wolfie0516 reviewed on 10/13/2010

Helpful Score: 2

This is the first book I've read by Laura Kinsale. I enjoyed it so much that I'm going to the library today and look for more. I hope they're all this fun and engaging. The characters have a relationship that was easy for me to picture. They were childhood friends and provided support to one another against the obstacles they both had to face in their lives (he had an insulting and harsh grandfather; she had her extreme shyness and plainness). Their personalities are opposite in that he is daring and outgoing and charming and gorgeous, while she is quiet and introverted and timid and plain, but they bring out the best in one another. He is able to coax her into all kinds of shenanigans and she is able to provide the loyal and faithful support that he seeks but cannot find at home. The dialogue is witty and funny and the story is fun to follow. I had a hard time putting it down, and when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it.

Jennifer Blake, bestselling author, said it is a "wonderful romp, presented with wit, style, and LK's trademark heart-stealing characters. I smiled my way through it, loving every word." I agree. The main characters are loveable and charming, especially when they are together. And I'm sure the "goats" would agree. (You'll have to read the book to know what that reference means - smile).

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