pretty_little_bibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
I remember the first time a read a Mills&Boon published book and ever since then, it’s become almost an obsession. I admit I prefer these vintage romances over our contemporary ones. (In the next post, I’ll reveal what the first M&B I read was. Hint: It’s by Helen Bianchin. Can you guess?)
Disturbing Stanger was no doubt a great read, but I admit it’s not one of those which I extremely, fanatically love. We have our delicate heroine (M&B follows such common tropes, I swear, but I’m helpless; I truly love them!) – Laura Hallam, a young and beautiful woman with loving parents. We do not however know much about her ambitions apart from the fact that she wanted to help the man she loves- warm and kind-hearted Dr. Tom Nichol, whom she’s known and loved all her life. Enter an enigmatic, powerful and attractive stranger, older by more than 10 years and we have, what she believes to be the bane of her life- Randal Mercier, the son of her father’s boss. He spots her one night, while she is touring the slums in an effort to get to know what being with Tom entailed, and the chase begins.
Surprisingly, we are met with a hero who patient enough while wanting to possess her, that he courts her for a while, despite her being against it. Her family is very much leaning towards Randall and are more than happy to let her go about with him. It is only when calamity falls, that our hero becomes the typical M&B version of it, and sweeps her away to a romantic getaway after a quick wedding. I have noticed how very common this trope is- getting married first and falling in love later, admittedly one of my favorites.
The story climaxes from there and ultimately reaches the resolution with our couple living happily ever after. I really love the third person limited view that is always there in these books. No matter how many times I read them, the revelations always come like a hurricane, making my heart gallop a hundred miles an hour. The character of Laura, I feel is somewhat of a spineless creature, too homely for my taste. Randall was by far more favorite between them, for me. I think that the story was very well written and the characters made that way itself and as such, I will not complain about how mediocre a read it may have been. In all, I rate this book a 3.5 out of 4 stars.
Disturbing Stanger was no doubt a great read, but I admit it’s not one of those which I extremely, fanatically love. We have our delicate heroine (M&B follows such common tropes, I swear, but I’m helpless; I truly love them!) – Laura Hallam, a young and beautiful woman with loving parents. We do not however know much about her ambitions apart from the fact that she wanted to help the man she loves- warm and kind-hearted Dr. Tom Nichol, whom she’s known and loved all her life. Enter an enigmatic, powerful and attractive stranger, older by more than 10 years and we have, what she believes to be the bane of her life- Randal Mercier, the son of her father’s boss. He spots her one night, while she is touring the slums in an effort to get to know what being with Tom entailed, and the chase begins.
Surprisingly, we are met with a hero who patient enough while wanting to possess her, that he courts her for a while, despite her being against it. Her family is very much leaning towards Randall and are more than happy to let her go about with him. It is only when calamity falls, that our hero becomes the typical M&B version of it, and sweeps her away to a romantic getaway after a quick wedding. I have noticed how very common this trope is- getting married first and falling in love later, admittedly one of my favorites.
The story climaxes from there and ultimately reaches the resolution with our couple living happily ever after. I really love the third person limited view that is always there in these books. No matter how many times I read them, the revelations always come like a hurricane, making my heart gallop a hundred miles an hour. The character of Laura, I feel is somewhat of a spineless creature, too homely for my taste. Randall was by far more favorite between them, for me. I think that the story was very well written and the characters made that way itself and as such, I will not complain about how mediocre a read it may have been. In all, I rate this book a 3.5 out of 4 stars.
rani_reeds's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
pretty_little_bibliophile's review
4.0
I remember the first time a read a Mills&Boon published book and ever since then, it’s become almost an obsession. I admit I prefer these vintage romances over our contemporary ones. (In the next post, I’ll reveal what the first M&B I read was. Hint: It’s by Helen Bianchin. Can you guess?)
Disturbing Stanger was no doubt a great read, but I admit it’s not one of those which I extremely, fanatically love. We have our delicate heroine (M&B follows such common tropes, I swear, but I’m helpless; I truly love them!) – Laura Hallam, a young and beautiful woman with loving parents. We do not however know much about her ambitions apart from the fact that she wanted to help the man she loves- warm and kind-hearted Dr. Tom Nichol, whom she’s known and loved all her life. Enter an enigmatic, powerful and attractive stranger, older by more than 10 years and we have, what she believes to be the bane of her life- Randal Mercier, the son of her father’s boss. He spots her one night, while she is touring the slums in an effort to get to know what being with Tom entailed, and the chase begins.
Surprisingly, we are met with a hero who patient enough while wanting to possess her, that he courts her for a while, despite her being against it. Her family is very much leaning towards Randall and are more than happy to let her go about with him. It is only when calamity falls, that our hero becomes the typical M&B version of it, and sweeps her away to a romantic getaway after a quick wedding. I have noticed how very common this trope is- getting married first and falling in love later, admittedly one of my favorites.
The story climaxes from there and ultimately reaches the resolution with our couple living happily ever after. I really love the third person limited view that is always there in these books. No matter how many times I read them, the revelations always come like a hurricane, making my heart gallop a hundred miles an hour. The character of Laura, I feel is somewhat of a spineless creature, too homely for my taste. Randall was by far more favorite between them, for me. I think that the story was very well written and the characters made that way itself and as such, I will not complain about how mediocre a read it may have been. In all, I rate this book a 3.5 out of 4 stars.
Disturbing Stanger was no doubt a great read, but I admit it’s not one of those which I extremely, fanatically love. We have our delicate heroine (M&B follows such common tropes, I swear, but I’m helpless; I truly love them!) – Laura Hallam, a young and beautiful woman with loving parents. We do not however know much about her ambitions apart from the fact that she wanted to help the man she loves- warm and kind-hearted Dr. Tom Nichol, whom she’s known and loved all her life. Enter an enigmatic, powerful and attractive stranger, older by more than 10 years and we have, what she believes to be the bane of her life- Randal Mercier, the son of her father’s boss. He spots her one night, while she is touring the slums in an effort to get to know what being with Tom entailed, and the chase begins.
Surprisingly, we are met with a hero who patient enough while wanting to possess her, that he courts her for a while, despite her being against it. Her family is very much leaning towards Randall and are more than happy to let her go about with him. It is only when calamity falls, that our hero becomes the typical M&B version of it, and sweeps her away to a romantic getaway after a quick wedding. I have noticed how very common this trope is- getting married first and falling in love later, admittedly one of my favorites.
The story climaxes from there and ultimately reaches the resolution with our couple living happily ever after. I really love the third person limited view that is always there in these books. No matter how many times I read them, the revelations always come like a hurricane, making my heart gallop a hundred miles an hour. The character of Laura, I feel is somewhat of a spineless creature, too homely for my taste. Randall was by far more favorite between them, for me. I think that the story was very well written and the characters made that way itself and as such, I will not complain about how mediocre a read it may have been. In all, I rate this book a 3.5 out of 4 stars.
katiev's review
2.0
Obsessed stalker hero forces much younger heroine to marry him. She thinks she's in love with a doctor she's known all her life, however. Of course they fall in love and live HEA. The title was at least apt this time. Dude was disturbing.
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