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Summary: Idiot woman and unbearable man.
Review: Back Cover description: Destination: Greece. Attractions: the Acropolis, the Islands-and Alexis Theodorou. Zoe had been told that Greek men's attitudes could be rather traditional, but Alexis Theodorou's ideas were positively archaic. Especially when it came to Sofia, his younger sister. As Sofia's companion, Zoe couldn't help but be appalled by Alexis's possessiveness. As a woman, she couldn't help but be intrigued....I agree with the reviewer from Hong Kong. Zoe made some really dumb choices and in this HIV world to have unprotected sex is just suicidal, and that goes for Alexis too. This book got two stars because Alexis was just short of the date rape type. I know these books are supposed to be about the strong overbearing male and vulnerable female, but this just didn't feel right. The book has a 1992 copyright, so the sister can't be that sheltered or unaware of what's going on in the world. I gave this book two stars because of the descriptions of Greece. I will try another book by this author just to see what her style is
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Summary: Run-of -the -Mill
Review: This book is mediocre at best.The story lacks originality and spark. It starts off quite well with Zoe, the attractive English companion to a rich Greek girl standing up to her employer -- the girl's handsome, virile brother Alexis,for his consevative ideas that women should be under male domination and be submissive. Later,attracted to her and mistaking her for an easy lay because of her liberal views ,Alexis seduced Zoe but was guilty-stricken to find that she was a virgin. He offered to marry her. Zoe was attracted to Alexis and found herself falling in love with him but felt she could not enter marriage with a man who did not love her but only tried to do the honorable thing.So she kept on doing infuriatingly stupid things like deliberating provoking Alexis by flaunting herself at two Englishmen who tried to get a free ride on Alexis' yacht..etc. Although she knew what Alexis demanded was reasonable, she deliberately went against his will to show that she was an independant woman. This really makes the reader lose patience with her. Then suddenly, everything is resolved . They professed their love for each other; Zoe loved his country and his people and deicided ot marry him. Sounds too easy to me!Kay Thorpe did better than this in some of her other books I have read.
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