the people who will help her find her true power and her true self is full of action and some pretty solid character development。 It's also a great introduction to the character for someone who might not know much about her background。 In fact， it can absolutely be read as a total stand-alone story in a world that just happens to have people who have evolved to have special powers。 There just happens to be many little nuggets of fun callbacks and details that tie it to the X-Men without making it something that a new reader or someone not interested in comics can't read。 It's a great story that can stand up on its own。 Definitely one I would recommend to readers looking for some good superpowered action。Many happy thanks to NetGalley， Aconyte Books， and Marvel Entertainment for the early read！#Marvel #MarvelEnt #Aconytebooks #reviewAbout Marvel EntertainmentMarvel Entertainment， LLC， a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company， is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies， built on a proven library of more than 8，000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years。 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment， licensing， publishing， games， and digital media。For more information visit marvel。com。 © 2020 MARVEL 。。。more
Erika
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Imagine that at 20 years old you get a letter in the mail telling you you are a wizard despite never showing any signs of magic and the well known fact that people find out they're witches/wizards at 11。 That is what the main character here experiences when she finds out she's actually a mutant with abilities despite the fact that mutants are supposed to come into their powers during puberty。 Rogue: Untouched tells the story of Anna Marie as she discovers that she has mutant abilities and tries Imagine that at 20 years old you get a letter in the mail telling you you are a wizard despite never showing any signs of magic and the well known fact that people find out they're witches/wizards at 11。 That is what the main character here experiences when she finds out she's actually a mutant with abilities despite the fact that mutants are supposed to come into their powers during puberty。 Rogue: Untouched tells the story of Anna Marie as she discovers that she has mutant abilities and tries to learn more about them and her new place in the world。 The summary here is really vague so I don't want to say too much and give anything away but needless to say hijinks ensue after Rogue finds out she has powers and the whole book is a wild ride。I personally haven't read many of the X-Men comics so the majority of what I know about these characters comes from the movies and the animated series but one thing I know is that like many comic characters Rogue has a complicated （and sometimes confusing） history。 From what I can tell based on my limited knowledge this book doesn't follow her established backstory 100% but it does seem to stay faithful to the major points which I thought was great。 I honestly don't think you need to have tons of knowledge about these characters to understand and enjoy the story but having at least a passing familiarity would definitely help。 This is a difficult book for me to rate because for the majority of the book I was really enjoying the read but I really did not like the last 25% or so of the book and that definitely impacted my overall experience。 To start with what I liked！ When I started reading this I thought it was more than anything just incredibly fun。 I really enjoyed the side of Rogue we were seeing and felt that the writing style/tone were really well suited for a comic novelization。 The book wasn't taking itself too seriously and still had that special something that I think is really unique to superhero comics。 It was also incredibly fast paced which I loved！ It felt like something was always happening and the story was constantly moving forward。 Again， I think this works especially well for a comic novelization because many comic/superhero fans （myself included） do expect a certain level of excitement from these stories so I was zooming through the book。I also enjoyed that we were getting to see some of the lesser known mutants/characters that didn't make it into the movies。 I could see where the author was laying down the groundwork to really expand this novelization universe and set up for either future books about Rogue specifically or about the other characters in the world and I was about it！ But then things started to go off the rails in the last third or so of the book。 You expect a certain level of weird or strange in a book about mutants with super powers; I was prepared for that。 The problem was that instead of resolving any of the issues or plot points things just kept being added that were more and more outlandish than the last plot point。 This book is not very long and there were enough plot points here to fuel two or maybe even three separate books。 I started to find myself getting lost and confused with where the story was going because it felt like things were being dropped into the book with no real explanation。The end result was that the book had so much that needed to be resolved in a very short time and it just didn't work。 