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By: loonigrrl

loonigrrl — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:39:29 +0000

Mireya, I don’t know if I fell in love with Thomas, but already I like him much more than Jack. Jack just seemed so insubstantial- I agreed with Amelia who thought he was too charming. Thomas, however, reminds me a bit of a Lisa Kleyas hero, maybe that’s why I like him so much.

By: Mireya

Mireya — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:24:21 +0000

The review pretty much matches my thoughts on the book. It took me a bit to get “into” the story as well. Additionally, am I the only one who fell in love with Thomas??? Oh, and I just saw the cover… can we say yummola?

By: loonigrrl

loonigrrl — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:41:29 +0000

I’m about half way through this one, and although I think parts of it are cute, I don’t think it’s great. The characters are pretty forgettable, IMO, except for the grandmother who’s such a beeyotch and is in so much of it, that she’s pretty much ruining the story for me.

By: Phyl

Phyl — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:17:32 +0000

I have this one on my PDA to read while traveling this weekend, but now I’m thinking I’ll save it and wait for the second one so I can read them back-to-back. Interesting to see reactions both positive and negative. At least no one’s comparing it to On the Way to the Wedding…..

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:58:51 +0000

Ciara Ann, perhaps the second book will show everything. I especially want to know why Thomas and his grandmother loathe each other.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:57:50 +0000

Orannia – from what I’ve heard, the next book (Mr. Cavendish) is the same story told from Thomas’s POV (which we didn’t ever get in this book). I believe it’s due out in September.

By: Ciara Ann

Ciara Ann — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:06:10 +0000

I didn’t really like this one. I think more back story was required to better explain the characters actions, especially the grandmother.

By: orannia

orannia — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:10:38 +0000

Nope Ciara, you’re not alone. I liked The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever too (although The Viscount Who Loved Me is still my favourite). I’m really looking forward to reading The Lost Duke of Wyndham, although it usually takes my local library a little time after release to purchase a book.

Jayne – is the second book set after The Lost Duke of Wyndham or at the same time please? (I gathered from your review the second book is from Thomas’ POV.)

orania

By: Ciara

Ciara — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:31:30 +0000

I’m beginning to feel that I am the only person in the whole wide world to like the Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever. Ha! I’m really excited to read this one. I adore Julia Quinn (let’s forget On the Way to the Wedding). I love her dry wit and her sharp dialog. the first three chapters online were great. I’m glad the rest of the book lives up to the great beginning!

By: Dalia

Dalia — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:39:47 +0000

Doesn’t Jack say at some point that he kept some of the spoils himself because he ‘had to eat’ or ‘live’ or somesuch? I had an issue with the lack of issue made of him as a romanticised thief.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:44:11 +0000

After reading the review at AAR and the comments here so far, I’m getting the idea that I didn’t feel the love quite as much as, well, just about everyone else. [g]

By: Corrine

Corrine — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:05:11 +0000

I apparently enjoyed this much more than you did as well. In fact, I would go so far to say this is probably one of my favorite Julia Quinn novels. I loved, most of all, the pure joy that Grace and Jack brought each other: the goofy smiles, the jokes, the warm fuzzies. It makes me want to sigh myself.

And I can’t wait to see just how far Thomas lets go in the next book.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:19:00 +0000

I did get the Robin Hood aspect of what he was doing. But it still bothered me. If he had acknowledged that ‘yes, what I’m doing is wrong but here’s the reasons I’m doing it” and “yes, I know the dangers I’m facing,” I would have been more okay with it. He could have been shot during a robbery or hung if he’d been caught yet possible death didn’t faze him. Perhaps because he’d been a soldier.

By: Maggie Robinson

Maggie Robinson — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:02:06 +0000

I believe Jack was kind of a Robin Hood who distributed his spoils to the neglected Napoleonic War soldiers and their families. JQ could have emphasized this a bit more to make him more heroic, but then Jack didn’t think of himself as a hero. I really loved this book on so many levels and am looking forward to Thomas’ story.

By: Mos Stef

Mos Stef — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:33:31 +0000

Great review- though I did enjoy it a lot more than you did :) Julia Quinn is one of my favorite romance authors, and of the ones I’ve read so far (I’m still fairly new to the genre) this is my new favorite of hers. The treatment of him being a highwayman was dealt with in an oddly casual manner, but Jack was just such a great here- witty and charming- that it didn’t really bother me. I really liked the mutual respect Grace and Jack had together, and I enjoyed the journey thoroughly.