. I must admit that the supporting characters, Colin and Jason, stole the show. That was all that needed to be said. Kurland would handle a blind hero in a medieval romance. I stick with my original rating of 4. He can apparently joust with a few shouted hints from his squire, sword fight, wrestle, and do hand to hand combat.
This is probably one of the most emotional romances that I have ever had the opportunity to read. We have the kind, but living in fear heroine who initially fears the hero, but learns to first trust and then love, and then learns courage and her own self-worth. He was about as dragon-like as Justin Bieber. The only care she's ever known was from her brother and then he was gone. An extra star for equality between hero and heroine. The condition had almost no impact on the story or the character.
And I think this was a precursor, preparing her to allow the untameable, chaos of Christopher and his love into her heart. Gillian Gillian was such a pleasure to read and is one of those characters who makes you frustrated at their fiction. But, I had two major issues with the book and they are exactly the same I had with Stardusts of Yesterday; it has nothing to do with the story or the predictability of it which I don't mind a bit. But before they live happily ever after, they have to fight her evil father who wants to hurt Chris. This is really a good read.
The characterisation in this book was epic, everything and everyone's involvement wove together magically. The high reviews baffle me! In the dark and afraid to care! But I suspect it somehow came to my attention after reading Candle in the Window and becoming interested in how blind protagonists are treated after reading The Arrangement. Gillian starts the book terrified of her father and of the man he wants her to marry and that she believes to be a dark sorcerer. It made it sound out of tune. Her abusive, cruel father is two dimensional and a typical 'evil' character used as a plot device to show how the heroine is vulnerable but it all just feels contrived of the bad parts medieval romance genre, especially the hero with the fierce reputation as a wicked man with a 'black soul' eye roll with nothing of substance to back up these claims to make his perceived demeanour seem convincing to make the reader believe in these characters emotions. I wrote this poem from the perspective of those I've hurt. The power of it transcended the words on the paper and went right to my heart.
My biggest complaint with this one was that the heroine, Gillian, read like she was child. Then I really liked Colin, his right hand man, and Jason his squire and Robin of Artane. For those who do not like when the hero is not indestructible, this book isn't for you. It was a way for me to feel a small piece of what they had felt back then and I could finally taste, for even just a moment, the bitterness of my words. The story is not fast paced, but instead focuses on the passage of time and how the characters change and grow closer. It was so nice to read a romance novel that focused on the emotional connection and healing power of love instead of sex.
She goes along because she has no choice, even though her husband to be has a fearsome reputation as a dark dragon-like creature. This is a good thing, because it's hard to envision any other situation in which the stupidity of our hero and heroine doesn't drive them apart. Lynn Kurland writes relationships, brothers, friends, lovers, etc, she really makes you feel the loyalty and respect. Its both powerful yet sensitive, and will pull at your heart strings. The thing is, you can memorize how many steps it takes to get around your keep, and the general location of furniture. I might have the patience of reading another 5 or 10 pages of epilogue on how they lived happily ever after or about 30-40 pages of hunting down the villain before they can live happily.
My biggest complaint with this one was that the heroine, Gillian, read like she was child. Gillian's father is quite a villain in this story and I must warn readers that there is a scene where he humiliates the hero. What I learnt: Beauty is in far more than appearance. What a beautiful, sometimes intense and most of the time heartbreaking historical romance novel! Her father plans on marrying her off to none other than the notorious B. I adore alpha male heroes that are still vulnerable and Christopher was all that and more.
She goes along because she has no choice, even though her husband to be has a fearsome reputation as a dark dragon-like creature. Gillian after losing her brother, who was the only one that loved her, she feels that she has no courage or beauty inside or out. While I think Christopher is a bit too squishy for my tastes, as Ms. As I grew older, I looked back at what I'd done, and I was horrified at the devastation I had left in my path. Nothing origin Above-average writing style, situation, and set-up. She wants to keep out of everyone's way and not be hurt.
This was a great medieval romance. And like all witches I confess I only know a handful they were a meddling bunch, in the best way. And it was so beautiful, so heartbreaking, the way Gillian expressed the insecure about herself to Christopher during her fever, or the way Christopher expressed his anger and feeling of disability to Robin. They were absolutely hilarious and oh so wise. These details really brought some tears to my eyes, and any books that can make me cry, even just a little bit, deserve a 5 star rating. Dan semenjak kau menjadi satu-satunya yang penting, katakan padaku siapa yang harus aku tuju? Gillian, after being married to Christopher of Blackmour, Gillian is terrified of this man whom she knows regrets their marriage. This story got boring pretty quickly once Gillian started to get over her fear.
She finds t Gillian of Warewick knows no other treatment than the terrible physical and mental abuse issued by her father. I'm not sure why the author decided to make Christopher blind. She learnt so much from Christopher and vice versa. A force of nature himself, he was danger but he was also a work of art. Ughh he was strong, arrogant and dominant whilst also being incredibly tender and gentle with Gillian.