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Summary: As always, Garwood delivers.
Review: I thought this books was a pleasure to read. I especially enjoyed the relationship between Alesandra and Colin before they got married. I wished Mrs. Garwood would have created a few more exciting incidents before the wedding. I laughed my head off over the part when Colin found something wrong with every one of the men mentioned to marry the princess. Too cute!! I think there were, however a few things that could have been explored to make this book better. The relationship between the General and Princess as well as her position as the only living heir to her country's thrown. I guess that dynasty goes by the wayside then? Maybe it will be resurrected through one of her children in a future book (I hope, that would present all sorts of possiblities for Mrs. Garwood). As always, I enjoyed this Garwood book. I just wish she would have made it a bit more exciting and suspenseful. She has yet to disappoint me, but this wasn't my top pick of her books. I would suggest Honor's Splendor (my all time favorite), the Wedding, the Gift, or the Prize.
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Summary: not for cowards
Review: Yeah, ok, so I expected a romance, but because it's from J.G., I also expected a bit of suspense, mystery. HOWEVER, since I'm such a little fraidy-cat, I am still a little afraid that Morgan's going to come get me. His death was too graphic. And I read it in the dead of night so that I could finish it in one day. But overall though, I thought it was a pretty nice book. I didn't give it 5 stars because the threat of the general could have been explained a bit more, expanded upon. Also, there were a lot of minute details that were never resolved nor was an explanation supplied. The part where Colin finds something wrong in everyone one of the guys on her list and then how he traps her into marriage...MUCHO HILAIROUS! My brother thought I was crazy, I couldn't stop laughing. All in all, a good book to read and I would read it again, but I'd skip over a quite a bit of pages.
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Summary: good characters, ok story
Review: This book was really easy to read and I finished it in one night. I really liked the princess, and I found Colin to be very charming, if stubborn. However, the mystery part of it seemed forced, especially at the end. And the relationship between Colin and Alessandra could have been developed further. I just really didn't like how Alessandra never really stands up to Colin, despite the ways that he treats her at times. She would be thinking to herself that she's completely angry at him, but whenever she opened her mouth, it seemed like nothing had happened and everything was fine, even after a life-threatening experience. One part I thought could have been dealt with more was before their wedding, with Colin's hair. I thought for sure that she was going to give him a piece of her mind...but of course not. I kept waiting for something completely dramatic to happen, but the story remained flat throughout. There was so many instances where issues could have been addressed with more: Colin's hair, Catherine & Alessandra's necklace switch, Alessandra's house arrest that just ended with no mention...etc, etc. My point is, this book had tons of potential to become a great story rather than just being so-so.
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Summary: Compelling Story!!!
Review: This book captivated me. It was beautifully written and the characters couldn't be any better. It has great mystery and adventure. When Princess Alesandra was looking for a husband so it would help save her from the turmoil in her own land. Colin rejected at first, but inside he's been denying that he doesn't like her. Of course, everyone has gone through denial, but for Colin it's stubborn. He didn't even let her chose her own clothes. When Princess Alesandra was almost kidnapped by her own fellow countrymen, Colin came to save her. A murder has aroused in city and he worries that if he wouldn't solve it soon he might lose his angel. I think that this book is a must read and you will enjoy it very much. The suspense is very exciting, I hope you'll have fun reading it as I did...
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Summary: So bland, I couldnt even finish it.....
Review: I have read a lot of Julie Garwood's work, and for the longest time she was on my list of favorite authors. Im sorry to say that that is no longer the case. Lately every book that I have read by Ms. Garwood has been mediocre at best. "Castles" was just awful..I actually liked Colin , but Alesandra was just a whiny, childish wimp. I normally force myself to never let a book go unfinished, but this one just wasnt worth the effort. I'm sorry to say that I think my days of Garwood are over.
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Summary: Just Didn't Hold Up
Review: I gave this book 3 stars in deference to the author, who's usually great, and because the hero, Colin, is linked with other great characters from JG's books. I couldn't wait to read this, but it ended up being a little boring. There was nothing outstanding about it. The princess was a very good character, though. She had a lot of personality.
If anyone who reads this book doesn't enjoy it, and hasn't read THE LION'S LADY, GUARDIAN ANGEL, and THE GIFT, don't despair. Those are fantastic!!
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Summary: Just Wasn't For Me
Review: Julie Garwood is a very popular romance writer. Many reviews I have seen for other books suggest this author, so I decided to give her a try. I guess I am in the minority on this one, because after reading this story and The Prize, I can honestly say that Garwood is not for me. To start out with, I don't find it romantic in the least to have the hero treat the heroine like a child. This is a regency novel and it being such, I know the husband had the right to order the wife around but this was a little extreme. It seems like every page the hero is telling the heroine what to do and what not to do and it seemed to get to the point where the poor couldn't do anything without giving him the ok. Even choose her own clothes. My second problem is that the heroine, Alesandra, behaves like an idiot the whole time. I think Garwood is trying to make her seem innocent, but she gave a different impression entirely. She comes off as dumb and childlike. Garwood just isn't for me. I can't believe she is so popular. Her work pales in comparison to authors like Mary Jo Putney, Lisa Kleypas, or Marsha Canham.
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Summary: its worth ur [price] i guess
Review: heres the thing, the book was really enchanting and everything! the main character needed some backbone...every other word to colin was "do i displease u?" and then garwood made colin into this arrogant one, i mean, really.....u should really seriously not read this book if u cant stand a woman not holding her own, i mean, it was really really frustrating! but im a romantic at heart, and this book did really capture romance so i guess it was worth [price], but, it definitely would not be my favorite... all in all, this was a pretty good book.
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Summary: Worst novel...
Review: Absolutely hated this novel! I have read many good novels from Johanna Lindsley, Judith McNaught and Jude Deveraux. They all write with such grace that reading this made me feel like it was a novel I should have been reading as a teen. The whole book lacked description and feeling. Julie didn't quite bring you into the story because of the lack of these things. I can only hope for her sack that her other books are written better than this one.
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Summary: Classic Julie Garwood
Review: Before reading this book first read "Guardian Angel" and then "The Gift" then read this book -- you will understand the characters better. This is a fine example of Julie Garwoods unique talent at writing an extremely enjoyable book. julie garwood makes the most of her heroins -- they make you laugh.
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