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Summary: A book you can devour!!
Review: The authoress ....This is the second Mary Balogh ("MB") story I have read and she is becoming one of my favourite autheresses! If you like Julie Garwood, Johanna Lindsey, Stephanie Laurens, and/or Amanda Quick then I think you will probably enjoy MB! Having exhausted all available books of the other authoresses listed above I have been searching for a new great authoress, with wonderful books I can devour!, and I think I have found her in MB!! The book ..... Slightly married is a wonderful story with a lot of ROMANCE, humour, and a sweet story-line that keeps you turning those pages. The wonderful thing about MB story's is that no two story-lines are the same! The Bedwyns are growing on me with each subsequent story that I read (they were first introduced in 'a summer to remember') and following the tradition set in a summer to remember, Aiden is not your ordinary 'leading' man in a romance novel but is refreshingly different, not an arrogant bored rake, etc, etc .... Eve too is not your ordinary 'leading lady', she has spunk, determination, and is well sweet .... not simpering, etc, etc. Thus, this was a thoroughly enjoyable novel, with enjoyable characters, and although the storyline is not action-packed it is a very good read .... it is more about the romance than it is about action or side-line-issues (e.g. action that takes the story away from the romance part of the plot) ... don't get me wrong there is a plot and story-line (a very good one actually) BUT it is definitely a ROMANCE: about feelings and emotions and love and passion and sex .... which is lovely because that's why we read romance books .... for the romance (emotions, feelings, etc)! Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable story-line and a great addition to the Bedwyns growing novels! Good reading my friends, Kristina
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Summary: Lifeless, passionless, and plotless
Review: This book is a total waste of paper. The poor trees that died for this completely lame novel is a crying shame. There is NO sexual tension. There is NO change in either character's identity. In fact, their great love development makes no sense whatsoever. My advice is-don't bother.
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Summary: Surprised by some reviews
Review: This is my 5th Mary Balogh. I absolutely loved this book. I started with One Night for Love, then Summer to Remember. Incredible books!!! And this one is also incredible. If I were to compare... these first 2 books (ONFL and STR) had me crying more but this one still has her wonderful, emotionally charged stories/relationships. I would even say that this book, Slightly Married, has deeper involvement/emotion on the male lead, Aidan. His feelings. All said, I wouldn't miss this book. Start with One Night for Love, then Summer to Remember, which introduces the Bedwyn's. I can't wait to read Slightly Wicked and Slightly Scandalous. I do hope she writes all of their stories. Wulf needs a book!! I'm intriqued by his story. A must read. MB writes with deep emotion not just a lot of sex. You feel the emotion. A lot of authors leave you empty. Not MB.
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Summary: Slightly Perfect
Review: This is my first Mary Balogh and I was impressed. Ms. Balogh's portrayal of the duty-bound and honorable man in this book, Col. Aidan Bedwyn, was truly moving. My heart ached for Aidan's, whose mile-wide streak of honor makes him unable to declare his feelings easily. Misunderstanding pride for honor is proving a stumbling block to true happiness. The heroine, Eve, not daring to dream that it is possible for him to love her in return, was also believable and human (she even has a past!). Their happy ending was delightful. I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 simply because, in my opinion, Aidan's quick acceptance of Eve's eccentric household, and vice versa, was done a bit too glibly. It seemed to this reader that Eve's home of 'lame ducks' was fraught with dynamic potential enough to fill another book. I am not sure if this plot twist was done to show the depths of Aidan's gallantry or Eve's, but it all seemed to go too smoothly and felt a little like a plot afterthought, of some sort. ...But I have it BAD for the Wulf, Duke of Bewcastle, Aidan's older brother, and was disappointed that the younger brother and sister are to have their stories told next. I was literally PINING for Wulf at the close of his scene in this book when Aidan, observes that his brother Wulf is "now a cold, lonely aristocrat." I can assure you all that this Little Red Riding Hood wouldn't leave that 'Wulf' out in the cold! Besides me, what kind of woman will Balogh decide is good enough for the arrogant, handsome, powerful Duke? I can hardly WAIT for Wulf's story to be told!
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Summary: great read
Review: this is the first mary balogh book I've read and now I'm hooked. What a great storyteller. This book made me cry, laugh, and long for love! The heroine is such a strong and independent character that you feel for her throughout the novel! And, of course, Aidan, the hero, will make you fall in love.
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Summary: I Hope The Rest Of The Series Is Better Than This!
Review: This is the second book of Ms. Balogh's that I've read in this series and I have to admit that I'm beginning to loose faith here. I found the characters to be difficult to like (Aidan is so...wooden, and Eve is just...well...seems to have no self esteem).
I think that this book could have been a lot better if for not the snobby feelings I got from so many of the characters. I know that we are talking upper class, but still. It left me wanting and I found the romance to be lacking in a big way. I have since borrowed the next in this series from a friend. This is one read that I will not be re-visiting again.
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Summary: Slightly Boring
Review: This story is based on a "marriage of convenience " (which Ms Balogh has done with great success before in Tangled and The Temporary Wife), in which the hero, Colonel Lord Aidan, makes a promise to a dying officer to protect the man's sister. Aidan travels to Ringwood Manor and soon realizes that the only way to protect the sister (Eve) is by marrying her. Aidan and Eve come to an agreement. They will marry, then go their separate ways and never see each other again. The plan works for about a week until Aidan's brother finds out about the secrete marriage and forces the two of them back together. The book has wonderful dialogue and thoroughly researched historical facts, but I found the plot of "Slightly Married" to be uninteresting and character development to be lacking. There was no depth to the book, no emotional drama, no sizzle or spark between the hero and the heroine. To me the story sounded flat and forced, almost like the entire book was thrown together in a day or two. Another thing about the book that disappointed me was the final chapter. Usually this section of the book is a high point. A way to rap up loose ends and to give the reader a satisfying glimpse of the couple's happy future, but in "Slightly Married" the final chapter was used to introduce a new character. The author takes more than a few paragraphs to describe Aidan's brother Rannulf, and give details of his life and situation. To me this was an intrusion. It interrupted the reunion between the hero and the heroine and sounded suspiciously like a commercial or ad for the next book in the series.
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