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It's hard to call this story a romance. To me, this is more a dark story of an older man who becomes obsessed over a young girl and the lengths he would go to to "have" her after a major faux pas(*cough*;) at the beginning in response to her rejection of him. Gradually the obsession becomes a romance and you start to warm up to the guy along with our heroine.
However, I still can't call him a hero, which is one things I love about the story. The lead male character is very real from his selfishn ...more
However, I still can't call him a hero, which is one things I love about the story. The lead male character is very real from his selfishn ...more
How dare you Harris? I was fully prepared for a cliffhanger, or every sort of maddening havoc to unleash at the final page but lo--she surprises again, with normalcy. Ultimately, this is a story that's positively human. This will likely be all-over-the-place review and drudgery in itself, so, if you've got anything else to do, don't feel compelled to read further. I forgive you. ;P
Most writers, I've found -- tend to keep a certain archetype and follow through with the character, rarely straying ...more
Most writers, I've found -- tend to keep a certain archetype and follow through with the character, rarely straying ...more
It's hard to call this story a romance. To me, this is more a dark story of an older man who becomes obsessed over a young girl and the lengths he would go to to "have" her after a major faux pas(*cough*;) at the beginning in response to her rejection of him. Gradually the obsession becomes a romance and you start to warm up to the guy along with our heroine.
However, I still can't call him a hero, which is one things I love about the story. The lead male character is very real from his selfishn ...more
However, I still can't call him a hero, which is one things I love about the story. The lead male character is very real from his selfishn ...more
Jan 24, 2013
Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
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it was amazing
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It's time for me to read another bodice ripper!
I'm lacing my corset as we speak. :P ...more
It's time for me to read another bodice ripper!
I'm lacing my corset as we speak. :P ...more
Aug 23, 2023
Ana Lopes Miura
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It’s impossible for me to rate this book, since I have no idea whether I loved or hated it. It was simultaneously engaging and painfully boring, innovative and repetitive (Jackass buys girl from her sister, tries to rape her, she escapes, rinse and repeat!) with extremely annoying and fully realized characters. The only thing I can categorically say is that Marilyn Harris was an extremely talented writer. She really enjoyed having her most disgustingly depraved characters escape from their well
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This gritty romantic (?) classic lived up to its reputation and carries so many memorable, intense scenes that will stay with me. On the other hand, I am hesitant to call it a fun or enjoyable read. In fact, compared to Bledding Sorrow, which was the Marilyn Harris horror novel I had read prior to her more famous work, this was downright slow and took me a little over a month to finish. I often felt stuck in a moody rainy day as chapter after chapter pulled me into the miserable, doomed heads of
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Nov 02, 2011
Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~*
marked it as trilogys-sagas-series
Sep 13, 2012
Carrie
marked it as to-read
Dec 08, 2013
Char
marked it as to-read-ebooks
Aug 20, 2016
Saffron Moon
is currently reading it
Oct 22, 2016
Cats W. Bats, Esq.
marked it as to-read
Oct 18, 2017
Rachel (BAVR)
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Jul 06, 2019
Jillian
marked it as to-read
