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Tinabelle
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 Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:23 am Post subject: His Mistletoe Bride - Vanessa Kelly |
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I love a good Christmas Regency and am often willing to be less critical of these stories in the spirit of the season. That said, I have to agree w/Blythe's assessment of this book. It didn't take me a month to read but longer than it usually takes. I think a "C" is a fair grade.
I liked Phoebe better than Lucas, too, but neither really clicked with me. I also wasn't crazy about the smuggling plot even though it was plausible considering the times. What really bothered me about this story was Lucas' reaction to Esme. I guess I am tired of grown men who swear off love and marriage based on 1 failed relationship in their youth. Get over it! Who amongst us has not had a failed romance in their past? It is just so juvenile to carry on so and judge all women against the one who dumped you. Geez! And I agree that the feud between Lucas and Silverton was silly. This book just didn't work for me.
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NoirFemme
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I haven't read this book, but I thought Quakers didn't celebrate Christmas. Are the Christmas elements integral to the story/characters, or window dressing? |
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Tinabelle
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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| NoirFemme wrote: | | I haven't read this book, but I thought Quakers didn't celebrate Christmas. Are the Christmas elements integral to the story/characters, or window dressing? |
This was another aspect of the book that I found unrealistic. Phoebe seemed to easily leave her Quaker upbringing and beliefs by the wayside awfully easily. They surface when it is convenient for her to win an argument w/Lucas or to foster her own agenda. IMHO she wasn't overly sincere or committed to her beliefs.
She seemed to know a lot about Christmas and holiday traditions for someone who had never celebrated them before and took over the planning, decorating, etc. at Mistletoe Manor. I thought the whole Quaker aspect of Phoebe was window dressing. The whole idea of celebrating Christmas was given a lot of play in the second half of the book once they arrive at Mistletoe Manor, but I really didn't get a warm, fuzzy Christmas feeling from this story. Like I said, it just didn't work for me.
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NoirFemme
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:20 am Post subject: |
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| Tinabelle wrote: |
This was another aspect of the book that I found unrealistic. Phoebe seemed to easily leave her Quaker upbringing and beliefs by the wayside awfully easily. They surface when it is convenient for her to win an argument w/Lucas or to foster her own agenda. IMHO she wasn't overly sincere or committed to her beliefs.
She seemed to know a lot about Christmas and holiday traditions for someone who had never celebrated them before and took over the planning, decorating, etc. at Mistletoe Manor. I thought the whole Quaker aspect of Phoebe was window dressing. The whole idea of celebrating Christmas was given a lot of play in the second half of the book once they arrive at Mistletoe Manor, but I really didn't get a warm, fuzzy Christmas feeling from this story. Like I said, it just didn't work for me. |
Ah, I thought so. A shame, since the plot sounds like it should have been an intriguing read. :/ |
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Lillian Sulivan
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:48 am Post subject: |
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On the other hand, the heroine being a Regency-era Quaker would perfectly explain her unfamiliarity with zippers, which would in turn explain the dress on the front cover.
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Susan/DC
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Lillian Sulivan wrote: | On the other hand, the heroine being a Regency-era Quaker would perfectly explain her unfamiliarity with zippers, which would in turn explain the dress on the front cover.
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Were zippers mentioned in the book? Were zippers even invented by the Regency? |
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PatW
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Susan/DC wrote: | | Lillian Sulivan wrote: | On the other hand, the heroine being a Regency-era Quaker would perfectly explain her unfamiliarity with zippers, which would in turn explain the dress on the front cover.
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Lilly |
Were zippers mentioned in the book? Were zippers even invented by the Regency? |
Nope - invented in 1851, modern adaption invented in 1913, improved in 1917, popularized by the 1930s. From an "About.com" article on the history of the zipper.
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Lillian Sulivan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| Susan/DC wrote: | | Were zippers mentioned in the book? Were zippers even invented by the Regency? |
No and no, which, as I suggested, would explain why our Regency era Quaker heroine is flummoxed by the zipper up the back of the prom dress she's wearing on the front cover.
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Lilly
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