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Willow

This review has mild spoilers in it. :)


A few weeks ago, I saw a post where they were discussing the difference between old bodice rippers and modern romance novels. At the time, I couldn’t quite put my thoughts into words. I’ve been thinking about it though, and I’m convinced the main difference is a plot strategy where the hero and the villain are pretty much the same character. This provides lots of sexual tension and conflict for the heroine, plus it adds many hilarious WTF moments, like, huh
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Sarah Mac
What a delightfully odd book. :)

There's much here that's traditional bodice-ripper material. The heroine (Felicia) is raped by the hero (Domenico), yet she reluctantly comes to love & adore her captor. Her circumstances are more akin to slavery than courtship; she's a bought woman from common background, which gives her no standing except as Domenico's bedwarmer. But whether by choice or necessity, Felicia follows her abusive hero through thick & thin -- much of which includes violent happening
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Isabel.
Oct 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Domenico loved Felicia in his own twisted way .
Hanife
Bu yorum aynı zamanda Romancekolikte yayınlanmıştır.


Uzun süredir bu kitap karşıma çıkar olmuştu. Söz konusu sahiplenici, kıskanç, alfa erkekler olunca burada ki karakter hepsini ezer geçermiş. Kızın sevgilisi sandığı adama işkence etmiş. Bir kaç gün önce okuduğum bu spoilerlar benim radarları açmaya yetti bile.

Kitaba karşı aslında ne desem bilemez haldeyim. Ne güzel, ne çirkin diyebiliyorum. Benim açımdan çok değişik bir kitap okudum. 1600'lerde ki İtalya'yı keşfetmiş oldum. Ama gelin görün
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Lisa - (Aussie Girl)
The Silver Devil published in 1978 has all the hallmarks of a classic bodice ripper with rape, alleged incest, cruelty, torture, a submissive heroine and an arrogant hero. Sounds spectacular but reads unfortunately as a passionless tale with one dimensional characters and stilted, dated writing. A disappointment.
Lisa O'malley
Dec 09, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Jan 03, 2011 rated it really liked it
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Feb 21, 2011 rated it really liked it
BookLuva28
Jun 10, 2011 marked it as to-read
Informantxgirl
Oct 23, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Dec 14, 2011 rated it really liked it
Sandrawp
Jan 01, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Julz
Apr 23, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Lorelle
Jun 01, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Vicki
Jul 16, 2012 marked it as to-read
Kumar naorem
Sep 09, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: romance
Jennifer
Oct 21, 2012 rated it did not like it
B. Practical
Jul 04, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Sep 14, 2013 marked it as to-read
Stephanie
Jan 02, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2014-challenge
Marina
Sep 16, 2014 rated it really liked it
Lauren
Apr 18, 2017 marked it as to-read
Martha
Jun 16, 2019 marked it as to-read
Wheresmybook
Dec 24, 2020 marked it as to-read