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Summary: Funny and romantic!
Review: Celeste is a great heroine with a lot of gumption and style, and she wants to marry Ellery, the charming younger brother. But Garrick wants Ellery to complete the marriage he arranged, so Garrick romances Celeste so well they fall in love -- with each other. It's great to see Garrick, the sensible brother, lose his head over Celeste, and it's great to see Celeste get the man she deserves, a loyal, intelligent, strong guy who'll worship her forever. I enjoyed this book more than any book I've read in a long time.
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Summary: Love, love, love this book!!!!
Review: I love this book!!! Sometimes when I buy a romance by a favorite author, it's just okay and then I'm really disappointed, but with Christina Dodd--every single book is really good. After I buy it, I stick it in my purse and start reading every second I have. Then that night, I send the kids out to a movie, curl up and enjoy.In my Wildest Dreams was so wonderful. Funny, exciting. I loved Celeste, and Garrick is the kind of hero I expect from this author. And all the other characters are really good, too. This author never makes me mad or frustrated. And she writes really sexy stuff. Wow--writing this review makes me want to read it again!!
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Summary: Sabrina 1843 w/ more romance & a stronger heroine
Review: I honestly don't understand the ruckus over the Sabrina theme. There are no new stories; the differences come in the details & the telling. And Christina Dodd has done a fabulous job of rewriting the "Sabrina" storyline, which is itself a variation of the Cinderella story. Personally, I enjoyed the correlation. Garrick is my favorite of the Governess heroes; he's strong, intelligent, and interesting, but not overly macho. Responsible almost to a fault, but not at all "high in the instep," Garrick starts out seducing Celeste to keep her away from younger brother Ellery, but winds up falling for her. Celeste, meanwhile, comes to admire & then love the inigmatic older brother, although she'd had her heart set on Ellery, who is newly betrothed in an important family alliance. Ellery is a self-centered adult boy, much like the younger brother in "Sabrina." Garrick is a widower who desperately needs a governness for his daughter and...another girl. Celeste, the head gardener's daughter, is the perfect fit; the girls love her instantly. The chemistry & sensuality are there; Celeste & Garrick are a thoroughly believeable couple. The spy storyline worked for me; it was just enough for the tone of the book. I considered giving it 5 stars, but 4 & 1/2 is more accurate.
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Summary: Great read
Review: OK, I have never seen this movie Sabrina. Honestly never heard of it. Maybe that is why I liked it so much. The movie must be good, because this book was great. I really dont care that it is a copy cat story. It is one of the best in the series. Celest was a very smart woman. She was pretty and very independent. We first meet her while she is a young woman living with the Thockmortons. Then she goes to Pairs, comes back polished and takes everyone by storm. She thinks she loves Ellery and plans to snare him. Enter Garrick. Hard man, head of the family with a stone face. When we mix these two, its like mixing night and day. What an effect they have on eachother. Celest and Garrick have their own awakening. You can almost see when Garrick's light bulb turns on. I loved this book. Sabrina or no Sabrina this book is a winner and I highly recomend it. Enjoy!!
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Summary: Sabrina Revisited
Review: Yes, the story is Sabrina, but since I love that story, I don't care. The characters are likable and the dialogue is funny. I especially loved the conversation Throckmorton has with his mother half way through the book. I laughed outloud.
I read this book twice because it was so much fun.
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Summary: Much better
Review: This book much was a lot better than all of the other ones I have read so far. It flowed so much better and made a little bit more sense. Celeste has always thought herself in love with Ellery and when she comes back from Paris to take a job as Governess at his brothers request she thinks that is the perfect time to win Ellery over. Garrick Thockmorton can not allow Celeste to mess up the engagement with Ellery and his fiancé so Garrick decides to seduce Celeste.
