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1: I wanted to love this book... but
I really loved the potential of the story line. But the execution was very poor. Unfortunately. It could have been a significantly stronger story with just a few adjustments.
I WANTED to love this book... and unfortunately I couldn't. The characters and the story line were solid... but the writing itself... and the romance between the two was uneven. I really couldn't see the much except passion and respect between the two... I didn't see love ... and the kids were WONDERFUL... but they did hog the limelight... and take away from the romance.
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2: Okay, but not her best.
As with most of the other people giving their opinion on this book, I must say I agree. While I do read a lot of romantic novels, I also read a lot of just about everything else.
I would love to see Ms Monk return to the style of her Scottish romance; Once a Warrior, The Witch and the Warrior and The Rose and the Warrior. Now those were books to go to bed with and enjoy.
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3: Definitely not her best book, but an ok one time read.
There are so many very complete story reviews that I will only speak to overall status. Monk usually does a wonderful job but for some reason this was lacking. The storyline itself had great potential but it swerved hither and yon. At one point she called the bad guy (vincent) Victor. That type of error really annoys me. The heartwarming part of the story was the children and Haydon and Genevieves devotion to their welfare. That's very unique in a plot. The book is unclear on the origins of most of the characters. Monk shows incredible sensitivity in her description of Genevieve's paintings and the meaning of those renderings. Truly insightful. The book spends most of 340 pages attending to the trouble hayden is in but in the end resolves everything in about 20 pages . Just a tad like it may have been book deadline time. And thought the ending is cutesey it really IS cute! Who reads historical romance for hard realism anyway.
Woud I go out and buy it, probably not but I'd ck it out of a library for a quick read just for the "kids" dialogue....
p.s. there is supposed to be a "jack" sequel.......
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4: The queen of romantic let-down......
This book was not about Genevieve and Haydon, it was about the children. Karyn Monk has such potential but I don't think she knows what type of book she wants to write. Her writing is far more intelligent than some other writers, but she needs to entwine that intelligence with a romantic plot. She strays from what the romance reader wants to read. I wouldn't recommend this one for fans of the romance genre.
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5: Disappointing
I have read all of Karyn Monk's books and have loved them, especially her earlier ones. This one, however, I could not get into and what little I did read I didn't like. This one I would recommend you pass on buying and get it from a book exchange in stead. Save your money for some of the better books that are out there.
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