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A review by papercrystals
White Rose Rebel by Janet Paisley
2.0
For the sake of full disclosure, I should point out that I stopped reading 3/4 of the way through the book. Life is too short to read something you don't like.
The premise is intriguing- the Jacobite rebellion, a female Braveheart, a love story...
But the excitement I expected never really appeared. Yes, there were battles, described rather gruesomely, and yes, there was something resembling a love story (Remember, self- heroines described as "fiery," "tempestuous," and "independent-minded" means that the author is going to tell us far more about the woman's sex life than I find interesting. And it also usually means she cheats on her husband.), but as a general whole the book was... boring.
It was like there were three different stories: one of battles and war, one of politics and intrigue, and one of Colonel Anne's love life- yet none of the stories held enough weight as a novel alone, so they were cobbled together into a novel that is less than impressive.
The premise is intriguing- the Jacobite rebellion, a female Braveheart, a love story...
But the excitement I expected never really appeared. Yes, there were battles, described rather gruesomely, and yes, there was something resembling a love story (Remember, self- heroines described as "fiery," "tempestuous," and "independent-minded" means that the author is going to tell us far more about the woman's sex life than I find interesting. And it also usually means she cheats on her husband.), but as a general whole the book was... boring.
It was like there were three different stories: one of battles and war, one of politics and intrigue, and one of Colonel Anne's love life- yet none of the stories held enough weight as a novel alone, so they were cobbled together into a novel that is less than impressive.