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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Romance novels are a strange thing. Some women read nothing but romances. Other women stay as far away from them as possible.
I love a good romance. Key word "good". I don't like my time being wasted when it comes to any genre. I try to stay away from "chick lit" and by chick lit, I mean those books about twenty-somethings and above, where it's supposed to be humorous in some way with a dash of romance tossed in. I avoid these because most of the ones I've read were HORRIBLE. (with exception to Sophie Kinsella, whose books are quite lovely)
Anyways, when it comes to romance, it can mean so many things. There are so many love stories where the book isn't classified as a romance. A lot of my favourite romances are not actual romances. This is not a clear statement. Oh wells.
I will move on. Historical romances tend to be lovely. They always seem to have strong willed, funny, charming characters. They also always seem to have amazing sexual chemistry/tension and I adore that. I love how ridiculous they can be. The plots are usually completely bonkers. In most historical romances, the main characters usually marry each other without wanting to.
For example, in this book, the main characters have a funny first meeting where the girl, Alex, kills a man who is going to kill the guy, Jordan. She faints, Jordan thinks Alex is a boy and he brings her to an inn to make sure "he" is okay. Alex wakes up, Jordan finally realizes Alex is a girl and brings her back to her house.
A few days later, Alex's mother drags Alex to Jordan's residence and says he must marry her because the whole town knows Alex and Jordan were alone in a room together(shocking!) and her reputation is ruined.
I loved this story, to be honest. It's quite silly when you think about it but I really enjoyed reading it. I loved Alex's character. I loved how charming and sweet she was. I loved seeing Alex fall in love with Jordan and I loved the part of the novel where everyone thinks Jordan has died and Alex mourns him, until she finds out some unsavoury details about him and his past.
This novel isn't easy for me to summarize at all. It is not a simple plot to summarize. It isn't just " they marry and fall in love". It's more like "they are forced to marry, she falls in love, he gets abducted, she thinks he is dead, she mourns him, she finds out information that makes her hate him, she becomes a brazen socialite, he returns hoping for the sweet girl he last knew, she is about to marry one of his relatives, and then they have to sort shit out, etc."
Basically, it's funny, sweet, charming and full of sexy sex and sexy tension. Also, the main characters are supposed to be well fit.
Oh yeah, I also totally teared up at a couple of parts. It's always good when a book makes you emotional. It means you care.
So, I recommend it to anyone who likes historical romance or romance in general.
I love a good romance. Key word "good". I don't like my time being wasted when it comes to any genre. I try to stay away from "chick lit" and by chick lit, I mean those books about twenty-somethings and above, where it's supposed to be humorous in some way with a dash of romance tossed in. I avoid these because most of the ones I've read were HORRIBLE. (with exception to Sophie Kinsella, whose books are quite lovely)
Anyways, when it comes to romance, it can mean so many things. There are so many love stories where the book isn't classified as a romance. A lot of my favourite romances are not actual romances. This is not a clear statement. Oh wells.
I will move on. Historical romances tend to be lovely. They always seem to have strong willed, funny, charming characters. They also always seem to have amazing sexual chemistry/tension and I adore that. I love how ridiculous they can be. The plots are usually completely bonkers. In most historical romances, the main characters usually marry each other without wanting to.
For example, in this book, the main characters have a funny first meeting where the girl, Alex, kills a man who is going to kill the guy, Jordan. She faints, Jordan thinks Alex is a boy and he brings her to an inn to make sure "he" is okay. Alex wakes up, Jordan finally realizes Alex is a girl and brings her back to her house.
A few days later, Alex's mother drags Alex to Jordan's residence and says he must marry her because the whole town knows Alex and Jordan were alone in a room together(shocking!) and her reputation is ruined.
I loved this story, to be honest. It's quite silly when you think about it but I really enjoyed reading it. I loved Alex's character. I loved how charming and sweet she was. I loved seeing Alex fall in love with Jordan and I loved the part of the novel where everyone thinks Jordan has died and Alex mourns him, until she finds out some unsavoury details about him and his past.
