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Didn’t Like It “I bought this book for the Lisa Kleypas story because I LOVE just about all of her books. I was very disappointed by this story. It was the story about a rake that reforms. The rake in question is no St. Vincent(one of her other reformed rake characters - more clever and complex). I don't know if...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“A very nice set of short stories by some fabulous writers.”
Roxhill wrote this review Tuesday, November 22, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I Will (anthology Wish List)
Princess Dana wrote this review Sunday, September 12, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Andrew, Lord Drake, has been cut out of his father's will because of his dissolute manner of living. To be reinstated, Andrew decides to pretend that he has changed his wicked ways. As part of his plan, he wants to convince his father that he is courting a respectable woman with the intention of marrying her. The problem is, he doesn't know any decent women, except for his friend's spinster sister, Miss Caroline Hargreaves. He blackmails the reluctant Caroline into helping him, and so the charade begins . . . ”
“Only two of these stories kept my interest. Kleypas* - Lord Andrew talked Caroline into fake courtship by paying her brothers debts (vaguely familiar). Cach - too many thoughts, skimmed. Dain - shallow until very end. Sands* - Prudence tries to stop her father from gambling them into debtors prison and butts heads with Lord Stephen.”
Dawn ♥ romance wrote this review Saturday, August 21, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“very good book”
Wendy B wrote this review Wednesday, June 23, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I bought this book for the Lisa Kleypas story because I LOVE just about all of her books. I was very disappointed by this story. It was the story about a rake that reforms. The rake in question is no St. Vincent(one of her other reformed rake characters - more clever and complex). I don't know if it was that the story was too short and didn't allow for much character development or if I just didn't like the character. There were a million points when the heroine waxes romantic about him and all I could think was, "Really, really? You waited all this time only to give it up for this toad?" Not a good representation of this author's work.”
Miranda O wrote this review Friday, March 12, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I agree with the other reviews that Lisa Kleypas's "I Will" is the best story in this anthology, I enjoyed reading it and I loved the Christmas theme. It's a good book that you might snuggle up with hot cocoa in someplace warm. All four stories are about Christmas wishes coming true, thus, the title. As with other anthologies, I always review the individual stories, so here goes:
Joy Yap wrote this review Friday, November 13, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I Will - I loved the story, another unlikely pair comparable to her other books but way different characters. LK wrote the story and made the pairing work. There were a lot of unexpected twists, and this is a classic reformed rake story that went very well. Conflicts were resolved and I liked how Caroline's brother took her wish literally. The love story developed in a plausible time, it took months for them to finally be together due to some circumstances but all went well. Andrew's character really developed not just in the skirt-chasing part but as a whole. He became more responsible, and this is attributable to Caroline's love and faith in him. There were a lot of touching moments, and it's amazing how everything was wrapped up in this short story from the initial attraction, how the plan worked, character development, the love scene, and of course the happy ending. 5 stars
Puddings, Pastries, and Thou - It was an OK read, I'm not really thrilled with the time frame, which was less than two weeks but in fiction, anything can happen. It's ironic that the time frame was quite short and it took nine chapters for a simple story. 2 stars
Union - The first story I read from this author and I liked it. (I have her 3 of her courtesan books I haven't read yet) This is more of a conversation-based story and it's through these dialogues the characters introduced themselves to the reader, "bluntness" is the keyword and they wasted no time taunting each other. Clarissa and Beau really matched well and there was an unexpected history here. I liked how it was written, her brothers were amusing. 4 stars
All I Want - Another short time frame, the humor of it all was the saving grace. I like reading about hellions. I appreciated the family values, the social responsibility, the quick background description and the story. 3 stars”
“I just love "I Will." It's such a wonderful story about love inspiring a person to change for the better. To me it is amazing how much Andrew changes over the course of this short story. I try to reread this every Christmastime.”
Danielle The Book Huntress wrote this review Thursday, October 30, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The Kleypas story was very, very good. The rest were not. Still, because her story was worth reading, I gave the anthology 3 stars.”
Kassiana wrote this review Tuesday, February 5, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“3 good stories, 2 so-so ones. Recommended if you can get it cheap:)”
retroredux wrote this review Monday, December 31, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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