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Vanquished
A Devil's Bargain
"The photograph must be damning, indisputably so. I mean to see Caledonia Rivers not only ruined but vanquished. Vanquished, St. Claire. I'll settle for nothing less."
Known as The Maid of Mayfair for her unassailable virtue, unwavering resolve, and quiet dignity, suffragette leader Caledonia "Callie" Rivers is the perfect counter for detractors' portrayal of the women as rabble rousers, lunatics, even whores. But a high-ranking enemy within the government will stop at nothing to ensure that the Parliamentary bill to grant the vote to females dies in the Commons—including ruining the reputation of the Movement's chief spokeswoman.
After a streak of disastrous luck at the gaming tables threatens to land him at the bottom of the Thames, photographer Hadrian St. Claire reluctantly agrees to seduce the beautiful suffragist leader and then use his camera to capture her fall from grace. Posing as the photographer commissioned to make her portrait for the upcoming march on Parliament, Hadrian infiltrates Callie's inner circle. But lovely, soft-spoken Callie hardly fits his mental image of a dowdy, man-hating spinster. And as the passion between them flares from spark to full-on flame, Hadrian is the one in danger of being vanquished.
"The photograph must be damning, indisputably so. I mean to see Caledonia Rivers not only ruined but vanquished. Vanquished, St. Claire. I'll settle for nothing less."
Known as The Maid of Mayfair for her unassailable virtue, unwavering resolve, and quiet dignity, suffragette leader Caledonia "Callie" Rivers is the perfect counter for detractors' portrayal of the women as rabble rousers, lunatics, even whores. But a high-ranking enemy within the government will stop at nothing to ensure that the Parliamentary bill to grant the vote to females dies in the Commons—including ruining the reputation of the Movement's chief spokeswoman.
After a streak of disastrous luck at the gaming tables threatens to land him at the bottom of the Thames, photographer Hadrian St. Claire reluctantly agrees to seduce the beautiful suffragist leader and then use his camera to capture her fall from grace. Posing as the photographer commissioned to make her portrait for the upcoming march on Parliament, Hadrian infiltrates Callie's inner circle. But lovely, soft-spoken Callie hardly fits his mental image of a dowdy, man-hating spinster. And as the passion between them flares from spark to full-on flame, Hadrian is the one in danger of being vanquished.
368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 2006
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September 22, 2024
4 Estrellitas. Me he llevado una muy grata sorpresa, sobre todo porque el libro tiene muy mala puntuación, y analizándolo, sinceramente no entiendo por qué. Obviamente no es una joyita, ni el mejor libro de romance histórico que he leído, pero ha sido una historia que he disfrutado mucho, que está muy bien escrita, muy bien documentada, y hasta el romance me ha convencido.
De verdad que no entiendo por qué la crítica se ha cebado tanto con estos libros. Es más, es que de la trilogía, ninguno tiene buena nota. No he leído los siguientes, pero lo haré para ver si puedo entenderlo. Ahora, vayamos a la historia.
Tenemos dos protagonistas de mundos muy dispares y muy bien perfilados. Hadrian St.Claire es un hombre hecho así mismo. De niño se lo conocía como Harry Stone, un niño del East End, hijo de una prostituta, que una vez huérfano, creció robando en las calles. Hasta que lo vio el primer ministro Gladstone, y decidió darle la oportunidad de llevarlo a Roxbury Hall, un orfanato para niños de la calle. Allí, Hadrian conoció a sus amigos, Gavin y Patrick, protagonistas de los siguientes libros.
Por otro lado tenemos a Caledonia Rivers. Callie procede de una buena familia y durante su juventud hizo lo que se esperaba de ella. Hasta que afortunadamente oyó una conversación desafortunada y decidió poner fin a su compromiso. Desde entonces, Callie se convirtió en una solterona, abrazó la causa sufragista y se fue a Londres a vivir con su tía viuda, donde trabaja como una de las líderes del movimiento por el derecho al voto de la mujer.
Durante el invierno de 1890, el movimiento sufragista de Gran Bretaña está creciendo y sus reivindicaciones pueden ser escuchadas en el Parlamento. Las mujeres tienen medio convencidos a los liberales, pero con los conservadores lo tienen muy difícil. En éste clima de tensión, Callie y Hadrian se conocen, cuando Callie está a punto de dar un mitín en la plaza del Parlamento.
Hadrian es fotógrafo y está allí de casualidad, no apoya el voto femenino ni es un tema que le importe, pero necesita dinero y está desesperado. Una mala mano a la cartas ha hecho que pierda lo poco que tiene y necesita pagar una enorme deuda. Un día se presenta lord Dandridge en su estudio, y le encarga algo muy sórdido, pero muy jugoso para pagar sus deudas y poner en orden sus asuntos. Lord Dandridge es uno de los líderes conservadores que quieren acabar con el movimiento sufragista, sobre todo con esa alborotadora de Caledonia Rivers y la única manera es vencerla, humillarla y desacreditarla. El encargo consistirá en que Hadrian tendrá que seducir a Callie y tomarle una foto comprometida, y para ello pagará muchísimo, una oferta que Hadrian, a regañadientes, no podrá rechazar.
Hadrian le ofrecerá a Callie una carta falsa de la líder del movimiento, una carta de presentación, para que acceda a hacerse unas fotos inocentes, para promocionar el movimiento. Así será como Hadrian y Callie se irán conociendo, como él entrará en su mundo y ella en el de él, y ambos descubran sus más oscuros secretos. Lo que empezó como algo muy inocente, se convertirá en algo serio, cuando se empiecen a gustar, cuando Callie vea que no solo debe luchar por las mujeres de su clase social, si no también por las mujeres y niños que viven en la pobreza en el East End e intentar mejorar sus vidas.
Callie quedará eclipsada por Hadrian y él por ella. Hadrian jamás pensó que podría enamorarse de una mujer, y menos en el ambiente en que él creció, pero la decisión, inteligencia y pasión con que Callie abraza su causa, lo fascina. Sin duda, Callie es el personaje que más madura en esta historia, pues el amor le abre a un mundo nuevo y la saca de su capullo.
Lógicamente, no voy a desvelar lo que ocurre, porque todo trata de embaucar a Callie, y el arrepentimiento de Hadrian por tener que hacer lo que hace, sobre todo cuando se está enamorando de ella.
