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A review by phoenix53
A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh
3.5
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Relatable heroine.
Equal parts romance and family saga - I do love a good family saga.
Well-written.
Last 100 pages made me cry, in a good way, as all the family conflicts were resolved.
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Really, really disliked the hero, especially at first, when he did nothing but objectify the heroine's beauty. Then he trampled her boundaries for 200 pages. He did start to see her as a person, and treat her with basic decency, but the author seems to think he deserved a medal for this.
Not sure I'm in tune with how the author sees women, men and successful relationships. This book is 23 years old and feels as if it's from the 70s or 80s. I'm not young, but I have changed my mind over the last 20 or 30 years about the kind of romance I like to read. This isn't it.
Final spicy scene is utterly cringe.
Ridiculous character names, suitable for every historical period except the Regency.
Relatable heroine.
Equal parts romance and family saga - I do love a good family saga.
Well-written.
Last 100 pages made me cry, in a good way, as all the family conflicts were resolved.
-
Really, really disliked the hero, especially at first, when he did nothing but objectify the heroine's beauty. Then he trampled her boundaries for 200 pages. He did start to see her as a person, and treat her with basic decency, but the author seems to think he deserved a medal for this.
Not sure I'm in tune with how the author sees women, men and successful relationships. This book is 23 years old and feels as if it's from the 70s or 80s. I'm not young, but I have changed my mind over the last 20 or 30 years about the kind of romance I like to read. This isn't it.
Final spicy scene is utterly cringe.
Ridiculous character names, suitable for every historical period except the Regency.