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Summary: Disappointing.
Review: I am halfway through a book that sounded delightful and am fighting to finish it. This is my first Lansdowne book and her writing,frankly, is stilted. Guess I don't like her style much. Far from fast paced, I think it is slow and tedious. It is good to see this "feared" hero show his vulnerability piece by piece.
Julia is a tough cookie and Emmy is a peagooose. The dialogue gets confusing since they are often talking to themselves and you have to figure out if its a one way or 2 way conversation.
I'll finish it for the "duke" but no more Lansdowne books for me.
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Summary: Finally Berinwick has his story
Review: I just love the characters and the humor in Judith Lansdowne books as well as the lighthearted nature of the stories. This is another good story and a satisfying conclusion to the series. Berinwick's mother and sister are both married and have moved away and Elf is grown and at Oxford. Berinwick is becoming lonely when a woman needing his help lands on his doorstep. Needless to say, she can look beyond his scars to see a truer picture of the man.
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Summary: a little disappointed
Review: I was excited when I heard this book was out. I liked "Just in Time", loved "Just Perfect" and hoped this book would be just as good. Unfortunately, the book was just mediocre and I ended up donating my copy to my local library. I found the second book very funny and sweet, and I was hoping for more of the same. My main issue with the book is that I couldn't get to like the heroine; I found her cold. (Of course, she did want to kill someone.) There also weren't as many funny moments as there were in the second book. If you're hooked on the series like I was, this book is worth reading so you can see how things turn out for Berinwick, but don't expect it to be as good as the others.
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Summary: a little disappointed
Review: I was excited when I heard this book was out. I liked "Just in Time", loved "Just Perfect" and hoped this book would be just as good. Unfortunately, the book was just mediocre and I ended up donating my copy to my local library. I found the second book very funny and sweet, and I was hoping for more of the same. My main issue with the book is that I couldn't get to like the heroine; I found her cold. (Of course, she did want to kill someone.) There also weren't as many funny moments as there were in the second book. If you're hooked on the series like I was, this book is worth reading so you can see how things turn out for Berinwick, but don't expect it to be as good as the others.
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Summary: disappointing
Review: Judith Lansdowne books have a similar feel to them. Her characters and dialogue are full of whimsy and this can be fun to read (as in her earlier works i.e. Camilla's Fate) but now her books are just too long and the whimsy factor is frankly tedious. The Duke of Berinwick is missing an eye - big deal. In the Regency era, no one would bat an eyelash at marrying a Duke with tons of money whose eye was MIA. Small pox scaring was all over the place so an eye, covered by a patch, would not have been that distressing. Also - he talks in what the author perceives as being cute or, again, whimsical, but becomes confusing at times as the reader is like what the heck are you saying!!!! Julia is rather boring. Emma too much an empty headed miss to be interesting but Lansdowne always includes empty headed misses in her stories. This story also had zero sex appeal. I am not referring to bedroom stuff, just no chemistry. A Duke who seems as dicked in the nob as Berinwick is not sexy. Julia came across as cold. There was a time when a Lansdowne book was eagerly awaited, but alas, that time is over.
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Summary: "Just Impossible" is "Just Terrific"
Review: Judith Lansdowne is the best Regency writer today. Her plots, characterizations, period accuracy are all top-notch and "Just Impossible" is no exception. Other reviews will give readers the plot outline; this review is to state appreciation for a literate author who nevers descends to melodrama or steamy sex scenes to gain (or keep) a reader. I read the first half of this book in a heart surgeon's office under trying circumstances. I'd saved it for that occasion knowing it would make the hours fly and it did just that. Lansdowne's ability to draw the reader into a book is unsurpassed and she has a knack for creating intriguing, likable characters. "Just Impossible" is a fine example of her skill. If you want a Regency to re-read and enjoy every time, buy one of Judith Lansdowne's books.
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Summary: Disappointing.
Review: Setting - London, England 1814 --- William Thorne, Duke of Berinwick, was missing an eye due to a childhood accident. Growing up he survived the cruel taunts of his fellow playmates adopting such a belligerent and fearsome attitude that people walked in fear of him never realizing that under the prickly veneer beat a heart of pure gold. Those not privy to the real duke, believed the tales of his surliness - which were embellished way beyond the truth in the re-telling - so much so that he was known to be the `Beast of Barren Wycche.' In the previous two books of this delightful trilogy we have seen his mother and sister settled in loving marriages, and Elf, his ward off to Oxford. Life is lonely but that changes suddenly when a proud and prickly beauty, Julia Delacroix, enters his life hoping to sell a treasured heirloom to him. Her agenda included not only gaining the necessary funds to launch her beloved niece into society but more importantly to destroy the man who she held responsible for the ruination and death of her eldest sister. So being, and uncovering her true motives this absolutely wonderful hero of ours, will take up her cause stating......."I am the Beast from Barren Wycche. I am impertinent, audacious and feared. I possess enormous power and cunning and a rapier more deadly than any pistol. And though I cannot explain why, I find that I am at your service, body and soul. By gawd, woman, make use of me!"... Again, I found myself immersed in this wonderful book that I could not put down. Although the romance builds slowly - as it should - while Julia discovers little by little the secrets contained in the heart of this audacious duke, the story is fast-paced. Filled with intrigue, wonderful characterizations and outstanding dialogs, the reader will come to love and root for this impossible but wonderful hero. There are memorable dialogs, and statements galore that will simply warm your heart and make you sigh with pleasure. This is fun, poignant, and an absolutely splendid read that I highly recommend. --- Submitted by Marilyn Rondeau, Official Reviewer for www.historicalromancewriters.com ---
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Summary: Fun, poignant, and an absolutely splendid read!
Review: Setting - London, England 1814 --- William Thorne, Duke of Berinwick, was missing an eye due to a childhood accident. Growing up he survived the cruel taunts of his fellow playmates adopting such a belligerent and fearsome attitude that people walked in fear of him never realizing that under the prickly veneer beat a heart of pure gold. Those not privy to the real duke, believed the tales of his surliness - which were embellished way beyond the truth in the re-telling - so much so that he was known to be the 'Beast of Barren Wycche.' In the previous two books of this delightful trilogy we have seen his mother and sister settled in loving marriages, and Elf, his ward off to Oxford. Life is lonely but that changes suddenly when a proud and prickly beauty, Julia Delacroix, enters his life hoping to sell a treasured heirloom to him. Her agenda included not only gaining the necessary funds to launch her beloved niece into society but more importantly to destroy the man who she held responsible for the ruination and death of her eldest sister. So being, and uncovering her true motives this absolutely wonderful hero of ours, will take up her cause stating......."I am the Beast from Barren Wycche. I am impertinent, audacious and feared. I possess enormous power and cunning and a rapier more deadly than any pistol. And though I cannot explain why, I find that I am at your service, body and soul. By gawd, woman, make use of me!"... Again, I found myself immersed in this wonderful book that I could not put down. Although the romance builds slowly - as it should - while Julia discovers little by little the secrets contained in the heart of this audacious duke, the story is fast-paced. Filled with intrigue, wonderful characterizations and outstanding dialogs, the reader will come to love and root for this impossible but wonderful hero. There are memorable dialogs, and statements galore that will simply warm your heart and make you sigh with pleasure. This is fun, poignant, and an absolutely splendid read that I highly recommend. --- Submitted by Marilyn Rondeau, Official Reviewer for www.historicalromancewriters.com ---
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