Pues sí, aunque sea un asunto muy feo, el romance me ha convencido y la historia no se aleja de muchas otras del estilo. Aunque cueste creerlo, no estamos ante una novela erótica, pese a que la portada invite a ello, y aunque el asunto que trata es sórdido, creo que Hope Tarr ha sabido llevarlo.
Por último, tenemos una ambientación exquisita, que ya quisieran muchas documentarse de la misma manera para escribir un libro. Aquí se nota que la autora ha hecho un trabajo de investigación y que además le ha gustado. El inicio de cada capítulo nos lo recuerda, además de esa final nota de autora. También es de agradecer que la prosa empleada es buena, no he sentido aburrimiento en ningún momento y está muy bien escrito.
Así que, vuelvo a reiterar, no estamos ante una joya, pero sí ha sido muy buen libro y me ha convencido. Lamento que las malas críticas me dejaran llevar y no lo leyera antes, el tema del movimiento sufragista me fascina y actualmente estoy leyendo los libros de Evie Dunmore, que a la postre, no me han parecido muy distintos a estos. Haber empezado la serie me ha demostrado que sin miedo, puedo seguir leyendo los libros, y sobre todo, arrepentirme de no haberlos leído antes.
De verdad que no entiendo por qué la crítica se ha cebado tanto con estos libros. Es más, es que de la trilogía, ninguno tiene buena nota. No he leído los siguientes, pero lo haré para ver si puedo entenderlo. Ahora, vayamos a la historia.
Tenemos dos protagonistas de mundos muy dispares y muy bien perfilados. Hadrian St.Claire es un hombre hecho así mismo. De niño se lo conocía como Harry Stone, un niño del East End, hijo de una prostituta, que una vez huérfano, creció robando en las calles. Hasta que lo vio el primer ministro Gladstone, y decidió darle la oportunidad de llevarlo a Roxbury Hall, un orfanato para niños de la calle. Allí, Hadrian conoció a sus amigos, Gavin y Patrick, protagonistas de los siguientes libros.
Por otro lado tenemos a Caledonia Rivers. Callie procede de una buena familia y durante su juventud hizo lo que se esperaba de ella. Hasta que afortunadamente oyó una conversación desafortunada y decidió poner fin a su compromiso. Desde entonces, Callie se convirtió en una solterona, abrazó la causa sufragista y se fue a Londres a vivir con su tía viuda, donde trabaja como una de las líderes del movimiento por el derecho al voto de la mujer.
Durante el invierno de 1890, el movimiento sufragista de Gran Bretaña está creciendo y sus reivindicaciones pueden ser escuchadas en el Parlamento. Las mujeres tienen medio convencidos a los liberales, pero con los conservadores lo tienen muy difícil. En éste clima de tensión, Callie y Hadrian se conocen, cuando Callie está a punto de dar un mitín en la plaza del Parlamento.
Hadrian es fotógrafo y está allí de casualidad, no apoya el voto femenino ni es un tema que le importe, pero necesita dinero y está desesperado. Una mala mano a la cartas ha hecho que pierda lo poco que tiene y necesita pagar una enorme deuda. Un día se presenta lord Dandridge en su estudio, y le encarga algo muy sórdido, pero muy jugoso para pagar sus deudas y poner en orden sus asuntos. Lord Dandridge es uno de los líderes conservadores que quieren acabar con el movimiento sufragista, sobre todo con esa alborotadora de Caledonia Rivers y la única manera es vencerla, humillarla y desacreditarla. El encargo consistirá en que Hadrian tendrá que seducir a Callie y tomarle una foto comprometida, y para ello pagará muchísimo, una oferta que Hadrian, a regañadientes, no podrá rechazar.
Hadrian le ofrecerá a Callie una carta falsa de la líder del movimiento, una carta de presentación, para que acceda a hacerse unas fotos inocentes, para promocionar el movimiento. Así será como Hadrian y Callie se irán conociendo, como él entrará en su mundo y ella en el de él, y ambos descubran sus más oscuros secretos. Lo que empezó como algo muy inocente, se convertirá en algo serio, cuando se empiecen a gustar, cuando Callie vea que no solo debe luchar por las mujeres de su clase social, si no también por las mujeres y niños que viven en la pobreza en el East End e intentar mejorar sus vidas.
Callie quedará eclipsada por Hadrian y él por ella. Hadrian jamás pensó que podría enamorarse de una mujer, y menos en el ambiente en que él creció, pero la decisión, inteligencia y pasión con que Callie abraza su causa, lo fascina. Sin duda, Callie es el personaje que más madura en esta historia, pues el amor le abre a un mundo nuevo y la saca de su capullo.
Lógicamente, no voy a desvelar lo que ocurre, porque todo trata de embaucar a Callie, y el arrepentimiento de Hadrian por tener que hacer lo que hace, sobre todo cuando se está enamorando de ella.
Pues sí, aunque sea un asunto muy feo, el romance me ha convencido y la historia no se aleja de muchas otras del estilo. Aunque cueste creerlo, no estamos ante una novela erótica, pese a que la portada invite a ello, y aunque el asunto que trata es sórdido, creo que Hope Tarr ha sabido llevarlo.
Por último, tenemos una ambientación exquisita, que ya quisieran muchas documentarse de la misma manera para escribir un libro. Aquí se nota que la autora ha hecho un trabajo de investigación y que además le ha gustado. El inicio de cada capítulo nos lo recuerda, además de esa final nota de autora. También es de agradecer que la prosa empleada es buena, no he sentido aburrimiento en ningún momento y está muy bien escrito.
Así que, vuelvo a reiterar, no estamos ante una joya, pero sí ha sido muy buen libro y me ha convencido. Lamento que las malas críticas me dejaran llevar y no lo leyera antes, el tema del movimiento sufragista me fascina y actualmente estoy leyendo los libros de Evie Dunmore, que a la postre, no me han parecido muy distintos a estos. Haber empezado la serie me ha demostrado que sin miedo, puedo seguir leyendo los libros, y sobre todo, arrepentirme de no haberlos leído antes.
March 1, 2017
Caution: may contain spoilers. (If I'm remembering correctly, all the personal trauma stuff is revealed midway through...but FYI.)
Here we go again, kiddies. I was suckered into another Evil Buddy Read. [Here is Rachel's contribution, if you're curious.]
Slab Bulkhead vs Ninja ...aka Evil Buddy Reads vs Sarah's Mental Health. Curse my small brain!