Celeste is a very smart woman. She is always smiling and has a good way, most of the time, of thinking of life. When she finds out what Garrick has done she makes him pay for it and basically makes him beg, but not too much. I loved the end of this book because Garrick had to come out of his shell of what he should be and who he was. Garrick grew up the oldest and thought he had to be a certain way so he stopped being him and was the person he thought he should be. Celeste makes him lose that control. He try's to fight it but of course loses. Garrick can get on the nerves, but really what man can't. He is very proud man and stubborn. He is a very smart man when it comes to business. Garrick and Celeste are really good characters together because they complement each other so well. Celeste will not let him be too arrogant without putting him in his place and Garrick will not let Celeste back away from certain feelings.
This book was a really good read. The characters are great and I think that is what made the book.
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Summary: romantic plagiarism
Review: I actually enjoyed the romance in this story very much. The novel gets one star because it's not an original story, but a rewrite of another author's work. In fact the book is an exact copycat story of the 1954 film "Sabrina" starring Humphrey Bogart and the 1995 remake with Harrison Ford. The movie and book are the same except in the movie her father was the chauffeur. Still it's a beautiful story. Her father is an employee of a very rich family. Celeste (and in the movie she was called Sabrina) has always watched and had a crush on the younger brother, Ellery. She goes away to school and becomes polished and returns hoping to have Ellery fall in love with her. The older brother, Garrick (who is in charge of the business and considered a ruthless businessman) notices and romances the girl himself to keep her away from his brother. And of course falls in love. The characters are good and the story is romantic. Very light hearted romance but the original movie is better.
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Summary: Very Romantic - Copycat Story
Review: I actually enjoyed the romance in this story very much. The novel gets three stars because its not an original story, but a rewrite of another author's work. In fact the book is an exact copycat story of the 1954 film "Sabrina" starring Humphrey Bogart and the 1995 remake with Harrison Ford. The movie and book are the same except in the movie her father was the chaffeur. Still its a beautiful story. Her father is an employee of a very rich family. Celeste (and in the movie she was called Sabrina) has always watched and had a crush on the younger brother, Ellery. She goes away to school and becomes polished and returns hoping to have Ellery fall in love with her. The older brother, Garrick (who is in charge of the business and considered a ruthless businessman) notices and romances the girl himself to keep her away from his brother. And of course falls in love. The characters are good and the story is romantic. Very light hearted romance and I definitely recommend. In fact, if you like this romance I would recommend seeing both movies.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I'd just got done reading One Kiss From You and was looking forward to another fun read. I nearly didn't get past the first 50 pages because it was such a scene for scene rip off of the movie "Sabrina" -- yup, should have read the other reviews here first *sigh*. Anyway.. I figured I'd go along and see if it possibly got any better (read, different from the movies I love). There were some twists and turns along the way, but it really felt like the whole thing was just grafted on to that storyline. I really wonder how it made it through to publication. I'm hoping the other few Dodd books I ordered are better than this... if they're not, I'm liable to stay clear of her stuff in the future.
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Summary: Sabrina 1843 w/ more romance & a stronger heroine
Review: I honestly don't understand the ruckus over the Sabrina theme. There are no new stories; the differences come in the details & the telling. And Christina Dodd has done a fabulous job of rewriting the "Sabrina" storyline, which is itself a variation of the Cinderella story. Personally, I enjoyed the correlation. Garrick is my favorite of the Governess heroes; he's strong, intelligent, and interesting, but not overly macho. Responsible almost to a fault, but not at all "high in the instep," Garrick starts out seducing Celeste to keep her away from younger brother Ellery, but winds up falling for her. Celeste, meanwhile, comes to admire & then love the inigmatic older brother, although she'd had her heart set on Ellery, who is newly betrothed in an important family alliance. Ellery is a self-centered adult boy, much like the younger brother in "Sabrina." Garrick is a widower who desperately needs a governness for his daughter and...another girl. Celeste, the head gardener's daughter, is the perfect fit; the girls love her instantly. The chemistry & sensuality are there; Celeste & Garrick are a thoroughly believeable couple. The spy storyline worked for me; it was just enough for the tone of the book. I considered giving it 5 stars, but 4 & 1/2 is more accurate.
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