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Power and Seduction
Returning to her seaside home after her business and marriage collapse, Tina Merritt wants to lock herself away, but Dirk Tanger, the man who holds the key to her trust fund, may also hold the key to her heart. Original.
- GenresRomance
Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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January 21, 2015
Rating: 1.5 to 2 stars
Pros: This book was really short and a really quick read.
Cons: I feel like this embodies every single thing I hate in modern romances. Manipulative hero that uses his power, privilege, wealth to get what he wants. Heroine hates hero, but her body is traitorous. It's trying to use the tropes of historical romances but set in modern times, where it is a lot more inappropriate and icky. Also doomed love from the start. *rolls eyes*
I usually am okay at separating my feminist brain from romance novels, but not on this one. I can understand the fantasy behind this, but it's not portrayed as a kink in a healthy relationship, but a game between two emotionally immature people. The power dynamics are pretty fucked up, imho. The HEA with the changes of heart did nothing to change that thought to me. *shrugs*
Pros: This book was really short and a really quick read.
Cons: I feel like this embodies every single thing I hate in modern romances. Manipulative hero that uses his power, privilege, wealth to get what he wants. Heroine hates hero, but her body is traitorous. It's trying to use the tropes of historical romances but set in modern times, where it is a lot more inappropriate and icky. Also doomed love from the start. *rolls eyes*
I usually am okay at separating my feminist brain from romance novels, but not on this one. I can understand the fantasy behind this, but it's not portrayed as a kink in a healthy relationship, but a game between two emotionally immature people. The power dynamics are pretty fucked up, imho. The HEA with the changes of heart did nothing to change that thought to me. *shrugs*
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