kimberlycarrington's review
1.0
Podría subir hasta 1'5 ⭐ pero poco más.
Menudo #WTFail es este libro. Parte de una premisa estupenda que se acaba pasando por el forro de los winis para acabar siendo un libro plomazo. La historia de amor no es tal, es la historia del palotismo supremo de un miembro que no deja de hincharse y de una chica entre inocente y pichote que tiene buenas tetas. Luego hay indios y un viudo injustamente tratado y descripciones soporíferas y una escritora que no sabe escribir ni con tensión ni con pasión ni nada que se le parezca. Os tengo que decir que cuando empiezo a mirar constantemente cuánto me falta para terminar de leer sé que algo va mal y con este libro empecé a mirarlo en el 34%...
Me quedo con que no se me han quitado las ganas de seguir leyendo y con que sigo avanzando en el reto. Que vivan las creadoras del #RetoRita pero no el jurado que da los premios!
Menudo #WTFail es este libro. Parte de una premisa estupenda que se acaba pasando por el forro de los winis para acabar siendo un libro plomazo. La historia de amor no es tal, es la historia del palotismo supremo de un miembro que no deja de hincharse y de una chica entre inocente y pichote que tiene buenas tetas. Luego hay indios y un viudo injustamente tratado y descripciones soporíferas y una escritora que no sabe escribir ni con tensión ni con pasión ni nada que se le parezca. Os tengo que decir que cuando empiezo a mirar constantemente cuánto me falta para terminar de leer sé que algo va mal y con este libro empecé a mirarlo en el 34%...
Me quedo con que no se me han quitado las ganas de seguir leyendo y con que sigo avanzando en el reto. Que vivan las creadoras del #RetoRita pero no el jurado que da los premios!
melissad75's review
3.0
I love finding a historical romance that really immerses me in the world in which the story is set, and I got that with this book. The sights, smells, dangers, and overall culture of colonial Maine were a big part of the story and gave me an "I feel like I'm really there" experience that I enjoyed a lot. So many of today's historical romances are of the wallpaper variety, with the historical setting being little more than an excuse for the characters to wear old-fashioned clothing. A Wild Yearning isn't that at all. It's a truly historical historical romance, and I appreciate that about it.
The story itself was on the cliched side, especially during the first 25% or so, and leaned more on typical romance novel tropes of the time period in which it was written than later books by the author. The hero, with his jackass behavior, man-pain, and nonstop focus on his lust for the heroine, needed slapped upside the head for most of the book. And the plot twists became belabored toward the end -- it was about 50 pages too long, I think. I loved and admired the heroine, however, and as usual Williamson created multi-dimensional characters not only in the hero and heroine, but in the supporting characters as well.
I had a good time reading this story, even if it wasn't perfect. It's an old-school melodramatic rollercoaster ride, and I have to admit to loving a good soap opera now and then.
3.5 stars
The story itself was on the cliched side, especially during the first 25% or so, and leaned more on typical romance novel tropes of the time period in which it was written than later books by the author. The hero, with his jackass behavior, man-pain, and nonstop focus on his lust for the heroine, needed slapped upside the head for most of the book. And the plot twists became belabored toward the end -- it was about 50 pages too long, I think. I loved and admired the heroine, however, and as usual Williamson created multi-dimensional characters not only in the hero and heroine, but in the supporting characters as well.
I had a good time reading this story, even if it wasn't perfect. It's an old-school melodramatic rollercoaster ride, and I have to admit to loving a good soap opera now and then.
3.5 stars
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