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frannygiglio's review against another edition
2.0
NO MAJOR SPOILERS JUST MILD IN THE FIRST PAR
OK the author did an amazing job at writing the story l, the plot ( historical aspects) and the setting where amazing. That being said the romanticization of rape in this book was astronomical. I was literally disgusted and cringed throughout. I would NOT categorize this book as romance. I found nothing romantic about it.
SPOILERS: Just Jamie and hers relationship was just built on this idea of rape and their whole relationship in the first half of the book involves that and it was just so hard to be happy for them or to encourage their relationship in the second half of the book because of what happened. And I hate the miscommunication trope and that was going on throughout this book yeah I just hated Jamie I hated the relationship I did not like that at all and then poor Elizabeth the end of the book I literally want to throw my Kindle across the room. I just hated that the author decided to like have Elizabeth kind of give in to what was happening to her and how the author would be like oh she would fight and cry and then the next time it happened she was silent and then a week later she was welcoming the advances but they weren’t advances, it was rape. But I do understand that Rape would occur because of the time period of the book and I like Jamie would expect things of his wife and how the Native American would perhaps do that sort of thing to the captives but it was just the Romanticization of it that rubs me the wrong way.
OK the author did an amazing job at writing the story l, the plot ( historical aspects) and the setting where amazing. That being said the romanticization of rape in this book was astronomical. I was literally disgusted and cringed throughout. I would NOT categorize this book as romance. I found nothing romantic about it.
SPOILERS: Just Jamie and hers relationship was just built on this idea of rape and their whole relationship in the first half of the book involves that and it was just so hard to be happy for them or to encourage their relationship in the second half of the book because of what happened. And I hate the miscommunication trope and that was going on throughout this book yeah I just hated Jamie I hated the relationship I did not like that at all and then poor Elizabeth the end of the book I literally want to throw my Kindle across the room. I just hated that the author decided to like have Elizabeth kind of give in to what was happening to her and how the author would be like oh she would fight and cry and then the next time it happened she was silent and then a week later she was welcoming the advances but they weren’t advances, it was rape. But I do understand that Rape would occur because of the time period of the book and I like Jamie would expect things of his wife and how the Native American would perhaps do that sort of thing to the captives but it was just the Romanticization of it that rubs me the wrong way.
plasticmorgan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
kimberlycarrington's review against another edition
1.0
Me ha parecido un bodice-rippismo de tomo y lomo (creo que el primero que he leído con tanto forzamiento), con un estupendo punto de partida que se acaba perdiendo en el cansino vaivén que es la relación entre los protagonistas. Él cree que es una pilingui y, en su primer encuentro, ella se comporta como tal. Pero a él se le pone en los cataplines que se tienen que casar y, como ella es una muerta de hambre y él un lord, pues bodorrio al canto con posteriores "refrotes que ella no quería pero que internamente acaba queriendo porque él no la trata mal y acaba disfrutando". Ya he dicho mil veces que estas cosas no me importan demasiado (no me tiréis piedras, que os las devuelvo) porque, aunque no me gusta leerlos, los puedo encuadrar en lo históricamente fiel, pero eso de que a través del chingamiento se llegue al enamoramiento hay que saber llevarlo, y me parece que la Graham no lo hace bien, más que nada porque ellos pueden disfrutar mucho en el lecho pero que fuera de él su relación no avance por los enormes malentendidos que tienen... Pues no, es algo que me cansa mucho y aquí se estira hasta el mismo final del libro. La relación entre ambos está estancada desde el principio y lastra todo el libro. Y ellos, que en un principio no me caían mal, me han acabado pareciendo muy pesados, con esa negación de sus sentimientos (y esa manía del maromo de soltarle a ella que es una f(p)ruta, pfffffffff...). Sin embargo, el contexto histórico (algo posterior a la muerte de Pocahontas) me ha parecido fascinante. Reconozco que me encanta que me cuelen historia en estos libros porque, para mí, los hace mucho más interesantes, y desde luego la historia de los primeros colonos en Virginia (el protagonista estuvo con John Smith) y todo lo que acontece en el periodo en el que transcurre la historia de este libro me ha interesado muchísimo, con la relación de los británicos con los nativos, un sangriento conflicto que tuvieron... Pero claro, esto es una novela romántica y esa parte es justo la que falla. Y tenía claro que le iba a dar dos estrellas hasta que al final del libro se le va la cabeza con un personaje y le da un final que me ha sentado como una patada en la peineta, así que le he bajado una estrella.
katiev's review
3.0
The constant arguing/misunderstanding between the two wore me down. The intimate scenes were sensual. warning: this is an older bodice ripper type.
****Spoilers
the hero rapes the heroine the first time. They are married, but she's less than willing and he takes her roughly.
****Spoilers
the hero rapes the heroine the first time. They are married, but she's less than willing and he takes her roughly.
racheliswriting's review
I am not finishing this book. The first sex scene is a rape scene - between the two main characters who supposedly fall in love by the end of the plot.
No. I am definitely not a fan of rape fantasies turning into 'true wuv'. Not to mention the "hero" repeatedly calls the heroine a whore with very little provocation. Just... no.
No. I am definitely not a fan of rape fantasies turning into 'true wuv'. Not to mention the "hero" repeatedly calls the heroine a whore with very little provocation. Just... no.
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