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The Lyndon Sisters #1
Bajo el brillo de la luna
Victoria, la hija del vicario de Bellfield, conoce muy bien la desolación y tristeza de un corazón roto. Su alma ha estado vagando desorientada desde que Robert, el futuro conde de Macclesfield, la cautivara con sus encantos para luego rechazarla. Ahora, siete años después del amargo final de su romance, sus caminos vuelven a cruzarse. Sin embargo, Victoria no ha sido la única en sufrir de mal de amores. El aristócrata, prendado de la candidez y dulzura de la doncella, no ha podido olvidarla y esconde su melancolía y pesadumbre tras una bien forjada máscara de mujeriego y conquistador. Cuando sus miradas se encuentren, surgirán antiguos rencores y agravios nunca expresados, pero también las pasiones selladas durante casi una década, el orgullo maltrecho y los vestigios de un amor más fuerte que el tiempo y las convenciones que deberá luchar nuevamente contra cualquier obstáculo.
318 pages, Paperback
First published October 13, 2009
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Julia Quinn
194 books46.1k followers#1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn loves to dispel the myth that smart women don't read (or write) romance, and and if you watch reruns of the game show The Weakest Link you might just catch her winning the $79,000 jackpot. She displayed a decided lack of knowledge about baseball, country music, and plush toys, but she is proud to say that she aced all things British and literary, answered all of her history and geography questions correctly, and knew that there was a Da Vinci long before there was a code.
A graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, Ms. Quinn is one of only sixteen members of Romance Writers of America’s Hall of Fame. Her books have been translated into 32 languages, and she lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest.
The Bridgertons, her popular series of historical romance, is currently in production by Shondaland as a Netflix original series starring Julie Andrews, Phoebe Dynevor, and Rége-Jean Page.
A graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, Ms. Quinn is one of only sixteen members of Romance Writers of America’s Hall of Fame. Her books have been translated into 32 languages, and she lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest.
The Bridgertons, her popular series of historical romance, is currently in production by Shondaland as a Netflix original series starring Julie Andrews, Phoebe Dynevor, and Rége-Jean Page.
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November 2, 2016
I've read worse romance novels, but this is the first one that I've ever actually thrown across the room in rage. The other books I'd read by Julia Quinn made me really trust her as someone with a feminist understanding about female autonomy and male-female power dynamics. Everything and the Moon betrayed that trust throughout its plot, summarized below.
The book goes wrong from the first. In the 'Dear Reader' author's note, Quinn says that in this book she tries something she normally doesn't believe in: having the hero fall in love with the heroine at first sight. I wish she'd never tried this at all, because the result was an immature young man with a great deal of power (social and financial--he's an earl) suddenly developing an obsession with a naive young woman who has none (her father is a clergyman). He's used to getting everything he wants, so when he decides he wants to spend the rest of his life with her, he doesn't believe anything could stand in his way. He convinces her that they are fated for each other, then when their fathers unwittingly conspire to break them up, believes that she's intentionally jilted him and goes off to London to live a cynical, worldly life.
Her heart is broken, she no longer trusts her father, and in order to escape from her old life she finds a series of miserable jobs as a governess. Seven years later, he discovers her again at a garden party he's attending at her employer's home. She wants nothing to do with him, but, still driven by obsession and anger, he forces her to pay attention to him on multiple occasions. When she makes it clear to him that his association with her is placing her job, and therefore her entire welfare, in jeopardy, his first thought is that she can always put herself in his protection.
When she is fired, through something that is, in fact, indirectly his fault (his attentions to her made another party guest sexually interested in her; when he attempts to rape her the hero rescues her and beats up her attacker, who later slanders her to her employer), she finally finds employment that makes her happy: work in a dress shop where she makes friends and feels that she is in control of her life at last. However, the hero can't believe that she's happy without him, and when he discovers that she is living in a "dangerous part of town" he begins stalking her. No, really. He stands outside her window, he "escorts" her to and from her job, he constantly sends her presents that she never asked for, and he continually berates her about her choices.
Finally, when someone is killed in her neighborhood, he kidnaps her--he persuades her to ride home from work in his carriage, she falls asleep, and when she wakes up they're halfway to his cottage by the sea. She's horrified and tries to explain to him (again) why her autonomy is important to her, but she only sounds pathetic and he doesn't get it.
They stop at an inn for the night. She attempts to escape, but doesn't get far before she's attacked by two men in the street. He rescues her, then blames her for endangering herself and tells her she's sleeping in his bed for the rest of the night. [This is when I threw the book against the wall. I wasn't even going to finish reading it, but I ended up too curious not to.]
It turns out he doesn't actually rape her then--how nice of him! They continue to his cottage, where he makes her feel guilty because she turns him on so much that he's in pain. So eventually she does have sex with him.
Let me go over that again. She's been abducted and taken to the middle of nowhere from where she has no ability whatsoever to return. If she did return, she would probably have no job because she's been missing from it without excuse for several days. She feels morally obliged to him for saving her from being violently raped twice. She is sexually attracted to him and can't help feeling some nostalgic affection for him (despite her better judgment). Her position is hopeless, unless, as he makes absolutely clear, she marries him. At this point she has sex with him.
Of course, it's great sex and she doesn't feel bad at all about it in the morning, because they after all were destined for each other. They go back to London and get married and live happily ever after.
Heroine: "I just worry sometimes that you won't let me have my way."
Hero: "But I love you and I want to protect you FOREVER!"
Heroine: "Oh, okay."
If I were trying to write a book that sympathetically spells out the twisted psychology of a stalker, it would come out very much like this one. The more I think about it the more it blows my mind that Quinn wrote it herself, given her statements about being a feminist, and her understanding, demonstrated clearly in other books, of why men in the social situations she writes about have inherently more power than women, why that isn't fair, and why it's important that romantic heroines retain a whole lot of personal autonomy. My only guess is that her feminism developed a whole lot after she wrote this book, as it's one of her earliest.
The book goes wrong from the first. In the 'Dear Reader' author's note, Quinn says that in this book she tries something she normally doesn't believe in: having the hero fall in love with the heroine at first sight. I wish she'd never tried this at all, because the result was an immature young man with a great deal of power (social and financial--he's an earl) suddenly developing an obsession with a naive young woman who has none (her father is a clergyman). He's used to getting everything he wants, so when he decides he wants to spend the rest of his life with her, he doesn't believe anything could stand in his way. He convinces her that they are fated for each other, then when their fathers unwittingly conspire to break them up, believes that she's intentionally jilted him and goes off to London to live a cynical, worldly life.
Her heart is broken, she no longer trusts her father, and in order to escape from her old life she finds a series of miserable jobs as a governess. Seven years later, he discovers her again at a garden party he's attending at her employer's home. She wants nothing to do with him, but, still driven by obsession and anger, he forces her to pay attention to him on multiple occasions. When she makes it clear to him that his association with her is placing her job, and therefore her entire welfare, in jeopardy, his first thought is that she can always put herself in his protection.