There comes a point when snark alone isn't enough to ensure reading satisfaction. There has to be an ounce of caring about someone, even if it's to wish them steamrolled like the black-clad villain in Roger Rabbit. Alas, such is not the case with VANQUISHED. If not for the dishonor of leaving an Evil Buddy Read unfinished, I'd have tossed it aside by pg 150. A few reviews claimed the second half picked up...but I didn't see it, unless by "picking up" you mean "they had sex" followed by "awkward insertion of peril directed at the hero."
But despite the lack of tears & vicarious angst, I can only assume a secret sliver of my soul was disappointed. Why? Because this is not a Regency romance. Yes, there are romance novels that aren't set in the thrice-damned Ton with thrice-damned Dukes flaunting their thrice-damned rakish reputations to tease those thrice-damned spinsters. YAY! HURRAH! JOY!
...Or so I thought, until I finished the first couple chapters.
Mike shares my deflated sense of happiness.
The novel begins with a promising prologue during which the hero is introduced as an adolescent & makes an important life-changing decision (actual story stuff, see?) & sets the scene for a hero that is neither rich nor in any position for a secure future. He's the son of a prostitute who barely scrapes by because of his skills with the camera. Yes, he actually has to work for a living. A working-class hero! *shocked*
Alas, despite this hopeful beginning, the story quickly takes a turn into Generic Romancelandia. Hadrian is emo. He's tortured. He's in need of healing with a magical hoo-ha of awesomeness. He's also in need of money, so he agrees to take part in a blackmailing scheme & ruin our heroine in exchange for his debts being squared away. The victim of this nefarious scheme is none other than noble suffragette Callie Rivers...aka the same woman he knocked over in Chapter 1 (because according to The Rules of Romance Plotting, they must meet immediately). The same woman to whom he felt an instant!attraction (Romance Plotting Rule: there must be no chance of sexual attraction to anyone else). The same woman who hides her obvious beauty beneath boring clothes & glasses (Romance Plotting Rule: she must be totally unaware of how gorgeous she is). The same woman who needs nothing but a good screw to unleash her inner sex goddess (Romance Plotting Rule: she must be traumatized by a heartless man who fondled her & said something rude, therefore she's scarred for life & is ashamed of her naughty feelings for this unknown photographer with gorgeous eyes).
Wow. *checks pulse*
The reader is headed for an equally wild ride.
From this point everything proceeds in expected fashion. Unless your bookclub is comprised entirely of geriatric squirrels who are unfamiliar with genre tropes, you'll need to look elsewhere for an original plotline. Imagine my oh-so-jaded heart palpitations as Hadrian's attention causes Callie to shed her material & metaphorical inhibitions for all sorts of boring life lessons re: sexual attraction & the plight of poor folks. (Did I mention Callie is actually a rich young spinster with no concept of how the suffragette movement might impact hookers & factory workers? Of course she's ignorant of that. Of course.) The story kicks into high gear with various intimate scenes, one of which involves buttsex. Not just any buttsex, either -- but Emotionally Healing Buttsex which dates back to the hero's personal trauma. Apparently being raped as a young teenage boy (by a grotty pimp dude) leads to popping one's cherry (with a pretty young prostitute) approximately five minutes later, but said rape continues to spawn nightmares in a 30-year-old man, which leads to the healing power of Callie's magical (backdoor) hoo-ha.
Approximate level of comprehension required for emotional satisfaction.
Spawned from this moment of complete WTFery & a couple more nights of sex, we have the required misunderstanding re: Hadrian's intentions (Romance Plotting Rule: that f'ing predictible Big Mis) as the oh-so-incriminating photo is taken with romantic motives as opposed to criminal ones...which results in wacky antics & a scramble to salvage Callie's reputation in the eyes of the public. Of course. Whatever. By that point I was struggling to give a crap about this fertile saga of love.
As you'd guess from my updates, finishing VANQUISHED was a struggle of epic proportions. And contrary to my visual aids, I don't think Callie & Hadrian even managed to reach speeds of 3. Instead they puttered along at 2.5 mph, with several halting stops to throw passengers around the backseat. But hey, at least they had buttsex.
Not even Kalgon can deny the genius of such psychological probing.
Here we go again, kiddies. I was suckered into another Evil Buddy Read. [Here is Rachel's contribution, if you're curious.]
Slab Bulkhead vs Ninja ...aka Evil Buddy Reads vs Sarah's Mental Health. Curse my small brain!
There comes a point when snark alone isn't enough to ensure reading satisfaction. There has to be an ounce of caring about someone, even if it's to wish them steamrolled like the black-clad villain in Roger Rabbit. Alas, such is not the case with VANQUISHED. If not for the dishonor of leaving an Evil Buddy Read unfinished, I'd have tossed it aside by pg 150. A few reviews claimed the second half picked up...but I didn't see it, unless by "picking up" you mean "they had sex" followed by "awkward insertion of peril directed at the hero."
But despite the lack of tears & vicarious angst, I can only assume a secret sliver of my soul was disappointed. Why? Because this is not a Regency romance. Yes, there are romance novels that aren't set in the thrice-damned Ton with thrice-damned Dukes flaunting their thrice-damned rakish reputations to tease those thrice-damned spinsters. YAY! HURRAH! JOY!
...Or so I thought, until I finished the first couple chapters.
Mike shares my deflated sense of happiness.
The novel begins with a promising prologue during which the hero is introduced as an adolescent & makes an important life-changing decision (actual story stuff, see?) & sets the scene for a hero that is neither rich nor in any position for a secure future. He's the son of a prostitute who barely scrapes by because of his skills with the camera. Yes, he actually has to work for a living. A working-class hero! *shocked*
Alas, despite this hopeful beginning, the story quickly takes a turn into Generic Romancelandia. Hadrian is emo. He's tortured. He's in need of healing with a magical hoo-ha of awesomeness. He's also in need of money, so he agrees to take part in a blackmailing scheme & ruin our heroine in exchange for his debts being squared away. The victim of this nefarious scheme is none other than noble suffragette Callie Rivers...aka the same woman he knocked over in Chapter 1 (because according to The Rules of Romance Plotting, they must meet immediately). The same woman to whom he felt an instant!attraction (Romance Plotting Rule: there must be no chance of sexual attraction to anyone else). The same woman who hides her obvious beauty beneath boring clothes & glasses (Romance Plotting Rule: she must be totally unaware of how gorgeous she is). The same woman who needs nothing but a good screw to unleash her inner sex goddess (Romance Plotting Rule: she must be traumatized by a heartless man who fondled her & said something rude, therefore she's scarred for life & is ashamed of her naughty feelings for this unknown photographer with gorgeous eyes).
