gems_31's review
5.0
brilliant book. has a great mixture of action, romance and a good old fashioned love story the masters of Fairy Tales would be proud of
setaian's review
5.0
Cora lives with her ill father. As a woman from the lower classes her days are spent working as a farm labourer for a pittance. But in order to make enough money to buy the medicine her father so desperately needs she disguises herself as a man and spends her nights as a highwayman robbing the wealthy.
Then she robs Jack and his half brother Rupert one night. Relieved of their purses and pride, they enter into a wager to catch the highwayman and deliver her to magistrate. But upon cornering her, Jack realises there is much more to Cora than he first thought.
The Highwayman's Daughter is great fun. Imagine Pretty Woman set in the mid 16th century. There is a plucky heroine, a dashing hero and a dastardly villain. I imagine historical purists will be able to poke holes in this book but that's not me and I loved it.
Then she robs Jack and his half brother Rupert one night. Relieved of their purses and pride, they enter into a wager to catch the highwayman and deliver her to magistrate. But upon cornering her, Jack realises there is much more to Cora than he first thought.
The Highwayman's Daughter is great fun. Imagine Pretty Woman set in the mid 16th century. There is a plucky heroine, a dashing hero and a dastardly villain. I imagine historical purists will be able to poke holes in this book but that's not me and I loved it.
robinwalter's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A bit overlong and drawn out but overall an interesting and enjoyable readÂ
blodeuedd's review
3.0
A little bit of drama, a little bit of suspense, a little bit of romance and a little bit of highway robbery and that is the mix of this book.
Cora is the highwayman's daughter and she robs people too. Her father needs medicine so she puts her life on the line. She is brave and all in all a cool heroine.
Jack is the man who gets robbed and he is obsessed with finding her. He, what to say, he was relentless in his search, but for good reasons in the end. The same can't be said about his cousin Rupert, oh I could not stand the guy!
Romance blossoms, but they are different classes, there are secrets and then there is the whole oh I robbed you thing.
A nice romance that I read fast.
Cora is the highwayman's daughter and she robs people too. Her father needs medicine so she puts her life on the line. She is brave and all in all a cool heroine.
Jack is the man who gets robbed and he is obsessed with finding her. He, what to say, he was relentless in his search, but for good reasons in the end. The same can't be said about his cousin Rupert, oh I could not stand the guy!
Romance blossoms, but they are different classes, there are secrets and then there is the whole oh I robbed you thing.
A nice romance that I read fast.
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