Castle of the Wolf
by Sandra Schwab (Goodreads author!)
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Read in January, 2007
"Truly Enchanted!"
Celia Fussle's father has passed away. In his will he states that Celia will inherit the Castle of Wolfenbach in the Black Forest if she marries the master of the castle. Celia can either accept these terms or live with her brother and his spoiled wife and be known as the spinster sister. She looks at her adventure to Germany as one of her many fairytales she studied with her father and sets out to claim her home. Celia arrives at the castle to find it in disrepai...more
Celia Fussle's father has passed away. In his will he states that Celia will inherit the Castle of Wolfenbach in the Black Forest if she marries the master of the castle. Celia can either accept these terms or live with her brother and his spoiled wife and be known as the spinster sister. She looks at her adventure to Germany as one of her many fairytales she studied with her father and sets out to claim her home. Celia arrives at the castle to find it in disrepai...more
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Read in July, 2007
recommends it for:
gothic mystery or romance novel readers
I learned of this book from the Smart Bitches over at www.smartbitchestrashybooks.co.... The review there was dead-on and I have thoroughly enjoyed this novel. It's a quick read with a great story line and a pair of unlikely lead characters. The gothic element is strong, but author Sandra Schwab does a great job introducing new, smart elements into a creaky old genre. The romance is steamy and believable. (The scene with t...more
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I enjoyed this novel. It's one of the rare times it seems that romance flees from the English ton and the Scottish Highlands. I like how it seems somewhat like a fairy tale and Fenris was definitely a character that I could love along with the heroine. Tortured heroes are so attractive! I look forward to reading it again because no one ever thought to count the gargoyles!
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Read in November, 2007
I read a review of this on Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Books and kind of expected it to be better. Really, it was a cute, quick read, but I hated that the heroine said things like "bugbear." She wasn't a very well-drawn character and the stupid names like "bugbear" were nearly too much for me.
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