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Summary: Boy falls in love with girl next door
Review: Reading this book in only two nights, I would have to say that this book is very refreshing. Duncan comes to a new home and feeling very pressured he makes a friend with the girl next door. Without even realizing it he falls in love with Sabrina. She ofcourse, falls head over heals in love with him almost at the beginning but... she doesn't think that someone as handsome as he is could possibly be interested in her for more than a friendship. They have a very nice relationship as friends. But everyone realized how he never wants her to leave his side. And boy does that start some rumors! Once he realizes that he cares more for her then friendship they can't seem to break prior commitments to be together. This book makes you realize that there is more to a relationship then physical beauty. Although he finds her beautiful, her personality is what connected them. It was a book that left you with a good feeling about yourself, no matter what you look like... as long as you are a good person at heart, anything is possible. Even true love. This book is so great because it isn't so far fetched in fantasy land that you almost feel like you are there. That this could have happened to you. It is a great read! I couldn't wait to get back to reading it the second night to finish it. The Grandfathers were hillerious! And I hope that JL does a spin off story with Raphael. He was really a neat man in this story!
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Summary: A wonderful journey of happily ever after- 4 1/2 star read
Review: Having not a read a Lindsey in awhile I was totally enchanted with this book set in 19th century England. Although it may appear to be a Regency period, the only reference to a monarchy was the Queen so one could surmise this was more a Victorian period piece. But that didn't matter. What I found so enjoyable about the book was that even though it was predictable in its conclusion the journey to get there was a delightful escape in the romance reading experience. Maybe not with the angst/intrique of some of her Mallory books, yet the heroine in this book was one of the most delightfully portrayed heroines in a long time for this sub genre'. Sabrina is whitty, knows her place in the great scheme of things with society but is able to help not only the hero-Duncan MacTavish, but interacts wonderfully with some of the other characters who hopefully we will see in future books: Mavis and Lord Locke, to name but a few. The hero, although wonderfully noble, takes a backseat to this heroine. Yet, it is thru his friendship with her he is able to see his way toward a future much more hopeful than he finds when he first arrives admist betrayals by those who claim to love him. Sabrina's silly banter with both Duncan and Locke is delivered as a unique counterpoint to the friendly and not so friendly banter of both Duncan's Scottish and English Grandfather's. Add to this the lesser developed banter of arguements by Sabrina's aunts and it makes for a delightfully fun romp. To counter the goodness of Sabrina Ms. Lindsey has created a wonderfull selfcentered nasty creature in Ophelia Reid who finally gets her due but not without hurting innocents along the way. I for one was thrilled when both Mavis and Sabrina had at her,this kind of retribution is not often perpetuated by the heroine but it made me like her and Mavis all the more. These were characters who to my mind acted in true fashion by not being so unbelelivably forgiving. There were few low points to this story as the readers is whisked along with things not settled between Sabrina and Duncan until the very end. I especially liked that the sensuality of the couple did become the story, as seems to be the trend in today's romance ficiton but that the story was about Duncan and Sabrina's journey to find a lasting love. I found this to be a wonderful return to the type of story Ms. Lindsey is loved for. Certainly a keeper in my book. Having read many harcover of late this is one of the few worth the added cost.
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Summary: Wait for the Paperback!
Review: I've read all of JL's books, several times over. Each time she releases a new one I'm so excited I rush right out and get a copy, I have to say that I should have waited for the paperback. This book was, by far in my opinion, JL's absolute worst! There is no depth to the characters, their insecurities drag on throughout the entire book and their relationship is so passionless! The book in whole just irritated me. What is going on here? Normally JL produces such a wonderful story that I want to reread it immediately after I have finished the book. I didn't want to finish reading this book the first time! I've noticed JL's last few books have also been below par for her, but none like this one. I would much rather wait a longer peroid between book releases if it would mean the quality of her work would increase, rather than having to read something of this caliber again. If you normally love JL books, you will be vastly dissapointed with this one, it is not worth spending the money on the hardcover, wait for the paperback!
