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I loved this book!!!
“I love everything about this book. Julia Quinn is one of my favorite authors, and she did not let me down! ”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-10-24. -
Delightful
“Ms. Miranda Cheever has been in love with Lord Turner from the tender age of 10. At the age of 19 this childhood devotion has not lessened or died but has blossomed though unknown to Lord Turner and unrequited. The first chapter starts with a funeral scene (definitely one of my favourite scenes in the book due to its outrageous dialogue. The novel centres mostly around Lady Olivia, Lord Turner and Ms. Cheever. Olivia who is Miranda's closest and perhaps only friend has a deep love for Miranda and is quite loyal to her defending her against anyone who would dare to utter an unkind word about her friend. It is this devotion that prompts Olivia to attempt to matchmake Miranda with her twin Winston so that the two can be sisters. However, unbeknown to Olivia Miranda does love her brother but not Winston but Turner.The drama continues when Turner tries to thwart Olivia's matchmaking for reasons that he can not explain.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-09-19.
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever is filled with a lot of witty dialogue both in the entries of Miranda's diaries and interaction between the characters. The characters are endearing and are not vapid. The book is sure to make you laugh, cry and laugh again. I have read it twice now and unlike other novels that I would read again by scanning for the sections that interested me the most this one I read again in its entirety and it only took my a few hours.
I strongly recommend this book. If you are a reader who lives for a lot of detailed love scenes well you may be a trifle disappointed as the book has just one detailed event. The other encounters are spoken about in the characters reverie which for me spoke volume as to the depth of emotion the hero and heroine felt for each other. In my estimation the lack of love scenes did not take away from the novel as the writer was able to communicate the feeling of the characters quite well without them. ” -
Julia Quinn
“One of the best of the best Authors. I snap up every book by this Woman. If you like Regency romance or Historical romance books, this is one person's books to look for. I have collected all her regencies and I will keep them to read again one day. I Love her.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-09-13. -
3 of 5 members found this review helpful.
I can't believe the poor reviews!
“I'd been holding back from ordering this book because of its dismal ratings and reviews. Well, I finally broke down and bought it. I love Julia Quinn, sometimes better than others, but I read them all anyway. They are like comfort food. She is a good writer, always makes me chuckle, and her stories move quickly, a perfect escape. Well, well, big surprise! I LOVED this book. Miranda was a very intriguing and strong character, but of course a very inexperienced one, hence her confusing responses. Of course she was not upset when she lost her baby! She was twenty-years-old, the guy had disappeared. Why in the world would she have wanted to be pregnant? And he was such a male, never knowing what his own feelings were, and he was either angry, cynical or ready to have sex. I have known many, many men in my many, many years on this earth. I've met my share of gentlemen just like him. This was a delightful story, an easy read. I will go back to it often. ”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-05-02. -
Pretty Good Story
“I just got this book from the library yesterday and finished it by the time I went to bed. I liked the book because it was a good story that didn't have all sorts of crazy twists and turns that I sometimes find irritating because it seems like they're just there to prolong the narrative long enough that the author can justify publishing the book based on its length. The story was fairly relatable and had some good humorous parts. The end is a bit weak, but I thought that overall the book was stronger than some of Quinn's last books in the Bridgerton series (where it just seemed like she lost a little steam writing about the 7th and 8th siblings' love stories). Anyway, if you are looking for a fun, light read and don't need all sorts of adventurous distractions then this book will probably fit the bill.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-04-27.
