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Race To Splendor (2011)

by Ciji Ware(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

661303469X (ISBN13: 9786613034694)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Sourcebooks Landmark

review 1: I had a chance to have lunch with Ciji Ware during a recent writers conference. Knowing this ahead of time I thought I should read at least one of her books.A Race to Splendor seems well researched and the novel is expertly crafted. Romance is not a genre I'm much interested in, but the historical aspects of the book kept me engaged. It is a book I would recommend, especially to those who enjoy the genre. I didn't rate it higher simply because I'm mentally ranking it against the best books I've read. On my scale there are probably only a couple of dozen books that rate 5 stars.
review 2: What I liked:-history of San Francisco-learning about the devastation of the 1906 earthquake-learning about architecture-learned about the plight of the Chinese-the main charac... moreters were flawed but likeableWhat I didn't like:-what's with the lusty night together? It really wasn't necessary and did not endear me to the characters or the story. Felt like it was thrown in because, well, isn't that what readers want?My answer: NO! At least not me. I am a sucker for romance but could do without the descriptive sex scenes. That being said, I really did learn a lot about the tragedy in 1906 and it made me want to visit San Fran. I was also fascinated by the history and culture of the time so I had to bump it up to 3 stars. less

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