Wow. *checks pulse*
The reader is headed for an equally wild ride.
From this point everything proceeds in expected fashion. Unless your bookclub is comprised entirely of geriatric squirrels who are unfamiliar with genre tropes, you'll need to look elsewhere for an original plotline. Imagine my oh-so-jaded heart palpitations as Hadrian's attention causes Callie to shed her material & metaphorical inhibitions for all sorts of boring life lessons re: sexual attraction & the plight of poor folks. (Did I mention Callie is actually a rich young spinster with no concept of how the suffragette movement might impact hookers & factory workers? Of course she's ignorant of that. Of course.) The story kicks into high gear with various intimate scenes, one of which involves buttsex. Not just any buttsex, either -- but Emotionally Healing Buttsex which dates back to the hero's personal trauma. Apparently being raped as a young teenage boy (by a grotty pimp dude) leads to popping one's cherry (with a pretty young prostitute) approximately five minutes later, but said rape continues to spawn nightmares in a 30-year-old man, which leads to the healing power of Callie's magical (backdoor) hoo-ha.
Approximate level of comprehension required for emotional satisfaction.
Spawned from this moment of complete WTFery & a couple more nights of sex, we have the required misunderstanding re: Hadrian's intentions (Romance Plotting Rule: that f'ing predictible Big Mis) as the oh-so-incriminating photo is taken with romantic motives as opposed to criminal ones...which results in wacky antics & a scramble to salvage Callie's reputation in the eyes of the public. Of course. Whatever. By that point I was struggling to give a crap about this fertile saga of love.
As you'd guess from my updates, finishing VANQUISHED was a struggle of epic proportions. And contrary to my visual aids, I don't think Callie & Hadrian even managed to reach speeds of 3. Instead they puttered along at 2.5 mph, with several halting stops to throw passengers around the backseat. But hey, at least they had buttsex.
Not even Kalgon can deny the genius of such psychological probing.
February 3, 2016
Vaya descubrimiento!!!! me ha encantado el libro y como muestra las dificultades que sufrieron las mujeres para conseguir algo que ahora mismo es algo tan natural como votar y trabajar en condiciones ( mas o menos) humanas y no explotadas. Seguire leyendo de esta autora pq me ha encantado y los personajes estan muy bien creados...
March 13, 2015
Elegí esta serie (ya me he comprado los dos libros siguientes) porque leí los argumentos y los tres me parecieron innovadores dentro del género y, aunque sin duda me leeré los dos libros que me faltan, este primero no ha acabado de convencerme. (La puntuaría con dos estrellas y media, en realidad)
No escribo aquí el argumento para no repetir información, pero diré que tanto el personaje masculino como el femenino son arriesgados y que el modo en que se desarrolla su relación también. El estilo narrativo de la autora es cuidado y es evidente que está muy bien documentada sobre la época. La lectura es ágil y rápida, lo leí en tan pocos días que incluso me olvidé de marcar aquí que lo estaba haciendo.
Entonces, con una base tan sólida, ¿por qué no me ha gustado? Porque la historia de amor de los protagonistas no me ha emocionado ni un segundo. La autora crea dos personajes distintos y muy atractivos (son el motivo de que me enganchase a la lectura) pero que no conectan el uno con el otro. Sí, hay escenas de cama y cierta tensión, pero personalmente soy incapaz de creerme que se aman si él no le cuenta a ella su pasado y si ella no cuenta con él para nada. Es como si los dos funcionasen a la perfección en solitario (él tiene unos amigos -los protagonistas de las siguientes novelas- que sí saben la verdad y que están a su lado, y ella tiene a su tía y a sus amigas sufragistas) pero juntos "solo" comparten atracción y deseo, no amor, o yo no he logrado sentirlo.
Leeré los dos libros siguientes, la autora tiene talento, pero esta novela sencillamente no me ha parecido romántica.
No escribo aquí el argumento para no repetir información, pero diré que tanto el personaje masculino como el femenino son arriesgados y que el modo en que se desarrolla su relación también. El estilo narrativo de la autora es cuidado y es evidente que está muy bien documentada sobre la época. La lectura es ágil y rápida, lo leí en tan pocos días que incluso me olvidé de marcar aquí que lo estaba haciendo.
Entonces, con una base tan sólida, ¿por qué no me ha gustado? Porque la historia de amor de los protagonistas no me ha emocionado ni un segundo. La autora crea dos personajes distintos y muy atractivos (son el motivo de que me enganchase a la lectura) pero que no conectan el uno con el otro. Sí, hay escenas de cama y cierta tensión, pero personalmente soy incapaz de creerme que se aman si él no le cuenta a ella su pasado y si ella no cuenta con él para nada. Es como si los dos funcionasen a la perfección en solitario (él tiene unos amigos -los protagonistas de las siguientes novelas- que sí saben la verdad y que están a su lado, y ella tiene a su tía y a sus amigas sufragistas) pero juntos "solo" comparten atracción y deseo, no amor, o yo no he logrado sentirlo.
Leeré los dos libros siguientes, la autora tiene talento, pero esta novela sencillamente no me ha parecido romántica.
March 9, 2014
Realmente una época novedosa para mí dentro de la novela romántica... pero en la que la historia entre ellos no me ha llegado.
Quizás la autora quiere emplazarla tan bien que deja poco espacio para que se desarrolle. al principio es lenta y algo sosa y luego, toda pasa demasiado deprisa y fácil.
Lástima, tenía muy buena pinta y se ha quedado en entretenido, a pesar de que la parte histórica que narra sobre el movimiento sufragista de la mujer es muy interesante.
Seguiré con el segundo a ver qué tal
Quizás la autora quiere emplazarla tan bien que deja poco espacio para que se desarrolle. al principio es lenta y algo sosa y luego, toda pasa demasiado deprisa y fácil.
Lástima, tenía muy buena pinta y se ha quedado en entretenido, a pesar de que la parte histórica que narra sobre el movimiento sufragista de la mujer es muy interesante.
Seguiré con el segundo a ver qué tal
September 22, 2008
What I learned from this book: Like peanut-butter and kippered herring, formulaic romances and the historical suffrage movement are two great tastes best enjoyed separately.
