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Avon Books presents a gorgeous new look for one of "New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author Lynsay Sands' classic, fan-favorite historical romances.
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a really good book to sit down and read at the end of a hard day or week,it takes you to another time and place and gives you a break from the real world ,this book kept me smiling.
about the hero,a warrior that comes back to his fathers estate after the plague has ravaged the land.Because of this fathers bad management he needs a wealthy bride, and is steps lady murie the goddaughter of the king, he steps in and saves her from marriage to the wrong man. and the intresting story starts after the marriage. I vote this a very good read.
about the hero,a warrior that comes back to his fathers estate after the plague has ravaged the land.Because of this fathers bad management he needs a wealthy bride, and is steps lady murie the goddaughter of the king, he steps in and saves her from marriage to the wrong man. and the intresting story starts after the marriage. I vote this a very good read.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
4 stars
27 April 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Balan of Gaynor needs a rich wife in the worst way, but does he need one badly enough to dare to wed the infamous Brat, aka, Murie, King Edward's beloved goddaughter? Something makes him believe there is more to Murie than her nickname implies, making him dare to disrupt an evil plot against her and win her heart for his own. However, not everyone wishes them well, so even as the pair finds great joy, someone is trying to turn Murie into a widow.
**** It is refreshing to see a story told so sweetly and without relying on artificial excesses. Murie's true nature and how she copes with the challenges of the court is a profound reminder to not be quick to judge, and her superstitions are very amusing. If you miss good, old-fashioned romances, then hurry and grab this. ****
Amanda Killgore
**** It is refreshing to see a story told so sweetly and without relying on artificial excesses. Murie's true nature and how she copes with the challenges of the court is a profound reminder to not be quick to judge, and her superstitions are very amusing. If you miss good, old-fashioned romances, then hurry and grab this. ****
Amanda Killgore
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Bland Romance, meet 14th Century
12 Sep 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I wanted to like this book. The 14th century is my era of greatest interest, so I started THE BRAT with expectations. I kept reading and did not wallbang as I usually do when a book disappoints me. I hung in till the end!
I won't recap the plot since it's been done so ably on this site. However, the author could have set this story in early 1900s New York, West Texas in 1870, or Tudor England, changed a detail or two, and it would read pretty much the same. No medieval flavor. Not much detail that would place it in any particular time period. It read as though it was simply a generic romance where the author said to herself, "I know! I'll set this one in 1351!"
It tasted like chili without spices, beer without bubbles.
If you like your romances with medieval detail rich and well researched, give this one a pass.
I won't recap the plot since it's been done so ably on this site. However, the author could have set this story in early 1900s New York, West Texas in 1870, or Tudor England, changed a detail or two, and it would read pretty much the same. No medieval flavor. Not much detail that would place it in any particular time period. It read as though it was simply a generic romance where the author said to herself, "I know! I'll set this one in 1351!"
It tasted like chili without spices, beer without bubbles.
If you like your romances with medieval detail rich and well researched, give this one a pass.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The Brat needed to be brattier!
21 Jun 2009
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The Brat by Lynsay Sands fell flat for me. The main character, Murie, was touted as being a big-time brat, but in the first 50 pages, it became known that she was just putting on a show. So I was expecting a brat and funny bratty behavior out of her towards the hero, but I didn't get that. So the title is misleading somewhat. It should have named something else.
The story is about Murie, who is ordered by the King to find a husband and marry. She is the King's goddaughter. She is very superstitious and believes that the man that she dreams about on St.Agnes day will be her husband. What ends up happening is that an evil plot is schemed by an evil lord to have Murie drugged so that he can sneak into her room and have her "dream" about him. But Balan steps in to stop this from happening, but ends up being the man that Murie "dreams" about.
Murie and Balan end up marrying and going to Balan's home which has been decimated by the effects of the plague. The rest of the story is them falling for each other, and Murie trying to keep Balan safe because someone is trying to kill him off. There is a twist on who the culprit really is which added to a somewhat rather cliche story. I usually find Lynsay Sands historical stories to be very humorous and laugh-out-loud, but this one missed the mark. 3 stars!
The story is about Murie, who is ordered by the King to find a husband and marry. She is the King's goddaughter. She is very superstitious and believes that the man that she dreams about on St.Agnes day will be her husband. What ends up happening is that an evil plot is schemed by an evil lord to have Murie drugged so that he can sneak into her room and have her "dream" about him. But Balan steps in to stop this from happening, but ends up being the man that Murie "dreams" about.
Murie and Balan end up marrying and going to Balan's home which has been decimated by the effects of the plague. The rest of the story is them falling for each other, and Murie trying to keep Balan safe because someone is trying to kill him off. There is a twist on who the culprit really is which added to a somewhat rather cliche story. I usually find Lynsay Sands historical stories to be very humorous and laugh-out-loud, but this one missed the mark. 3 stars!
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