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A Groom of One's Own - Community Reviews back

by Maya Rodale
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Lynsey A's Love of Romance
Lynsey A's Love of Romance rated it 11 years ago
I truly enjoyed the flow of this book. It kept me quite interested. The characters were charming and intriguing. There were sweet moments I enjoyed. The little bits of angst based on the forbidden lovers was nice.As I saw in another review, this is definitely written with more of a modern voice. I f...
Addicted To Romance
Addicted To Romance rated it 12 years ago
Sophie was once engaged, but her fiancee broke their engagement as she was walking down the aisle. So she ended up in London, as one of the four writing girls, who all write for London's Weekly, the city's most popular newspaper. Sophie's main focus is to work on weddings and report on them. She is ...
rachelruetz
rachelruetz rated it 12 years ago
Yes, I will admit that this book has its faults. There's repetition, telling instead of showing, and a somewhat stupid hero. And yet...I really liked it. I enjoyed the experience of reading this book. I was light, it was fluffy, it was fun, and it was worth it all in the end. It made me really happy...
tamabam
tamabam rated it 12 years ago
4.5 stars.
CJ the Book Peddler
CJ the Book Peddler rated it 13 years ago
The repetition and the increasing character list drove me nuts. The unnecessary details coupled with the copy and paste paragraphs were also a turn off.However, the dialogue was outstanding. I would read another Rodale but this one just didn't do it for me.
Aly's Miscellany
Aly's Miscellany rated it 13 years ago
The writing style and the way everything is phrased gets on my nerves. I am not attracted by the characters either... What the book inspired:
Miamoa
Miamoa rated it 13 years ago
3½ Stars
BAVR Eats the Books
BAVR Eats the Books rated it 13 years ago
Trying out a new romance author is very similar to trying a new hair style. Sometimes the cut works and sometimes it makes the world seem like it will come to an end. Fortunately for me, Maya Rodale ended up being a good decision. A Groom of One's Own tells the story of once-jilted at the altar Miss...
Romancing the Novel
Romancing the Novel rated it 14 years ago
Sophie Harlow, to her extreme mortification, embarrassment and hurt was jilted at the alter. This left her with little options so she sold her wedding dress and took off to join her friend Julianna in London. Here she gained employment with a newspaper which she writes a column about weddings taking...
Lisa/Rogues Under the Covers
Lisa/Rogues Under the Covers rated it 14 years ago
Miss Sophie Harlow got the shock of her life when she was jilted at the alter and it forces her to leave her home and head to London to find a job...which she does as a newspaper writer and is part of a quartet of women known as The Writer Girls. She writes a column about all the society weddings bu...
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