December 21, 2009
Interesting in more than the romance sense -- the story follows a British suffragette, so illuminated some of the differences between the suffrage movements in the US and the UK. (Useful for me, anyway, since I'm a USian.) But the romance was hot too, between a man raised in utter poverty who had reinvented himself, and an upper-class woman trying to do right by the downtrodden of the world -- women, the poor, etc. Caledonia was a marvelous character: complex, realistic, not at all stock. The story falters when it relies on some very cliched resolutions to plot problems (Hadrian suddenly remembers an important clue from his past! He conveniently meets an old friend, who is now conveniently wealthy!), but these are minor detractions from an otherwise refreshingly "different" romance tale.
February 1, 2017
Me ha gustado mucho. Aún cuando no me convenció del todo la forma en que se inició y evolucionó la relación de los protagonistas, creo que ellos, vistos como individuos, con sus propias historias y desarrollo, están muy bien retratados. Además, el estilo de la autora me pareció muy bueno, algo que había comprobado ya en No se puede vivir sin amor, así como esa enorme labor de documentación que se evidencia durante toda la lectura. Espero poder seguir con los otros títulos de la serie.
September 8, 2016
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June 26, 2013
This story took me by surprise, and for that alone, it gets a few extra points. I'm tired of reading the same done over and over again story lines and I like to be surprised.
The plot alone is unique. You have the leader of suffragettes, a woman who hasn't known the touch of a man in a very long time...you could say she's a man-hater. You have a photographer being blackmailed into somehow obtaining a naughty photograph of her. How in the world can he get under skirts?
This leads to romance, to falling in love with the forbidden. For Hadrian, there is no way out. He must get that photo or lose his life. The two engage in a love affair that's scorching-hot as he opens her eyes to plight of the London people. Callie realizes it's not just women being untreated unfairly, but the less fortunate, period.
Hadrian must face up to a torrid past and come to terms with who he is and was. Callie learns to come out of her shell, to be a woman for a change, and learns there is more to life than the right to vote. Though the cause doesn't diminish in her eyes, she realizes there's a lot more she needs to see and do as well.
But how in the world can they find happiness once he helps see her vanquished? What woman is going to forgive a man who sullies her reputation with a scandalous photo? How can he get out of this mess?
There was a rape sidestory that somewhat rattled me. While I appreciate being reminded rape is not necessarily confined to women, it jarred me with its brutality. The erotic scenes though well done, I didn't necessarily need them. I don't pick up historical fiction for the butt sex.
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The plot alone is unique. You have the leader of suffragettes, a woman who hasn't known the touch of a man in a very long time...you could say she's a man-hater. You have a photographer being blackmailed into somehow obtaining a naughty photograph of her. How in the world can he get under skirts?
This leads to romance, to falling in love with the forbidden. For Hadrian, there is no way out. He must get that photo or lose his life. The two engage in a love affair that's scorching-hot as he opens her eyes to plight of the London people. Callie realizes it's not just women being untreated unfairly, but the less fortunate, period.
Hadrian must face up to a torrid past and come to terms with who he is and was. Callie learns to come out of her shell, to be a woman for a change, and learns there is more to life than the right to vote. Though the cause doesn't diminish in her eyes, she realizes there's a lot more she needs to see and do as well.
But how in the world can they find happiness once he helps see her vanquished? What woman is going to forgive a man who sullies her reputation with a scandalous photo? How can he get out of this mess?
There was a rape sidestory that somewhat rattled me. While I appreciate being reminded rape is not necessarily confined to women, it jarred me with its brutality. The erotic scenes though well done, I didn't necessarily need them. I don't pick up historical fiction for the butt sex.
I'm not done. Read the full review: http://wwwbookbabe.blogspot.com/2013/...
October 22, 2011
3 3/4 stars... there were many surprises in this book. First off the Heroine is more of a plus size girl (love that). I'm not sure what to make of the love scenes. In some cases they were a bit much (includes a little bit of everything, and I mean everything). I loved the suffragette theme, and details mentioned like Camera name brands, or her dress in the style of the Madame X portrait. It gives you a stronger connection to the time period. Overall I enjoyed the story, and the characters. This was a free download for Kindle when I picked it up. I’m not sure I would have paid for it if it was otherwise.
February 17, 2015
I really wanted to like this book. I loved that the heroine was involved with the suffrage movement. Callie, of course, was monied and didn't really think about the poor. Less naivete would have been awesome. I liked the quotes at the beginning of each chapter. Hadrian was disappointing to me; I liked that he was working class, but I didn't like how he treated Callie.
November 14, 2012
This was a tough one to rate, but in the end I concluded that I just didn't like the hero enough to rate it higher. But I will say the plot was unique and kept me interested, the characters were well developed, the romance hot. I just realized that though I liked a lot if the pieces of the story, I just wasn't rooting for them (him) in the end.
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September 12, 2011Free on kindle at the moment.
June 26, 2017
Dentro del género del romance histórico, Vencida cuenta con la originalidad de utilizar como hilo conductor de la historia el tema del sufragio femenino. Para ello, nos adentra, por un lado, en el sórdido mundo de la clase trabajadora con la consiguiente explotación obrera y, por otro lado, en la oscura realidad de la prostitución, con el machismo y el abuso de poder como telón de fondo.
Es una historia muy bien ambientada y con un ritmo ágil en la que el giro inesperado y sorprendente que da la novela cuando parece que todo está perdido muestra la gran maestría de la autora.
Hope Tarr: una escritora a tener en cuenta.
Es una historia muy bien ambientada y con un ritmo ágil en la que el giro inesperado y sorprendente que da la novela cuando parece que todo está perdido muestra la gran maestría de la autora.
Hope Tarr: una escritora a tener en cuenta.
November 23, 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
It was a pleasant change to deal with a hero and heroine who were not members of the nobility and had jobs or ‘vocations’.
The criticism that some reviewers level at it seems to me rather unfair. I found the themes rather different as I’ve never read such an interesting fictional insight into the suffragettes and the different strands within the movement. The matchstick strike was particularly interesting.!
There was some very spicy sex but in truth it was a long time coming and not much of it to get worked up about.
It was a pleasant change to deal with a hero and heroine who were not members of the nobility and had jobs or ‘vocations’.
The criticism that some reviewers level at it seems to me rather unfair. I found the themes rather different as I’ve never read such an interesting fictional insight into the suffragettes and the different strands within the movement. The matchstick strike was particularly interesting.!
There was some very spicy sex but in truth it was a long time coming and not much of it to get worked up about.
