mirel's review
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
All the characters were cardboard stereotypes, with lots of pointless sex but very little story. Also, there were a few glimpses of the downstairs staff, but it wasn't clear why, since none of the characters were developed in any way so that their inclusion seemed mostly irrelevant.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
elsie_af's review
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
girl_with_the_pearl_earring's review
3.0
This book wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. I didn't really LOVE any of the characters. Most I HATED.
tommarlowe's review
5.0
A light, saucy little 20s romp
I must admit my bias. Emmanuel let de Maupassant is one of my favourite erotic writers. Her touch is delicate, yet sublime, and she knows words and how to make them work for her.
If you're looking for a great introduction to this author, you can't get better than Highland Pursuits. It is delightfully fun.
I must admit my bias. Emmanuel let de Maupassant is one of my favourite erotic writers. Her touch is delicate, yet sublime, and she knows words and how to make them work for her.
If you're looking for a great introduction to this author, you can't get better than Highland Pursuits. It is delightfully fun.
emmalg's review
4.0
Surprisingly good
What a silly girl Ophelia is at the start of the book - yet her behavior as a young woman is uncomfortably familiar!
I usually prefer to have romance in a book and find gratuitous sex off putting. Somehow de Maupassant manages to write the more erotic scenes without the usual trite feeling, they feel natural and characters are sufficiently developed to carry it off. I don't think I've read erotic scenes that flow as smoothly since the oft mentioned Lady Chatterley's Lover.
I would have loved to have read a longer version of this still with a deeper romantic edge to it.
I certainly didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did and thank the other readers for their reviews which encouraged me.
What a silly girl Ophelia is at the start of the book - yet her behavior as a young woman is uncomfortably familiar!
I usually prefer to have romance in a book and find gratuitous sex off putting. Somehow de Maupassant manages to write the more erotic scenes without the usual trite feeling, they feel natural and characters are sufficiently developed to carry it off. I don't think I've read erotic scenes that flow as smoothly since the oft mentioned Lady Chatterley's Lover.
I would have loved to have read a longer version of this still with a deeper romantic edge to it.
I certainly didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did and thank the other readers for their reviews which encouraged me.
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