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ironskin's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely noticeable that it was published in ‘95 but as always Loretta Chase is charming and a pleasure to read
spiringvenus's review against another edition
3.0
I like a level headed heroine! Her interest in medicine was very brave in her day!
guiltlesspleasures's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
4.5
Such a great first line: “The Devil was partial to Dartmoor.”
I think this is the most Gothic love story I’ve read by Loretta Chase. But at its heart is the sweetest love story.
Our heroine, Gwendolyn, is a fantastic character: a tangle of red hair, a matter-of-fact attitude to pretty much everything, a propensity to ride astride (gasp!) and a charmingly direct way of speaking.
Re: this last, when our hero appears all cleaned up and looking gorgeous, instead of acting all unaffected, she tells him flat out how stunning he is and that her brain stopped working. 😂
There are lots of other things I loved, including how Chase so effectively shows us how the early 19th c. mind dealt with scientific unknowns. We know what’s wrong with our hero, Dorian, before anyone else does, but we’re supposed to. So we get to watch Gwen and other docs come up with and discard various bananapants theories, and then slowly put the pieces together.
Another note: Novellas are hard. Authors often try to cram too much into them, or they feel unsatisfactory. Chase manages to tell a fully realized love story in few pages. She’s so good.
One more plays it to her: Yay, she gives a reason for him being so ripped! (He worked on the docks for a while.)
I think this is the most Gothic love story I’ve read by Loretta Chase. But at its heart is the sweetest love story.
Our heroine, Gwendolyn, is a fantastic character: a tangle of red hair, a matter-of-fact attitude to pretty much everything, a propensity to ride astride (gasp!) and a charmingly direct way of speaking.
Re: this last, when our hero appears all cleaned up and looking gorgeous, instead of acting all unaffected, she tells him flat out how stunning he is and that her brain stopped working. 😂
There are lots of other things I loved, including how Chase so effectively shows us how the early 19th c. mind dealt with scientific unknowns. We know what’s wrong with our hero, Dorian, before anyone else does, but we’re supposed to. So we get to watch Gwen and other docs come up with and discard various bananapants theories, and then slowly put the pieces together.
Another note: Novellas are hard. Authors often try to cram too much into them, or they feel unsatisfactory. Chase manages to tell a fully realized love story in few pages. She’s so good.
One more plays it to her: Yay, she gives a reason for him being so ripped! (He worked on the docks for a while.)
gothai's review against another edition
4.0
It was an interesting book funny and heartbreaking at times. Dorian knows he is going mad like his mother and has to die painfully. But his relatives decide that he has to marry and beget an heir before he completely loses his senses. Gwendolyn a nurse who wants the money and position to construct a hospital agrees to marry the lunatic.
Bertie Trent from [b:Lord of Scoundrels|425377|Lord of Scoundrels (Scoundrels, #3)|Loretta Chase|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1381766823s/425377.jpg|414437] adds some wit and humor to the story. The interactions between the MCs was refreshing. The plot was unusual with some medical explorations and it was an enjoyable read
Bertie Trent from [b:Lord of Scoundrels|425377|Lord of Scoundrels (Scoundrels, #3)|Loretta Chase|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1381766823s/425377.jpg|414437] adds some wit and humor to the story. The interactions between the MCs was refreshing. The plot was unusual with some medical explorations and it was an enjoyable read
escatusser's review against another edition
5.0
D'acord, que era previsible que el problema del prota no era la bogeria, que sí que estava clar que segur que era un problema orgànic... Però és que m'agraden tant els herois amb "kriptonita"... I a més, ella té tirada sanitària. Què més puc demanar? Doncs que no sigui tan curt, @lorettachase. On vas, amb un llibre que s'acaba tan aviat!
nickyp's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely novella with a serious undercurrent. I loved both the medically-inclined Gwen, who is well-used to men not listening to her at first and forcing them to come around, and overprotective Dorian, who, while convinced his mind is disintegrating would still marry Gwen so she can use his money to build her dream hospital. It does seem odd that her family would allow a match with a imminent lunatic, but Gwen does come off as persuasive, and families married their girls off to senile old men often enough, didn't they? And it's fun to see the stereotype of the moors and hauntings turned in a story of "current" medicine.
Read this one to enjoy the sharp dialogue, well-tailored to each character, and the unique progress of their affections. Also cameos from Bertie and Dain (but no Jess) from the earlier stories.
Read this one to enjoy the sharp dialogue, well-tailored to each character, and the unique progress of their affections. Also cameos from Bertie and Dain (but no Jess) from the earlier stories.
amyiw's review against another edition
5.0
4 1/2
Part of the Lord of Scoundrels series, probably meant to be read right after Scoundrels as it has a little look into Dain and Jess's life.
This a short sweet novel of a man and a woman born before her time, who wants to nurse and study his craziness.
The main characters are likable and fall right in with one another. I love their openness right from the start.
Part of the Lord of Scoundrels series, probably meant to be read right after Scoundrels as it has a little look into Dain and Jess's life.
This a short sweet novel of a man
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Since I suffer for migraines, I recognized his symptoms but wondered how his mother how died.The main characters are likable and fall right in with one another. I love their openness right from the start.
kimberlycarrington's review against another edition
4.0
¿Por qué es tan corto? ¿¿POR QUÉ?? Habría sido un libro estupendísimo. Es una mezcla de "Abandonada a tus caricias" y "Flores en la tormenta", con un prota AÑKÑJDGKFÑA muy especial y una protagonista inteligente y sin miedo. Al ser tan corta la historia no está tan bien desarrollada como en un libro y es una pena porque, lógicamente, tiene que ser todo precipitado. Pero, a pesar de su brevedad, lo he disfrutado mucho.
(Y además sale Dain, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)
(Y además sale Dain, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)
the_brewed_bookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Such a sweet and cute read. The conflict that plagued the hero was concluded a bit to hastily for my taste but other than that it was perfect.