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Summary: Too light
Review: I am a huge JL fan and have read all her books. However, this one really was lacking. There wasn't much of a plot. And the whole kidnapping thing came out of nowhere and really had no point. It was as though JL was afraid to get too intricate and really dig into her characters. I agree with the other reviews that the story was too "sweet" and there wasn't enough conflict and "meat" to it. The carriage scene also threw me for a loop. I kept expecting one of them to come to their senses before it was too late, which would have been what their characters were expected to do. Throwing caution to the wind was out of character for them. Also, I like my heroes to be a bit older than 21 years. That just doesn't seem mature enough to me.
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Summary: Lindsey Inherits the wind
Review: I have been a great fan of Ms. Lindsey's work for many years, and have read each and every book she has written. So, when I heard she released another book I was elated, and bought it w/o benifit of storyline. I enjoyed it . She has sensuallity and romance downpact, however, for the fist time, I was neither in love with the hero or the heroine, and thats why I gave it 4 stars instesd of 5. They were likable, but They lacked the unstoppable passion of the characters in Warriors Woman, and the unriveled turbulence of Silver Angel. I liked it but it was missing something. but I have enjoyed endless hours of reading due to johanna, so I'll make allowances.
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Summary: Is this a new trend?
Review: I have all of Ms. Lindsay's books ,I only read a handful of authors. I always looked foward to a new release. I felt like the past few books have lacked any kind of passion or conflict. Is it because hard covers have to be more politically correct? That is not why I read fiction. I agree with one of the other reviews about liking Ophelia's character better in the end. She had real emotion. I thought fixing her up with Rafe who hated her would have had more to offer. The kidnapping made no sense and I forgot about it until I read it in these reviews. I gave it 2 stars because I finished it. It is a readable book that has no real surprises. I feel this has happened with Jude Devereaux and Judith McNaught also. Their books have seemed to get tamer since they have come out in hardcover.
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Summary: The Heir
Review: I have read all of JL's books and I think this is the most boring book I've read in a long time. The characters can't stand up for themselves and are extremely gullible to let the Ophelia's of the world manipulate them. The love scene was quick and made the characters seem very juvenile. There was no build-up to understand why they were attracted to each other, was it because she makes him laugh, because she was well endowed? That's pretty shallow! This story primarily takes place over one week of eating and dancing, not a good setting or amount of time to learn about the characters. Both the scandal and the kidnapping were dumb. The overall story lacked any depth and you never bond with the two main characters.
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Summary: Not typical Lindsey
Review: I was very disappointed by this latest book. I was expecting your typical exceptional Johanna Lindsey story, was was blahed out. I have been an avid reader of her books since I first found "The Captive", but I might just wait until her next one comes out in paperback before I commit any money to it.
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Summary: Very, very good with room for improvement
Review: I have read many of Ms. Lindsey's books and this one is definitely better than many of her earlier works. The story feels more complete than usual (an ending that is not so abrupt) and, thank goodness, she offers us some mature lead characters for a change. Most notably, she has created a heroine that is not a barbie doll, but a woman most can relate to. However, this is fantasy, afterall, and she gives us the least depth in her heroine, Sabrina, not much of a physical description and makes her character fairly one dimensional. Give us more to aspire to, Johanna, and your next book will truly sing.
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Summary: Where are the Mallorys? Reggie Would Sort this Mess Out!
Review: I wanted to like this book. I really did. I love J. Lindsey's work. Regencies are my favorite. But...these characters were SO one dimensional. She makes him laugh. That is it. That is her only personality characteristic. He is Scottish & says "blaudy" every other word. That is it for him. The heavy Scottish brogue was a bit wearing. Things were getting so dull I was rooting for Ophelia to win! At least she had some spark to her. The thing that got me is that the characters, though thin, were not true to themselves. They were not the sort of people to have a quick interlude in the carriage. That totally did not make sense or fit in with the characters.
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