November 13, 2023
El primer romance que genuinamente me marcó.
Me encantó la atmósfera la forma innovadora, limpia, original, concentrará y la moraleja al final que brinda la historia. Si observas sin comprender o analizar parecen hechos simples, historias simples, pero dentro cuando lo analizas. Como cuando la mentora abandono a Callie, etc. Las frases, la imagen de las sufragistas, la imagen femenina y la verdadera masculinidad. Me encantó.
Me encantó la atmósfera la forma innovadora, limpia, original, concentrará y la moraleja al final que brinda la historia. Si observas sin comprender o analizar parecen hechos simples, historias simples, pero dentro cuando lo analizas. Como cuando la mentora abandono a Callie, etc. Las frases, la imagen de las sufragistas, la imagen femenina y la verdadera masculinidad. Me encantó.
July 20, 2019
2.5 stars
March 13, 2020
Excelente libro, una trama y desarrollo de personajes e historias sin igual.
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October 23, 2024
DNF27%
El personaje masculino no me termina de convencer.
No me engancho la trama.
El personaje masculino no me termina de convencer.
No me engancho la trama.
October 20, 2011
A Passionate Unveiling Before the Camera’s Eye
Colliding together one winter day in a London park, Caledonia Rivers and Hadrian St. Claire meet eye to eye allowing love at first sight to suddenly color their world. Caledonia, nicknamed Callie, is London’s leader of the latest Women’s Suffragette Movement. Fiercely passionate in her fight for the cause, storming the city with daily rallies, speeches, and handouts to convince London’s finest ladies to fight for their right to vote, Callie is all fire and brimstone showing a façade of ice and stone. Hadrian St. Claire, an imposter by name, son of a prostitute, street orphan and pickpocket, raised by himself on gritty Bow Street with a fistful of painful secrets and a mountain of debt, is working his way to becoming a talented portrait photographer and vows he is not the marrying kind.
Moments after meeting the stunning Ms. Rivers, an elderly gentleman arrives to Hadrian’s Photography studio with a request to commission a portrait. He will pay quite highly, and is willing to provide Hadrian a way out of his debts if he agrees to photograph a young woman in a scandalous way so that she may be publicly denounced as a fraud, and will be one hundred percent vanquished. Wondering what would cause a man to so deeply hate a woman to demand such a thing, Hadrian against his better principals agrees only out of desperation. His head is soon to be swinging from the garrote if he doesn’t pay his debts and sees this cruel opportunity as his way out a hanging. Never did he envision his prey to be the very lovely lady he nearly knocked over in the park that very morning.
Developing a plot to accomplish his mission, Hadrian schemes his way into Callie’s life. Smooth talking, and suave, he wins her agreement to sit for a portrait, forging a letter of request from her mentor and leader of the Suffragette group who feels her portrait would help serve their cause. As Callie visits Hadrian daily, posing for her photograph, Hadrian soon doubts his stamina to hold true to the bargain and realizes he is falling in love. The plot then thickens when Callie and Hadrian soon reveal their past secrets and wounded prides, and the game of cat and mouse romance begins as their lives become endangered and their common enemy swoops in to expose both of their dark secrets that could destroy their newfound love.
Excellent character development, rich detailed historic background, talented writing, a surprising plot twist to shake up the predictability, and a love story you can’t help but find sweet and tender, all make Vanquished a winner. Enjoying this historical romance novel by Hope Tarr will have me reading the rest of her books for sure.
Colliding together one winter day in a London park, Caledonia Rivers and Hadrian St. Claire meet eye to eye allowing love at first sight to suddenly color their world. Caledonia, nicknamed Callie, is London’s leader of the latest Women’s Suffragette Movement. Fiercely passionate in her fight for the cause, storming the city with daily rallies, speeches, and handouts to convince London’s finest ladies to fight for their right to vote, Callie is all fire and brimstone showing a façade of ice and stone. Hadrian St. Claire, an imposter by name, son of a prostitute, street orphan and pickpocket, raised by himself on gritty Bow Street with a fistful of painful secrets and a mountain of debt, is working his way to becoming a talented portrait photographer and vows he is not the marrying kind.
Moments after meeting the stunning Ms. Rivers, an elderly gentleman arrives to Hadrian’s Photography studio with a request to commission a portrait. He will pay quite highly, and is willing to provide Hadrian a way out of his debts if he agrees to photograph a young woman in a scandalous way so that she may be publicly denounced as a fraud, and will be one hundred percent vanquished. Wondering what would cause a man to so deeply hate a woman to demand such a thing, Hadrian against his better principals agrees only out of desperation. His head is soon to be swinging from the garrote if he doesn’t pay his debts and sees this cruel opportunity as his way out a hanging. Never did he envision his prey to be the very lovely lady he nearly knocked over in the park that very morning.
Developing a plot to accomplish his mission, Hadrian schemes his way into Callie’s life. Smooth talking, and suave, he wins her agreement to sit for a portrait, forging a letter of request from her mentor and leader of the Suffragette group who feels her portrait would help serve their cause. As Callie visits Hadrian daily, posing for her photograph, Hadrian soon doubts his stamina to hold true to the bargain and realizes he is falling in love. The plot then thickens when Callie and Hadrian soon reveal their past secrets and wounded prides, and the game of cat and mouse romance begins as their lives become endangered and their common enemy swoops in to expose both of their dark secrets that could destroy their newfound love.
Excellent character development, rich detailed historic background, talented writing, a surprising plot twist to shake up the predictability, and a love story you can’t help but find sweet and tender, all make Vanquished a winner. Enjoying this historical romance novel by Hope Tarr will have me reading the rest of her books for sure.
July 16, 2012
Avant ce livre, je n'avais jamais lu de romance historique, je n'avais donc pas d'attente particulière et j'ai passé un bon moment.Il s'agit du premier tome d'une trilogie sur trois amis orphelins. J'espère que nous aurons les deux autres tomes en France.
J'ai beaucoup apprécié le fond historique sur le droit de vote des femmes en Angleterre ainsi que le côté politique même s'il aurait pu être encore un peu plus approfondi. On apprend également beaucoup de choses sur les conditions de vie de l'époque et les différents statuts sociaux.
Il est cependant dommage que la traductrice est sauté quelques lignes p.114 même si cela ne gêne pas la compréhension globale du livre, cela reste très frustrant au moment de le lecture de ce passage.
