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Summary: Ugh!!
Review: I loved all the Bar Cynster novels! When I saw Ms. Laurens name on this novel, I assumed that this novel would be of the same strain as the others!! How wrong could one person be?? This book by far was the most boring I have read in several years. I sat through thinking it was going to get better, it finally got better when I finished reading the last page and closed the book!I went and re-read one of her other novels just to get the "bad taste" out of my brain from reading this novel! I do not recommend this book at all!
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Summary: Ugh!!
Review: I loved all the Bar Cynster novels! When I saw Ms. Laurens name on this novel, I assumed that this novel would be of the same strain as the others!! How wrong could one person be?? This book by far was the most boring I have read in several years. I sat through thinking it was going to get better, it finally got better when I finished reading the last page and closed the book!I went and re-read one of her other novels just to get the "bad taste" out of my brain from reading this novel! I do not recommend this book at all!
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Summary: NOT UP TO PAR
Review: I OWN EVERY ONE OF STEPHANIE LAURENS NOVELS AND THIS NOVEL IS NOT UP TO HER USUAL HIGH STANDARDS. THIS BOOK WAS OK BUT, NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING FROM HER. HOW EVER I INTEND TO BUY HER UP COMING TWO NEW NOVELS.
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Summary: A worthy successor to Georgette Heyer
Review: I read this book in its original print edition. The story is well crafted and the characters have depth that makes their eventual coming together believable. For those who started (as I did) on the wonderful 'manners' based novels of Georgette Heyer the style will be welcome. Laurens has great talent in making the story and language fit with the era. Many other novelists merely transfer the mores and language of modern characters into an historical setting. Laurens makes it real!
A very feel-good read that I think many will appreciate for its warmth of feeling.
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Summary: Not up to her standards :-(
Review: I really, really enjoy S. Lauren's books. This is NOT one of them. The story is very very sappy. If you are looking for a book with plenty of romance and steamy..... this is NOT it! 1 love scene truly over before it began. If you get the chance to read this one, just pass it up. Was not worth the money truly disappointed! Glad her newer stuff is a great deal better.
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Summary: I like her regency-era historicals better
Review: I started reading stephanie laurens with her cynster series. I grew real used to the sensuality and explicit sex scenes. I was originally disappointed with the somewhat tame nature of this novel. I then discovered that regency novels were different from the historicals. I gave this novel three stars because I prefer her other style of writing. However, this novel is very good. The heroine is a strong female, just like in her other novels. The sex scenes aren't very steamy, but she is talented writer and the novel is very captivating. If you are looking for a novel like the cynster series, I wounldn't bother with this one, but if you are looking for a good regency romance novel, then I highly recommend this novel.
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Summary: I like her regency-era historicals better
Review: I started reading stephanie laurens with her cynster series. I grew real used to the sensuality and explicit sex scenes. I was originally disappointed with the somewhat tame nature of this novel. I then discovered that regency novels were different from the historicals. I gave this novel three stars because I prefer her other style of writing. However, this novel is very good. The heroine is a strong female, just like in her other novels. The sex scenes aren't very steamy, but she is talented writer and the novel is very captivating. If you are looking for a novel like the cynster series, I wounldn't bother with this one, but if you are looking for a good regency romance novel, then I highly recommend this novel.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I usually like Stephanie Lauren's books especially the Cynster Series(with Devil's Bride being my favorite). I was really disappointed with this one!
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Summary: A sweet diversion
Review: Obviously written before she got into the Cynster groove, this is not the Laurens that many of us have become used to. Don't dismiss it out of hand, it's a sweet tale. It just really doesn't "go anywhere" , it's more of a character study. I'd recommend it for those who find the Cynster books a bit too steamy, but otherwise - skip it and read her new stuff.
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Summary: a gentle romance
Review: Ruthven and Antonia are more mature, less prone to flightiness than many romantic couples. One problem with the characterizations is that we are told that Ruthven is a rake, but we see no events that prove it. Antiona, however, is near perfect as a heroine: strong and warm, but wrong in some of her beliefs. They make a good couple, but I would have liked more evidence of their friendship as youngsters. There's a minor subplot involving another couple and one with Ruthven being a role model for Antonia's younger brother, but the primary focus is definitely on the hero and heroine. There are no steamy love scenes, but a great deal of romance, friendship, honesty, and genuine affection. In some ways, it's a much more realistic story. It's not Laurens' best book, but it's a welcome departure from the redundancy that eventually accompanies reading Cynster book after Cynster book. Published in 1997, A Comfortable Wife is more in the mold of Georgette Heyer than the newer, racier novels. I liked it, but rated it 3 stars for missed potential and it not being her best.
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