Birgit C từ Alansi, Harju County, Estonia

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2018-08-16 03:31

Dạy Con Hiểu Biết Về Tiền Bạc (Dự kiến phát hành 4.6.2016) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Ernest Tan

Morwyn is a Druid priestess who leaves her home to join the rebels against the Roman Legions. She’s attacked and almost raped, but rescued by a Gaul mercenary named Dunmacos, who has a reputation of being cruel and unjust. But Dunmacos is only a disguise, for he is really Bren, working undercover for the Briton king, Caratacus- the same king Morwyn wants to join forces with. She doesn’t trust Dunmacos, but when he makes himself her protector on her journey, she has no choice but to accept. Guilt and loss runs through Morwyn’s body. She has lost one lover, who loved her, but one she didn’t love in return since she cared for an unstable Druid priest who ended up betraying her people. She doesn’t know what to make of Dunmacos, and although she’s wary of him, she’s very attracted to him. She decides to give into her desires and take him as her lover for the short time they are together. Bren is more than willing, and they engage in a sexual relationship that transforms into something deeper between the two. Both are hiding secrets from one another, and through Morwyn’s visions, she figures out Dunmacos may have slaughtered her lover. She now must decide whether to kill him for revenge, or let him live and leave him before she forgets everything she has planned for her enslaved people. Bren has a mission that’s close to destroying him. He’s tired and no longer wants to fight, hoping that Morwyn will accept him for he truly is and forgive him for his lies and deceit. Captive is an erotic juicy romance set in Roman times. This is a very gritty novel about two people who feel lost in the world. Morwyn hides her fear behind her cutting remarks, and even though Bren is on the end of most of them, he doesn’t allow her anger and taunts to affect him. He can see behind the mask Morwyn holds up to the world and wants to help her heal. These two use physical pleasure to accomplish that and they don’t disappoint. Christina Phillips’s writing is flavorful and electric. The love scenes are hot and steamy and the sex speak between Morwyn and Bren is blunt and dirty. There were a few issues I had mainly from the way Morwyn first reacts to Bren when they meet. She’s about to be raped and brutalized when Bren rescues her. We learn before this attack that she has forsaken sex and will abstain. But the moment she meets Bren, her sacrifice flies out the window. I couldn’t understand, how almost being raped, Morywn becomes turned on very quickly after meeting Bren, who she finds to be a barbarian and one she can’t trust. There’s no aftermath of her attack, no time to reflection, and right away she’s wondering when she and Bren can do the horizontal dance with one another. I also found some of Morwyn’s motivations confusing and questionable. She also tended to grate on my nerves with her acid personality. Bren was written more dimensionally and I found myself more sympathetic to his plight versus Morwyn’s. I had to re-read the ending a few times because it ended so abruptly and wasn’t very fulfilling. Christina Phillips does write a very different setting found in historical romance and if not for some scratching my head over certain actions on the characters’ part, this would have been a recommend read. I will say that Christina’s heroines are very strong and can rise above the horrors surrounding them. Captive is a book most historical readers will probably enjoy.

Người đọc Birgit C từ Alansi, Harju County, Estonia

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.