Rating: Summary: Disappointed with characters Review: Unlike Ms. Coulter's other novels I've read, this one was disappointing. And unlike female characters in her other books, I couldn't relate to Chandra, because she seemed to be such a big whiner. Her character was supposed to be a strong warrior type, but instead she whines and cries constantly. I realize this was a rewrite of a previous romance novel, but usually Ms. Coulter's rewrites are better.
Rating: Summary: I loved Chandra and Jerval... Review: Warrior's Song is the most recent book I read. Catherine Coulter never disappoints me. I loved the way Chandra learns to be a woman and I loved the patience of Jerval. The plot kept me turning the pages. There were some twist and turns and surprises. The author is very good at describing sensual scene. I would recommend this book to any people who are fond of Medieval romance. Note: If you happen to dislike the disgusting scene in the first few pages, please skip it and move on to the next page. (and you know? the raper, Lord Graelam de Moreton, stars as hero in "Fire Song", book 2 in this Song Series).
Rating: Summary: How Awful! Review: What an awful book! There was no 'romance' at all! There was barely even any sex. Jerval boasts that he gives Chandra her "woman's pleasure", but that's about it. Sure, he lusts after her, but while he appreciated her warrior side at first, he really disapproved of it after they were married, and it seemed that the only reason she had any affection for him was because he reminded her of her father! There was definitely some strange sort of attraction going on there. And what kind of name is 'Jerval' anyway? It kept making me think of hamsters. This was my first Coulter book, and it will probably be my last.
Rating: Summary: I Was Appalled by this Sickening Story Review: What kind of rapist gets to be a hero in another book? When I first started reading this book I wasn't very impressed to begin with. I have read some of Catherine Coulter's other books and found them very enjoyable. Imagine my surprise and disgust when after I read that horrible rape scene I turn to the back of the book and-viola!- the VILIAN has his own romance staring HIM as the hero??? Just knowing this made me unable to finish the book. I realize that the plot is set hundreds of years ago and although this might have happened then I certainly don't want it happening in my reading. What ever happened to the hero having integrity? Honor? Courage? Did the author hope to make this look like a "nice" rape? It ruined the entire book for me and I doubt I will be reading the other books in this series.
Rating: Summary: A bit disgusted... Review: What kind of rapist gets to be a hero in another book? When I first started reading this book I wasn't very impressed to begin with. I have read some of Catherine Coulter's other books and found them very enjoyable. Imagine my surprise and disgust when after I read that horrible rape scene I turn to the back of the book and-viola!- the VILIAN has his own romance staring HIM as the hero??? Just knowing this made me unable to finish the book. I realize that the plot is set hundreds of years ago and although this might have happened then I certainly don't want it happening in my reading. What ever happened to the hero having integrity? Honor? Courage? Did the author hope to make this look like a "nice" rape? It ruined the entire book for me and I doubt I will be reading the other books in this series.
Rating: Summary: Worse rewrite of the original... Review: When I was about 10 years younger, I used to love the "strong, silent hero" type - and so fell into reading Catherine Coulter. At that time, the rape scene did not disturb me so much (I thought she was being realistic), although I realized later that the rapist becomes a hero in another book, and shows no contrition for what he did to the victim.What is horrendous about this book is the rewrite of the mother's character. In the original CHANDRA, Lady Dorothy (?) is helpless, weak, silly, but not deliberately malicious. In this book, she is close to absolute evil, conniving at her daughter's forced marriage to a rapist-invader and also threatening her husband with a sudden death if Chandra is not married off. And yes, this time, I did get the incestuous overtones in the relationship between Chandra and her father - almost made me feel sorry for Lady Dorothy, if *that* was going on. [Note - there is no actual incest, but the relationship is - ahem - rather strange]. Chandra and Jerval did not feel particularly romantic to me on this re-read. I must have had different tastes back then. Right now, Catherine Coulter - thanks to the trend of her writing - is going on my "do not buy" list. Rating = 1 star (the lowest possible for a distasteful unromantic book)
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