I like Abby Green's books. She's one of better (i.e, imaginative) writers in the new generation of HP writers. But I honestly think she needs work with her finales. If one was to view HPs like chess (I know, a sacrilege to grandmasters everywhere but I wonder if Polgar sisters read HPs), Ms. Green has excellent openings and riveting middlegames but her endgames can be the bland king and pawn checkmates. I want a king and QUEEN endgame. In this book, Cara the heroine is like a lowly pawn trotting back to the king and apologizing to the king for daring to gasp! walk away. Up until this dumb move, I liked the heroine. He's already wallowing in self-pity for wronging her. What's the point in further enabling that? She should walk away and continue to plod on until he makes up his mind that their relationship is worth fighting for. That SHE is worth fighting for. And he should pursue her instead of drinking into stupor. The heroine has more spine than the hero. And so it is, the story ends curiously unsatisfactory -- so much like a draw. All in all, a pretty good book. Cara is wrongfully accused and has to add a ruthless seduction on top of that,and all the other stuff suffered at her brother's hands.Vicenzo has a slow burn of a learning curve when he discovers how badly he'd misjudged her and hurt her because of this. Though at first annoyed to not get the rudimentary big reveal (everything is kind of slowly uncovered as the hero learns his mistake) I must say that it made sense and had a certain odd sort of vindication that he hadn't needed some huge peremptory piece of evidence to see her for what she was.
What do You think about Rechazo Cruel (2010)?
Not as good as "The Unwanted Wife" in regards to redemption, but it was okay.
—mammie
This is an emotionally intense story from the very first page!
—Rzuluet1
Me gusto ^^Fue una lectura corta y entretenida...
—sally
