Rating: Summary: Loved It Review: This book was fabulous. At first I was reticent about reading a book about people with disabilities. I felt that the plot may be to easy and the characters may not be as believable. But after reading this book I found that this was not true. The story was great. I fell in love with the characters they were realistic and strong. The book was extremely funny and adventurous. It also depicted a lot of things that I felt were relevant to the time period, such as the conflict between Henry and Stefan. The great part about this book is that even though it is a period piece it does not completely dwell upon the historical events in the time period. It also a good mystery. I think that it is an accurate portrayal of how people would confront their demons. I would recommend this book to everyone.
Rating: Summary: Cute, but couldn't bring myself to finish it. Review: Well, normally I really love Christina Dodd's works, but this one just didn't do it for me. At all. Frequently the writing was choppy and distracting (a la Cathrine Coulter), and the story as a whole I just found weak. True, I loved the first 150 pages or so, when Saura first went to "help" William, but then he conveniently got his sight back and it all just went to pot. I'm very suprised too, because Christina is usually a much better writer than this.Though this wasn't enough to put me off this author entirely, I'll definately be checking to see whether the books I pick up in the future of hers are the early attempts or her better, later works. My advice, if you just HAVE to read all of C. Dodd's books, wait until this one shows up at your local library. Don't waste your money.
Rating: Summary: Cute, but couldn't bring myself to finish it. Review: Well, normally I really love Christina Dodd's works, but this one just didn't do it for me. At all. Frequently the writing was choppy and distracting (a la Cathrine Coulter), and the story as a whole I just found weak. True, I loved the first 150 pages or so, when Saura first went to "help" William, but then he conveniently got his sight back and it all just went to pot. I'm very suprised too, because Christina is usually a much better writer than this. Though this wasn't enough to put me off this author entirely, I'll definately be checking to see whether the books I pick up in the future of hers are the early attempts or her better, later works. My advice, if you just HAVE to read all of C. Dodd's books, wait until this one shows up at your local library. Don't waste your money.
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