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by Eloisa James
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Susana "Lost in Fantasy Land"
Susana "Lost in Fantasy Land" rated it 11 years ago
Eloisa James is truly a master novelist when it comes to witty and intelligent dialogues. As to prove this, this story starts with her trademark humor: The moment he was announced, a flock of young women swiveled toward him, each face flaunting a gleaming array of teeth. To his mind they all looke...
jmihalik
jmihalik rated it 11 years ago
Slow to start, and then resolved too quickly and easily in the end. Perhaps a bit better than the last few in this series, but nowhere near as good as the first. I may have to let this series go.
Heidi Hart
Heidi Hart rated it 11 years ago
The first half of this story is inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, while the second half--or maybe just the last few chapters--is inspired by the Rapunzel story. Gowan is a Scottish duke with immense wealth and responsibilities, inherited when he was just fourteen. (He's all of twenty-two, ...
The Escape Artist Book Blog
The Escape Artist Book Blog rated it 11 years ago
I liked this story of Gowan and Edie. Both were well described characters with whom one can identify. It always frustrates me in stories when the main characters don't communicate and as a result a lot of misunderstanding happens, but of course, that can happen in real life. It is an exciting att...
figuranta
figuranta rated it 11 years ago
3 Stars This is my first read from Eloisa James that i did not liked and couldn't connect with the characters and the subject. A very poor subject in my opinion and i wouldn't recommend it.
sad strumpet jenny
sad strumpet jenny rated it 11 years ago
The conflict was refreshingly realistic for a romance novel, I suppose, but oh lordy, it took so long to get there, particularly with the audio (Susan Duerden, s l o w l y enunciating every single syllable). I finally had to give up at about 70% - never got to the actual big fight and tower scene,...
Ilze
Ilze rated it 12 years ago
Not perfect, but there is so much to like about this book: the musically-gifted heroine, the emotional growing-up of both hero and heroine, who are both very young (22 and 19), the secondary romance, the delightful character of Layla, the heroine's stepmother who is more like a sister to her, the tr...
Cassandra Reads
Cassandra Reads rated it 12 years ago
I expected the tower to be more important than it really was, since this is a retelling of Rapunzel.
rachelruetz
rachelruetz rated it 12 years ago
Okay so I did a stupid thing when I started this. I looked ahead. But it's because I really don't trust Eloisa James anymore. After my horrifying experience reading "The Ugly Duchess" (containing one of the biggest cheating asshole heroes I've ever encountered in a book) I was really reluctant to d...
Frenchy
Frenchy rated it 12 years ago
4.4
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