When she is fired, through something that is, in fact, indirectly his fault (his attentions to her made another party guest sexually interested in her; when he attempts to rape her the hero rescues her and beats up her attacker, who later slanders her to her employer), she finally finds employment that makes her happy: work in a dress shop where she makes friends and feels that she is in control of her life at last. However, the hero can't believe that she's happy without him, and when he discovers that she is living in a "dangerous part of town" he begins stalking her. No, really. He stands outside her window, he "escorts" her to and from her job, he constantly sends her presents that she never asked for, and he continually berates her about her choices.
Finally, when someone is killed in her neighborhood, he kidnaps her--he persuades her to ride home from work in his carriage, she falls asleep, and when she wakes up they're halfway to his cottage by the sea. She's horrified and tries to explain to him (again) why her autonomy is important to her, but she only sounds pathetic and he doesn't get it.
They stop at an inn for the night. She attempts to escape, but doesn't get far before she's attacked by two men in the street. He rescues her, then blames her for endangering herself and tells her she's sleeping in his bed for the rest of the night. [This is when I threw the book against the wall. I wasn't even going to finish reading it, but I ended up too curious not to.]
It turns out he doesn't actually rape her then--how nice of him! They continue to his cottage, where he makes her feel guilty because she turns him on so much that he's in pain. So eventually she does have sex with him.
Let me go over that again. She's been abducted and taken to the middle of nowhere from where she has no ability whatsoever to return. If she did return, she would probably have no job because she's been missing from it without excuse for several days. She feels morally obliged to him for saving her from being violently raped twice. She is sexually attracted to him and can't help feeling some nostalgic affection for him (despite her better judgment). Her position is hopeless, unless, as he makes absolutely clear, she marries him. At this point she has sex with him.
Of course, it's great sex and she doesn't feel bad at all about it in the morning, because they after all were destined for each other. They go back to London and get married and live happily ever after.
Heroine: "I just worry sometimes that you won't let me have my way."
Hero: "But I love you and I want to protect you FOREVER!"
Heroine: "Oh, okay."
If I were trying to write a book that sympathetically spells out the twisted psychology of a stalker, it would come out very much like this one. The more I think about it the more it blows my mind that Quinn wrote it herself, given her statements about being a feminist, and her understanding, demonstrated clearly in other books, of why men in the social situations she writes about have inherently more power than women, why that isn't fair, and why it's important that romantic heroines retain a whole lot of personal autonomy. My only guess is that her feminism developed a whole lot after she wrote this book, as it's one of her earliest.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 14, 2014
Victoria is an asshole. Okay? Before you dive into this book, you should know that. And Robert is an idiot stalker. I at least understood what motivated Robert, but Victoria's motives? I couldn't figure her out, nor did I want to.
I love most of Julia Quinn's work, and it saddens me that I hated this one so much, but really...Victoria is an asshole.
I just can't with this bitch.
I love most of Julia Quinn's work, and it saddens me that I hated this one so much, but really...Victoria is an asshole.
I just can't with this bitch.
December 16, 2017
Omg Julia Quinn wrote this novel that's destined to bring a tear or two to the eyes of any romantic. The hero Robert, is the son of an Earl and the heroine Victoria is the daughter of the vicar who depends on the Earl for his employment. The MC's are similar to Romeo and Juliet except that they don't die in the end. It's their respective fathers who pull them apart by cruel manipulation and it's heart breaking.
Robert and Victoria meet and soon fall madly in love. Robert was totally besotted with Victoria and wanted to marry her even though she was not an aristocrat, had no dowry and was merely a poor vicar's daughter. They used to meet in the woods in secret but Robert respected her so much that he refused to consummate their relationship until they were married. His father, however, was appalled that his only son and heir would dare to taint their proud family heritage by wanting to marry such an unsuitable bride. The old Earl warned Robert to stay away from Victoria but when the H defiantly asserted that he would elope with her if he had to, his father turned to a more diabolical solution. The snobbish old Earl visited the vicar and warned about Victoria's relationship with Robert. Basically, he threatened the vicar's livelihood and reputation by insisting that Victoria will never be allowed to marry his son.
The vicar was appalled because he now thought that his daughter was behaving like a wanton and fallen woman. Victoria refused to give up Robert and this rare show of defiance infuriated her father. He was the type of father who believed that good daughters did what they were told and did not use their feminine wiles in immoral ways with men who were too good for them. God I hated how her father belittled her. This vicar clearly had very little self esteem too because he obviously believed that his own daughter was not good enough to be a future countess. The vicar even refused to budge when Robert declared to him how much he was in love with Victoria. Any other father would have been proud that his daughter had managed to capture the love of a man who will provide a wealthy and happy future for her.
Robert and Victoria decide to elope when they realize that their respective fathers will never agree to the marriage. On the night she's supposed to meet him to run away, Victoria's father tied her up to her bed ! Her sister sees her shivering on the bed and covers her up with blankets. Robert, who soon grew weary of waiting for her at their meeting place, comes to search for her and sees her sleeping on her bed. This part was so dumb ! The idiot doesn't stop to think about sneaking into her room and asking her what's going on. He just assumes that she had changed her mind and didn't love him. If he had come inside and removed the bed covers he would have seen she was tied up. Robert then gets angry and departs from the village. Poor Victoria goes searching for him when she's untied but can't find him and is told by his evil dad that he's left because he never loved her.
Victoria is so mad and disillusioned that she too leaves the village and seeks employment as a governess. She manages to get a job with an aristocratic family and her charge is the most obnoxious, spoilt and stupid little boy who treats her with no respect. His mother is even worse. I really empathized with Victoria at this point because her life is miserable; in spite of how downtrodden she is, however, she still tries her best to be the perfect governess to this demon child. She soon meets Robert again, after all these years, at a house party that her employers are hosting. Robert treats her like crap. It's clear that he has changed from a loving and kind man into a cruel womanizing bastard who thinks nothing about sleeping with married promiscuous noblewomen.
Robert finds himself wanting Victoria again and he suggests that she give up her job and become his mistress. He was extremely insulting and his hurt pride made him say that she's not good enough to be his wife. I hated him during this period in the novel. All he needed to do was talk to her and ask her why she didn't meet him the night they'd planned to elope. Victoria also has a lot of pride and rejects his insulting offer. They keep meeting with each other and this draws another male guest's lustful eyes onto Victoria. When this other man sees Robert and Victoria together, he assumes arrogantly that they're lovers. This sleazebag decides he wants a piece of Victoria too, so he attempts to rape her. Fortunately, Robert saves her and beats him for touching Victoria. She's really overcome with shock and falls into bed with Robert, who is astonished that she is still a virgin.
Things turn for the worse when Victoria's mean employer ( the lady of the house ) fires her and says she won't be getting any references because she's a tart. Victoria leaves and eventually finds employment in a dress shop. Robert, meanwhile, gets his head out of his ass and returns to the home of her previous employment only to be told by the witch that she's gone. He's now sick with worry and insults the woman, telling her that she's being disparaging to his future countess. It was fabulous to see that bitch's shocked reaction, especially since she had been trying to suck up to Robert during the house party.
