Enchanting Pleasures

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Summary: What a Book!
Review: Really good book. I liked that he was flawed and how she was not afraid to bring it out into the open and discuss his problem. Of course, the cure for his migraines is a little unbelievable, who knows, maybe poison from tree frogs might just be the cure everyone who suffers is looking for. I liked that right from the start he saw past the rounder than society likes figure to see the beauty and passion in Gabby. And I liked that Gabby was willng to do what it took so that Quill did not have to suffer, even if it took taking charge in the bedroom! Eloisa James has written three very good keeper books and I hope she continues to write for a long time.

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Summary: A Realistic Delight, If There's Such A Thing
Review: This book is perfect summer reading! It is a delicious little fantasy that is obviously based on the author's affection for real people, not cardboard romance heros and heriones. I haven't read either of Eloisa James's earlier books, and I suppose I might have missed some of the plot references for that reason, but it still captivated me! (And I am off to get the earlier ones in paper.) If you want a romance that has a genuine sense of personality, and enough substance from a historical and political perspective to keep you interested, I highly recommend this one

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Summary: Enchanting Pleasures
Review: This is a delicious book, following the two previous "Pleasure" Books. I look forward to all Eloisa James future books.

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Summary: Sweet story line
Review: This was my first EJ book to read. For some reason I had a hard time getting involved in this book until after the first 1/3 of the book. I enjoyed the story and the characters. Gabby and Quill were delightful. I liked the fact that Gabby isn't perfect in her figure as in so many other books. I appreciated Quill taking up for & looking after Gabby. He was kind of her "knight in shining armor" showing up at the right times- or taking up for her since she hadn't been taught correct etiquette. One of the scenes that I enjoyed was Quill trying to ask Gabby to marry him and casualy quoting Shakespeare "I pine, I burn, I perish for you" in his practiced speech- he was real ackward with it. Gabby was getting tickled since she recognized the lines. Quill got frustrated and decided to drop the whole speech taking Gabby into his arms kissing her passionately quoting a couple of words here and there between kisses-I pine (kiss) I burn (kiss) I perish for you (kiss)- boy, it worked for me. The friendship between Gabby and Lady Sophie was precious, too. There was humor as well as some sadness- due to the death of Quill's father and Quill's unsureness about his illness and being able to satisfying Gabby. I also enjoyed the the love story between Emily and Lucien. Over all it is a good book.

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Summary: A new favorite author!
Review: Wow! I really loved these books -- there are three in the series and they are excellent. Eloisa James is a professor of English literature and clearly knows her stuff. Her writing is delightful. She bases her stories on history -- loosely! She creates a complicated but delightful tale. The three books are interwoven with characters that you come to care about quickly. Hope she's working on #4!

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Summary: Great romance
Review: Yes, it's not perfect, and I'd have given it 4 & 1/2 stars, if I could. But it, nevertheless, very powerful, romantic, and wonderful.

Quill is such a strong but vulnerable hero; he's proud and arrogant, but has a very sweet, compassionate side. Gabby is very naive and innocent, but also wholly natural. Her big flaw is a tendency to make others decisions for them, but she and Quill both learn the hard way...which presented some of the most moving moments of the book. I cried and cried near the end. Quill was exceptionally endearing then.

I liked the secondary romance very much, but I wish it had been addressed at the end as well and that the declaration scene had been fleshed out more. The Indian plot was interesting, but for me, not as interesting as the romance and the interplay within Quill's family. Quill's illness, while perhaps a bit farfetched, was more so in its resolution than anywhere else. Still.....happy endings and all.

Frankly, it's just a stirring romance, and that's the bottom line.