Rate this book

The Tory Widow (2009)

by Christine Blevins(Favorite Author)

3.3 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0425226018 (ISBN13: 9780425226018)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Berkley Trade

series

Anne Merrick

review 1: I applaud any author who deals with history and overall this was an entertaining read. I did however speed through many pages in disgust because of the stupid unlikely choices the main characters made. Example, Anne who is a beautiful young lady is surprised when she is attacked while walking alone in a horrible part of town in a filthy dark alley known to house vagrants. Duh. Jack her lover who supposedly loves literature as does she, throws urine and waste on her book collection. Really? His antics were almost of super ninja caliber and why she was attracted to him is beyond me. Much of the behavior of these two lovers was simply too far fetched for me to enjoy. All of the characters had potty mouths. A few sentences here and there of smut add to a story but a constant... more stream detracts. Why this author felt it necessary to make everyone use cock sucker in every other sentence is beyond me. Does she think she will reach a wider audience this way??? I'm not a prude but it reduced the value of the book. If we could give 1/2 stars I would have given this a two and a half for the history. I value the research that the author put into this book.
review 2: I love historical fiction and I wanted to like this book. I've found so few novels about the Revolutionary War period. However, this book was a giant disappointment for me. I absolutely detested the "hero" of the novel, who I felt could never redeem himself with some of the things he did/said over the course of the book. Also, I felt as though the author overused foul and sexually explicit language. I'm not prudish; I've read many books with explicit language, but in this context, I found them to be ridiculous and unnecessary. I really wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. less

Download links for: The Tory Widow

Advertising