- Paperback
- Publisher: Random House Inc (P) (Feb 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 051701002X
- ISBN-13: 978-0517010020
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,512,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Grammar Was Intolerable
12 Mar 2012
Format:Paperback
What happens when a gentleman is forced to marry someone he has yet met? The answer: deception in full force. The late Duke of Kedwell and Daphne Larrimer's father made a pact when they were both friends years before. One of each of their offspring will marry. Because of this Connor St. Cyr, the Duke's grandson, comes across as clumsy and bumbling. Though handsome, he lacks all the good graces that would make him attractive to the young woman.
Her half-sister, Rosalys, knows something is not quite right and the young woman is determined to find out the truth. She is nothing like her sister either in looks or attitude and this intrigues the young lord. Both St. Cyr aka Dracourt and Rosalys develop a friendship.
Heavy on the dialect of the times, I thought the author went a little overboard. Wilta, Pon rep, dosta, tha'rt, and nowt are just a hint of the dialect that the hero and many other characters use. It was too heavy and, for me, it took away from the story. Another reason I did not give it high marks was that so many of the secondary characters got involved. Too many. If the author made me care for their stories I would not have found it exasperating. I rated the romance three stars for 'OK'.
Her half-sister, Rosalys, knows something is not quite right and the young woman is determined to find out the truth. She is nothing like her sister either in looks or attitude and this intrigues the young lord. Both St. Cyr aka Dracourt and Rosalys develop a friendship.
Heavy on the dialect of the times, I thought the author went a little overboard. Wilta, Pon rep, dosta, tha'rt, and nowt are just a hint of the dialect that the hero and many other characters use. It was too heavy and, for me, it took away from the story. Another reason I did not give it high marks was that so many of the secondary characters got involved. Too many. If the author made me care for their stories I would not have found it exasperating. I rated the romance three stars for 'OK'.
It's O.K.
14 April 2007
Format:Paperback
It was a decent story and main characters were likable; but sub-characters such as the mother and the sister's personalities were more inconsistent without much explanations, fortunately, they were only secondary characters. I did enjoy reading the "drunken-scene" towards end of the book, I thought it was funny and strategic, but I did not like the book cover; it was obvious that the artist either did not have a clue what the heroine looked like or had a misunderstanding with the publisher, for the heroine was a dark-haired lady and not a blond. Otherwise, I managed to finish the whole book without skipping much.
Enjoyable and sweet
21 April 2006
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed this book. It had a good plot, the character's were likeable, except the villain, and it was worth opening up and spending some time reading. It wasn't the greatest romance novel ever, but it was more than OK.
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