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Keeping the Castle - Community Reviews back

by Patrice Kindl
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By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it 13 years ago
Often books of a type do seem to pop up one after the other. Sometimes this is a nice thing–I had a month spell of finding Richard III in almost every book I picked up. Other times, it can lead to a run of bothersome books, or frustrated reading. These books aren’t quite either of those things. Actu...
Bookalicious
Bookalicious rated it 13 years ago
A very cute and lovely story. A bit repetitive and insipid at times but the heartwarming moments were worth the annoyances.
Peptastic is standing still
Peptastic is standing still rated it 13 years ago
This book would be the offspring if I Capture the Castle attended a swingers party with all of the Jane Austen novels and were disgraced in the family way with this novel. We had the "heroine" of the novel Althea who shared many qualities with Emma from Emma. She shared similarities to Mariane but ...
Emily May (The Book Geek)
Emily May (The Book Geek) rated it 13 years ago
It's as if I've been on a constant downer lately, I even manage to find bad stuff to say about books I really enjoyed and I'm starting to wonder if the problem is my own. That's why I'm being unusually generous and giving a book that never really grabbed me and one I struggled to finish three stars....
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 13 years ago
Fluff. Unsympathetic fluff, at that. I did not like Anthea, our "heroine" or care about her "plight" of not having enough money to support the desired lifestyle of the elite and having to get by with just her beauty, fancy house, loyal servants, and supportive mother.
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