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Summary: A Buried Treasure of a Read: Highly recommended
Review: I did happen to read one other Shannon Drake novel that I couldn't put down: No Other Man. It was good but the other books in the series were too cliched and predictable. ONDINE is a great example of a book that has a nice balance of mystery, romance and intrique. I did like the fact that the couple seem to work together and communicate with each other and there didn't seem to be ridiculous plot contrivances for the sake of having one in the plot. I really enjoyed this novel and think it is a buried treasure of a read. Highly recommend this book.
Other authors I would recommend: Kathleen Eagle, Laura Kinsale, Connie Brockway and Judith Ivory.
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Summary: Hard to Get Through
Review: I have read several good Shannon Drake novels in the past and had high hopes for this one. However, the highlight for me was at the beginning when Warwick saved Ondine from being lynched. It all went downhill from there in my opinion.Drake was very accurate in her historical detail, and I did enjoy that. However, I grew tired very quickly of the sparring between these two characters. I really didn't see what either one of them saw in each other. I liked the "gothic" element of the plot, but it wasn't terribly original. All in all, a disappointment.
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Summary: Hard to Get Through
Review: I have read several good Shannon Drake novels in the past and had high hopes for this one. However, the highlight for me was at the beginning when Warwick saved Ondine from being lynched. It all went downhill from there in my opinion. Drake was very accurate in her historical detail, and I did enjoy that. However, I grew tired very quickly of the sparring between these two characters. I really didn't see what either one of them saw in each other. I liked the "gothic" element of the plot, but it wasn't terribly original. All in all, a disappointment.
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Summary: Here's the Shannon Drake I'm used too...
Review: It seems to me that Shannon Drake is using the same plot in most of her books: heroine and hero are enemies, they are forced together, they fight for most of the book, and right when you are about to burn the book in frustration, they FINALLY realize that they love each other. A prime example of this is Princess of Fire. Ondine, however, was, in my opinion, Drake's best book. It had a plot to it that supported the characters, versus a watered-down plot held together soley by the characters. It had the perfect mixture of plot, mystery, romance and history. There was character conflict, but not to the extent that she sometimes gets carried away to. I would definitely reccomend this book.
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Summary: This book is my new favorite!!
Review: What an excellent book! I had bought this book along with The King's Pleasure and was so disgusted with that book that I had to make myself pick up Ondine. But, am I glad that I did!! Now, this is the Shannon Drake that I am used to. What a beautiful love story! The love scenes were even touching. It left me wishing that the story would go on and on, but, then again maybe it is good that it ended when it did. I read the whole thing at work!! I couldn't help it, I couldn't put it down!!
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Summary: This book is my new favorite!!
Review: What an excellent book! I had bought this book along with The King's Pleasure and was so disgusted with that book that I had to make myself pick up Ondine. But, am I glad that I did!! Now, this is the Shannon Drake that I am used to. What a beautiful love story! The love scenes were even touching. It left me wishing that the story would go on and on, but, then again maybe it is good that it ended when it did. I read the whole thing at work!! I couldn't help it, I couldn't put it down!!
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