I've decided that I'm officially too old now to always finish a book no matter how horrible it is. And so, I label this book too painful to finish and I move on with my life.From the very start, it felt like the author was trying too hard. Too wordy, too thesaurus-y, and, don't get me wrong I love my bible, but too in your face Christiany. It all felt totally forced.I also found the story completely unbelievable. Edwina's father marries a rich, famous actress but he's a plain simple man himself? And I couldn't figure out if Edwina and her sister, Cecelia, were fast friends or if there was mostly resentment there - this is a problem, Miss Author.Actually, now that I think about it, I just didn't *get* most of the relationships and interactions in this book. For example, I found Bertilda's treatment of Edwina quite atrocious yet in one interaction Edwina seems embarrassed, the next interaction she is outraged, and then the next she finds it humorous? I couldn't keep up. And this is a small, silly thing but I was so annoyed that Edwina called her Bertie though she had been asked not to about a billion times in the short one third of the book I did get through.What a bummer! I had been looking forward to this book for some time and it was such a disappointment. I really enjoyed this book. It was clean and refreshing. I am a sucker for romance and then you throw in Scotland as the setting! Inspirational Historicals are usually my forte but this was set in modern times. The book draws you in and I felt such a kinship with the main character that I found myself in tears a couple of times. I would highly recommend this to any romantics and look forward to reading more from this author.
What do You think about Edwina (2008)?
I really enjoyed this book, but I am a sucker for anything about Scotland. Easy read.
—6084
Loved this book -- loved the story -- ah romance done right!
—thorgr
