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The Pride of the Peacock - Community Reviews back

by Victoria Holt
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Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 5 years ago
There are slow burn books and then there is this one where nothing of importance happens for a good 70 percent of the book and then you just have an ineffectual heroine through most of the story who somehow saves herself in the end by talking. Definitely not one of Holt's best. With a hero that I wa...
Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 6 years ago
My rating is an attempt at objectivity. Objectively speaking, this is a very well-written romantic suspense, heavy on the romance. I believe it to be everything that was beloved of romances in the 60's and 70's. It was very well plotted and a great deal of care was taken with both atmosphere and ...
the reader in a quiet corner
the reader in a quiet corner rated it 12 years ago
It must be a trend in me, but I really love books that take me by surprise. Take, The Pride of the Peacock. I have never heard of Victoria Holt before. I was 11, and desperate to read a book. So I found this book, and reading the synopsis, I was like, love story? *shrug* Okay, I'll read it.I didn't ...
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