Enticed

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Summary: Not worth a look.
Review: Enticed is a disappointing read, less a story of romance than a catalogue of sexual perversions. Kitty jumps from one to the next, beginning with her rape at the hands of the man Henley would have us believe is the hero of the piece, through two marriages to other men that make Patrick a sideline character for a significant portion of the book. By the time she finally finds her way back to Patrick again, the book has gone on too long, and neither of the romantic leads have built up enough charisma to make the ending believable or compelling. Skip it.

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Summary: So Disappointed!!!
Review: I have loved every Virginia Henley book I have ever read, except this one. I went from appauled to angered to very flustrated. First of all I think it is dangerouse and unrealistic to have, what can only be called RAPE, turn into love between the two main charaters. Especially sence the rape took place when Kitty was just a child and Patrick was a grown man. It really turned my stomach. I have to agree completely with one of the other reviewers who said, it is really hard to like either one of these charaters. If you are thinking of starting to read some of Virginia Henley's work please do not start with this one. All of her other books that I have read have been wonderful.

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Summary: So Disappointed!!!
Review: I have loved every Virginia Henley book I have ever read, except this one. I went from appauled to angered to very flustrated. First of all I think it is dangerouse and unrealistic to have, what can only be called RAPE, turn into love between the two main charaters. Especially sence the rape took place when Kitty was just a child and Patrick was a grown man. It really turned my stomach. I have to agree completely with one of the other reviewers who said, it is really hard to like either one of these charaters. If you are thinking of starting to read some of Virginia Henley's work please do not start with this one. All of her other books that I have read have been wonderful.

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Summary: Not her best
Review: I love Virginia Henley but these characters are so disconnected and unromantic. There is simply nothing endearing about any of the players in this book, in fact most of all the characters are so flawed and dark I hate to consider it a romance. Definately put this on your "if there is nothing else to read" list.

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Summary: not her best work
Review: I usually love Virginia Henley's books (esp. "Enslaved"), but this book left me VERY disappointed. And though I never condemn lack of plot or so-forth for romance novels - after all this IS escapism - this story was terrible. There is not really anything to like about the hero, except that he's supposed to be handsome. There is never any REAL interaction between the heroine and the hero - nothing to give you a clue as to why she would fall for him in the first place (except that he's handsome). And for me his looks just weren't enough to build a relationship on. The poor girl goes through ordeal after ordeal throughout the entire book. The only person that truly saved her was Charles, and you really kind of start to root for poor dear old Charles. The ending was contrived. Ms. Henley needed to get Charles out of the way for Patrick and has him (Charles) kill himself. You know that Kitty has developed feelings for Charles, and yet she jumps at the chance to run back to Patrick. Kitty spends most of the book alone or with someone else. How are we to even half-way believe there is any real love between the two main characters? Save your money and read "Enslaved" instead, you'll end the book MUCH more satisfied.

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Summary: My least favorite Henley
Review: Ms. Henley is one of my top 10 authors, but that wasn't enough to make me like this book. I don't think the publisher did her any favors by reprinting this story from the early eighties.

Enticed is well written, I'll give Henley that much. But then again, she hasn't written a book yet that fails to intrigue me. The problem I had with this novel had nothing to do with it lacking in interest, it's just that I found myself disliking both the hero and the heroine immensely. What good is a romance if you can't stand the people its written about?

The hero Patrick has many chances to make Kitty his wife, but doesn't realize his feelings until she's married to someone else. After that husband dies, he could marry her again, but sets sail for America instead. The heroine, idiot that she was through this entire ulcer-inducing epic, trots off to America to find him, only to be thought a mulatto and sold into slavery <sigh>.

Kitty is rescued by Charles, the man who is to become her next husband. The sad part for the reader is that you actually WANT the heroine to stay with Charles and to forget about Patrick. Charles is good looking, treats Kitty like a queen, etc. But no, Henley is intent upon returning Kitty to Patrick, the sorriest excuse for a hero Ms. Virginia's ever written.

To make a short story perhaps too long, this is the only book I've read by Henley that I've truly disliked. If you like romances with infidelities and selfish heroes and heroines, you'll like this one too. If not, skip it. Try A Year and a Day or Enslaved instead.

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Summary: ............Disapponting read...
Review: The book started with promised, and I thought that the lead female character Kitty would overcome her poor circumstances.....she did but not in a way that endeared you to her.

Patrick, the male lead character, lost favour in my eyes as the book progressed......but so did Kitty, you did not "feel" the love between them.

Why you may ask. I can understand problems arising between the two lead characters but there was no romance.

Kitty marries twice before she gets her man. This then made Patrick a secondary character for the large portion of the story. And by then by the time they did get together you did not really care id they did or didn't.

The other rewiews mention Virgina's previous book Enslaved. If you have read that book before Enticed you will understand our disappointment with Enticed.

I wanted the book to get better but it was not to be.

Ms Henley is a gifted writer but her books become outstanding if you can feel the passion between her lead charaters and that's why this book is not one of her best.

Sorry Virgina......I'll still be buying your books but please keep the love and passion as you did in Enslaved.

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Summary: Didnt enjoy very much....
Review: This is the second book of Virginia Henley's that Ive read, and I was disappointed in it after reading "A Year and a Day". It was no where near the quality of story as a Year. Don't get me wrong I did not hate the book, but I found the characters totally stupid at times, and unintelligable. Im taking my book to the used book store tomorrow to trade for something else. I guess I will have to try another one of Virginia Henley's books to see how they fare.

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Summary: Very Disappointing
Review: This was my second V.H. novel and I was terribly disappointed. After reading The Pirate and The Pagan, I had high expectations. This booked lacked substance and I still can't figure out why Patrick and Kitty ended up together. It also bothered me that Kitty's character was so young in the beginning of this book. Maybe that's a typical theme in this genre of books?..but I hope not. I will definatley check other reviews of V.H. books before I commit to reading the next novel.