This novel isn't easy for me to summarize at all. It is not a simple plot to summarize. It isn't just " they marry and fall in love". It's more like "they are forced to marry, she falls in love, he gets abducted, she thinks he is dead, she mourns him, she finds out information that makes her hate him, she becomes a brazen socialite, he returns hoping for the sweet girl he last knew, she is about to marry one of his relatives, and then they have to sort shit out, etc."
Basically, it's funny, sweet, charming and full of sexy sex and sexy tension. Also, the main characters are supposed to be well fit.
Oh yeah, I also totally teared up at a couple of parts. It's always good when a book makes you emotional. It means you care.
So, I recommend it to anyone who likes historical romance or romance in general.
“What are you looking at?" Jordan demanded finally, watching
her.
"A dragon." When he looked bewildered she lifted her arm and pointed to the sky in the southeast. "Right there—that cloud—what do you see when you look at it?"
"A fat cloud."
Alexandra rolled her eyes at him. "What else do you see?"
He was quiet for a moment studying the sky. "Five more fat clouds
and three thin ones.”
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Maybe this author just isn't right for me.
After reading the first book in this series, I was very turned off, but so many people have recommended Judith McNaught to me that I thought I'd try another book and just see if things improved.
While this book isn't as distasteful as the first, it's still not that great.
We start out charmingly. We meet our heroine Alex, a young girl with a terrible dead father, who is now taking care of her mother and their servants. Alex is a lady, but a poor one, and she's unrefined because she's only known country living. She's got a spark to her and is fun. Jordan, The Duke of Hawthorne, is a cynical rake who grew up with cold parents and has a deep distrust of women. One night he is traveling to see his grandmother in the country when he is set upon by bandits. Just as they're about to kill him, a knight on horseback rides to his rescue. The knight is Alex, who was dressed up from a party she was at earlier in the day.
The duke thinks his rescuer is a young boy and when the knight is injured, Jordan gathers him up and takes him to an inn for a doctor. While alone in a room together, he discovers the knight is actually Alex. Jordan is clearly not that bright because he then decides she's a child and not a young lady. He carries her about, takes her home and kisses her on the forehead. He basically ruins her. When faced with what he's done he agrees to marry her. He hems and haws about how she's just a child in his eyes, but still has sex with her. Then he's abducted and presumed dead.
Alex mourns him but then learns all about his rakish ways and also that he had planned to dump her at an estate in Devon and never see her again. Alex is a bubby, naive ingenue and had convinced herself she was in love with Jordan because she's also kind of an idiot.
Anyway, she's about to marry Jordan's cousin when Jordan returns from the dead. There is strife between them and also a mystery about who is trying to kill Jordan. The mystery wasn't particularly interesting and the strife was annoying. After Alex decides she's done with Jordan, she then falls back into bed with him and is in love again. It's dumb.
Once again, McNaught relies on other characters to fill in the blanks. Instead of Jordan and Alex talking and getting to know each other, she has Alex talk to Jordan's servants and cousins and they reveal why Jordan is such a jerk. Alex takes that info and decides she's going to love him and heal him, even though he's been a prick.
That being said, Jordan is also kind of fun and while I wasn't deeply invested I did sort of want them to find their way to each other. It just took too long and was too convoluted a path to get there.
It's better than the first book, but I don't know if I have it in me to read the third. We'll see.
After reading the first book in this series, I was very turned off, but so many people have recommended Judith McNaught to me that I thought I'd try another book and just see if things improved.
While this book isn't as distasteful as the first, it's still not that great.
We start out charmingly. We meet our heroine Alex, a young girl with a terrible dead father, who is now taking care of her mother and their servants. Alex is a lady, but a poor one, and she's unrefined because she's only known country living. She's got a spark to her and is fun. Jordan, The Duke of Hawthorne, is a cynical rake who grew up with cold parents and has a deep distrust of women. One night he is traveling to see his grandmother in the country when he is set upon by bandits. Just as they're about to kill him, a knight on horseback rides to his rescue. The knight is Alex, who was dressed up from a party she was at earlier in the day.
