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Summary: A Pleasant Read
Review: A pleasant hero. A pleasant heroine. A pleasant plot. A pleasant read. That about sums it up. As the previous reviewer states, the jacket is somewhat misleading, and would actually make for a more interesting story. The problem with this book is that while the hero and heroine are very likeable, and you can understand why they would end up together, there is nothing passionate about them - and I'm not talking about an absence of sex, I'm talking about an absence of deep feeling. Unlike so many annoying romances that have the two protaganists fighting everywhere but the bedroom, Maris and Kenton are very pleasant to each other throughout the book, but I like a little more romantic tension and anticipation in my romances - I like to feel a little starry-eyed at the end, instead of just wondering whether I should do the dishes or the laundry first.
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Summary: A Pleasant Read
Review: A pleasant hero. A pleasant heroine. A pleasant plot. A pleasant read. That about sums it up. As the previous reviewer states, the jacket is somewhat misleading, and would actually make for a more interesting story. The problem with this book is that while the hero and heroine are very likeable, and you can understand why they would end up together, there is nothing passionate about them - and I'm not talking about an absence of sex, I'm talking about an absence of deep feeling. Unlike so many annoying romances that have the two protaganists fighting everywhere but the bedroom, Maris and Kenton are very pleasant to each other throughout the book, but I like a little more romantic tension and anticipation in my romances - I like to feel a little starry-eyed at the end, instead of just wondering whether I should do the dishes or the laundry first.
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Summary: Not worth the time
Review: Apparently this book was so bad that whoever wrote the jacket copy couldn't even read it. The jacket had NOTHing whatsoever to do with the plot and as one of the other reviewers mentioned, there was no tension between the characters. Furthermore, the "issue" was completely fabricated in the heroine's mind, which granted it always is, but in this case not even I could rationalise it. The hero sounded like he might be dashing, but wasn't drawn as such--there were past indescretions hinted at, but nothing shown to make him swoon-worthy. Don't waste your time, just skip to Meg Cabot for a fun quick regency read or Feather and Quinn for a longer one.
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Summary: a satisfying 4 star read in spite of the rushed ending
Review: Lively and pretty young Maris Lindel has long nursed a tendre for her landlord and neighbour, the dashing Lord Kenton Danesby. And while she's had all kinds of day dreams about Danesby falling in love with her and marrying her, sensible Maris realizes this will never really come to pass. But when Maris goes to London for her debut, she finds herself constantly crossing paths with Danesby. Why is Danesby paying her any attention at all? Maris's heart leaps at the thought that Danesby may actually be interested romantically in her, but perhaps it's only wishful thinking on her part and he's only being polite? Little does Maris realise that Danesby is actually much taken by her liveliness and innocence, and that while he fully realizes that she's quite smitten with him, he intends to gently rebuff her...If you enjoy quiet romance novels that remind you of the works of Maria Edgeworth and Fanny Burney, then you will enjoy "Miss Lindel's Love." (Though the plot synopsis at the back of the book is actually a little inaccurate and gives away far too much of what's going to happen in the book.) "Miss Lindel's Love" is actually a nice little novel about a young girl's rite of passage from the naive teenage-hood to adulthood and maturity, and as such it is a good read. Cynthia Pratt does a good job of fleshing out her heroine and making her engaging, likable and easy to relate to. She does a good job with the hero, Danesby, as well although he was not as easy to relate to as Maris. The story was a good one even if the pacing was not always even. Which leads to the few complaints had with the book: 1) the ending was a little rushed -- Maris and Danesby are in Bath, when Danesby suddenly realizes his true feelings for Maris and acts on them -- but all this took place within the last 60 pages or so; and 2) that the novel was not long enough -- it would have been nice if more time had been given to developing a "real" relationship between Maris and Danesby and if a few other characters (like Maris's best friend Lucy) had been developed more and been given some kind of resolution. I really wanted to know what would become of Lucy, and felt truly frustrated that things had been left hanging. To reiterate then, if you enjoy quiet coming of age stories written in an almost Fanny Burney/Maria Edgeworth manner, give "Miss Lindel's Love" a go.
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