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Lettere Scarlatte (2013)

by Nicola Cornick(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin Mondadori

series

Scottish Brides

review 1: Un libro que me encanto, en un principio me sentí algo decepcionada por que yo había imaginado otra cosa pero entre más avance estuve emocionada, ame a está pareja y no me decepciono nada, la verdad es que el misterio que rodea a la protagonista llama la atención, todo el trama me estuve preguntando que le ocurría y cuando se supo valió la pena.El romance se fue dando poco a poco y al llegar al climax me encanto simplemente ese final.Sin duda un libro recomendable, y claro, la portada me encanta tambien
review 2: I love me a good Highlander romance, and even though this one started out great, it lacked something....THINGS I LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK:1) I really liked the author's writing style. Nicola Cornick is good at laying out beautiful settings that ran... moreges from house parties, society gatherings in castles, a Scottish island, and forest terrain, alike. I felt like the story was constantly flowing from setting to setting, and it was quite enjoyable. 2) The characters were interesting and adventurous. This may be civilized 19th century Scotland, but all of the characters still oozed some of the fervor of their medieval predecessors...you know...the warrior-spirit is present in all of them to some extent. The clan families of Lady Lucy MacMorlan and Laird, Robert, Marquis of Methven are explored and presented with diversity. Robert's cousins and friends are fun and yet become serious when engaged in battle defending their lands against their enemy's clan (Laird Wildred). But, it's not all about battle, they also fight in the court system for lands as well. (The villain was devious and evil and I liked how both Robert and Lucy, alike, defeated him.) Then, You have Lucy's stodgy, somewhat underachieving brothers coupled with herself and her very intellectual, vivacious sisters that make the family moments super funny & riveting. Also, I LOVED the Highland Ladies Blue Stocking Society that Lucy belonged to--What an adorable group of ladies! 3) The storyline and plot were constantly moving and fun. The banter and flirtatious interaction between leads and other couples in the story really provided some of those LOL moments and created some really nice sexual tension. I like the part of the sensuous letters Lucy wrote for her brother's friends that caused havoc in decent society. I love how Robert pursues Lucy without end after he finds that she is the author of one of the letters to his fiancé who ended up leaving him at the altar. Robert pursues Lucy for two reasons, First, she is really the only eligible lady left from the clan that he is allowed to marry in order to keep his lands, according to stipulations of some 15th century agreement or law. Second, he adores her....I mean adores her and wants her. Lucy is definitely Robert's soulmate. 4) The leads: Both Laird Robert and Lady Lucy are very likable characters. They had initially met each other, quite by accident, at Lucy's father's house party. As teenagers, they shared embraces and kisses, that neither of them forgot. Unfortunately, both leads lose a sibling and this loss grieves them to the point that neither have healed from the losses. THINGS THAT ANNOYED ME ABOUT THIS BOOK: 1) Ok, Robert's chase of Lucy and their chemistry was great. Believe me, Lucy wants Robert, the problem is that she fans the flames of her fear SOOOO MUCH that it paralyzes her ability to trust Robert. So that means, that she makes these stupid decisions where she hides things from him that makes this part of the storyline SOOO FREAKEN PREDICTABLE TO THE READER. I mean, it's evident that her deception is going to pop up at the wrong time only to damage the growth she had made with Robert. 2) Both Robert and Lucy REALLY NEEDED SOME TYPE OF GRIEF COUNSELING, but let me say, Lucy was way worse. She allowed fear to set in so much that it made her come across as a mental case during her moments of intimacy with Robert. And, I think I could have bought it, but it was just not consistent with her character. In that, Lucy is this intelligent, well-read lady whose reading includes Italian and French pornography. And, this gal writes erotic letters for goodness sake!!! So, why did she carry so much fear about consummating her marriage? Even though her fear is explained, I don't feel that it's good enough of an explanation. I felt like Lucy's character was stronger and that it shouldn't have been so personally destructive to her. So, where Lucy withdraws physically, Robert withdraws emotionally and that just got on my nerves. I'm like, "Come on! Work it out people!!! Talk to each other....you've come so far! Stop acting like idiots." NARRATOR: I'm quite addicted to audiobooks and I really liked Alison Larkin, the narrator. I thought she did a good job creating both male and females voices. Her pace, and cadence throughout the book was also very good. She helped make the listening experience enjoyable. In conclusion, I will read another book by this author even though I was annoyed by some of the character traits of the leads in this book. I prefer leads who are decisive and not deceptive. But, seeing that it was only in one area that the leads displayed weaknesses, I can overlook that and start reading the next book, at some point. less

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