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The Secret History of the Pink Carnation - Community Reviews back

by Lauren Willig
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jmills01
jmills01 rated it 16 years ago
Look, I have nothing against romance novels. Nothing at all. It's just that I was expecting something more - some nice historical fiction with a mystery and some romance tossed in for good measure. Instead, the book is one romance novel cliche after another, "heaving bosoms" and all. In fact, as...
Readin' and Dreamin'
Readin' and Dreamin' rated it 16 years ago
I suspect this series will get better as it goes along, which is why I'm continuing with it. Overall, the book was good, but most of it irked me. I wanted to deck most of the main characters. I do very much like Eloise. And as for the characters of the past I really love Miles and Henrietta; I hope ...
Tina's Reading Books
Tina's Reading Books rated it 17 years ago
I was bitterly disappointed in this book. Given the quality hard cover, the lovely cover art and the blurb, I was expecting something that strives to be Heyer or Austen. I would have been happy with something that fell along the lines of Tasha Alexander or Deanna Raybourne. Heck, I would counted m...
Escaping into My Books
Escaping into My Books rated it 18 years ago
Don't know. I started reading it and just didn't like the style of writing and could not get into it. There are not many books I give low marks to..I usually enjoy it in some way. I tried with this one.
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 19 years ago
I thought this was great fun, because I love an adventurous swashbuckling tale.
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