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aliaspaine's review against another edition
2.0
This book could have - SHOULD HAVE - been so much better if our heroine had simply kept her backbone. I HATED that she would cower like a wimp whenever she finally got the nerve to speak her true feelings. And not only was that disappointing to me, but it was even worse that after she kneed her sorry excuse of a husband in the groin but she then APOLOGIZE for it! I mean, c'mon - he was standing in his tart's bedroom, with said tart posed on the bed, fully nude - the bedroom of a home he was STILL paying for (must note that the plaster was just redone over the bed and the bill for it was sent to his marital home by the skank!) - and she APOLOGIZED! Argh!!!!!
Never him or his tart apologizing (SHE HAPPILY STOLE THAT POOR GIRLS WEDDING NIGHT, FFS!!). Just the poor, sad, pathetic wife apologizes even when THEY should have done so!
Each time I've read this story I have prayed that Ms Coulter does a rewrite on it to make our pathetic heroine a person we could be proud of: a steel-backbone, making them grovel for forgiveness, and she brazenly rounds up her Ton friends and, with them, scares all their men into being faithful... and they all pitch in to purchase one-way tickets to Japan for all the tarts stinking up London... AND stand on the decks with their men, waving bye-bye to them all. I'm sure the tarts would find a seedy brothel in Japan (Paris is too close) to work at - they'd love it! LOL
Honestly, I'd love to have had Martine get her comeuppance. Her stupid head-nodding during Sabrina's breakdown just made me want to reach in an deck her one - hard. Martine needed to disappear... why oh why did Jack the Ripper have to disappear? (Yes, I hate her THAT much!!)
And I wish she had made Phillip beg even harder - and called him out on being "about to tell her it was over" when he was clearly undressing and laughing with the tart. Please. Sell that to someone dumb enough to buy it! I hope Sabrina sold Martine's house, without permission from either the douche or the tart... and all contents were sent to Sabrina to go through before GIVING the rest to a local brothel - for free! LMAO! REVENGE OF A WOMAN SCORNED! Martine-the-Tart-Queen deserves it just for stealing Sabrina's wedding night!
Never him or his tart apologizing (SHE HAPPILY STOLE THAT POOR GIRLS WEDDING NIGHT, FFS!!). Just the poor, sad, pathetic wife apologizes even when THEY should have done so!
Each time I've read this story I have prayed that Ms Coulter does a rewrite on it to make our pathetic heroine a person we could be proud of: a steel-backbone, making them grovel for forgiveness, and she brazenly rounds up her Ton friends and, with them, scares all their men into being faithful... and they all pitch in to purchase one-way tickets to Japan for all the tarts stinking up London... AND stand on the decks with their men, waving bye-bye to them all. I'm sure the tarts would find a seedy brothel in Japan (Paris is too close) to work at - they'd love it! LOL
Honestly, I'd love to have had Martine get her comeuppance. Her stupid head-nodding during Sabrina's breakdown just made me want to reach in an deck her one - hard. Martine needed to disappear... why oh why did Jack the Ripper have to disappear? (Yes, I hate her THAT much!!)
And I wish she had made Phillip beg even harder - and called him out on being "about to tell her it was over" when he was clearly undressing and laughing with the tart. Please. Sell that to someone dumb enough to buy it! I hope Sabrina sold Martine's house, without permission from either the douche or the tart... and all contents were sent to Sabrina to go through before GIVING the rest to a local brothel - for free! LMAO! REVENGE OF A WOMAN SCORNED! Martine-the-Tart-Queen deserves it just for stealing Sabrina's wedding night!
hhaven13's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
taisie22's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.0
This is another older book that was rewritten. It starts off pretty well; her brother-in-law almost rapes Sabrina and escapes into a snowstorm only to be rescued by Phillip, who takes care of her and returns her to a neighbor. In the nature of this time, she's compromised by being alone with him but turns down his honorable offer of marriage. Phillip seems more interested in his mistress anyway, so he doesn't much care until Sabrina decides she needs to marry him after all.
It wasn't a great story. There's a lot of drama but most of it fizzles.
