Willy W. reviewed on 2/14/2011 + 503 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

I can't agree with the raving reviews of this book. I liked it but found it slow paced and frustrating. I love the premise and have read the Lisa Kleypas book Love in the Afternoon, with a similar concept (writing letters for someone else). But I got tired of reading excerpts of letters as opposed to action that advances the story. To me it was not well paced, not enough action and/or revelations to keep the plot moving forward. I didn't think we saw Catherine, the heroine, being really attracted to Moncrief until about 2/3 of the book was finished. That is a loooong time to wait for anything really romantic to happen. I can't say don't read it, but it just wasn't all that for me. It also drove me kind of nuts that Karen Ranney never revealed the main character's first name. We know the first names of his brothers, her dead husband, and every other male in the story, but the hero is forever known only by his last name.

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