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Summary: Alright just so so
Review: This book was an alright book. It was one that I brought for my trip to England. The charaters were fun it just seemed like they were missing something. It was predictable, but I still read it anywho. It's your classical t.m. book and I always enjoy reading them!
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Summary: Didn't like this book AT ALL!
Review: This is my first Medieros novel, and I think that I will try another one considering the other reviews that I have read here. I hope this is not a good sample of her work! The story had a good premise, I just don't think it was executed at all well. The secondary characters were not at all interesting. I wasn't all that surprised by who the actually murderer was in the novel so that wasn't too high of a climax. And then when they come to take Garrick away he and Rowena just explain who the real murderer was and everyone believes them so they all go home??? I think even in Medievil times some proof would be required. But then again, that wouldn't have bothered me too much at all if the rest of the bok had been good. Rowena lets people walk all over her all the time. Her father can gamble her away and cheat on her mother for years and all is forgiven? Garrick can treat her like a dog and she can forgive him? In other instances this has happened and been more convincinb, but in the way it was handled it just didn't work for me at all. Johanna Lindsay has some much better Medieval romances if that is your pleasure! So far, I like the romances by Julia Quinn, and Judith McNaught much more!
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Summary: Didn't like this book AT ALL!
Review: This is my first Medieros novel, and I think that I will try another one considering the other reviews that I have read here. I hope this is not a good sample of her work! The story had a good premise, I just don't think it was executed at all well. The secondary characters were not at all interesting. I wasn't all that surprised by who the actually murderer was in the novel so that wasn't too high of a climax. And then when they come to take Garrick away he and Rowena just explain who the real murderer was and everyone believes them so they all go home??? I think even in Medievil times some proof would be required. But then again, that wouldn't have bothered me too much at all if the rest of the bok had been good. Rowena lets people walk all over her all the time. Her father can gamble her away and cheat on her mother for years and all is forgiven? Garrick can treat her like a dog and she can forgive him? In other instances this has happened and been more convincinb, but in the way it was handled it just didn't work for me at all. Johanna Lindsay has some much better Medieval romances if that is your pleasure! So far, I like the romances by Julia Quinn, and Judith McNaught much more!
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Summary: Buy it
Review: This was my second Teresa book and i loved it. I've read it at least 3 times since then. Great characters, especially Gareth's sister Marlys, Medeiros really outdid herself. I also recommend Breath of Magic.
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Summary: Spicy Medieval Romance With Enchanting Characters
Review: When I first began reading historical romance, I noticed that some authors wrote dark and intense stories, while others created a playful and romantic atmosphere. Teresa Medeiros is the only romance writer I have ever seen who can create a tale that is dark and suspensful while still containing adorable characters and humor that really makes you laugh and laugh. I don't know how she does this, but she does! Another mark of a truly great author is that she creates secondary characters who are even more memorable than the hero and heroine. Blaine, the lightweight, lying knight, would simply be a villain in any other romance, but in this book he is a much more complicated character. You can understand why he resents Gareth and why he lusts after Rowena without just being evil. Even better was Gareth's tomboy sister Marlys. Her signature is attacking her brother in the woods, jumping out from ambush, just like Kato in the PINK PANTHER movies. But in this book the horseplay is the sign of a very deep and complex family relationship. Teresa Medeiros is amazing at creating dark, even cruel characters that you ultimately come to feel great tenderness for. When you read this book you will ache for Marlys and long for her to find her own happy ending. One thing I think is noticeable about this book is that Rowena, the heroine, is the soft, girly kind of heroine we don't see much anymore. She is the blonde who always gets picked on. Even her name is deliberately taken from the girl in IVANHOE who is sort of weepy and whiny and not in control of the action. Feminists may not like it but Teresa Medeiros does an extraordinary job showing how this kind of woman has her own kind of courage and her own emotional needs. Her weak, manipulative father is handled just right, in a forgiving but perceptive way, so you can see why Rowena might not have much self esteem at first. Yet even so, she is really far more courageous emotionally than the "stronger" characters who bully her. Read this book and you will soon realize that Teresa Medeiros is a major literary artist who happens to write romance.
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