The story lost the tight， exciting pace of the beginning and just became convoluted and hard to follow。 I really think the story would have been better served by a simplified conflict/villain that allowed things to be explored/resolved more fully。Overall， I did like this book but not as much as I initially thought I would。 While this didn't work for me entirely I did still have fun for the majority of the book so I'd give it a 3/3。5 overallA big thank you to NetGalley and Aconyte Books for providing me with an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest reviewAbout Marvel Entertainment Marvel Entertainment， LLC， a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company， is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies， built on a proven library of more than 8，000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years。 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment， licensing， publishing， games， and digital media。 For more information visit marvel。com。 © 2020 MARVEL #Marvel #MarvelEnt #Aconytebooks #review 。。。more
Nancy
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Rogue gets an origin story in this fleshed-out novel about her early years when she comes into and begins to harness her unique mutant powers。 Anna Marie is a nineteen-year-old waitress in her hometown of Peck， Mississippi， struggling with bills and the local gossip that she hurt her star-quarterback boyfriend two years ago。 One night Remy， a sexy Cajan， walks into her diner and she helps him later escape from a fight with some local thugs。 He of course is Gambit， and together they figure out th Rogue gets an origin story in this fleshed-out novel about her early years when she comes into and begins to harness her unique mutant powers。 Anna Marie is a nineteen-year-old waitress in her hometown of Peck， Mississippi， struggling with bills and the local gossip that she hurt her star-quarterback boyfriend two years ago。 One night Remy， a sexy Cajan， walks into her diner and she helps him later escape from a fight with some local thugs。 He of course is Gambit， and together they figure out that she has had latent powers for years， which explains why her powers sucked the life forces of her boyfriend during an intimate moment。 During this time of revelation， Anna Marie is accepted as an intern to rich businesswoman Lucretia who has secrets of her own， and many adventures ensue。 The world-building is strong， with authentic characterizations。 While some of the story veers from what we consider canon （but with decades worth of stories， who is to say what is absolute canon anymore for superheroes？） the Marvel framework is there。 Anna Marie becomes Rogue alongside Gambit， and Lucretia proved to be masquerading as who I thought she might be， so this was a great backstory for one of my favorite （future） X-Men！ Thank you to NetGalley for an advance copy。 。。。more
Kristine
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Rogue: Untouched by Alisa Kwitney is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in mid-April。Very witty and very southern sassy， Anna Marie/Rogue is on the brink of realizing her powers and runs into Remy/Gambit before enrolling into the Borger Institute and being subjected to the same amount of interrogation， hassles， and dastardly troubles that he's usually involved in。 With Anna Paquin playing Rogue in the films， this literary voice of Rogue actually comes off a hella lot like Sookie Stackhouse from Rogue: Untouched by Alisa Kwitney is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in mid-April。Very witty and very southern sassy， Anna Marie/Rogue is on the brink of realizing her powers and runs into Remy/Gambit before enrolling into the Borger Institute and being subjected to the same amount of interrogation， hassles， and dastardly troubles that he's usually involved in。 With Anna Paquin playing Rogue in the films， this literary voice of Rogue actually comes off a hella lot like Sookie Stackhouse from True Blood。 。。。more
Angelina
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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this eArc in exchange for an honest review。 This is an awesome book！ I absolutely adore Rogue！ She has always been one of my favorites and it was fun to get her background story。 The writing style is really smooth and the pacing is on point。 The action was really great and I really love some of the powers the mutants have。 Is it canon？ No。 Is it a well witten novel？ YES！ I'm still salty about Gambit （Remy） not being in the X-Men movies so I really enjoye Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this eArc in exchange for an honest review。 This is an awesome book！ I absolutely adore Rogue！ She has always been one of my favorites and it was fun to get her background story。 The writing style is really smooth and the pacing is on point。 The action was really great and I really love some of the powers the mutants have。 Is it canon？ No。 Is it a well witten novel？ YES！ I'm still salty about Gambit （Remy） not being in the X-Men movies so I really enjoyed reading about him。 ROMY anyone？The ending felt a bit rushed but left things open。 I was satisfied overall。 Such an enjoyable read！ 。。。more
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