Robert returns to the village to search for Victoria and discovers the truth about the night of the failed elopement. Victoria's younger sister tells him what really happened that night and he is heart broken to realize that he had misjudged the love of his life. He's even more worried now because he can't locate her. He eventually meets her again but this time Victoria hates him even more. He is very sorry and apologizes to her, begs her forgiveness and proposes. Victoria keeps rejecting his proposal because she is so mad with him. I thought she was being a bit too pig headed here because the guy was really grovelling. He is consistent in his grovelling though and is determined to gain her forgiveness and her hand in marriage.
The last part of the novel focuses on this aspect: Robert's efforts to prove his love is true and all the many things he does to get the woman he loves. Their journey back to happiness is hard won but they both grow to know each other again, they spend a lot of time alone with each other and even go on a mini vacation trip together. It doesn't happen as simply as that but with time and grovelling comes forgiveness and the birth of an even stronger love than what they had shared before. I loved this novel because it hit all the right spots in my romantic and sentimental heart. I also love seeing how an alpha male grovels when the woman he loves is not bending to his wishes.
I will definitely be reading the next novel that focuses on Victoria's younger sister and a hero who happens to be an old friend of Robert's.
Robert and Victoria meet and soon fall madly in love. Robert was totally besotted with Victoria and wanted to marry her even though she was not an aristocrat, had no dowry and was merely a poor vicar's daughter. They used to meet in the woods in secret but Robert respected her so much that he refused to consummate their relationship until they were married. His father, however, was appalled that his only son and heir would dare to taint their proud family heritage by wanting to marry such an unsuitable bride. The old Earl warned Robert to stay away from Victoria but when the H defiantly asserted that he would elope with her if he had to, his father turned to a more diabolical solution. The snobbish old Earl visited the vicar and warned about Victoria's relationship with Robert. Basically, he threatened the vicar's livelihood and reputation by insisting that Victoria will never be allowed to marry his son.
The vicar was appalled because he now thought that his daughter was behaving like a wanton and fallen woman. Victoria refused to give up Robert and this rare show of defiance infuriated her father. He was the type of father who believed that good daughters did what they were told and did not use their feminine wiles in immoral ways with men who were too good for them. God I hated how her father belittled her. This vicar clearly had very little self esteem too because he obviously believed that his own daughter was not good enough to be a future countess. The vicar even refused to budge when Robert declared to him how much he was in love with Victoria. Any other father would have been proud that his daughter had managed to capture the love of a man who will provide a wealthy and happy future for her.
Robert and Victoria decide to elope when they realize that their respective fathers will never agree to the marriage. On the night she's supposed to meet him to run away, Victoria's father tied her up to her bed ! Her sister sees her shivering on the bed and covers her up with blankets. Robert, who soon grew weary of waiting for her at their meeting place, comes to search for her and sees her sleeping on her bed. This part was so dumb ! The idiot doesn't stop to think about sneaking into her room and asking her what's going on. He just assumes that she had changed her mind and didn't love him. If he had come inside and removed the bed covers he would have seen she was tied up. Robert then gets angry and departs from the village. Poor Victoria goes searching for him when she's untied but can't find him and is told by his evil dad that he's left because he never loved her.
Victoria is so mad and disillusioned that she too leaves the village and seeks employment as a governess. She manages to get a job with an aristocratic family and her charge is the most obnoxious, spoilt and stupid little boy who treats her with no respect. His mother is even worse. I really empathized with Victoria at this point because her life is miserable; in spite of how downtrodden she is, however, she still tries her best to be the perfect governess to this demon child. She soon meets Robert again, after all these years, at a house party that her employers are hosting. Robert treats her like crap. It's clear that he has changed from a loving and kind man into a cruel womanizing bastard who thinks nothing about sleeping with married promiscuous noblewomen.
Robert finds himself wanting Victoria again and he suggests that she give up her job and become his mistress. He was extremely insulting and his hurt pride made him say that she's not good enough to be his wife. I hated him during this period in the novel. All he needed to do was talk to her and ask her why she didn't meet him the night they'd planned to elope. Victoria also has a lot of pride and rejects his insulting offer. They keep meeting with each other and this draws another male guest's lustful eyes onto Victoria. When this other man sees Robert and Victoria together, he assumes arrogantly that they're lovers. This sleazebag decides he wants a piece of Victoria too, so he attempts to rape her. Fortunately, Robert saves her and beats him for touching Victoria. She's really overcome with shock and falls into bed with Robert, who is astonished that she is still a virgin.
Things turn for the worse when Victoria's mean employer ( the lady of the house ) fires her and says she won't be getting any references because she's a tart. Victoria leaves and eventually finds employment in a dress shop. Robert, meanwhile, gets his head out of his ass and returns to the home of her previous employment only to be told by the witch that she's gone. He's now sick with worry and insults the woman, telling her that she's being disparaging to his future countess. It was fabulous to see that bitch's shocked reaction, especially since she had been trying to suck up to Robert during the house party.
Robert returns to the village to search for Victoria and discovers the truth about the night of the failed elopement. Victoria's younger sister tells him what really happened that night and he is heart broken to realize that he had misjudged the love of his life. He's even more worried now because he can't locate her. He eventually meets her again but this time Victoria hates him even more. He is very sorry and apologizes to her, begs her forgiveness and proposes. Victoria keeps rejecting his proposal because she is so mad with him. I thought she was being a bit too pig headed here because the guy was really grovelling. He is consistent in his grovelling though and is determined to gain her forgiveness and her hand in marriage.
The last part of the novel focuses on this aspect: Robert's efforts to prove his love is true and all the many things he does to get the woman he loves. Their journey back to happiness is hard won but they both grow to know each other again, they spend a lot of time alone with each other and even go on a mini vacation trip together. It doesn't happen as simply as that but with time and grovelling comes forgiveness and the birth of an even stronger love than what they had shared before. I loved this novel because it hit all the right spots in my romantic and sentimental heart. I also love seeing how an alpha male grovels when the woman he loves is not bending to his wishes.
I will definitely be reading the next novel that focuses on Victoria's younger sister and a hero who happens to be an old friend of Robert's.
September 16, 2021
If you look past the cliche love-at-first-sight trope, the story is quite not bad. I would be inclined to say after around the 50% mark where Victoria found her independence, the story turned quite funny. There were moments that made me snort from laughter and McDougal, Harriet were an added joy to the story. Let’s not forget the brief cameo of our sneezing butler too.
I am no longer a huge fan of Regency Romance but once in a while when I do feel like it I go back to them. The Bridgerton craze that took over the world during Covid really put damps on it for me. It was a nice addition but as a stickler for rules, the creative stances they took annoyed me. I have yet to watch it and maybe I will after a while. For now I will take a break although I think I have 2 more Julia Quinn books left on my shelf.
