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The Temptation of Gracie
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Not for me, at all. Very weak and loaded with dated phrases like: “All she could do was whisper her love into a pillow at night.” Might suit fans of (very) old-School love stories. Couldn’t get past page 140. Giving two stars for the nice (but repetitive) descriptions of Tuscany.
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Thanks Margaret. I'm not sure to find the right words, but you have supplied them. I would only add that the language isn't always dated, sometimes it's completely too modern for the context, for instance, I can't think that a maid in a 1950s Tuscan Castle would ever have described the heir as "entitled" in the sense that we understand that term now! I find the main characters to be more like caricatures and couldn't connect with them, couldn't sign up to them. It's such a shame, I've never found these issues previously with this writer.
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Perhaps it's just my opinion, but I find writing like that gripping and heart rending. I have spent many nights ridden by a desperate desire for love, a tear soaked need for connection. It has a wistful rawness that captures me completely. Maybe I'm just a very flowery person but old fashioned romance is my home.
