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Summary: I could'nt even finish...
Review: ...this book, and that's a rarity for me. Can this be the author who wrote "A Year and a Day"? The hero is quite sexy and the historical detail is very good, but the heroine is such a brat that I couldn't believe the hero still wanted her no matter how beautiful she was. The girl simply didn't deserve her man or the print it took up to write about her. She is a spoiled child who never really grows up. Although I abhor abuse in novels, I was rooting for someone to knock her senseless by the middle of the book. Ms. Henley is known for her characters who are buffeted by the historical events that involve them, but I just couldn't care what happens to this couple.
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Summary: Not so great
Review: After reading this book, I sat back and wondered "Now what was that about?" Frankly, I got tired of all the sex, not that I'm a prude by any stretch of the imagination. What bugged me throughout this book was the constant "ache" Falcon had for Jasmine and how she continued to turn him down. And then, suddenly, when she gets pregnant she loves him. Please. It was so unbelievable. I'm all for a fiesty heroine and a dark, brooding hero, but for God's sake this was ridiculous. And the shenanigan's at King John's court were just plain silly. I only read this for the historical content and I was sadly let down with that too. This won't be one I repeat.
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Summary: I don't know why people cap on this book so much...
Review: An excellent book, one of Henley's best. Too many people say Jasmine doesn't respect Falcon (yes, that's right, his name's actually Falcon) and won't appreciate what she has and how much he gave her, however, try putting yourself in that situation...Action, drama, romance, crude foreplay and intercourse, and kidnappings of sorts all wrapped up in 470 pages...what could be better?
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Summary: I don't know why people cap on this book so much...
Review: An excellent book, one of Henley's best. Too many people say Jasmine doesn't respect Falcon (yes, that's right, his name's actually Falcon) and won't appreciate what she has and how much he gave her, however, try putting yourself in that situation...Action, drama, romance, crude foreplay and intercourse, and kidnappings of sorts all wrapped up in 470 pages...what could be better?
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Summary: 3.75 stars
Review: As is usually the case with Henley, I found this book to be compelling and intriguing. This author has a real talent for reeling me in and keeping my attention. However, as is the case with "Enticed", I don't think her publishers did her any favors by reprinting this 1989 novel. The heroines in her earlier books are typically willfull, spoiled little brats you can't stand reading about. The heroine of "The Falcon and the Flower" downright got on my nerves for over 2/3 of this book...no, more like 4/5 of this book. I think Ms. Virginia was trying to make her seem feisty, but she came off vastly different. She was an icy, mean, spoiled little girl I couldn't stand. The heroine got on my nerves so bad that at one point I was actually routing for the hero's ex-mistress to win him back. I have never wished that on any other heroine I've read to date...that's tantamount to watching "Jaws" and routing for the shark. Another thing that disturbed me about this book was that there were a couple of scenes in which the hero slapped the heroine. Unfortunately, I disliked her so much that I didn't care...then I felt guilty about that since I consider myself a feminist and abhor violence against women! If you are a major Henley fan, you will probably enjoy this book at least somewhat. The book, with all its faults, was still quite engaging. As long as you go into this knowing what to expect, it probably won't be so bad. And as your reading, don't be surprised if you hear the theme song to "Jaws" playing in the background of your mind...
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Summary: 3.75 stars
Review: As is usually the case with Henley, I found this book to be compelling and intriguing. This author has a real talent for reeling me in and keeping my attention. However, as is the case with "Enticed", I don't think her publishers did her any favors by reprinting this 1989 novel. The heroines in her earlier books are typically willfull, spoiled little brats you can't stand reading about. The heroine of "The Falcon and the Flower" downright got on my nerves for over 2/3 of this book...no, more like 4/5 of this book. I think Ms. Virginia was trying to make her seem feisty, but she came off vastly different. She was an icy, mean, spoiled little girl I couldn't stand. The heroine got on my nerves so bad that at one point I was actually routing for the hero's ex-mistress to win him back. I have never wished that on any other heroine I've read to date...that's tantamount to watching "Jaws" and routing for the shark. Another thing that disturbed me about this book was that there were a couple of scenes in which the hero slapped the heroine. Unfortunately, I disliked her so much that I didn't care...then I felt guilty about that since I consider myself a feminist and abhor violence against women! If you are a major Henley fan, you will probably enjoy this book at least somewhat. The book, with all its faults, was still quite engaging. As long as you go into this knowing what to expect, it probably won't be so bad. And as your reading, don't be surprised if you hear the theme song to "Jaws" playing in the background of your mind...
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Summary: the first viginia henley i even read and
Review: books don't get any better. if you love romance and advencher then you will love this one. it has a little of every thing. a must read!
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Summary: Not as good as can be...
Review: I bought this book after reading some of the ratings on Amazon.com, and I have to agree with most of them that this book was lame. I read and read until I got to page 300 until they finally had sex, and i would have to disagree that if she was a white witch, she would have had more passion that what they showed in the book. I was very disappointed. I did already buy the other books in the series, so i better get it over with and see if they fare any better. The heroine seemed very self absorbed and selfish and could not admit she was wrong and judged everone to harshly. I would think that Falcon would have given up on her long ago.
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Summary: Not as good as can be...
Review: I bought this book after reading some of the ratings on Amazon.com, and I have to agree with most of them that this book was lame. I read and read until I got to page 300 until they finally had sex, and i would have to disagree that if she was a white witch, she would have had more passion that what they showed in the book. I was very disappointed. I did already buy the other books in the series, so i better get it over with and see if they fare any better. The heroine seemed very self absorbed and selfish and could not admit she was wrong and judged everone to harshly. I would think that Falcon would have given up on her long ago.
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Summary: Unlikable Heroine
Review: I enjoyed the first hundred pages of this book. Then it became apparent the heroine was completely spoiled and willful. Just because a heroine is "angelically" beautiful on the outside doesn't mean she has a great personality. It got so bad I skimmed the last hundred pages. Skip this one...
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