I am no longer a huge fan of Regency Romance but once in a while when I do feel like it I go back to them. The Bridgerton craze that took over the world during Covid really put damps on it for me. It was a nice addition but as a stickler for rules, the creative stances they took annoyed me. I have yet to watch it and maybe I will after a while. For now I will take a break although I think I have 2 more Julia Quinn books left on my shelf.
May 17, 2022
Desgraciadamente, es uno de los libros de Julia Quinn que menos me ha gustado hasta la fecha. Mi principal problema ha sido con Robert, el protagonista masculino, que me ha resultado insoportable todo el rato, menos en las últimas 20 páginas 😞😞😞. En romántica histórica, mi listón para actitudes masculinas está bastante más bajo de lo normal, pero es que Robert se ha quedado TAN abajo...
Pequeño contexto: Robert y Victoria se enamoran a primera vista (un cliché que la verdad es que no me gusta demasiado por considerarlo poco creíble) pero la diferencia entre clases (él es noble, ella no), provoca que sus respectivas familias creen un malentendido entre ellos y se separan en muy malos términos. Años después, se reencuentran y al principio surge el odio, pero luego...
Básicamente, después de eso, Robert se pasa todo el libro persiguiendo a Victoria, es pesado hasta decir basta y hace gala de una actitud francamente insoportable. He odiado cómo actúa, cómo trata a Victoria, las cosas que le dice...
Y en cuanto a Victoria, al principio creía que me iba a gustar porque parecía haberse hecho cargo de su situación tras esa ruptura, se había buscado la vida solita, etc. Pero resulta que, aunque la autora nos intenta vender que posee determinación, autonomía y convicciones firmes, acaba cediendo casi siempre a los intentos de Robert y le permite y perdona cosas que para mí son imperdonables.
Así que, por muy mal que me sepa, desde luego este no está entre los libros de Julia Quinn que recomiendo. La parte positiva es que, como todo lo de la autora, es muy fácil y rápido de leer, y por otro lado, ya he leído el siguiente de la bilogía y me ha gustado muchísimo.
Pequeño contexto: Robert y Victoria se enamoran a primera vista (un cliché que la verdad es que no me gusta demasiado por considerarlo poco creíble) pero la diferencia entre clases (él es noble, ella no), provoca que sus respectivas familias creen un malentendido entre ellos y se separan en muy malos términos. Años después, se reencuentran y al principio surge el odio, pero luego...
Básicamente, después de eso, Robert se pasa todo el libro persiguiendo a Victoria, es pesado hasta decir basta y hace gala de una actitud francamente insoportable. He odiado cómo actúa, cómo trata a Victoria, las cosas que le dice...
Y en cuanto a Victoria, al principio creía que me iba a gustar porque parecía haberse hecho cargo de su situación tras esa ruptura, se había buscado la vida solita, etc. Pero resulta que, aunque la autora nos intenta vender que posee determinación, autonomía y convicciones firmes, acaba cediendo casi siempre a los intentos de Robert y le permite y perdona cosas que para mí son imperdonables.
Así que, por muy mal que me sepa, desde luego este no está entre los libros de Julia Quinn que recomiendo. La parte positiva es que, como todo lo de la autora, es muy fácil y rápido de leer, y por otro lado, ya he leído el siguiente de la bilogía y me ha gustado muchísimo.
June 9, 2022
Tras vivir un breve pero intenso romance con Robert, el futuro conde de Macclesfield, y tener que aceptar después su abandono, el alma de Victoria está rota, y no se ha vuelto a permitir enamorarse. Siete años después, vuelven a coincidir, y descubre que, al parecer, no ha sido la única en sufrir mal de amores, pues él tampoco ha podido olvidarla, aunque esconde su dolor tras una fachada de conquistador. Ahora bien, en ese reencuentro, no solamente resurgirán los sentimientos positivos, sino también antiguos rencores y agravios, ¿será más fuerte el orgullo que el amor?
A ver, desde luego que no es para nada el mejor libro de Julia: los primeros dos capítulos, con ese amor a primera vista y los diálogos tan antinaturales que tienen me parecieron terribles, pero entonces empezó el drama y voilà!, la adicción por esta historia me atrapó por completo.
Y no solamente es drama, pues contamos además con todo un cargamento de clichés terribles, pero que me encantan, y era tan enrevesado que parecía una auténtica telenovela, pero admito que, a pesar de que me daba cuenta de que no era una historia especialmente buena, y de que el protagonista, Robert, el señor conde, es horrible e imbécil (no tengo nada bueno que decir de él), estuve enganchadísima y he disfrutado muchísimo de esta lectura. Se han alineado las estrellas para que me haya coincidido en un momento en el que necesitaba exactamente leer algo de este estilo y me lo he pasado fenomenal con este libro.
Reseña completa: http://fiebrelectora.blogspot.com/202...
A ver, desde luego que no es para nada el mejor libro de Julia: los primeros dos capítulos, con ese amor a primera vista y los diálogos tan antinaturales que tienen me parecieron terribles, pero entonces empezó el drama y voilà!, la adicción por esta historia me atrapó por completo.
Y no solamente es drama, pues contamos además con todo un cargamento de clichés terribles, pero que me encantan, y era tan enrevesado que parecía una auténtica telenovela, pero admito que, a pesar de que me daba cuenta de que no era una historia especialmente buena, y de que el protagonista, Robert, el señor conde, es horrible e imbécil (no tengo nada bueno que decir de él), estuve enganchadísima y he disfrutado muchísimo de esta lectura. Se han alineado las estrellas para que me haya coincidido en un momento en el que necesitaba exactamente leer algo de este estilo y me lo he pasado fenomenal con este libro.
Reseña completa: http://fiebrelectora.blogspot.com/202...
August 12, 2016
I'm just going to forget I read this book. I refuse to let a silly insta-love, horrible just horrible jerk of a hero, or a extremely annoying and repetitive story taint my love for JQ.
September 19, 2011
Wow, I never thought I would give one star to a Julia Quinn book, but here we go.
I have been recovering from an operation for the past week or so. I am on a ton of antibiotics and my head is spinning, so I just wanted something light and frothy and unchallenging that would distract me from wanting to weep from boredom for a bit but that I can put down whenever I can't look at the page anymore. I have been watching a lot of daytime TV, and let me tell you, I can feel my brain turning into goo, so Quinn with her trademark light romps and humour should have been just the thing.
Unfortunately, this was too ligh and too fluffy and cute even in my current state. The hero and heroine fall in love on the first page and really the rest of the book seems to have no purpose other than to make you projectile vomit across the room from its sickly sweetness. There is no real conflict or obstacle standing in the way of the instalove other than the fact that both the hero and the heroine seem too TSTL to notice and Ms. Quinn's usual delightful humour and witty dialoge are completely and entirely absent from this book. If you have not read any of Ms. Quinn's other work, I urge you to give this one a miss as it is very far from her best.
