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kimberlycarrington's review against another edition
1.0
Nuestra reseña del #RitaSusan en A la cama con... un libro
Venga, que siendo generosa estaría entre una y dos estrellitas, pero ya sabéis que valoro siempre a la baja. Menudo coñazo de libro.
Venga, que siendo generosa estaría entre una y dos estrellitas, pero ya sabéis que valoro siempre a la baja. Menudo coñazo de libro.
merrinish's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't find out until half way through (after looking towards the back of the book for an author bio) that this is actually a reprint of a book she wrote back in 1994. And. Well. It reads like an early novel, and it is not terribly good, and I'm kind of sad I picked it up.
steigmd's review against another edition
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
thewitchwhoreads's review against another edition
3.0
A fun, if predictable romance novel set in one of my favorite periods of history. A good summer read!
merrybelletrist's review against another edition
4.0
It just occurred to me while I was reading the last few pages that the slaughter of Julianna's family sort of harkens back to (Or forward since that occurred some 300 years after this book takes place) the assassination of the Tsar Nicholas II and his family in 1918. I mean they even have the same last name. I thought it made for an interesting tale and it gave Julianna her primary motivation.
But that aside, I really enjoyed the book, though Stephen's stubbornness and hot and cold behavior kind of detracted away from the story for me.
But I did enjoy the book enough to buy the next book and the series, so look for a review on that one and maybe a longer review, if it hits all the high points! :P
But that aside, I really enjoyed the book, though Stephen's stubbornness and hot and cold behavior kind of detracted away from the story for me.
But I did enjoy the book enough to buy the next book and the series, so look for a review on that one and maybe a longer review, if it hits all the high points! :P
krista7's review against another edition
1.0
I read this book due to a dare and as we know, one cannot turn away from a dare.
I wish I could have.
This book is a piece of loosely historical (VERY loosely historical), supposedly romantic, fluff. For someone who likes history and hopes to like the characters in one's book, it is agonizing.
Plot: "Juliana" Romanov* (seriously, that name; I cannot get over it) is a Russian noblewoman whose family died in a massacre on their country estate. She flees to England for reasons that are entirely unclear, all while being in the company of a band of "gypsies." (At least the author occasionally refers to them as Roma.) While there, she bumps into none other than Henry VIII, the king of England (as you do), and he commands a noble with marriage-market problems to marry her (because why not). Naturally, the noble, Stephen, rapidly falls in love with her, all while agonizing over his own past (a dead wife and kids, etc).
The book follows a clear formula: Exotic gypsy tropes (Juliana is seductive and compelling while performing in a troupe), a king bent on droit du seigneur (don't ask), magical maternal qualities in all women, insta-love, and at the risk of spoilers, a blatantly obvious villain and the happy ever after you'd expect. None of these are too shocking in a slightly historical very-much-romance book, but the book doesn't offer anything good alongside these cliches. It isn't interesting, entertaining, and it certainly isn't really historical. (The historian in me hurts from this book.)
All in all, I was very glad when I finished the book, and I will try to avoid dares every again.
I wish I could have.
This book is a piece of loosely historical (VERY loosely historical), supposedly romantic, fluff. For someone who likes history and hopes to like the characters in one's book, it is agonizing.
Plot: "Juliana" Romanov* (seriously, that name; I cannot get over it) is a Russian noblewoman whose family died in a massacre on their country estate. She flees to England for reasons that are entirely unclear, all while being in the company of a band of "gypsies." (At least the author occasionally refers to them as Roma.) While there, she bumps into none other than Henry VIII, the king of England (as you do), and he commands a noble with marriage-market problems to marry her (because why not). Naturally, the noble, Stephen, rapidly falls in love with her, all while agonizing over his own past (a dead wife and kids, etc).
The book follows a clear formula: Exotic gypsy tropes (Juliana is seductive and compelling while performing in a troupe), a king bent on droit du seigneur (don't ask), magical maternal qualities in all women, insta-love, and at the risk of spoilers, a blatantly obvious villain and the happy ever after you'd expect. None of these are too shocking in a slightly historical very-much-romance book, but the book doesn't offer anything good alongside these cliches. It isn't interesting, entertaining, and it certainly isn't really historical. (The historian in me hurts from this book.)
All in all, I was very glad when I finished the book, and I will try to avoid dares every again.
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