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A Husband For Margaret (2010)

by Ruth Ann Nordin(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Smashwords, Inc.

review 1: The concept was good, it made me download the book. The rest was not that good.What I liked: Joseph and his boys.What I didn't like: Just about everything else. The setting was described badly, as it's supposed to be 1869, however, I think that year was picked as a way to set up the whole "mail order ___". Nothing felt historical here. It would have been better had the author picked the 40's or even modern day, and given the mail order setup a new twist. It could even be written in the future where mail order is how it's now done, like internet dating - anything but 1869, and then not following through on the period.Debra. Her name is dropped and I'm thinking who? Then she shows up, and it's all awkward and weird, and I just didn't really follow it.The countless times we... more're told how hard raising four kids is. Once is good.In the end, I felt a little like I read a badly redone depiction of the movie Overboard, with Goldie Hawn.
review 2: I did not like Margaret at first, she came across as slightly self-absorbed and immature. Her reaction, or rather, her horrified reaction to the children made me question her suitability all the more. But she does succeed in becoming a good mother in spite of a few initial mishaps. Also,it was refreshing to see her straight-forwardness.Mail-order bride or as the case is here, mail-order groom is a favourite trope of mine. What I found unique in this story is that the heroine is the one who shows reluctance to the marriage initially. Joseph's optimistic outlook on their marriage works as a perfect foil to Margaret's pessimism. Joseph's brood of children also keep things entertaining.I did not fuss over the details of the story. It was a short and adorable read for me. less

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