I have been recovering from an operation for the past week or so. I am on a ton of antibiotics and my head is spinning, so I just wanted something light and frothy and unchallenging that would distract me from wanting to weep from boredom for a bit but that I can put down whenever I can't look at the page anymore. I have been watching a lot of daytime TV, and let me tell you, I can feel my brain turning into goo, so Quinn with her trademark light romps and humour should have been just the thing.
Unfortunately, this was too ligh and too fluffy and cute even in my current state. The hero and heroine fall in love on the first page and really the rest of the book seems to have no purpose other than to make you projectile vomit across the room from its sickly sweetness. There is no real conflict or obstacle standing in the way of the instalove other than the fact that both the hero and the heroine seem too TSTL to notice and Ms. Quinn's usual delightful humour and witty dialoge are completely and entirely absent from this book. If you have not read any of Ms. Quinn's other work, I urge you to give this one a miss as it is very far from her best.
January 10, 2016
This book felt like such a big mess to me. The first half of the book just felt so extremely rushed with how it jumped from one big event to the next (meeting-falling in love-separation-reunion-second separation-truth revealed-second reunion all before the halfway mark) and I felt no real connection between the hero and heroine. They're so volatile to one another and the story felt so shallow and unnecessarily drawn out and their relationship lacked all levels of depth. It may just be that the romance was too overly fluffy for my tastes...which is why it did nothing for me.
May 23, 2022
MENUDA MONTAÑA RUSA
A ver, los dos primeros capítulos me han parecido terribles, ese amor a primera vista y cómo se comportaban... en fin, pero claro, llegó el drama, cargado con todos los clichés del mundo y me enganché cosa mala, hasta el punto de no querer soltarlo ni para ir a dormir, a pesar de que él haya sido un auténtico gilipoll*s durante toda la novela. Aun así, me lo he pasado pipa leyéndola.
En fin, es de esas veces en que sabes que el libro no es bueno, pero aun así lo disfrutas a lo bestia.
A ver, los dos primeros capítulos me han parecido terribles, ese amor a primera vista y cómo se comportaban... en fin, pero claro, llegó el drama, cargado con todos los clichés del mundo y me enganché cosa mala, hasta el punto de no querer soltarlo ni para ir a dormir, a pesar de que él haya sido un auténtico gilipoll*s durante toda la novela. Aun así, me lo he pasado pipa leyéndola.
En fin, es de esas veces en que sabes que el libro no es bueno, pero aun así lo disfrutas a lo bestia.
May 5, 2017
Favorite Quote:
"I have spent the last seven years utterly miserable because of a stupid misunderstanding propagated by a pair of goddamn interfering fathers. Frankly, Aunt Brightbill, your offended sensibilities are not high on my list of priorities."
(Robert, page 174)
"I have spent the last seven years utterly miserable because of a stupid misunderstanding propagated by a pair of goddamn interfering fathers. Frankly, Aunt Brightbill, your offended sensibilities are not high on my list of priorities."
(Robert, page 174)
January 1, 2020
Too sweet hero despite of the stupidity at the first half of the book, too stubborn heroine and no angst.
November 17, 2017
3'5 Estrellas, pero ha sido un libro de Julia Quinn y no podía pedirle menos. Hacía mucho tiempo que quería leer un libro de Regencia de la buena, como lo digo yo, y ha tenido muchos de los ingredientes que me gustan en este tipo de historias.
Creo que únicamente destacaría dos cosas que no me gustaron del libro, y fue el inicio, ese instalove juvenil, que no es tan juvenil, ni hay quien se lo crea. Robert es conde y heredero de un marqués, y tiene 24 años ¡24! No estamos hablando de un chaval de 16 o 17 que está en Eton, si no de un hombre, y Victoria, que sí tiene 17. Él estaba pasando una temporada en la propiedad del campo de su padre, y ella es la hija del párroco de la población. Durante ese breve período de tiempo se vieron, se enamoraron y se conocieron. Vale, no me lo creí mucho, pero sí me he creído cómo se ha desarrollado el romance durante el libro.
Otra cosa que no me gustó ocurre pasada la mitad del libro, fue un momento de varios capítulos que se me hicieron algo pesadetes y no me gustaron, pero no voy a comentar en qué consistían para no spoilear.
Como decía, nuestros protagonistas se conocieron y se enamoraron durante un verano, pero obviamente sus familias se oponían a semejante unión; la de ella, porque un hombre de la posición de Robert sólo querría aprovecharse de ella, y la de él porque sólo vería en Victoria a una oportunista y cazafortunas. De modo que tras un desafortunado malentendido, sus caminos se vieron separados.
Han pasado siete años y Robert se ha dado a una vida de libertinaje light (del estilo de Julia Quinn, pues nunca me creo que sus protagonistas sean realmente malos), y Victoria, tras el fiasco que pasó se fue de casa y se empleó como institutriz. Ella está ahora trabajando en casa de unos barones, donde no recibe nada más que desprecio y humillaciones, pero esta familia va a dar una fiesta, y lo que nunca creyó Victoria, es que Robert sería uno de los invitados a esa fiesta.
Sus caminos volverán a juntarse, pero su relación será bastante tumultuosa y desconfiada al principio. Aunque la primera parte del libro me resultó algo dura para tratarse de un libro de la Quinn, tiene momentos realmente divertidos que sólo su toque humorístico sabe dar. Y sobre todo, hay una cosa que me encanta encontrar en este tipo de historias, y es que después de ver al protagonista pasarse de la raya o portarse mal con ella, descubra lo que realmente ocurrió, y luego se humille y se arrastre suplicando su perdón, pero que ella no se lo pondrá nada fácil.
Los protagonistas me han gustado mucho, sobre todo Victoria, para tratarse de la hija de un párroco no es nada mojigata, y es una joven que se labra su propio futuro con la independencia que eso podía darle en ésa época y siendo mujer. En cuanto a Robert, sí, me ha gustado mucho, pero su personaje me ha costado más creérmelo, primero por ese enamoramiento tan repentino y sin sustancia, luego por una cosa que hace y que no me gusta y me cuesta creerme ese cambio en él, pero en general no me ha decepcionado, pues es un hombre de la Quinn, y un hombre enamorado, para más inri.
Ha sido una lectura revigorizante para la escasez de romántica de la buena que estamos sufriendo por parte de las editoriales. La recomiendo si eres fan de Julia Quinn, o simplemente si te gustan las novelas románticas de Regencia. Por otro lado, no tardaré mucho en leerme el segundo libro de esta serie, el de Ellie, la hermana pequeña de Victoria.
Creo que únicamente destacaría dos cosas que no me gustaron del libro, y fue el inicio, ese instalove juvenil, que no es tan juvenil, ni hay quien se lo crea. Robert es conde y heredero de un marqués, y tiene 24 años ¡24! No estamos hablando de un chaval de 16 o 17 que está en Eton, si no de un hombre, y Victoria, que sí tiene 17. Él estaba pasando una temporada en la propiedad del campo de su padre, y ella es la hija del párroco de la población. Durante ese breve período de tiempo se vieron, se enamoraron y se conocieron. Vale, no me lo creí mucho, pero sí me he creído cómo se ha desarrollado el romance durante el libro.
