You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still. — Sir Thomas MooreWhy oh why, akhir2 ini nemu novel yg bisa jd favorit numero uno….. fufufuGw dah yakin bakalan suka banget ama ni novel waktu baca prologue nya….Sabrina Cameron, 6taon yg imut,n chubby pertama kali ketemu ma Morgan MacDonnell, 14taon..Kutip pembicaraan pertma mrka bdua yg lucu n bikin gemes:“Hello, boy.”“My name is not Boy. I am —”“— Morgan Thayer MacDonnell,” Sabrina intoned solemnly, “son of Angus MacDonnell and heir to the chieftainship. You serve only MacDonnell and hate all Camerons. And I am Sabrina, the daughter of Dougal Cameron.”“There’s no denyin‘ that.” Morgan’s voice was choked with bitterness. “You’re the devil’s own image.” Sabrina frowned, searching her mind for some common ground where they might meet. “Do you like worms?” LOL“No.” “Beetles, perhaps?” LOL“Warriors have no time for such nonsense.”Uniknya novel2 TM trdiri atas 3 Part…Part 1 – lucu, ngegemesin, n twist nya udah mantappph bgtCeritanya klan Cameron & MacDonnell gak pernah akur, ketika Angus MacDonnell dan Dougal Cameron sama2 jatuh cinta ma seorang lady dan Dougal Cameron yg berhasil ngedapetin hati sang lady dr Inggris, makin gak akur d 2 klan ini.Kalo hidup The Camerons dan penduduknya selalu penuh dgn canda tawa, The MacDonnells sebaliknya, mrka barbar n suka berantem..Supaya teteup damai, bapak Sabrina ngundang Morgan tiap summer tinggal di Cameron..Sabrina diam2 memuja Morgan tapi selalu mnjadi sasaran keusilan Morgan dan kakak laki2 nya sendiri..Waktu brumur 6 taon Sabrina pernah bersumpah Morgan gak bakalan bikin dia nangis, jd biar udah di kerjain abis2an dia tetap tegar..Morgan sndiri sama sprti bapaknya sangat mengagumi Elizabeth, ibu Sabrina…Dia slalu kangen ma aroma mawar, bunga favorit lady Elizabeth.Setelah 5 taon Morgan gak menghabiskan summer di Cameron, karna masalah2 kecil antar klan yg mulai memanas –lagi- membuat Morgan tambah kangen ma aroma mawar dan gadis kecil nya The Camerons.Akhirnya supaya damai Dougal mengundang Angus dan Morgan ke Cameron.Pas lagi smntara dinner githu, ada yg ngebunuh Angus.The MacDonnells tentu saja menuduh Dougal yg mnjadi dalang pembunuhan trsebut..Kali ini bukan masalah kecil, tapi maslah besar yg pasti bisa jadi perang antar klan..So menurut hukum Gaelic, Sabrina mesti married ma Morgan supaya gak perang…Married d mrka bdua,Lucu bgt pas malam pertama mrka, Sabrina ogah bo2 ma Morgan, Morgan jg yg nsh brduka gak mau menjalankan tugasnya sbg suami…Jadi, biar gak ketauan belom nge-golin, mrka pura2 bikin suara2 aneh githu, LOLPart 2 – sweet, love is in the air udah mulai nyesek ni piling >_<Apa sih yg bikin kita demen bgt ma hero di nvl romance?Kalo gw suka yg sinis, suka ngegodain heroine nya, charming, cool apalgi y? pintar n seksi so pasti..Kalo Morgan, secara fisik dia gede bgt 6’3” cakeeep dan tipe gw bgt…Flawless nya dia gak/belom bisa baca, tapi bukan brarti dia bodoh y! No, BIG NOGw trharu bgt pas dia blg ke istri nya kalo Sabrina mesti ngajarin dia baca, ngajarin dia maen catur dll.Sebagai MacDonnel yg harga diri nya segede dunia, kata2 yg keluar dr mulut Morgan itu sukses bikin gw mewek..Malam pertama mrka yg resmi jg soooooo sweet, Morgan romantis sangatttt…Oke, sementara hepi2 nya mrka bdua ada aja yg bikin masalah…Nah mulai dr sini aer mata gw gak bisa brhenti kluar, gw jd inget ma HR nya Judith McNaught yg jg sukses bikin gw mewek guling2..Part 3 – power of love, faith, the payoff, the triumphGak tau mesti nulis apa ttg part 3 tanpa nyepoi bagian pentingnya..Seruuuu bgt soalnya,,,Pokoknya sepanjang part 3 ini gw gak bisa brhenti mewek..Bukan brarti ni novel cengeng, saluuut gw ma TM yg bisa nulis novel seindah n se amazing ini… -sigh-Keknya gw nemu couple hero-heroine favorit lagi ni….Gw slesei baca ni novel jam 3.30 pagi, dulu cuma SEP n JM yg bisa bikin gw kaya gini, baca ampe subuh >_Extremely love this novel….. ^^v
