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Title: The Perfect Princess
ISBN: 0553581236
Author:
Elizabeth Thornton
Publicate Date: 2001-10-30
Publish: 2001-10-30
List Price: $6.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Perfect Historical Mystery Romance
The Perfect Princess by Elizabeth Thornton was the perfect mix of mystery and romance. Rosamund the Duke's daughter goes to the prison to see a convicted murder with her bestfriend and gets kidnapped by the 'convicted murder' Richard Maitland. Buy this book and every book by this author you can't fail.
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2: Contrived and inconsistent
Sorry, but I cannot support the general "how great this is" sentiment. Elizabeth Thornton is a talented author, but this particular book is inconsistent and very contrived. All goes well up to our hero's escape from jail, which is interestingly executed and deserves 4 stars. However, from there ... the "who did it" aspect is non-existent (we find out from alternate point-of-view chapters quite early on); her body guards letting her go into a jail without escort is absurd; the author states clearly in the opening that lady is extremely polite and likable, but she doesn't act that way after entering the jail (she immediately transforms into bold adventure woman); the hero keeping her captive for so long feels contrived; everyone you can shake a stick at decides that he is innocent and must be helped; she falls in love with him without him once making her feel desired or desirable; and so on. What this book really needs is a technical reviewer to go through & tighten up all of the loose ends & inconsistencies. The first few chapters promised an lady concerned that she is too nice, too accomodating, too sheltered, and yet unable to change her basic personality. Had that personality been maintained, this would have been a better book.
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3: Elizabeth Thornton is WONDERFUL
Like everyone else has written, I can't stop reading her books! I just happened to pick up the Princess series because I can't resist princess plots. I was slightly disappointed that they aren't real princesses, but I quickly got over that as I began to read. I am now on the fourth book by Miss Thornton in so many days! I'm glad I had a long weekend to read! After so many other bad authors with tiring heroines and dreary heros with weak plots, it was a joy to find an author who knows how to write good characters with plot. If you're looking for steamy, X-rated sex scenes with no actual plot, then this is not your author. If you want historical romance that has you cheering the characters and feverishly trying to discover the villian, then Read ON!!!!
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4: This is when the ratings need more stars to give
This was my favorite Elizabeth Thornton book so far! She is a fantastic author. I had almost given up on romances because so many of them have little storyline and only sex, the heroines are empty headed, childish and irritating and the heros just not interesting enough. But when I picked up Elizabeth Thornton's books, I was hooked from the beginning. The Perfect Princess is the 6th book I have read so far (one right after the other) and it is definitely the one I like the best. I have enjoyed all of them, but this one was the most enjoyable. Richard Maitland was a fantastic, sexy, tough, non-perfect hero and Rosamund was one of the best heroines I have found in a long, long time. The interaction between the two characters was very enjoyable - from their fights to their lovemaking. I don't know how this one can be topped. Maybe if the author wrote a book focusing on lovable Harper. I don't really like reading books from this time period, but Ms. Thornton has done a wonderful job of combining mystery, romance, and humor that she has now been put on my favorite author list. This one - in my opinion - is a definite winner and worth the reading time.
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5: Another Excellent Story
I have read 5 of Elizabeth Thornton's books back to back within the last couple of weeks of "discovering" her. I really like her books. I didn't like Richard Maitland in Princess Charming, but I definitely fell for him in this book. I think this one is one of my favorites! Elizabeth Thornton is a very talented author. I like her combination of mystery, romance and humor. Her heros are sexy, tough and gentle. Her heroines are not irritating airheads. I would highly recommend this author! I just wish she would bring Harper his love mate!
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