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blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
A little bit of drama, a little bit of suspense, a little bit of romance and a little bit of highway robbery and that is the mix of this book.
Cora is the highwayman's daughter and she robs people too. Her father needs medicine so she puts her life on the line. She is brave and all in all a cool heroine.
Jack is the man who gets robbed and he is obsessed with finding her. He, what to say, he was relentless in his search, but for good reasons in the end. The same can't be said about his cousin Rupert, oh I could not stand the guy!
Romance blossoms, but they are different classes, there are secrets and then there is the whole oh I robbed you thing.
A nice romance that I read fast.
Cora is the highwayman's daughter and she robs people too. Her father needs medicine so she puts her life on the line. She is brave and all in all a cool heroine.
Jack is the man who gets robbed and he is obsessed with finding her. He, what to say, he was relentless in his search, but for good reasons in the end. The same can't be said about his cousin Rupert, oh I could not stand the guy!
Romance blossoms, but they are different classes, there are secrets and then there is the whole oh I robbed you thing.
A nice romance that I read fast.
mafryc's review against another edition
1.0
Completely and utterly eye-rollingly unnecessarily complicated.
Yet again we see an original plot with a plenty of RomCom potential go down the drain, being pulled under by obsessively repetitive thoughts that will make you want to bang your head against a wall, multiple gag-inducing scenes, and moments where readers, if you're like myself, will stare slack-jawed before exclaiming, "HOW ARE YOU THIS STUPID?"
You could quite literally fill 3 chapters of Cora pining for "the life she knew she'd never have" (though of course, it's grossly obvious she'll get that life in the end).
Other instances include
- She loved him so deeply and knew she'd never love another the same way.
- Our circumstances are different and we can never be together.
- We're from such different social spheres, it's impossible for us to even hope we could marry.
- She realized the futility of her wishing they could be together.
- He's just toying with me; after he's done playing games then he'll marry someone of his own status.
- She just needed to leave because all the happy moments they spent with each other would just make her heart ache more when they have to part ways because, of course, they could never be together.....
We all know you're FREAKING GOING TO GET TOGETHER, so for the love of all that's good in the literary world, PLEASE cut the crap.
The only star is for at least a semblance of originality in plot, even though saturated with overused clichés like, "our fingers brushed and I felt sparks," "I shivered, and he gave me his coat," and "He looked at me and said, 'You bewitch me.'"
Yet again we see an original plot with a plenty of RomCom potential go down the drain, being pulled under by obsessively repetitive thoughts that will make you want to bang your head against a wall, multiple gag-inducing scenes, and moments where readers, if you're like myself, will stare slack-jawed before exclaiming, "HOW ARE YOU THIS STUPID?"
You could quite literally fill 3 chapters of Cora pining for "the life she knew she'd never have" (though of course, it's grossly obvious she'll get that life in the end).
Other instances include
- She loved him so deeply and knew she'd never love another the same way.
- Our circumstances are different and we can never be together.
- We're from such different social spheres, it's impossible for us to even hope we could marry.
- She realized the futility of her wishing they could be together.
- He's just toying with me; after he's done playing games then he'll marry someone of his own status.
- She just needed to leave because all the happy moments they spent with each other would just make her heart ache more when they have to part ways because, of course, they could never be together.....
We all know you're FREAKING GOING TO GET TOGETHER, so for the love of all that's good in the literary world, PLEASE cut the crap.
The only star is for at least a semblance of originality in plot, even though saturated with overused clichés like, "our fingers brushed and I felt sparks," "I shivered, and he gave me his coat," and "He looked at me and said, 'You bewitch me.'"
gems_31's review
5.0
brilliant book. has a great mixture of action, romance and a good old fashioned love story the masters of Fairy Tales would be proud of
setaian's review
5.0
Cora lives with her ill father. As a woman from the lower classes her days are spent working as a farm labourer for a pittance. But in order to make enough money to buy the medicine her father so desperately needs she disguises herself as a man and spends her nights as a highwayman robbing the wealthy.
Then she robs Jack and his half brother Rupert one night. Relieved of their purses and pride, they enter into a wager to catch the highwayman and deliver her to magistrate. But upon cornering her, Jack realises there is much more to Cora than he first thought.
The Highwayman's Daughter is great fun. Imagine Pretty Woman set in the mid 16th century. There is a plucky heroine, a dashing hero and a dastardly villain. I imagine historical purists will be able to poke holes in this book but that's not me and I loved it.
Then she robs Jack and his half brother Rupert one night. Relieved of their purses and pride, they enter into a wager to catch the highwayman and deliver her to magistrate. But upon cornering her, Jack realises there is much more to Cora than he first thought.
The Highwayman's Daughter is great fun. Imagine Pretty Woman set in the mid 16th century. There is a plucky heroine, a dashing hero and a dastardly villain. I imagine historical purists will be able to poke holes in this book but that's not me and I loved it.
robinwalter's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A bit overlong and drawn out but overall an interesting and enjoyable read
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