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Summary: round filer
Review: I never thought that I would throw a book into the trash. I fought through two thirds of it and gave up. Boring,boring,boring. I couldn't get a picture of the characters, places, or era.
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Summary: Threw it in my fireplace!
Review: I really wish I had read the reviews on this book before I bought it; then I would have saved my money! I normally dislike time travel romances; they're awkward and unbelievable, but I decided to give this one a chance because it looked interesting. Was I ever wrong! Maggie was obnoxious and Nick was the classic hero, blond, strong, and gorgeous, but lacking any endearing features. The "eternal love" they claimed for each other throughout the novel wasn't evident to me. The whole book lacked substance and depth, and I kept putting it down before I FINALLY got through it. All in all, a huge reminder why I don't read time-travel romances all that often. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time(and money! )
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Summary: Threw it in my fireplace!
Review: I really wish I had read the reviews on this book before I bought it; then I would have saved my money! I normally dislike time travel romances; they're awkward and unbelievable, but I decided to give this one a chance because it looked interesting. Was I ever wrong! Maggie was obnoxious and Nick was the classic hero, blond, strong, and gorgeous, but lacking any endearing features. The "eternal love" they claimed for each other throughout the novel wasn't evident to me. The whole book lacked substance and depth, and I kept putting it down before I FINALLY got through it. All in all, a huge reminder why I don't read time-travel romances all that often. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time(and money! )
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Summary: "A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT"
Review: I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS BOOK. I LOVE TIME TRAVEL ROMANCES AND WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO READING THIS BOOK. I KEPT READING PAGE AFTER PAGE HOPING THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET PAST THE BORING REPEATITIVE LOVE SOLILIQUY BUT ALAS "TWAS NOT TO BE". IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FINISH THIS BOOK. IF YOU WANT TO SPEND A COLD WINTER EVENING ENGROSSED IN A TIME TRAVEL NOVEL....LEAVE THIS ONE AND RE-READ ANY BOOK IN DIANE GABALDON'S OUTLANDER SERIES!
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Summary: A struggle to read!
Review: I'm not sure if you can truly critique a book I haven't finished, but whew!..this was tough to read. I was lost in blink of the eye in the thee and thous...I know I felt like the heroine! (She was lost there too!)But 3/4 of the way through and enough was enough...I couldn't do it any more....
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Summary: Once and Forever
Review: It was written with her usual magical talent. The characters were great. I just had a very difficult time staying with this one written in the time period is was in..Anyone who enjoys the 16th century writings will love it. But I will continue to read all of her novels becuase she is a fantasic writer.. Hope to enoy her next on as much as I did "Heaven on earth"
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Summary: Wonderfully romantic!
Review: Like all of Constance O'Day Flannery's books, this one is very romantic and spiritually uplifting. I really liked the Elizabethian setting, and the hero is the knight in shining armor of dreams. The time travel element is totally believable, with the heroine disappearing through a maze into the past. I only wish Ms. Flannery's books came out more frequently. No one does time travel like her.
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Summary: Intelligent romance
Review: Like most of Constance O'Day Flannery's books, this one had an intelligent, thought provoking theme along with a great romance. How many of us have faced a mountain of bills, feeling like we are worthless and not living up to the American dream? The heroine in the story, Maggie, faces just such a pass, and learns to live in the present moment. What she discovers is true love, and her own self worth. What could be better?
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Summary: too much soulmate stuff, not enough character development
Review: Maggie, our heroine, is recently divorced, out of a job, and at a low point in her life. Her aunt Edithe invites her to England for a retreat. While there, she travels back in time to 16th century. She's mistaken for Lady Margarite, who is to marry Lord Ashford. But she find her soulmate in Nick, Ashford's enemy. Nick is there there at the request of Ashford's mother for the betrothal banquet. Or something like that. Nick has waited eons for Maggie. In any case, the first 3rd of the book is on how miserable Maggie is in her present life and how she tries to convince the people in the 16th century she is not lady Margarite and is from the 20th century. She basically falls in love w/ Nick once they stared into each other's eyes. There really wasn't much development of the either characters. The author didn't spend enough time describing the character, especially Nick. There are too much internal dialogue on how they loved each other. It was sweet, but a little too much. I would have liked to know how great Nick was as a poet and musician, his temperament, his status (knight? noble? you're never sure how important or un-important he was), etc
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Summary: Disappointing ... I'm soooooo sorry to say....
Review: Previous books I have read by Constance O'Day - Flannery were excellent. Though I haven't quite finished this one I am finding that I have to force myself to continue on. I just cannot seem to "get into" this book. I find the heroine's behavior bordering on obnoxious to the point that I actually found myself cheering on the bad guy today. YIKES! This book is definitely an exception to the rule with Constance O'Day Flannery. Her previous work was touching and captivating..... I look forward to her next book and a return to excellent stories with endearing characters.
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