It wasn't a great story. There's a lot of drama but most of it fizzles.
maggiemae2023's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
reading_historical_romance's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Physical abuse
lettemeread's review against another edition
"I enjoy Catherine Coulter immensely. She has a nice way of mixing historical romance and mystery. This book, which first appeared as An Honorable Offer, had been extensively rewritten.
Back Cover Condensed - Sabrina Eversleigh runs away from home after her new brother-in-law attempts to rape her. She would surely have dies in a blizzard if Phillip Mercerault had not rescued her. He nureses her back to health only to find that he is not a hero. Instead, he's a gentleman who has compromised a lady. Now there's only one thing left to do - marry her.
But Sabrina turns him down, leaving him completely baffled. . ..
There's no great mystery to this one. But it is a good read. It's a nice time waster."
Back Cover Condensed - Sabrina Eversleigh runs away from home after her new brother-in-law attempts to rape her. She would surely have dies in a blizzard if Phillip Mercerault had not rescued her. He nureses her back to health only to find that he is not a hero. Instead, he's a gentleman who has compromised a lady. Now there's only one thing left to do - marry her.
But Sabrina turns him down, leaving him completely baffled. . ..
There's no great mystery to this one. But it is a good read. It's a nice time waster."
justcallmeeya's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
5.0
One of my favorites from Catherine. A page turner!
nadenetotallyaddictedtoreading's review against another edition
4.0
THE OFFER BLURB:
When her new brother-in-law attempted to rape her, Sabrina Eversleigh ran away, and she would surely have died in a blizzard if Philip Mercerault had not rescued her. After he nurses her back to health, he learns that instead of being a hero, he has compromised the lady. There's only one honorable thing to do and that is to marry her. But she turns him down! Philip and Sabrina have a long way to go before they can sit at the same table together.
After reading most of the reviews for this title I was a bit uncertain as to whether I should read it as based on the reviews this is suppose to be a terrible book. However I decided to be brave take the plunge and read it for myself. Well the long and short of it is that I am glad I did. REVIEW
I enjoyed reading this book. I found it quite humorous and entertaining. The plot was developed and I found the characters to be quite entertaining. It had me turning the pages as I was quite eager to discover what was going to happen next.My only disappointment is the ending. I felt that it was rushed and could have been better developed and for that it lost one star.
When her new brother-in-law attempted to rape her, Sabrina Eversleigh ran away, and she would surely have died in a blizzard if Philip Mercerault had not rescued her. After he nurses her back to health, he learns that instead of being a hero, he has compromised the lady. There's only one honorable thing to do and that is to marry her. But she turns him down! Philip and Sabrina have a long way to go before they can sit at the same table together.
After reading most of the reviews for this title I was a bit uncertain as to whether I should read it as based on the reviews this is suppose to be a terrible book. However I decided to be brave take the plunge and read it for myself. Well the long and short of it is that I am glad I did. REVIEW
I enjoyed reading this book. I found it quite humorous and entertaining. The plot was developed and I found the characters to be quite entertaining. It had me turning the pages as I was quite eager to discover what was going to happen next.My only disappointment is the ending. I felt that it was rushed and could have been better developed and for that it lost one star.
ns2np5's review against another edition
1.0
I don't usually write a review for books I didn't enjoy but this book is so much of a mess I decided to write a short one just to warn others off this book.
The setting of the era was superfluous at best, only the mentions of Almack's pointed to Regency era, otherwise it could have been set up whenever.
Characters were flat, villains coming and going as needed and there was no explanation on how the Martine thing was resolved. I suppose the author thought the H and h saying Iwuvyu to each other in the end will keep the reader happy and forgot other parts unfortunately it wasn't enough since there were so many things left dangling.
And to think I paid for this book a bit more than I did other books. Makes me mad just seeing the cover.
Note: I read the kindle version and I don't know how much it differed from the 1981 version.
The setting of the era was superfluous at best, only the mentions of Almack's pointed to Regency era, otherwise it could have been set up whenever.
Characters were flat, villains coming and going as needed and there was no explanation on how the Martine thing was resolved. I suppose the author thought the H and h saying Iwuvyu to each other in the end will keep the reader happy and forgot other parts unfortunately it wasn't enough since there were so many things left dangling.
And to think I paid for this book a bit more than I did other books. Makes me mad just seeing the cover.
Note: I read the kindle version and I don't know how much it differed from the 1981 version.