Otra cosa que no me gustó ocurre pasada la mitad del libro, fue un momento de varios capítulos que se me hicieron algo pesadetes y no me gustaron, pero no voy a comentar en qué consistían para no spoilear.
Como decía, nuestros protagonistas se conocieron y se enamoraron durante un verano, pero obviamente sus familias se oponían a semejante unión; la de ella, porque un hombre de la posición de Robert sólo querría aprovecharse de ella, y la de él porque sólo vería en Victoria a una oportunista y cazafortunas. De modo que tras un desafortunado malentendido, sus caminos se vieron separados.
Han pasado siete años y Robert se ha dado a una vida de libertinaje light (del estilo de Julia Quinn, pues nunca me creo que sus protagonistas sean realmente malos), y Victoria, tras el fiasco que pasó se fue de casa y se empleó como institutriz. Ella está ahora trabajando en casa de unos barones, donde no recibe nada más que desprecio y humillaciones, pero esta familia va a dar una fiesta, y lo que nunca creyó Victoria, es que Robert sería uno de los invitados a esa fiesta.
Sus caminos volverán a juntarse, pero su relación será bastante tumultuosa y desconfiada al principio. Aunque la primera parte del libro me resultó algo dura para tratarse de un libro de la Quinn, tiene momentos realmente divertidos que sólo su toque humorístico sabe dar. Y sobre todo, hay una cosa que me encanta encontrar en este tipo de historias, y es que después de ver al protagonista pasarse de la raya o portarse mal con ella, descubra lo que realmente ocurrió, y luego se humille y se arrastre suplicando su perdón, pero que ella no se lo pondrá nada fácil.
Los protagonistas me han gustado mucho, sobre todo Victoria, para tratarse de la hija de un párroco no es nada mojigata, y es una joven que se labra su propio futuro con la independencia que eso podía darle en ésa época y siendo mujer. En cuanto a Robert, sí, me ha gustado mucho, pero su personaje me ha costado más creérmelo, primero por ese enamoramiento tan repentino y sin sustancia, luego por una cosa que hace y que no me gusta y me cuesta creerme ese cambio en él, pero en general no me ha decepcionado, pues es un hombre de la Quinn, y un hombre enamorado, para más inri.
Ha sido una lectura revigorizante para la escasez de romántica de la buena que estamos sufriendo por parte de las editoriales. La recomiendo si eres fan de Julia Quinn, o simplemente si te gustan las novelas románticas de Regencia. Por otro lado, no tardaré mucho en leerme el segundo libro de esta serie, el de Ellie, la hermana pequeña de Victoria.
March 1, 2010
This is a story of an earl's son Robert and a vicar's daughter Victoria that find love despite being torn apart by their parents when they were very young because of differences in class.
They mistrust each other because of lies of their families and miscommunications. They meet seven years later, never forgetting their first love and the hurt of (perceived) betrayal.
The first two thirds of this book is a solid five. They fall in young love and it's so sweet and unfair to see them taken away from each other. They meet again and Victoria is now a governess. They don't trust each other at first but start falling in love again anyway.
They find out what really happened in the past and that neither one of them betrayed the other. This is where the book goes wrong. The obstacles against them were very real, and when they find out the truth Victoria brings up a bunch of reasons that don't make much sense on why they can't be together. She comes off as a little ridiculous and it gets frustrating.
Some people don't like this book because it's overly sentimental, but I think that it's one of the strengths of the book. It has love at first sight at the beginning of the book, which I tend to roll my eyes at but the beginning of the bookwas actually my favorite part.
They mistrust each other because of lies of their families and miscommunications. They meet seven years later, never forgetting their first love and the hurt of (perceived) betrayal.
The first two thirds of this book is a solid five. They fall in young love and it's so sweet and unfair to see them taken away from each other. They meet again and Victoria is now a governess. They don't trust each other at first but start falling in love again anyway.
They find out what really happened in the past and that neither one of them betrayed the other. This is where the book goes wrong. The obstacles against them were very real, and when they find out the truth Victoria brings up a bunch of reasons that don't make much sense on why they can't be together. She comes off as a little ridiculous and it gets frustrating.
Some people don't like this book because it's overly sentimental, but I think that it's one of the strengths of the book. It has love at first sight at the beginning of the book, which I tend to roll my eyes at but the beginning of the bookwas actually my favorite part.
July 27, 2017
June 27, 2011
Wow, I can't believe I haven't reread this book since 2007! Shocking! I guess I usually just read Brighter Than the Sun, because BANG! You get into the story faster. But I really really liked this! The stuff below pretty much sums it up, but it was super adorable! I think I'm going to reread Splendid now. I don't read that one enough either...
June 1, 2007
OH YEAH!!! GEEEEEZ!!!
Okay, so this one stars Victoria Lyndon (older sister of Eleanor/Ellie from Brighter Than the Sun) and Robert Kemble, Earl of Macclesfield. It was love at first sight, even though he was titled and she was just a vicar's daughter. Anyway, they have a lovely summer together, and he asks her to elope with him, which she agrees to. They plan to meet one night, a little way away from her house. Anyway, her dad finds out and ties her to the bed, and when she doesn't show, he goes over to her house, sees her "sleeping" and thinks she doesn't want to go through with it. So he's upset, and leaves for London. The next day, when her dad unties her, she books it over to his house, but his dad tells her that he's gone, and something like, "You didn't really think he was going to marry you, did you?"
So, SEVEN years later... she's a governess for a family with a little bratty boy... and he comes to the house with a group for a party thing, and they meet again. He's still bitter and she's still bitter and they say mean things to each other. But they end up falling back in love... eventually... :) It was cute...
Wow, I can't believe I haven't reread this book since 2007! Shocking! I guess I usually just read Brighter Than the Sun, because BANG! You get into the story faster. But I really really liked this! The stuff below pretty much sums it up, but it was super adorable! I think I'm going to reread Splendid now. I don't read that one enough either...
June 1, 2007
OH YEAH!!! GEEEEEZ!!!
Okay, so this one stars Victoria Lyndon (older sister of Eleanor/Ellie from Brighter Than the Sun) and Robert Kemble, Earl of Macclesfield. It was love at first sight, even though he was titled and she was just a vicar's daughter. Anyway, they have a lovely summer together, and he asks her to elope with him, which she agrees to. They plan to meet one night, a little way away from her house. Anyway, her dad finds out and ties her to the bed, and when she doesn't show, he goes over to her house, sees her "sleeping" and thinks she doesn't want to go through with it. So he's upset, and leaves for London. The next day, when her dad unties her, she books it over to his house, but his dad tells her that he's gone, and something like, "You didn't really think he was going to marry you, did you?"
So, SEVEN years later... she's a governess for a family with a little bratty boy... and he comes to the house with a group for a party thing, and they meet again. He's still bitter and she's still bitter and they say mean things to each other. But they end up falling back in love... eventually... :) It was cute...
