- Paperback
- Publisher: Warner Books; Reissue edition (November 1989)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446357626
- ISBN-13: 978-0446357623
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
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A thoroughly satisfying read:, April 25 2012
By LexaLee93 - Published on Amazon.com
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Out of Laura Matthews many books, Holiday In Bath is one of the better reads. I liked it almost immediately - the heroine has some of that sparkling quality that so often appears in Heyer Heroines (in a very Grand Sophy/Faro's Daughter way.)Instead of having the big bad villain like most regencies, this one deals more with bad first impressions. The story is skillfully done, the characters wonderfully written, and its very refreshing to note that the heroine's family is a happy one, with her parents in a loving marriage, instead of having the usual sad background tale. Its nice to see the characters slowly work past their bad first impressions of each other, become friends, and fall in love, without constant sniping or being compromised.This is a somewhat clean Laura Matthews book (some of her books go quite in depth with the whole marital relations thing, although not to eyebrow-raising extremes like some of the authors I've read.)
I do have one quibble, and that's the relationship between the hero's father and the hero, as well as the hero's background. The kind of abuse that the hero is subjected to by his father surely has more consequences than what is covered in the book. There are some very sad tableaus of the hero's back story, (read: Hero gets abused/is reminded of previous abuse/his mother dies/he loses himself in wild activities) and the hero seems to react quite stoically to this. I find it decidedly odd that there is no lasting consequence on the hero's behavior - he's become a wonderful guy who's proud but still sympathetic and mindful of the heroine. He never really shares his sad back story with anyone else that matters - I would have loved to see the hero break down for once, really. I would have loved to see the heroine get wind of some of his hardships and offer some serious consolation, even if it had been in the 'friendly' stages. That would have really been something to read.
I enjoyed this book, and it was worth my money. I would further recommend The Nomad Harp, if you would like to read something similar.
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