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Non Tentarmi (2009)

by Loretta Chase(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Mondadori

series

Fallen Women

review 1: Un inizio frizzante e insolito, poi tutto si "normalizza"...La protagonista di questo rosa non solo ha un nome abbastanza insolito, Zoe, ma anche una storia avventurosa alle spalle: è stata, infatti, rapita quando era adolescente e ha trascorso più di dieci anni in un harem, in cui è stata anche fatta sposare con il secondo figlio di un pascià, anche se il matrimonio non è mai stato consumato... liberata e tornata in Inghilterra la nostra Zoe non solo usa senza accorgersene un linguaggio poco convenzionale che fa spesso drizzare i capelli alla sorelle, ma sperando di riuscire a farsi sposare da un duca che si è preso a cuore la sua sorte elenca tutte le proprie capacità: sa gestire una casa, eunuchi compresi che secondo la sua esperienza sono più capricciosi delle ... moredomestiche, sa suonare, danzare, fare conversazione e infine conosce tutte le arti amatorie, anche se purtroppo con il marito che ha avuto in oriente non sono servite a molto, visto che, nonostante i suoi sforzi, la sua "virilità" non si è mai risvegliata... dopo questo inizo frizzante e insolito l'autrice rientra però nei canoni del romance con lui che da libertino diventa un uomo innamorato e con Zoe che in fondo si adatta alle regole sociali della Londra recency...
review 2: The premise was really good. A young English girls gets kidnapped and sold to a slave market in Cairo where she then becomes a Harem girl and a second wife to some rich man. Twelve years later she escapes and returns home. The hero is a jaded Duke, scarred by his past, who doesn't seem to care about anything or anyone. Having been a child-hood protector of the heroine his goal is to help bring her back into society's good graces, but in the process he falls in love with her.The book was interesting to a certain point, to where three fourths in it just got boring for me~ I also did't like the narrating because it drew away from the sincerity of the story. The h/H's thoughts just seemed robotic, so I guess the story really didn't flow well enough to keep me interested. I enjoyed reading about the rules of English society and about what life in a Harem is like and what Zoe learned from life in Egypt. The love scenes were pretty good as well. All in all the book was enjoyable, but I just got bored and wanted to finish it fast so I could start on something a bit more juicier. less

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jenna

This novel is not your run-of-the-mill romance novel. It is more about how closed off Lucien had become as a person over the years since Zoe's disappearance and Gerard's death rather than about Zoe Octavia recovery and reintegration into Ton society. The pacing is slow and very disembodied reflecting Lucien's distance. However, as his character develops, the story line becomes more active rather than the passive pace; completely reflecting Lucien's change. Zoe is an interesting character though she's really a secondary character and mainly serves Lucien's story. She's still interesting and does involve a lot of suspension of disbelief but still Chase does a great job weaving it.I can see the pacing may put people off but I really enjoyed how the passiveness reflected the character's passivity and developed into a more active voice when Lucien become more actively engaged.

abhi

I read to page 326 but I just couldn't finish it. Lucien de Grey was interesting at first but became/was revealed to be irresponsible for all the charitable works he did (said with super heavy sarcasm). He was only interested in keeping his boredom going. And that's just the thinnest surface layer. Zoe was so CHILDISH! Running off, doing as she pleased, popping off, THROWING THINGS. Oh, and both characters need to be careful not to breast heir arms patting themselves on the back. Ugh!

Sneha

Great book. Perfect length. Spoiler: Had romance, marriage and mystery..

fredy

Lovely bookLovely storyLovely heroLovely heroine ❤️

Madi

lorrrrrrrrrrrrved it

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