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Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas

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toni_nb's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars
My first Kleypas and she lives up to the hype. Why not the full 5 Star treatment ? Because our dear heroine turned our hero away a SECOND time. Fool girl. Fortunately her brother realizes in the end the huge mistake she had made and helps her bring him back before he sets sail for America for good.

kietz's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

i think i cared more about the ancillary couple in the book than the main one. mckenna didn’t have as much of a redeemable arc as i was hoping for. he was so angry.

ssternbergh's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

heath_mocha's review

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

antigoni002's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

merryschmetterling's review against another edition

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2.5

2.5 just tell him ffs

daychaser's review

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2.5

Is it time to hang up my hat on Lisa Kleypas books? Unfortunately this one did not work for me. I read it as people compared the tropes to Judith McNaught's Paradise, an all-time favorite of mine, and while the tropes were similar, the characters felt way too generic and archetypal which left me totally emotionally disconnected.

There's also just way too much melodrama, which I know is par for the course in romancelandia but the motivations never balance it out.

The heroine, Aline, is infuriating. Her whole reason for keeping McKenna away is that she doesn't think he will love her due to scars on her legs she got from a bad (nearly fatal) burn. I get being sensitive and worried about this but this mans has shown that he would move HEAVEN and EARTH for her and for the entire book she keeps him away because she thinks he won't like her anymore because of her legs. OMG this was so frustrating I can't like this mans was 50 shades of obsessed and she was torturing McKenna and herself and FOR WHAT

Aside from that (which was what basically the entire plot hinged on and was the main driver of my apathy for this book) McKenna's revenge was pretty weak too- both the reasons for it and the execution of it. I wanted angst and REVENGE, not some watered down pining.

Additionally the spice was tedious.

I actually didn't mind the side-romance since I was so annoyed with the main romance so at least there was a glimmer of something.

Very mediocre. Didn't give. Where's the lamb sauce