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Summary: Amusing read with weaknesses
Review: "The Marriage Lesson" is the light amusing story of a woman who longs for adventure, only to find it in a place she hadn't expected.This is an often-hilarious look at two people attracted to one another despite their best intentions. Alexander's writing flows smoothly, and the dialogue between the two protagonists is witty and clever. The characters are related to characters from "The Husband List," and I, for one, always appreciate revisiting characters from previous books. Despite all that, this book displayed some weaknesses. It almost seems as if Alexander decided on a plot and stuffed her characters into it despite their growth away from it! The plot seemed old and hackneyed, and the characters, although clever and appealing, were not well-developed. Their motivations seemed very shallow and somewhat unrealistic. All in all, I'd call this book a good light read for someone who enjoys laughing out loud and doesn't mind a lack of development and realism.
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Summary: Amusing read with weaknesses
Review: "The Marriage Lesson" is the light amusing story of a woman who longs for adventure, only to find it in a place she hadn't expected. This is an often-hilarious look at two people attracted to one another despite their best intentions. Alexander's writing flows smoothly, and the dialogue between the two protagonists is witty and clever. The characters are related to characters from "The Husband List," and I, for one, always appreciate revisiting characters from previous books. Despite all that, this book displayed some weaknesses. It almost seems as if Alexander decided on a plot and stuffed her characters into it despite their growth away from it! The plot seemed old and hackneyed, and the characters, although clever and appealing, were not well-developed. Their motivations seemed very shallow and somewhat unrealistic. All in all, I'd call this book a good light read for someone who enjoys laughing out loud and doesn't mind a lack of development and realism.
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Summary: one of my favorites
Review: A truly adventurous romance that moved me. It's witty and entertaining, with a fun storyline
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Summary: A Fun Filled Regency Romp...but read the Husband List first
Review: Before you embark on this treasure, read the Husband List, a sexy, clever and funny novel by Victoria Alexander. In The Marriage Lesson, we find the return of Richard Shelbrook's three younger, lively and affible sisters as well as his very best friend, and Brother-in-law, Thomas Effington...the future Duke of Roxborough. Thomas, a noted rake, has suddenly found himself in charge of these three beauties and is responsible for taking them out into society and finding them suitable husbands, while at the same time find himself a "biddable and soft spoken woman" to marry and satisfy his family obligations. Soon this rake turns into a responsible fuddy duddy, plotting to maneover these adventure-seeking women into the arms of dull and respectable marriage minded men as soon as possible. What he does not expect is that these girls are not quite ready to settle down, especially Marrianne, the vision that unsettles him. Marrianne has other plans, as she has decided to never marry and instead decides to earn her own way as a writer. She has the tons tongues wagging with her weekly, anonymous column of an orphan country girl flirting with her rake guardian and heading for disaster. Very entertaining..and the main characters have great chemestry.
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Summary: absolutely fantastic
Review: Fantastic, almost perfect. A beautiful blend of romance, humour, wit, and a plot that keeps you riveted with ur nose in the pages. More authors should focus on delivereing a good story rather than an excuse for sexual erotica that has no relevance to the development of the plot or its characters. Infact it totally ruins the essence of the regency period. An excuse to trap regency enthusiasts by naming characters lady this and lord that. I mean really, some of the books are even more permissive than today's society.
Victoria Alexander delivers it all with just the right blend. The characters are original and refreshingly alive. The plot is just as original and one waits with bated breath for the next installment in the Effington saga. How she manges to keep them all interesting and not stale is beyond me. Bravo, Mrs Alexander.BRAVO
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Summary: Simply ridiculous...
Review: Geeze, another "inventive" regency concerning some silly 18 year old young girl who is defined as "adventurous and smart" simply because she does not want to marry. Oh, let us not forget our hero, the rake. Yet in this story, I have yet to figure out why Thomas Effington is referred to as a rake. He acually seems quite a decent fellow. The romance is not a factor as there really isn't any. In our story, Thomas asks our heroine, Marianne, to marry him and as in too many regencies, she says no because he did not mention that he loves her. Hello Marianne...he climbed up a vine to your bedroom window with flowers!! For someone who prided herself on being smart, outspoken, ask about his feelings! The story's attempt at romance is just writing about too many contrived scenes of misunderstandings which I guess is supposed to equal romance. I can't believe the Thomas lowered himself to climb to her bedroom window and she refuses? Come on, Ms. Alexander. What woman would not say yes? Just a trite story. I can not believe this story got 5 stars from anyone...
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Summary: Great Ending!!
Review: I loved this book! Lots of humor throughout! I really liked the premise of a rake being forced to be a guardian to three girls who are all coming out in one season. There was a nice progression of the relationship as well.
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Summary: Had me but then they Lost me
Review: I really enjoyed this book throughout the first 75% of the book. It's filled with humor and I loved that Marianne was a little more confident and proactive than some other novel heroines. However, she began getting on my nerves with her whole: "I won't marry without love" thing. It was so obvious that Thomas was in love with her and she w/ him. But, instead of just getting it all out, she kept hinting around w/ him. It drove me crazy. Also, the games the two played in the end were just unbearable. Rather than be truthful w/ each other, the hero and heroine decide to try and trick each other by involving friends in their silly attempts to bring each other to heel. Don't misunderstand, I did enjoy the book, as well as, the author's writings. However, I think the book was better throughout the first three quarters. Although, there is a "happy ending", the book became a little weak near the end.
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Summary: A wonderful, light read!
Review: I was surprised to see a reviewer write that this was simply ridiculous. The majority of historical romances go the same way this one did. I actually really liked the book and I loved Alexander's witty dialougue. She had me laughing quite a few times at the exchanges between Thomas and Marianne. What I liked about this book was that Marianne wasn't drop dead gorgeous like her sister and Thomas fell for her for her other qualities besides her beauty. This was my first Alexander book, but I am now anxious to read another one.
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Summary: one more bratty heroine
Review: If I have to read one more book with a bratty female main charachter who won't marry the male main charachter, I think I will SCREAM. I raised 3 teenage daughters. It was frustrating. I don't enjoy reading about self centered, self absorbed 18 year olds who put some stupid fool of a man through hoops because he won't say "I Love You". The ending of the book was just stupid. They deserve each other. I finally just went to the last chapter direct from the middle of the book so I could be done with it and pitch it into the round file. I have just crossed Victoria Alexander off my "authors to read" list.
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