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Mariana
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Sep 17, 2012
bookshelves: library, time-tunnel-approaching, you-did-this-to-yourself
Eh. Just didn't work for me at all. Both heroines were so flat, I really didn't like either of them. Neither inspired an epic love for the ages, that's for sure. Mariana was a weirdly passive Mary Sue, and Julia was just lifeless. There was also a bit of misdirection that was just bizarre. (view spoiler) The ending was good fun, but too late by then. I think I will just stick with The Winter Sea.
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September 17, 2012
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September 17, 2012
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September 17, 2012
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September 17, 2012
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Finished Reading
November 4, 2013
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you-did-this-to-yourself
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Feb 18, 2013 06:05PM
I have to agree that Winter Sea was way better than Mariana. I still enjoyed this one but it did lack something in the heroine that I just couldn't get over.
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I just read The Shadowy Horses which I liked more than this one, but The Winter Sea is far and away my favorite!
Sounds a lot like Shadowy Horses. :P These tepid characters are making me want to scream.
Yeah, they are all the same - this one was the worst of the bunch. Most boring people ever.
I don't get how authors can write such lifeless MCs. They're MCs, for cryin' out loud. They need to inspire SOME kind of emotion in the reader, even if it's outright loathing.
Just finished this book last night at 1am. Not because it had me in its grip - just couldn't sleep.I agree with the reviewer this was a lifeless novel with characters I didn't feel at all engaged with. Felt like a light romance in a magazine short story. Will try the Winter Sea next as that seems to be more highly recommended.
Barbara wrote: "Just finished this book last night at 1am. Not because it had me in its grip..."Yes - try the Winter Sea! Still my favorite of hers.
I never thought Iain is Richard. All along I thought it was Geoff.
MishaMyrrh wrote: "I never thought Iain is Richard. All along I thought it was Geoff."Yeah - there was some good misdirection there! I personally liked Iain better!
