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This was almost five stars but for the hero's baffling actions very near the end. No, readers don't have to *agree* with the decisions that characters make, but readers have to understand *why* the decisions were made. And in this book, the decision-making is confusing and seems to make the hero look bad outright. (view spoiler)
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When Samantha Wickersham goes to be a nurse to a man injured in the Napoleonic Wars, she does not expect a man who acts like a wild animal. Through much patience, she gets him back to being human again - mostly. He has been hurt by a fiancée who left him after his injuries, and cannot seem to trust anyone or anything, especially Samantha and the feelings he starts to have for her. She also starts to have feelings for him, but doesn't know what to do about them, especially since she is harboring
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Fairchild was being a child in the beginning, tantrumy and power-trippy, just beastly lol.
It's a pretty strong Beauty and the Beast retelling and I liked the character development of both leads as they adapted to the circumstances and matured. I also liked that the title has a connection to the story and was alluded to thrice.
My favorite scene was the dance and I really played "Barbara Allen" in the background while I read it to match the ambiance. ...more
It's a pretty strong Beauty and the Beast retelling and I liked the character development of both leads as they adapted to the circumstances and matured. I also liked that the title has a connection to the story and was alluded to thrice.
My favorite scene was the dance and I really played "Barbara Allen" in the background while I read it to match the ambiance. ...more
Oct 29, 2012
SandyC
marked it as to-read
May 03, 2016
Yani
marked it as to-read
