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Bride Of Pendorric
by Victoria Holt
Victoria Holt had clearly swotted up on [bc:Rebecca|17899948|Rebecca|Daphne du Maurier|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386605169s/17899948.jpg|46663] & [bc:Wuthering Heights|11019333|Wuthering Heights|Emily Brontë|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1385412726s/11019333.jpg|1565818] before writing this doom laden account of a young girl's infatuation & marriage to an older man. After her father's unexpected death, Roc whisks Favel from Capri to Cornwall where she is terrorised by the legend of the Brides of Pendorric.
While reading I found Favel's constant unease surprising in one so young (nineteen) but she was completely on her own & married to a man she barely knew. So I'm cutting her some slack.
A major weakness for me was that I didn't find Roc appealing - neither the description of his physical appearance or his (generally distant) behaviour. & there were far to many characters to keep track of & a lot of them didn't add much to the story.
The ending felt forced & rushed, but I loved this book as a teen so I'm giving it a charitable 4*
While reading I found Favel's constant unease surprising in one so young (nineteen) but she was completely on her own & married to a man she barely knew. So I'm cutting her some slack.
A major weakness for me was that I didn't find Roc appealing - neither the description of his physical appearance or his (generally distant) behaviour. & there were far to many characters to keep track of & a lot of them didn't add much to the story.
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I thought I had guessed the solution early but I missed some obvious clues.The ending felt forced & rushed, but I loved this book as a teen so I'm giving it a charitable 4*