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Lillian Bowman is a very different character from her friend Annabelle in "Secrets of a Summer Night".
She is not only bold for a woman, but irreverent of some of the most obvious proprieties, like playing baseball. Not watching. Playing.
Lord Westcliffe hardly approves and yet finds himself more and more intrigued, and possessive. She smells nice too.
While not Lisa Kleypas' best work, this book is highly entertaining, nearly believable, reminds me of being a teen-ager.
I started the series with this book and got hooked.
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I LOVE this book. I love it. I love and love and love it. I've read almost all Lisa Kleypas, and while I enjoyed most of them, there seemed to be something a little (hmmm what's the word) stilted about the stories. I admire Kleypas because her books stray from the aristocratic ball-and-forbidden-garden-meeting format observed so often in other books. But, so many of her heros are very similar (huge, rich, scarred industrialists) that I sometimes forget which book is which. With this book, I think Kleypas really hit a different, lighter, easier stride. The characters are less tortured and there's noticably less angst throughout the story.
The real reason I loved this book was because of the main characters: Lilian and Westcliff. Lillian was that most rare of heroines: independent and sassy but NOT ANNOYING! She has her stubborn times, true, but there have been so many heroines I want to beat over the head with their gilded hairbrushes for their sheer stupidity that Lillian was positively delightful with her fresh, deeply human character.
But it was Westcliff whom I absolutely, unreservedly fell in love with. In the end, I knew why Lillian loved him. I knew why she fell for him, unlike in many novels where the heroine is bullied, humiliated, and then - rather inexplicably - loves her tormentor. Here Westcliff is a stuffy artistocratic, though deeply kind and an honest-to-God decent human being. Not to mention YUMMY.
Also, the detail of the story are fantastic. The dinner scene with the disgusting English "delicacies" (slippery, juicy calf eyeballs) are described in all their horrid glory. The idea of the country house party is explored and researched. As in most Kleypas novels, class distinctions are plainly displayed. "Society" is shown as frankly shallow, snobbish, and petty, leaving warm-hearted individuals a rare species. Though the details are amazing, the story still happily centers on Lillian and Westcliff's romance with frequent reference to the other Wallflowers.
I took off one star because of the last big plot twist. It was just a little too perposterous for me to be happy with. The outcome for our dear hero and heroine was already decided and the extra drama seemed to be just that: extra drama. Oh, and the whole perfume sub-plot was a bit of a stretch. But, other than those small details, the story was good, the characters were great, and it was a wonderful book.
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I love the fact that the hero was not depicted as a big hunk of hot man!! He wasn't necessarily the hottest guy in England..maybe just the richest (which is why he had affairs with so many beautiful women). In "Again the Magic" we are introduced to Lord Westcliffe and he is described as unfortunately looking alot like his father...not necessarily tall, dark, and handsome. I think it is his assertiveness that makes him hot...the fact that when he says jump people ask how high? And I loved that Lillian was the same way (although beatiful)! She did not take no for an answer and did things her way..which is why Marcus was so head over heels after seeing her playing "rounders in knickers".
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Marcus, Lord Westcliff has finally found his match: Lillian Bowman, a precocious American heiress that never backs down from a challenge--or from him! They claim they despise each other, but secretly fantasize about the stolen kisses Marcus soon claims. Because Marcus has shown up in so many of her books, Kleypas's knowledge of who he is really speaks through the story, she creates a likable, noble, human character. The setting, Stony Cross Park (Marcus's estate), has also been mentioned in a lot of her books, it is described extensively in this volume. The estate is a vacationer's dream location, with a horse jumping field, a wishing well, and beautiful gardens for lovers trysts. I bought the large print edition, and with its durable cover and alkaline pages, it should last for many years to come.
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Very Enjoyable...
The tone of the series seemed a bit different from what I'm used to from Lisa Kleypas books. The book was very much a light-hearted romp as opposed to an angst-filled drama. I was actually a little off-put at first...but as the two main characters developed I found that I really liked them. Lillian and Marcus were one of those opposites attract couples. They were hilarious and endearing. Also, Ms Kleypas has the uncanny ability to write facinating 2nd characters that I just desparately want to know more about! The villain in this story turns out to be the Hero in the next one. Totally cool characterization and growth.
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