The duke thinks his rescuer is a young boy and when the knight is injured, Jordan gathers him up and takes him to an inn for a doctor. While alone in a room together, he discovers the knight is actually Alex. Jordan is clearly not that bright because he then decides she's a child and not a young lady. He carries her about, takes her home and kisses her on the forehead. He basically ruins her. When faced with what he's done he agrees to marry her. He hems and haws about how she's just a child in his eyes, but still has sex with her. Then he's abducted and presumed dead.
Alex mourns him but then learns all about his rakish ways and also that he had planned to dump her at an estate in Devon and never see her again. Alex is a bubby, naive ingenue and had convinced herself she was in love with Jordan because she's also kind of an idiot.
Anyway, she's about to marry Jordan's cousin when Jordan returns from the dead. There is strife between them and also a mystery about who is trying to kill Jordan. The mystery wasn't particularly interesting and the strife was annoying. After Alex decides she's done with Jordan, she then falls back into bed with him and is in love again. It's dumb.
Once again, McNaught relies on other characters to fill in the blanks. Instead of Jordan and Alex talking and getting to know each other, she has Alex talk to Jordan's servants and cousins and they reveal why Jordan is such a jerk. Alex takes that info and decides she's going to love him and heal him, even though he's been a prick.
That being said, Jordan is also kind of fun and while I wasn't deeply invested I did sort of want them to find their way to each other. It just took too long and was too convoluted a path to get there.
It's better than the first book, but I don't know if I have it in me to read the third. We'll see.
Although it didn't go exactly how I thought it should, I still loved it.
You see, before this, i've always thought mcnaught's books to be intimidating and heavy with hard-to-understand language. Boy, was I wrong. How dare I called myself a romance reader when I havent even read a single Mcnaught before.
I LOVE THIS BOOK. It brought me never-ending tingles, just what I needed today.
Brb while i binge-read all of her books
I LOVE THIS BOOK. It brought me never-ending tingles, just what I needed today.
Brb while i binge-read all of her books
3.5⭐️ this was cute tho I want Jordan to grovel more
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A perfect example of a problematic or even abusive relationship. Not sure at all how anyone could love the MMC he’s a jerk and never learns any better with his mood swings and temper. I get the author tried to soften him and explain his behavior but visualization of domestic abuse isn’t ok and even at the end he still only values her for her body!
Review completa em http://pepitamagica.blogspot.pt/2015/11/livro-algo-maravilhoso-de-judith.html
Gostei imenso da escrita de Judith McNaught, romântica, calma, interessante. Gostei do enredo, apesar de achar que depois de tanta coisa, o personagem principal foi muito drama queen e isso no fim irritou-me um bocado. Gostei da Alexandra, Alex para os amigos, é ingénua e inocente, mas aprende (a mal) que tem de ser forte e consegue-o na perfeição. Acho que a melhor parte foi mesmo a evolução dela, como passa de uma menina, a uma jovem mulher interessante.
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A minha personagem principal foi sem dúvida a avó de Jordan, porque esta senhora que todos achavam que tinha um coração de gelo (e têm!), também é muito protectora e consegue ser querida com quem se preocupa. Também gostei muito de Tony, o primo de Jordan, e de Roddy, estranho mas interessante.
Resumindo, uma hitória querida e amorosa, que me levou a querer ler mais livros desta autora.
Gostei imenso da escrita de Judith McNaught, romântica, calma, interessante. Gostei do enredo, apesar de achar que depois de tanta coisa, o personagem principal foi muito drama queen e isso no fim irritou-me um bocado. Gostei da Alexandra, Alex para os amigos, é ingénua e inocente, mas aprende (a mal) que tem de ser forte e consegue-o na perfeição. Acho que a melhor parte foi mesmo a evolução dela, como passa de uma menina, a uma jovem mulher interessante.
(...)
A minha personagem principal foi sem dúvida a avó de Jordan, porque esta senhora que todos achavam que tinha um coração de gelo (e têm!), também é muito protectora e consegue ser querida com quem se preocupa. Também gostei muito de Tony, o primo de Jordan, e de Roddy, estranho mas interessante.
Resumindo, uma hitória querida e amorosa, que me levou a querer ler mais livros desta autora.