Shanna

I've just re-read this one for the first time in recent memory -- it' still my all time favourite historical romance. BUT...I can sure see why so many people don't like Shanna. She's a spoiled b**ch and I would have slapped her silly before the end of part 1. And I don't quite understand why Ruark f Leggi tutto

One day in 2027 Shanna will officially become a true “classic” in lieu of just a “bodice-ripper” or “historical-romance”. Until then, I will just have to refrain from tagging it as such for my personal GoodReads bookshelf. But, just so you know, it is one. A classic. It is also the only historical ro Leggi tutto

Update/Edit: 26/06/18 As I stated below, my mothers copy was so well loved that I couldn’t resist buying my own copy (for a whopping €27 I might add-worth every cent). I managed to get my hands on this BEAUTIFUL cover which I am sure is well known in the historical romance community so I just had to Leggi tutto

3.5 Stars I have such conflicting feelings about this book. I was ready to DNF this about 200 pages in because of how annoying Shanna was and how dragged out the story was. I finished because it was for a book club, though, and I thoroughly enjoyed the last two hundred pages. Ruark was honestly the b Leggi tutto

Más de 20 días he tardado en leer esta historia, cuando devoré Una rosa en invierno. ¿La culpa? Shanna. En un libro tan extenso como éste, que no puedas soportar a la protagonista principal -por indecisa, clasista, vengativa, irreflexiva, altanera, actuar como el perro del hortelano y no sigo pero p Leggi tutto

The Gold Standard for Historical Romance! A Keeper! This was my first by the queen of the modern historical romance novel, Kathleen Woodiwiss and I highly recommend it. A wonderful Georgian romance. Set in mid 18th century London, the Caribbean and the Colony of Virginia, this is the story of the stro Leggi tutto