“I loved how ms. woodiwiss portrayed Lord Saxton--fierce on the outside but oh-so-tender when with Erienne. personally, the way he was described, i did not feel he was that hideous. i actually preferred him over Christopher. before any revelations were finally made open, i found myself hotly rooting for Lord Saxton. for me, Christopher (allegedly removed from Lord Saxton's presence) was cocky and outrageous. handsome as the devil of course, and totally overwhelming. but somehow he didnt quite measure up to the dark and brooding presence and, may i say, charisma, of Lord Saxton.
so it was simply a most delightful surprise when Erienne was shown the truth. i loved what transpired then between her and her husband. however, i did not quite find myself favoring Erienne. her maidenly qualms in the presence of Lord Saxton were simply way exaggerated---there were times i wanted to shake her silly for harboring overblown images about her husband.
All-in-all, A Rose in Winter is a wonderful story. as is usual for ms. woodiwiss, her dialogues for her characters were quite effusive, but still, for a story with a fairy-like quality such as this, the rich interplay of words was appropriate. when one stumbles upon the tender scenes, the dialogue is instrumental in evoking wistful fantasies of what it would be like to belong to someone like the hero of the story. ”
ricca wrote this review Monday, January 7 2008.
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