En ce qui concerne les personnages principaux, la narration se fait à la troisième personne mais alterne les point de vue entre Hadrien/Harry et Caledonia. J'ai eu un peu de mal à apprécié ces personnages surtout Caledonia. En effet, ils sont un peu trop stéréotypé et pas assez approfondis pour vraiment s'attacher à eux. c'est également le problème des personnages secondaires qui pour certains sont vraiment très intéressant mais qu'on ne fais que survoler au final.
Enfin, les circonstances qui conduisent nos deux héros à se rencontrer et surtout à se rapprocher sont un peu téléphoné ce qui est vraiment dommage car par la suite leur histoire fonctionne bien.
En outre, plus le dénouement s'approche plus nous assistons à nombre de rebondissements (peut-être un peu trop?) et retournement de situation relativement imprévisible. De plus, Rourke et Gavin sont un peu plus présent vers la fin nous donnons envie d'en apprendre plus sur eux tout comme sur Sally qui semble bien caché son jeu !
Même si ce ne fut pas un coup de coeur, ce livre est très intéressant et agréable à lire. J'espère pouvoir lire le suite.
J'ai beaucoup apprécié le fond historique sur le droit de vote des femmes en Angleterre ainsi que le côté politique même s'il aurait pu être encore un peu plus approfondi. On apprend également beaucoup de choses sur les conditions de vie de l'époque et les différents statuts sociaux.
Il est cependant dommage que la traductrice est sauté quelques lignes p.114 même si cela ne gêne pas la compréhension globale du livre, cela reste très frustrant au moment de le lecture de ce passage.
En ce qui concerne les personnages principaux, la narration se fait à la troisième personne mais alterne les point de vue entre Hadrien/Harry et Caledonia. J'ai eu un peu de mal à apprécié ces personnages surtout Caledonia. En effet, ils sont un peu trop stéréotypé et pas assez approfondis pour vraiment s'attacher à eux. c'est également le problème des personnages secondaires qui pour certains sont vraiment très intéressant mais qu'on ne fais que survoler au final.
Enfin, les circonstances qui conduisent nos deux héros à se rencontrer et surtout à se rapprocher sont un peu téléphoné ce qui est vraiment dommage car par la suite leur histoire fonctionne bien.
En outre, plus le dénouement s'approche plus nous assistons à nombre de rebondissements (peut-être un peu trop?) et retournement de situation relativement imprévisible. De plus, Rourke et Gavin sont un peu plus présent vers la fin nous donnons envie d'en apprendre plus sur eux tout comme sur Sally qui semble bien caché son jeu !
Même si ce ne fut pas un coup de coeur, ce livre est très intéressant et agréable à lire. J'espère pouvoir lire le suite.
July 28, 2010
I wasn't expecting that this book would be so spicy! The main story line was good. The ending was tied up in a good way, you aren't left hanging. The book itself was an easy read, I finished it in a couple of days.
From the back of the book here is the description:
The photograph must be damning, indisputably so. I mean to see Caledonia Rivers not only ruined but vanquished. Vanquished, St. Claire, Ill settle for nothing less.Known as The Maid of Mayfair for her unassailable virtue, unwavering resolve, and quiet dignity, suffragette leader, Caledonia - Callie - Rivers is the perfect counter for detractors portrayal of the women as rabble rousers, lunatics, even whores. But a high-ranking enemy within the government will stop at nothing to ensure that the Parliamentary bill to grant the vote to females dies in the Commons - including ruining the reputation of the Movements chief spokeswoman.After a streak of disastrous luck at the gaming tables threatens to land him at the bottom of the Thames, photographer Hadrian St. Claire reluctantly agrees to seduce the beautiful suffragist leader and then use his camera to capture her fall from grace. Posing as the photographer commissioned to make her portrait for the upcoming march on Parliament, Hadrian infiltrates Callies inner circle. But lovely, soft-spoken Callie hardly fits his mental image of a dowdy, man-hating spinster. And as the passion between them flares from spark to full-on flame, Hadrian is the one in danger of being vanquished
From the back of the book here is the description:
The photograph must be damning, indisputably so. I mean to see Caledonia Rivers not only ruined but vanquished. Vanquished, St. Claire, Ill settle for nothing less.Known as The Maid of Mayfair for her unassailable virtue, unwavering resolve, and quiet dignity, suffragette leader, Caledonia - Callie - Rivers is the perfect counter for detractors portrayal of the women as rabble rousers, lunatics, even whores. But a high-ranking enemy within the government will stop at nothing to ensure that the Parliamentary bill to grant the vote to females dies in the Commons - including ruining the reputation of the Movements chief spokeswoman.After a streak of disastrous luck at the gaming tables threatens to land him at the bottom of the Thames, photographer Hadrian St. Claire reluctantly agrees to seduce the beautiful suffragist leader and then use his camera to capture her fall from grace. Posing as the photographer commissioned to make her portrait for the upcoming march on Parliament, Hadrian infiltrates Callies inner circle. But lovely, soft-spoken Callie hardly fits his mental image of a dowdy, man-hating spinster. And as the passion between them flares from spark to full-on flame, Hadrian is the one in danger of being vanquished
August 8, 2010
I tried really hard to like this book. Suffragettes, one of my favorite historical periods, photography, intrigue, hot sexxin's...
I did not expect to be shocked when a make-out scene was faded-to-black (after there was graphic sexual content) and again equally shocked when the sexual content went down an avenue that I will just say the majority of women do not actually enjoy. One minute, Hadrian is in touch with his romantic side, and the next he's outright degrading her, and she is thanking him for it (somehow forgetting that, two chapters ago, she was a headstrong female with her own opinions). WTF.
The reason it gets two stars is because the writing style is good (though the editing is abominable; the library copy I had was hand-edited by other readers and I found countless other mistakes), and her historical interest in and accuracy of both the period and the women's movement at the time are pretty well-rounded. The female characters are strong and the male characters, for the most part, aren't jerks. But every time I'd like the book or at least some of the content, it would flip around in the next chapter to something that made me roll my eyes. It was trying to be too different books, and that didn't really work out.
I did not expect to be shocked when a make-out scene was faded-to-black (after there was graphic sexual content) and again equally shocked when the sexual content went down an avenue that I will just say the majority of women do not actually enjoy. One minute, Hadrian is in touch with his romantic side, and the next he's outright degrading her, and she is thanking him for it (somehow forgetting that, two chapters ago, she was a headstrong female with her own opinions). WTF.
