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Title: The Silver Rose
ISBN: 0553575244
Author:
Jane Feather
Publicate Date: 1997-07-01
Publish: 1997-07-01
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.0
Format: Paperback
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1: A great read...
I read the reviews and found them to be quite harsh. I for one loved the book. Ariel and Simon's family were bitter enemies as a result of Ariel's mother and lover (a Hawksmoore...Simon's family)were murdered by Ariel's father. Each side blamed each other and it has passed on to the children.
I love reading about scarred heroes. I find them endearing and likable. Though a fine man inside and out, he had his insecurities. After years of battle, his body and looks had suffered. So I understood his reservations about marrying the beautiful Ariel.
Then there is Ariel...poor Ariel got the brunt of ridicule. I take a look at how she was raised. Her brothers were cruel and had no amount of tenderness for a young girl. They allowed a friend to take advantage of her and become her lover. She only lived how her brothers allowed her to live. When she learned that she was to get married to her family's greatest enemy, she acted how I expected her to. She hated him...so any negative thing out of her mouth was to be expected. He was ugly to her...he was from a family (that as far as she knew) took her mother away from her. Why would she fall into his arms?
Gradually as the book went on, she began to see Simon in a different light. He was not what she expected. Again the only men she knew was her digusting brother and equally digusting lover. She didn't see him as ugly anymore thus confusing her feelings. That coupled with her long wish to be free of any man's control. She wanted her independence and being married complicated things.
I find both characters flaw and thats what made them interesting. Yes, there was not great vow of "I love you" but if you look at there actions there was no doubt.
Now there are some of Ms. Feather's book that I can't get through but this wasn't one of them. I actually read this one a few times over. So if you're a first time reader of her books...give this one a chance before shucking it aside.
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2: The Silver Rose
Awful book even for a romance. Not entertaining, and most of the characters in the book are frustating, including the heroine. A waste of time.
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3: GREAT READ
I loved the book. It got bad reviews, but I thought it was very touching. The characters were flawed but we're all flawed.
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4: Definitely not recommended...
Echoing many other readers, this book definitely lacked many things. I found it boring at times and skipped several pages. Ariel is selfish, stubborn, and very annoying to read about. There was nothing satisfying about this book at all. This book did not provoke any strong emotions and lacked sense at times. This was my first time reading a Jane Feather book and I am definitely not going to read anymore.
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5: Second in Charm Bracelet series
Like the rose in the haunting tale of "Beauty and the Beast," a silver rose on a charm bracelet brings together a beautiful young woman and a battle-scarred lord...Ariel Ravenspeare has been taught to loathe the Earl of Hawkesmoor and everything he represents. Their two families have been sworn enemies for generations. But it's one thing to hate him, and another to play the part her vicious brothers have written for her-trapping Hawkesmoor into a marriage that will destroy him, using herself as bait. Forced into the marriage, Ariel will find her new husband unexpectedly difficult to manipulate, as well as surprisingly-and powerfully-attractive.But beneath the passion lurk the strands of a long-hidden secret...a secret embodied in a sparkling silver rose. I was not into this story as much as the first in the series. Call me old fashioned but I like my herorines unsullied and the fact that Ariel came to her marriage bed not a virgin did not sit well with me. I just could not like her that much. Her only saving grace was the love of her animals. But Simon was a true hero, if alittle on the scarred side. He made the story tolerable. I hope the third book in the series is better.
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