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Summary: good book but not great
Review: i liked this book (as with all of the JL books) but i felt like something was missing. their was two much mistrust between tanya and stefan. i could not really see how they could love each other when they barely talked to each other. when they did they would fight. thier was to many misunderstanding between each other. not till the very end (and i am talking the very end) do they actually talk to each. the good thing about the book is they took no time to get into the plot, and everything was revelant to the story. but i still recommend this book despite all because it has a intersesting plot.
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Summary: The book was full of wonderful chemistry. I loved it.
Review: I loved the book and enjoyed every minute I spent reading it.
It was my favorite book of Johanna Lindsey. The characters are lovable. The book was full with good humor, and, of course, passion. The heros has this wonderful chemistry between them, and I couldn't stop myself from falling for them
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Summary: A great story and great characters
Review: I read these books backwards not realizing that "You Belong to Me" was actually a sequel to "Once a Princess" so I was introduced to Alex and Vasili before Stefan and Tanya. I think both stories were fun and both couples enjoyable to read about. It's a tough call, but I think "Once a Princess" is the better story. I could really relate to Tanya's character - her disbelief at being a princess, her humor, her determination to control her own life. And Stefan - YUM! - his looks (raven haired; golden-eyed) were definitely to my liking and the scars just added to his character. His vulnerability and occasional lack of confidence was endearing as was the total loyalty and love for him displayed by his friends, Vasili, Lazar and Serge.The love story between Tanya and Stefan developed slowly and sweetly with both characters trying to delay the other in discovering their true selves - she with "camoulflage" and he with an identity switch. Usually I find myself preferring the male characters to the females in these stories (perverse, huh? but the women are usually spoiled or too high maintenance), but here I found myself rooting for both of them. The unsung hero of both books is Lazar. A keen observer, he's often the comic relief, the truth-teller, the one who makes the lead characters "see the light". His character was sweet, funny and smart and a totally enjoyable supporting character. Every girl hopes her man has a friend like Lazar to bring them down to earth and keep him honest - especially with himself!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I thought that this book was extremly well written, with a great plot and some pretty passionate lead characters.Also a pretty interesting releationship between Stephen and his friends.Definately one of my all time favourites.Also had some pretty unexpected twists and turns. Highly recommended for any of Johanna Lindsey fans .
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Summary: Not the best of hers
Review: I thought this book was good, but not up to the quality of the Malory books, which are the best of hers by far. The hero, Stefan, really is handsome man, though he dwells on some minor scar tissue and for those marks on his face, women for some dumb reason find him completely unattractive. He also uses Tanya a time or two when he really just needs some anger management courses. He calls her a whore throughout the book without once asking whether or not she is, and she never bothers to inform him otherwise. The story could have been a lot better if his character didn't seem so shallow. I don't know about other people, but I'm a little tired of JL's always beautiful and perfect females. How many of us are really like that? It was a decent book to read once, but I don't think I'll pick it up again.
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Summary: Another Johanna Lindsay book added to my favorites...
Review: I'm growing to love JL's writing more with each book I read. I definitely enjoyed this book, reading it in a day and half. I just couldn't put it down. Stefan was a hero to swoon over (love those handsomely dark and intense men, yummy) and Tanya was so headstrong and brave. I really liked her. She wasn't the typical weepy, fragile heroine. She tried to escape several times knowing her chances of making it were slim, and she deliberately went against Stefan's wishes more than once even knowing the consequences. I loved that about her! No man was going to tell her what to do... Stefan and Tanya had me in stitches at times. The chemistry between them was incredibly strong and watching them fall in love was amazing. I could actually feel why each of them was growing to love the other more... I've read books in which the heroine loves the hero suddenly after hating him throughout the book and there just seems to be no reason for her sudden adoration. Not so in Once a Princess. Tanya's reaction at discovering she was a princess after how she was raised was very believable and I liked that. Stefan's friends each had endearing traits that truly added depth to this book. I felt I knew each character in this book and that to me is a sign of great writing. This one will be staying on my bookshelf and in my list of favorites... A great read!
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Summary: Another Johanna Lindsay book added to my favorites...