February 16, 2023
4.5 stars. Another nice read by Julia Quinn.
July 11, 2010
Up until Chapter 11, I was head over heels madly in love with this book. The young couple who were so madly in love with each other but torn apart by a misunderstanding (on both ends)... tragic! Then seeing them meet up again 7 years later only to have him break her heart a second time... and then he finds out the truth?! GAH! It was amazing. The stuff legendary romance is made of! I laughed, I even teared up a bit!
Then we got to chapter 11.
I was curious how she was going to fill 200 or so more pages when we got to this point, and I felt really let down. I really didn't like how the guy forced his attentions on her, and I really hated what he ultimately did to 'catch' her. The blame wasn't all his though - I couldn't wrap my head around why the heroine was so sure she didn't want him. Wouldn't even consider him. Yeah, I get that her heart was broken by him, and yes there is a great line about him giving her the moon then pushing her off of it... still. It didn't quite fit for me.
There are some parts I really did NOT like... I can't say more without spoiling so just imagine me with a death glare and steam from my ears.
It ended up ok in the end I guess, but I never felt like I understood fully the 'why'. Ah well, I still adore Julia Quinn and will continue my path through her back-list of titles.
Then we got to chapter 11.
I was curious how she was going to fill 200 or so more pages when we got to this point, and I felt really let down. I really didn't like how the guy forced his attentions on her, and I really hated what he ultimately did to 'catch' her. The blame wasn't all his though - I couldn't wrap my head around why the heroine was so sure she didn't want him. Wouldn't even consider him. Yeah, I get that her heart was broken by him, and yes there is a great line about him giving her the moon then pushing her off of it... still. It didn't quite fit for me.
There are some parts I really did NOT like... I can't say more without spoiling so just imagine me with a death glare and steam from my ears.
It ended up ok in the end I guess, but I never felt like I understood fully the 'why'. Ah well, I still adore Julia Quinn and will continue my path through her back-list of titles.
June 4, 2019
Un romance de época donde la posición social será uno de los impedimentos de esta joven pareja.
Bajo el brillo de la luna de Julia Quinn es un romance de amor a primera vista que culminará años después, un amor que se hace fuerte con el tiempo donde desvelaremos la entereza de dos almas destinadas a estar juntas, pero que no estaban preparadas en un primer momento y deberán esperar a que sus corazones estén verdaderamente en armonía.
Link de la reseña completa: https://florecilladecereza.blogspot.c...
Bajo el brillo de la luna de Julia Quinn es un romance de amor a primera vista que culminará años después, un amor que se hace fuerte con el tiempo donde desvelaremos la entereza de dos almas destinadas a estar juntas, pero que no estaban preparadas en un primer momento y deberán esperar a que sus corazones estén verdaderamente en armonía.
Link de la reseña completa: https://florecilladecereza.blogspot.c...
December 15, 2021
Okay, okay, this isn’t really a five-star book. My logical brain told me it was four stars at most: the “misunderstanding” that separated the lovers in the beginning was a little ludicrous, the heroine resisted the hero’s love too belligerently and too long, and the resolution was a bit emotionally underwhelming. But the dialogue sparkled, the writing was brisk and engaging, and I really, really liked the main characters so much and my enjoyment of this book was so great my emotions told my brain to shut up and rate this one five stars.
January 4, 2020
Bonita historia, que me ha estropeado la mala traducción, a destacar los diálogos, y Robert me ha gustado mucho, quizás la resolución del conflicto demasiado pronto hace que la trama posterior se haga pesada....
May 7, 2011
You can tell that this is one of Quinn's earlier books because it lacks the polish of her more recent stories. All the key elements are there but they're not nuanced like she does now. In this novel they're sort of plunked down for the reader to see. There's lots of dialog but too much repetition and the last few chapters felt like she didn't know how to bring the book to a satisfying ending so it dragged on and on.
The heroine was a bit too unreasonable at times making me wonder why the hero pursued her for as long as he did. They picked silly fights too many times and it started to feel like filler instead of advancing the story. You really have to buy the love at first sight idea otherwise it makes for not the most believable of stories. Luckily Quinn develops the h/h enough to make you feel that they do have something when all is said and done.
There's some fun comic relief from the hero's aunt Brightbill and her daughter Harriet --classic Julia Quinn here.
A book that needs tightening and reworking all around but still has a few good moments scattered throughout the story.
The heroine was a bit too unreasonable at times making me wonder why the hero pursued her for as long as he did. They picked silly fights too many times and it started to feel like filler instead of advancing the story. You really have to buy the love at first sight idea otherwise it makes for not the most believable of stories. Luckily Quinn develops the h/h enough to make you feel that they do have something when all is said and done.
There's some fun comic relief from the hero's aunt Brightbill and her daughter Harriet --classic Julia Quinn here.
A book that needs tightening and reworking all around but still has a few good moments scattered throughout the story.
June 8, 2022
J'ai passé un excellent moment dans cette romance, même si au début j'ai eu un peu peur que cela ne passe pas, car il est question d'un coup de foudre au premier regard. L'auteure l'explique elle-même ; elle n'y croit pas. Pourtant, elle s'est lancé le challenge d'écrire tout de même sur le sujet. Et je dois admettre que malgré le fait que ce soit aux antipodes de ce que j'aime lire, j'ai trouvé ça presque magique. Certes, le début du livre est niais, les personnages sont trop jeunes et naïfs, mais fort heureusement, on redécouvre les personnages quelques années plus tard, et ce fut parfait.
Les protagonistes avaient pris en maturité, en expérience. Des secrets et manipulations sont venus semer le trouble ici et là dans leur relation.
Victoria n'est plus du tout la jeune fille de 17 ans bien trop docile et naïve à mon gout. Mais bien une femme avec du caractère et des valeurs. Robert quant à lui est beaucoup moins niais, il est rempli de rancœur, mais il reste un personnage déterminé.
Alors certes, certains passages sont bien trop longs, mais cela en valait la peine. Je n'ai pas pu lâcher le livre avant de l'avoir terminé. Robert, à la moitié du livre, part à la reconquête de la lune et je dois admettre que sa détermination était belle à voir, même si Victoria était des plus coriaces.
J'en ai même eu des papillons dans le ventre.
Cette romance n'est pas un coup de cœur, mais j'ai adoré le temps passé en compagnie des personnages, de leurs joutes verbales, d'histoire de kidnapping presque romantique. Je vous conseille vraiment cette histoire si vous voulez découvrir Julia Quinn autrement.
Les protagonistes avaient pris en maturité, en expérience. Des secrets et manipulations sont venus semer le trouble ici et là dans leur relation.
Victoria n'est plus du tout la jeune fille de 17 ans bien trop docile et naïve à mon gout. Mais bien une femme avec du caractère et des valeurs. Robert quant à lui est beaucoup moins niais, il est rempli de rancœur, mais il reste un personnage déterminé.
