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A review by nday
Shadow Dance by Anne Stuart
3.0
I first read this book many, many years ago. Probably around the time it first came out. I loved it. It was one of my favourite romances for quite a number of years.
My last reread of the book was before I started my reading diary, back in 2001, so needless to say… it’s been a while.
This didn’t really stand the test of time, as some of my other favourite romances have over the years. This book was almost evenly divided between the two romances, with Phelan and Juliette taking a bit more prominence.
For me, I actually enjoyed the “side” romance of Valerian and Sophie more. It had a lot more time than the traditional side romance, so you could easily get involved in their storyline. I liked that it was a bit of a unique situation, with Valerian in disguise as ‘Valerie’.
A good amount of the plot movement points felt quite contrived, so dues ex machina was clear and present. There were also occasional inconsistencies with characters, like the black eye moment between the brothers. It also never really did anything except demonstrate Phelan’s jealousy and seemed a bit all around pointless.
I didn’t really enjoy the storyline that went along with Juliette, although I did quite enjoy the romance between her and Phelan.
Overall, there was a lot going on in this, far too much really. It could have done a lot more with a lot less. Enjoyable, but it wouldn’t make the top of my romance favs list these days.
My last reread of the book was before I started my reading diary, back in 2001, so needless to say… it’s been a while.
This didn’t really stand the test of time, as some of my other favourite romances have over the years. This book was almost evenly divided between the two romances, with Phelan and Juliette taking a bit more prominence.
For me, I actually enjoyed the “side” romance of Valerian and Sophie more. It had a lot more time than the traditional side romance, so you could easily get involved in their storyline. I liked that it was a bit of a unique situation, with Valerian in disguise as ‘Valerie’.
A good amount of the plot movement points felt quite contrived, so dues ex machina was clear and present. There were also occasional inconsistencies with characters, like the black eye moment between the brothers. It also never really did anything except demonstrate Phelan’s jealousy and seemed a bit all around pointless.
I didn’t really enjoy the storyline that went along with Juliette, although I did quite enjoy the romance between her and Phelan.
Overall, there was a lot going on in this, far too much really. It could have done a lot more with a lot less. Enjoyable, but it wouldn’t make the top of my romance favs list these days.