This book was an interesting read for me, to say the least. There was much that I liked about it, and some things that I didn't. So, I guess I'll start by saying that I enjoyed the book/story overall and felt it definately deserved the four star rating (it's very rare I give a five star rating...). With that in mind, here is what I liked about it- I liked the action and unexpected plot twists and turns, and loved watching the H and H overcome all the obstacles to be together in the end. I liked watching the heroine's character develop throughout the story. One of the things I really liked was the depth and layers of the story and it's characters, which you don't often get in historical romance novels. Now, for what I didn't like- I thought the story was too long at times, and probably could have been about 50-100 pages shorter. I also would have liked some more focus on the last part (part 3) of the story as most of the action and conclusion was crammed into the last 15-20 pages or so; especially regarding the H and H. Although I liked both the H and H, I found their pride and arrogance so frustrating and tedious. For most of the book I wanted to yell "get over youselves already and just talk to each other". Ofcourse, if they did that, there would not have been much of a story :) I also found myself annoyed w/ the Heroine, especially her immature and spoiled behaviors. If asked, I would still recommend this book to fans of historical romance.
What do You think about A Whisper Of Roses (2007)?
Morgan'ın patavatsızlıklarına aşık olacaksınız. Ben kitabı çok gülerek kimi zaman içim sızlayarak okudum. Çoğunluklada güldüm. Benim İskoçlara zaafım vardır kitabı öyle yada böyle okurum ama bunu çook beğendim :) Kızımıza son zamanlarda çok uyuz oldum. Yolasım geldiysede barıştılar ya derin bir oh çektik. Keyifli bir aşkın hikayesini okumak istiyorsanız tam size göre bir kitap. Kitap Morgan'ın iki klan arası barışını temsil etmek amacıyla Sabrina'nın klanında her yaz kalmasıyla başlıyor. Yıllar sonra bu iki bacaksız büyümüş olarak karşı karşıya gelirler. Bu ziyafette Morgan'ın babası öldürülür ve suçu kızın babasına atılmıştır doğal olarak. Morgan o tepkiyle Sabrinayı rehin alır ama kızın annesi Elizabeth kızını kurtarır. Morgan hücreye atılır ve daha sonra kızımızın babası hatasını düzeltmek için Morgan'a kızını verir. Bizim prenses gibi yetişmiş, el üstünde tutulmuş, gül kibi kırılgan kızımız bir dağlıyla evlenmiş ve bu hayata mahkum edilmiştir. Ama Morganın "Dağlı" duygularıyla tutku içinde yanacaklardır :))
—Hanife
Good. A real tear-jerker, and while I do like tear-jerkers (once in a while), this just fell a little short of EXCELLENT.Updated 11/23/14This is a story about Sabrina and Morgan, both from different, and feuding clans in Scotland, Cameron and MacDonnell. Morgan's father is murdered in Sabrian's parent's house and to keep the peace Sabrina and Morgan are forced to marry. They grew up as children, Morgan had to spend summers with Sabrina's family. They both secretly liked each other, but never sho
—Megan
Author: Teresa MedeirosFirst published: 1993Length: 389 pages, 5509 locationsSetting: London, Scotland, 1730Sex: Not frequent. Explicit.Hero: Highlander who has been brought up as foster child with h's family. Never knew his mother. Illiterate.Heroine: Pampered only daughter who has loved H all her ife.Includes: Excerpt from Some Like It Wicked by Teresa Medeiros.This isn't one of my favourite premises. Our heroine gives up everything for h and still he blames her for perceived slights, uses her (for sex, as housekeeper), and fails to ever see her pov.But I really wanted to like it.Unfortunately, I didn't really.H was a stupid, unforgiving tyrant. h was so wishy washy and then petty.Urk.h did do all the work in this relationship. She made all the compromises. She worked to love him.And he let her.He let her love him and never gave her anything back in return.(view spoiler)[Not even those three little words. (hide spoiler)]
—Cruth