Alors certes, certains passages sont bien trop longs, mais cela en valait la peine. Je n'ai pas pu lâcher le livre avant de l'avoir terminé. Robert, à la moitié du livre, part à la reconquête de la lune et je dois admettre que sa détermination était belle à voir, même si Victoria était des plus coriaces.
J'en ai même eu des papillons dans le ventre.
Cette romance n'est pas un coup de cœur, mais j'ai adoré le temps passé en compagnie des personnages, de leurs joutes verbales, d'histoire de kidnapping presque romantique. Je vous conseille vraiment cette histoire si vous voulez découvrir Julia Quinn autrement.
April 30, 2022
Entre Robert y Victoria surge el amor a primera vista, él es el hijo de un marqués y ella la hija del vicario, mundos distintos que hacen que sus caminos se separen. Siete años después vuelven a encontrarse, surgen los rencores, los reproches... y la llama del amor vuelve a avivarse.
Reedición de esta serie, bueno, creo que no queda nada de esta señora que desde que hubo el boom de la serie de Netflix no se dedicasen a volver a publicar y no me quejo, pero que no digan que son “nuevas”, por favor.
El inicio de la novela me resultó raro porque de buenas a primeras tenemos a Robert Kemble, conde de Macclesfield, enamorado hasta las trancas de Victoria Lyndon, un instalove que se lleva el número uno en rapidez, así sin cruzar palabra nuestro conde cae rendido ante una joven Victoria risueña y algo torpe que disfruta de un día junto al arroyo.
Así nace un bonito y entrañable romance entre dos jóvenes, Victoria y Robert, entre ellos no existen las diferencias de clases y Robert se lleva el protagonismo con su forma de ser tan decidida, destilando alegría y amor por esa muchacha que lo tiene encandilado. Me ha encantado esta primera parte de la novela donde tenemos el romance juvenil, no he parado de leer, ha sido adictivo a más no poder porque Robert es todo un amor y Victoria se deja llevar por el entusiasmo. Además, aquí encontramos el toque personal de la autora con momentos muy divertidos y afectuosos.
La segunda parte quizás... https://oceanodelibros.blogspot.com/2...
Reedición de esta serie, bueno, creo que no queda nada de esta señora que desde que hubo el boom de la serie de Netflix no se dedicasen a volver a publicar y no me quejo, pero que no digan que son “nuevas”, por favor.
El inicio de la novela me resultó raro porque de buenas a primeras tenemos a Robert Kemble, conde de Macclesfield, enamorado hasta las trancas de Victoria Lyndon, un instalove que se lleva el número uno en rapidez, así sin cruzar palabra nuestro conde cae rendido ante una joven Victoria risueña y algo torpe que disfruta de un día junto al arroyo.
Así nace un bonito y entrañable romance entre dos jóvenes, Victoria y Robert, entre ellos no existen las diferencias de clases y Robert se lleva el protagonismo con su forma de ser tan decidida, destilando alegría y amor por esa muchacha que lo tiene encandilado. Me ha encantado esta primera parte de la novela donde tenemos el romance juvenil, no he parado de leer, ha sido adictivo a más no poder porque Robert es todo un amor y Victoria se deja llevar por el entusiasmo. Además, aquí encontramos el toque personal de la autora con momentos muy divertidos y afectuosos.
La segunda parte quizás... https://oceanodelibros.blogspot.com/2...
January 20, 2020
Tres estrellas y media - 7/10
Ha sido una lectura amena y entretenida, como todas las de la autora. Pero este libro me ha parecido una montaña rusa con todos sus altibajos. No me ha terminado de convencer Robert, y ha sido un libro bastante predecible. Aun así tiene muchas partes divertidas que han hecho muy amena la lectura
Ha sido una lectura amena y entretenida, como todas las de la autora. Pero este libro me ha parecido una montaña rusa con todos sus altibajos. No me ha terminado de convencer Robert, y ha sido un libro bastante predecible. Aun así tiene muchas partes divertidas que han hecho muy amena la lectura
August 29, 2016
Yikes
June 20, 2022
Me ha gustado mucho aunque tengo bastante probada la fórmula de Julia, a lo mejor por eso es que me resultó tan entretenido que me lo terminé en unas horas. Los personajes se enamoran a primera vista, pero el contexto histórico que nos dan, lo compro, sin embargo, tienen semanas, hasta creo que meses para ir desarrollando una relación, pero son jóvenes, hay malos entendidos por ahí (un poco Persuasión de su parte), y luego... Se vuelven a encontrar siete años después, la venganza, los viejos sentimientos resurgen, también está muy presente la pasión, el deseo. No puedo decirles cómo se va a resolver pero me hicieron sufrir, me hicieron doler el cora cada que se decían cosas hirientes, cuando se amaban y se conocían tan bien, que precisamente por eso las cosas dolían más. En fin, tuvo un buen final, el epílogo es muy ellos y sí, otro librito de la autora que me gustó, aunque el patrón comienza a... Verse gastado, si saben a lo que me refiero.
June 22, 2021
3,5 ||
February 18, 2023
Me gustó. Absolutamente perfecto. Me rompió el cora algunas partes y me hizo decir palabrotas otras escenas, pero fue de lo más atrapante y divertido. Queda recomendado.
December 22, 2014
The first book in the The Lyndon Sisters series by Julia Quinn. Robert Kemble and Victoria Lyndon fall in love but are kept apart and meet up seven years later. Victoria is a governess and Robert is a guest of Victoria's employers. Both have their own idea of what happened seven years ago and blame the other for their betrayal.
I believe this is one of Julia Quinn's earlier books. It wasn't bad. Quite a cute little read. But it started off a bit slow for me. It got better and I did enjoy it for the most part. I'm not a great fan of the "Great Misunderstanding" theme but it wasn't bad. I remember reading the second book in the series years ago and really liking it. I think most Julia Quinn fans will like it. Maybe not as much as her later works though.
I believe this is one of Julia Quinn's earlier books. It wasn't bad. Quite a cute little read. But it started off a bit slow for me. It got better and I did enjoy it for the most part. I'm not a great fan of the "Great Misunderstanding" theme but it wasn't bad. I remember reading the second book in the series years ago and really liking it. I think most Julia Quinn fans will like it. Maybe not as much as her later works though.
April 27, 2014
I hate the trope where the hero does the exact same thing as the villain, but it's oh so romantic and sweet because Alphas. Ugh.
"Father, how could you attempt to keep me and my love apart? I know you don't trust her, but I do and we will make our own decisions. I shant speak to you ever again for this."
"Love, your apartment is crap and your job demeaning. I don't care that you like them, I'm abducting you until you see sense. What do you mean I'm too domineering to marry? I just want what's best for you."
"Father, how could you attempt to keep me and my love apart? I know you don't trust her, but I do and we will make our own decisions. I shant speak to you ever again for this."
"Love, your apartment is crap and your job demeaning. I don't care that you like them, I'm abducting you until you see sense. What do you mean I'm too domineering to marry? I just want what's best for you."
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