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He was just everything that was truly heroic in a man, and all he wanted to do was chill at home.
He found the killer. And he maintained my interest with every word he spoke. But what I really love most about Hunter is that I reluctantly came to love him, even after being trained through the whole Lux series to despise his entire race. Duncan may have been very reluctant to admit to himself how much Madelyn meant to him, but from the very first page we readers knew he was hooked.
He took such amazing care of her heart. Olivia Dunham, from Fringe. Totally one of my feel-good reads.
He was more than reluctant to fall for her. There was this underlying brokenness inside him that evened everything out. And when he was soft and vulnerable, it was magic.
She was so reluctant to make choices, for so many reasons. Or at least verbally laying her out for being such an innocent ditz. I get frustrated with this cookie cutter character. I think it may very well be a mix of both. Why do the heroines always have to be perfect and just a little bit ditzy? I need to try this author.
Sounds like Tessa is my sister actually. Perfectionist, ditzy blonde with snub nose? Check, check, and check. Maybe Eva Ibbotson knows my family somehow. I really need to try Ibbotson, it seems.
I love stories where the characters are likable, but not perfect, and the love story is believable yet still magical, so it sounds like I am missing out by not having read any of her work. Fantastic review today, Jill, and excellent points about the seemingly strange creation of the perfect blond and blue-eyed heroine. I thought it sounded familiar!
Sometimes a predictable storyline is just what you want, particularly when you need a happy ending! I think you raised some really interesting points about why Ibbotson appears to draw all her heroines from the same physical mold. I think that in many ways, women are just as susceptible as men when it comes to having certain characteristics idealized and promoted as the epitome of femininity.
Did you ever finish Nation, by the way? I tried it and now you can shut up about Pratchett, Aarti!
Lists with This Book. And that makes me wonder what the grandfather said to her mother about taking her back. Nope, sorry, hero is a cheating cheater who cheats. Rachael rated it really liked it Feb 11, Want to Read saving….
People typically want to be surprised by the strength of a heroine. I just got A Countess Below stairs, which will be my first by this author.
I love fairy tale books, but some complexity in the heroine is usually essential in making it work. Weird about her heroines all looking alike. Glad to know that you like this author so much! You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email.
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This entry was posted in Book Review and tagged Book Review. Jessica Howard quirkybookworm says: Anna Diary of an Eccentric says: So much, Jenny, so much.