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Wonderful beautifully written well paced romance. Set in 1902, the premise is obvious, the Beast is beastly not only in his imperfect (scarred) appearance but in some of his behavior early on. Yet he is so true to the Beauty & the Beast story, that below his terrible behavior is actually a knight gallant and a man of uncommon beauty and attraction. The Beauty is a girl-woman of 18 who is so beautiful she worries that her face is all there is to her. She wants to be loved for more than her appearance, he wants to be loved in spite of it.
The romance was built like those books where the development of the relationship and characters is so intense you hardly notice the lack of actual love scenes. But you get the best of both worlds in this book because Judith Ivory delivers plenty of steam.
While the notion of the 18 year old bride is a bit creepy, I liked that in this book it was at least acknowledged. Eighteen is barely out of childhood and our heroine acts it, the hero notices it. Of course by the end that no longer matters but I appreciate that the age disparity, and particularly her youth, is not just glossed over.
Sensuality R
4.5 stars
The romance was built like those books where the development of the relationship and characters is so intense you hardly notice the lack of actual love scenes. But you get the best of both worlds in this book because Judith Ivory delivers plenty of steam.
While the notion of the 18 year old bride is a bit creepy, I liked that in this book it was at least acknowledged. Eighteen is barely out of childhood and our heroine acts it, the hero notices it. Of course by the end that no longer matters but I appreciate that the age disparity, and particularly her youth, is not just glossed over.
Sensuality R
4.5 stars
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