2.5 stars. I love a heroine in pursuit and the heroine in this book was the one pursuing the honorable hero, but something just wasn't right. The hero was a little too dull, and the words of the villain "too gullible" for my liking, and the heroine a little too immature at the age of 16! Her antics just wasn't cute and I kept thinking the poor thing was just a child that didn't know better. It's weird because I read Almost Innocent which pretty much had the same story-line but I enjoyed that one a whole lot more than this.
Un romance originale, che mi ha sorpresa molto positivamente. Inanzitutto l'ho trovato diverso ed atipico rispetto alla quasi totalità dei romance letti: questa volta è lei, innamorata fin da subito, che corre dietro a lui, che inizialmente si mostra indifferente, non per tattica, ma perchè lo è veramente, a differenza di molti romance dove lui insegue lei quasi senza un motivo apparente. Già questo cambio di ruoli e di prospettiva mi ha piacevolmente impressionato. I due protagonisti crescono n
What do You think about The Diamond Slipper (1997)?
i really liked this novel i just felt at times it was too brutal for my taste. The heroine's husband abused her during sex and he enjoyed it. you saw this fiery spirit become a subdued and battered women. if it wasn't for her love interest i probably wouldn't of like the book but at least at the end he got his. overall it was a good story and it had a happy ending but throughout the story it wasn't very happy in my opinion. if your looking for a light read this is not it.
—Anna
