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Bezig met laden... The Song of the Siren (1980)door Philippa Carr
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. What do I even say about this book? Intense, titillating, frustrating. The characters are so real and passionate and fall foolishly to their whims tragically. The set up and historical background was really cool and interesting, reminding me of Outlander; although at times it was a bit much and a tad confusing, for I'm not too knowledgeable on the time period. The dark secrets and family drama was intriguing, and I regret a bit that I started with the 7th book, I felt I missed a few bits of information and didn't have knowledge or a connection with the parents like I felt I should. However, most of the important information seemed to be revealed or mentioned in some way. The pacing was really good, other than a bit of political talk at the beginning. Despite saying I wouldn't, I am making my way through the Daughters of England books that I still have not read but they are not standing up too well. Here she goes back to the theme of the bad girl/good girl narrators. Carlotta is the bad girl, already born out of wedlock and raised as another woman's child, she is also a beauty and has the Carr trait of being attracted to dangerous and, to my thinking, thoroughly unpleasant men. Damaris is the good one, plainer, of course, she must be plain and sheltered and naive. They take turns in the narration and the unfolding plot, with the plot points sticking out a mile and much the same story of other books in the series rehashed. Since Carr was starting to compete against the more bodice ripper romances, there is a more frank acknowledgement of sex but it is still a fairly unracy and sadly, pretty predictable, romance. This is a big improvement on the previous couple of books in the series, though not as good as “Saraband for Two Sisters”. Like the aforementioned title, this novel features a twin first-person narrative, told by two sisters of very different natures. The diverse viewpoints complement each other well. Although “bad girl” Carlotta leads the more exciting life, I found myself drawn to the “good girl”, Damaris. This author, including under her different pen names, is brilliant at portraying child characters. The one here – Clarissa – is the best I’ve yet to encounter. This little girl is so believable & entertaining with her consistent questions. Plotting is clever, with a few unexpected twists, with the only downside being needless repetition – something this author is guilty of whichever name she writes under. This is what comes out of churning out book after book, rather than spending the necessary time to ensure quality reading takes precedence over quantity of titles. But overall, this is a very good read. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Fiction.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: During a bloody Jacobite upheaval, two half-sisters are torn apart by their passion for the same man and bound together by their love for a child Carlotta, the love child of Priscilla Eversleigh and Jocelyn Frinton, grows up in the shadow of war during the reign of Queen Anne. Carlotta's personal struggle begins when she's abducted by the charismatic Jacobite leader Lord Hessenfield. During her time as his hostage, they fall into a passionate affair. When she's released, the pregnant Carlotta marries to save her daughter Clarissa's legitimacy, but plunges into reckless affairs with other menâ??including the man beloved by her half-sister, Damaris. As England and France vie for dominance, the destinies of Carlotta and Damaris play out on the world stage. Carlotta overlooks the shy Damaris, who forms a tender bond with Clarissa. Damaris's quiet strength will be put to the test when she must risk her own life to save Clarissa. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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