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Title: The Widow's Kiss by Jane Feather ISBN: 0-553-58187-2 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.11 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A lovely historical that's fresh and engrossing!
Comment: This was the first book of Jane Feather's that I have read and I have to say that I was very impressed. Ms. Feather's work is absolutely amazing... the very first chapter of _The Widow's Kiss_ pulled me right in and gave me a very entertaining read. Although it is not as strong in romance as some would like, I hardly noticed it. Ms. Feather's writing is first rate- her characters come alive along with the settings that they are placed in. She is a superb mystery/suspense writer and _The Widow's Kiss_ proves that she could make a living with her writing outside the romance genre. The research that went into making _The Widow's Kiss_ accurate is evident and makes the book all the more enjoyable. Guinevere was truly an amazing heroine that endears herself to you right away. You sympathize with her struggles for justice and I could not help but fall in love with her daughters. Although Hugh is a little rough around the edges when he is first introduced he redeemed himself latter on. The plot in _The Widow's Kiss_ is highly origional and very engrossing. I had this book with me when I had a three hour airplane layover in Hawaii and was dressed in heavy clothing without shorts and a tank top to change into. Reading Ms. Feather's work and losing myself in her tale was the only thing that kept me sane. I was sad to let this book go when I was finished and I can assure you that I will be searching out her work in the future. For those of you who think that mideval romances are too complicated to get into, I would suggest this book to you. It is a good intorduction to this sub genre of romance and will get you hooked. Bravo, Ms. Feather! _The Widow's Kiss_ is an amazing piece of literature and a must read to anyone out there.
Rating: 4
Summary: Engaging and Irritating
Comment: Ms. Feather is a terrific author who writes stories that are well researched, full of intrigue and romance, history and engaging characters.
Except that each book that I have read she seems to have to include one character who is guaranteed to drive you to distraction with irritating characteristics. In this story it is the 8 or 9 year old daughter Pippa who positively cannot shut up. Pippa piped, Pippa fluted, Pippa trumpeted or screeched or shrilled, etc. etc. The Pippa dialog is so often and so aggravating that I found myself skipping whole paragraphs when she used the name Pippa. This is not good for one loses the continuity of the story.
On a positive note, I did enjoy the history of 16th Century England during the mercurial, hugely obese and clever Henry VIII reign and all his poor wives who could not seem to provide him with a male heir. I would have enjoyed more information on the Star Chamber and Thomas Cromwell who was a terrible villian according to recorded history.
Ms. Feather has a real penchant for strong, nurturing, rough edged males as her heros. Well so do I. However, once again she has given us a heroine who is drop dead gorgeous, hugely flawed, conniving and quite difficult to feel much sympathy for in the story line. It was nice that she made the Lady Guinevere an intelligent and learned woman despite her obstinancy and intransiegence.
All in all, the story is interesting and Ms. Feather is becoming more elegant and refined with each book. I very much appreciate her breaking from the mold of most of the other romance writers who seem to need to refer to the male anatomy in cutesy or military language, ie: swords, etc. She uses the correct biological term which adds a great amount of intellectual credibility as a writer.
She remains on my list of writers who are closing the gap in skill as great as the incomparable Guy Gavriel Kay.
Rating: 5
Summary: Unputdownable
Comment: The Widow's Kiss is a great leap from Ms Feather's previous V books. I'm amazed at how skillfully she has switch genres. The depth of characters of Hugh and Guinevere are complex and utterly believable. They are both flawed, human if you will, not all beauty and male good likes...you almost feel you know them as one of your friends when you have finished, which I did, finished the book that is, which was far too soon...every chance I had over a 3 day period, missing sleep, food and gym classes just to read the twists and turns of the plots of Henry VIII and Cromwell's machinations and how they longed to get their hands on the widows property and Hugh and his lady's fight to love and stay alive. The secondary characters are delightful, well rounded, the children are adorable, they too play important roles. I'm not going to go into to too much detail about the book itself, others have done that in their reviews, my main point is the book is by far the best read I've had in 2 years, and I've always got a book on me, buy it if you want excitement, romance, intrigue, danger, love, flawed but loveable characters. Above all read it because its just plain "unputdownable". PS Be prepared to be sleep deprived as well as lose a few pounds once you start you cannot put down!
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Title: To Kiss a Spy by JANE FEATHER ISBN: 0553583077 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Least Likely Bride by Jane Feather, Jane Feather ISBN: 055358068X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Hostage Bride by Jane Feather ISBN: 0553578901 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Velvet by Jane Feather ISBN: 0553564692 Publisher: Fanfare Pub. Date: 01 July, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Accidental Bride by Jane Feather ISBN: 0553578960 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 06 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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