Daughter of the Wind (Red Slipper Romance)

Rating:
Summary: Realisticly researched, steeped in culture, mystery, romance
Review: I am somewhat inclined to be positive as I did the original edit. I couldn't put down the manuscript and I read it straight through. The detailed research of the time-period, of China's forced opening to British trade, and the neatly woven anti-cultural romance made for an exceptional literary ride.

Rating:
Summary: Realisticly researched, steeped in culture, mystery, romance
Review: I am somewhat inclined to be positive as I did the original edit. I couldn't put down the manuscript and I read it straight through. The detailed research of the time-period, of China's forced opening to British trade, and the neatly woven anti-cultural romance made for an exceptional literary ride.

Rating:
Summary: A disappointment!
Review: The story had potential to be good but the author didn't do a very good job at piecing the plot together. I was not convinced that the heroine Ka-tien (Kathleen) truly loved the hero, her stepbrother Robert. Ka-tien ends up bedding so many men that I doubted her intelligence. What's the point? To prove that she is so desirable that any man who laid eyes on her would want to sleep with her or to show that she is just too ignorant to learn from her mistakes? In the first chapter, Ka-tien closes the door of her cabin and drops the bar to prepare for a bath. Then, guess what? Robert walks in. How did he manage to walk in through the door with the bar in place? I liked the exotic setting and the ending was quite romantic. Read this story if you're really bored. Otherwise, spend your money on a better story.

Rating:
Summary: A disappointment!
Review: The story had potential to be good but the author didn't do a very good job at piecing the plot together. I was not convinced that the heroine Ka-tien (Kathleen) truly loved the hero, her stepbrother Robert. Ka-tien ends up bedding so many men that I doubted her intelligence. What's the point? To prove that she is so desirable that any man who laid eyes on her would want to sleep with her or to show that she is just too ignorant to learn from her mistakes? In the first chapter, Ka-tien closes the door of her cabin and drops the bar to prepare for a bath. Then, guess what? Robert walks in. How did he manage to walk in through the door with the bar in place? I liked the exotic setting and the ending was quite romantic. Read this story if you're really bored. Otherwise, spend your money on a better story.