The reason it gets two stars is because the writing style is good (though the editing is abominable; the library copy I had was hand-edited by other readers and I found countless other mistakes), and her historical interest in and accuracy of both the period and the women's movement at the time are pretty well-rounded. The female characters are strong and the male characters, for the most part, aren't jerks. But every time I'd like the book or at least some of the content, it would flip around in the next chapter to something that made me roll my eyes. It was trying to be too different books, and that didn't really work out.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 6, 2014
SENSUALITY RATING: 1) Kisses, 2) Subtle, 3) Warm, 4) Hot, 5) Burning
“HOT” - Very explicit sensuality. At least two graphically depicted love scenes. Use of sexual terminology "code words."
GENRE: Historical romance
SETTING: London, 1875
CENTRAL FEMALE CHARACTER: Caledonia Rivers aka Callie; defender of equality for women; dresses so no one will notice her.
CENTRAL MALE CHARACTER: Hadrian St. Claire born as Harry Stone; photographer; taken from the slums as a boy and given a second chance.
SYNOPSIS: He was rescued from the slums as a boy and is now a man trying to be successful as a photographer but he owes some bad guys a lot of money. She is on a mission to get votes from Parliament in favor of women rights. She is too busy making speeches which helps her avoid self reflection.
WHAT I LIKED: Hadrian’s chivalry in protecting Callie while at the same time showing her the reality of life in the slums.
WHAT I DID NOT LIKE: 75% of plot is chitty chatty (boring and drab). The last 25% is a compilation of “FINALLY” the plot thickens overlapped with cheap X-rated sex. What the hell happened with this book???
“HOT” - Very explicit sensuality. At least two graphically depicted love scenes. Use of sexual terminology "code words."
GENRE: Historical romance
SETTING: London, 1875
CENTRAL FEMALE CHARACTER: Caledonia Rivers aka Callie; defender of equality for women; dresses so no one will notice her.
CENTRAL MALE CHARACTER: Hadrian St. Claire born as Harry Stone; photographer; taken from the slums as a boy and given a second chance.
SYNOPSIS: He was rescued from the slums as a boy and is now a man trying to be successful as a photographer but he owes some bad guys a lot of money. She is on a mission to get votes from Parliament in favor of women rights. She is too busy making speeches which helps her avoid self reflection.
WHAT I LIKED: Hadrian’s chivalry in protecting Callie while at the same time showing her the reality of life in the slums.
WHAT I DID NOT LIKE: 75% of plot is chitty chatty (boring and drab). The last 25% is a compilation of “FINALLY” the plot thickens overlapped with cheap X-rated sex. What the hell happened with this book???
September 9, 2014
He leído la versión traducida al español, "Vencida" de Libros de Seda.
No le pongo cinco estrellas, porque es difícil decir que una novela es perfecta, pero me ha gustado mucho el estilo de Hope Tarr, y sobre todo la ambientación y documentación de esta novela. Como lectora de romántica, especialmente apasionada por la romántica histórica, hace años que me aburrí un poco de las historias de aristócratas ingleses, con sus bailes y sus fiestas en fabulosas casas de campo. "Vencida" tiene dos protagonistas únicos, una sufragista convencida y luchadora, y un niño criado en las calles que trata de ganarse la vida como fotógrafo. Solo por eso ya se gana un lugar entre mis lecturas favoritas. Además, insisto, la documentación es impecable, y nos da una lección de historia sin aburrirnos en ningún momento. Muy recomendable.
No le pongo cinco estrellas, porque es difícil decir que una novela es perfecta, pero me ha gustado mucho el estilo de Hope Tarr, y sobre todo la ambientación y documentación de esta novela. Como lectora de romántica, especialmente apasionada por la romántica histórica, hace años que me aburrí un poco de las historias de aristócratas ingleses, con sus bailes y sus fiestas en fabulosas casas de campo. "Vencida" tiene dos protagonistas únicos, una sufragista convencida y luchadora, y un niño criado en las calles que trata de ganarse la vida como fotógrafo. Solo por eso ya se gana un lugar entre mis lecturas favoritas. Además, insisto, la documentación es impecable, y nos da una lección de historia sin aburrirnos en ningún momento. Muy recomendable.
September 17, 2014
A pesar de que esta novela sea de romance histórico es completamente distinta a todo lo que anteriormente he leído y a lo que estoy acostumbrada
Hope Tarr nos ofrece una trama única que te mantiene interesada en seguir leyendo, ya que está muy bien documentada y nos da sorprendentes giros de argumentos sin excesivas descripciones y sin dejar atrás el contexto político y social de aquella época, con una ambientación desarrollada a finales del siglo XIX, que nos plantea la lucha del movimiento sufragista que había por obtener los derechos correspondientes, el abuso del poder y como la diferencia de las clases sociales influían en la vida de las personas.
Lee toda la reseña aquí: http://elplacerliterario.blogspot.mx/...
Hope Tarr nos ofrece una trama única que te mantiene interesada en seguir leyendo, ya que está muy bien documentada y nos da sorprendentes giros de argumentos sin excesivas descripciones y sin dejar atrás el contexto político y social de aquella época, con una ambientación desarrollada a finales del siglo XIX, que nos plantea la lucha del movimiento sufragista que había por obtener los derechos correspondientes, el abuso del poder y como la diferencia de las clases sociales influían en la vida de las personas.
Lee toda la reseña aquí: http://elplacerliterario.blogspot.mx/...
October 13, 2011
When I got this book it was a free ebook in the Kindle store.
This was an interesting read. Lots of talk about the women's suffrage movement in England in the late 1800's. I know this book was a work of fiction but reading it makes a person think about how true the book could actually be. How men during that time did not want women to have any rights and would stop at nothing to deny women the right to vote or anything else. The author had good developed characters and the plot was interesting.
This was an interesting read. Lots of talk about the women's suffrage movement in England in the late 1800's. I know this book was a work of fiction but reading it makes a person think about how true the book could actually be. How men during that time did not want women to have any rights and would stop at nothing to deny women the right to vote or anything else. The author had good developed characters and the plot was interesting.
February 2, 2008
5 for research and plot / 3 for pacing and character depth. This was a good book from a historical standpoint and the suffrage elements it dealt with, but I found the pacing very slow and it made it hard for me to fully connect with the characters. The characters also felt rather cliche quite often. At the same time it's not your typical historical and in that regard it made for an interesting read.
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