Arlem Hawks
Autor/a de Georgana's Secret (Proper Romance Regency)
Obres de Arlem Hawks
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 13
- Membres
- 123
- Popularitat
- #162,201
- Valoració
- 4.1
- Ressenyes
- 21
- ISBN
- 23
- Llengües
- 4
Gather all ye tropes while ye may! We have the 'fierce' heroine with the 'fire in her eyes' - and even, I do believe, a feisty jaw - who does nothing to earn that label except argue the toss with the hero and turn 'I do not want to kiss you' into some kind of catchphrase (oh honey, this is romance - I would much rather read a book where you held firm to that principle, but you exist solely to be kissed, sorry). The hero is the polar opposite in political ideals to the heroine but he's kind and yet strong and goes round telling young women that they deserve better than falling prey to cads like his brother and friends. He's basically the prose version of John Legend's bland rewriting of Baby, it's cold outside. Both he and she are horrifically boring and flirt like sloths - for 75% of the damn story. In fact, there is no plot to speak of, until the final chapters, when the author crams in a Scarlet Pimpernel style rescue. There is also no real sense that the story is set in France, bar the use of occasional French words and phrases (in italics, and translated by other characters, for those readers who can't figure out 'mon freres'), or during the Revolution. This could be a Hallmark movie set on a Christmas tree farm, with the rugged employee with aspirations to become a doctor making eyes at the boss' daughter for all the impact of the historical context.
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