Ok...I have read a books by Ms. Neville before. I don't remember them at all and only have 1 on my bookshelf. I keep telling myself that I need to reread it, but can't seem to. Anyhow, I bought this book based on the incredibly good reviews it received on several websites. It also had one of my favorite types of plots - Good, Normal Hero who falls for Bad, Notorious Heroine. (This is not to be confused with my all-time favorite plot of Bad, Notorious Hero who falls for Good, Normal Heroine).
Ms. Neville does a very good job setting the plot, describing the characters and moving the story along. My problem is what happens after Thomas and Caro get married. They both go from being sensible to stupid, each making decisions without the other's involvement. I also never got the sense that this marriage would last. They are both so different and I'm not sure they like the other's main character. This doesn't stop them from being very attracted to eachother, which is fun to watch. But I think that if they were plunked down in the modern world, they would date for about a year then move on.
So I would give this 3 stars out of 5, but I kind of wish I had borrowed it from the library instead of paying $7.99 for it.
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