About now, I thought I am already aware of the cliches in a paperback romance novel. A lady would meet a man -sometimes twice her age - if not troublesome or arrogant or prideful, the man is either so sweet and so kind. Of course all the heroes should be good looking. Then goes the heroine. Of course in each and every story, she must be beautiful and gorgeous. All things are perfect. Perfection is always inevitable. This fact I am completely aware of. But then, I was astounded. This is completely different.Each and every character has their own flaws. The novel itself has it own imperfections which made it even more beautiful. At first, yes, you'll become totally addicted to the story for all the sweetness and all the love the hero, Seth, has for his little wife, Morgan. Everything was going the way a dreamy reader wants everything to be. But then all of a sudden, you'll see everything crumbling down your feet. Tragedies came every now and then. Characters stumble down and wallow with their own griefs and fears. It was not at all perfect and a shallow, unfeeling, numb, and cold reader -if he or she may still be called as such -is the only one capable of giving this story up in addition to seeing all the wonderful things only. This is all because a true reader considers everything and understands that not everything should be glitz and glamour or flowery and sunny and bright. A true reader understands that for a novel to be as wonderful as this, the one and only important thing is to see love encourage the characters to stand once again and to heal and bind every flaws and wounds. GODSPEED! I hope all my fellow readers would continue to live and learn from the wonderful works of art and masterpieces that we are blessed to read with.
Jude Deveraux is my favorite author and I was excited to read her first book.It started off great.However, it was very draggy and amateurish.It felt like she included every possible idea she could into this booktoo many characters and too many plotsthis one book could have been split into four different stories!The book lacked refinementMore than a historical romance, every now and then I felt like I was reading a contemporary one.The difference between her writing in this book and the present ones are clearly evident.The only reason I managed to finish this book was coz its jude deverauxBut come to think of it, its not all that disappointment. Coz this book clearly shows her progress over the years to what she is today.To sum up, the enchanted land was not enchamting at all. It lacked the signature style Jude Deveraux magic
What do You think about The Enchanted Land (2007)?
This book seems to be early in the writing career of Jude Deveraux. Her later books are more involved and historical in nature. This book is a romance that introduces us to New Mexico in the early days of settlement. Between the kidnappings, frustration, and misunderstandings of the major force in this book, a rich story develops. This book might be early in her career, but show Deveraux to be a fabulous storyteller. It was predictable, and the ending seemed to be a little forced and convenient, but a very interesting read. It is a quick read, but enjoyable at the same time.
—Stacie M. Ritchie
I like it at first but after further reading, I came to a point where i don't want to read it anymore because of a lot of despicable things that kept on happening to Morgan. She was always being put to a situation where she has to undress herself for everybody's eyes (especially men). I don't like the ending for i think something is lacking to the story. What happened to Gordon?What happened to Joaquin after going to Spain? etc. It's not that satisfactory at all. It's the first time I read a book of Jude Deveraux that I failed to appreciate.
—Napisah Saripada
Morgan Wakefield is raised by her aunt and uncle and if she doesn't marry by the time she's 25 all her inheritance will go to her uncle. Morgan's uncle dresses her in ill-fitting clothes and anything else he can think of so she will not be desired as a wife. Morgan just wants to live in her family's home but can't do so without her inheritance. Morgan meets Seth Colter and strikes a deal with him, to marry her for one year so she will get her inheritance and he will receive $25,000 then be able to get an annulment and go their separate ways.
—Christina Strause-stalkfleet