Review: I'm growing to love JL's writing more with each book I read. I definitely enjoyed this book, reading it in a day and half. I just couldn't put it down. Stefan was a hero to swoon over (love those handsomely dark and intense men, yummy) and Tanya was so headstrong and brave. I really liked her. She wasn't the typical weepy, fragile heroine. She tried to escape several times knowing her chances of making it were slim, and she deliberately went against Stefan's wishes more than once even knowing the consequences. I loved that about her! No man was going to tell her what to do... Stefan and Tanya had me in stitches at times. The chemistry between them was incredibly strong and watching them fall in love was amazing. I could actually feel why each of them was growing to love the other more... I've read books in which the heroine loves the hero suddenly after hating him throughout the book and there just seems to be no reason for her sudden adoration. Not so in Once a Princess. Tanya's reaction at discovering she was a princess after how she was raised was very believable and I liked that. Stefan's friends each had endearing traits that truly added depth to this book. I felt I knew each character in this book and that to me is a sign of great writing. This one will be staying on my bookshelf and in my list of favorites... A great read!
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Summary: Johana really knows how to captivate her readers.
Review: Johana gets her readers caught up in the story, so they won't want to put the book down. She has done it again in Once a Princess. Keep your imagination going and I wait for your next book.
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Summary: alright
Review: Johanna Lindsey's work are always a joy to read. Her dialogue can make any story seem like a masterpiece but it just wasn't enough for me in this book. Stefan, the arrogant, scarred prince must seek out a woman he promised to marry at birth to appease his father. There's just one problem, she was spirited away to america when she was still just a baby and now has gone missing. In comes Tanya, a tavern wench living in the mississippi valley. Stefan realizes that she is his princess, after a few mishaps. Just one thing, Tanya doesn't believe she's this so-called princess for a minute. Oh and we can't forget that Stefan believes that she is a whore, since she danced at the tavern she worked at. though many thought this was a cinderella story, and yes i did find it charming, there were just to many glaring improbabilities that detracted from the story. first off Tanya is apparently this legenardy, helen of troy beauty but hides it behind actor's makeup. exactly where does a girl living in the mississippi valley in the 19th century get actor's makeup? i don't think she could just pop down the street to resupply. This makeup is also apparently the most versitile thing ever since it survives just about everything but having a flame thrower put to it. Second Stefan kept jumping Tanya every time he was angry. I know i know this was explained as a way to "channel his anger." but it seemed to simple in a way and almost forced. and finally the ending just seemed to neat. it also seemed forced, bringing a new character three pages from the end and then like "oh he's dead. how are you dear?" did i enjoy this book? yes i did. i love lindsey's dialouge and dynamic characters but there were just a few to many "yeah rights" in this book for me to really place it on my favorites list.
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Summary: A delightful Cinderella story
Review: King Sandor of Cardinia is dying. He turns the throne over to his son Stefan and orders him to go to America to find his betrothed princess. Twenty years before, the previous royal family was nearly wiped out except for Tatiana, the infant princess, who was smuggled out to safety. Before leaving with her protectress, she was betrothed to Stefan. But tragedy befell the royal escapees. The princess' guardian died of a fever, leaving her in the hands of a cruel tavern keeper and his kind-hearted wife. Raised in this atmosphere, Tanya grew to be a skeptical and sarcastic woman often hiding her beauty so as not to attract men. Upon finding her, Stefan is stunned that this tavern whore could be his princess. He is aware that she is disguised, but unaware of the true beauty that lies beneath. Tanya disbelieves the story Stefan and his men are telling her and they must take her by force. Stefan believes that his disfigurement is the reason she pulls away from him, never realizing that Tanya has already seen past his scars and is undeniably attracted to this man who would disrupt her life. Tanya is not the whore the man believe her to be. Instead, she is a realist, a survivor, a woman striving to gain independence for herself and her future. Stefan is a man determined, a future king with an arrogant temper that he must control. Together they are made for each other. This story is a bit longer than most of her other books, but keeps your attention up until the end. I kept hoping that they would get things straightened out sooner. When Tanya does make her confessions to Stefan at the end, it is heartwarming and touching. A great story!!
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