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US Mall 1 - A Wallflower Christmas
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List Price: $16.95
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Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312533786
ISBN: 0312533780
Label: St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2008-10-14
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date: 2008-10-14
Studio: St. Martin's Press
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Customer Rating:
Summary: surprisingly enjoyable holiday treat
Comment: I'll admit it: I was surprised at how good A WALLFLOWER CHRISTMAS was. We get a brief reunion with all four wallflowers, who have assembled for the Christmas holidays, and see a special moment with each lady and her current husband. Meanwhile, we get a brief but effective romance for Lillian and Daisy's brother, Rafe Bowman.
Rafe is prepared for an arranged marriage. He's been set up with Natalie Blandford, a beautiful English aristocrat whose family could use an infusion of American industrial wealth. Natalie is gorgeous, charming, and clever, and Rafe likes her just fine...but he's surprised to discover that he likes her poor cousin and lady's companion Hannah much better.
Hannah and Rafe are drawn to one another even though circumstances push them apart. Hannah has a true regard for Natalie and doesn't want to disrupt an arrangement that makes her happy while Rafe is, at first, content to go along with the plans other people make for him.
They have a warm, slightly antagonistic relationship that is wonderful to read, and their romance works even though it's bracketed within the short time frame of a Christmas reunion. Holiday activities like decorating the tree and reading Dickens are elegantly woven into the plot.
Customer Rating:
Summary: good but not great
Comment: Lisa Kleypas's Christmas story for Wallflowers is good, and nice if you've read the series, but not a must-have. It's got a satisfying love story in it, but one that occupies only a small portion of the (as it is scanty) real estate.
I'm torn on reviewing this--I really did like the Wallflowers series, and this did seem like a nice add-on, but I'm not sure the hardcover price would be worth it, and I definitely don't think it would be if you haven't read all of the Wallflower series yet.
I still recommend this for everyone who's eagerly awaited the next Lisa Kleypas. Lisa Kleypas at her most middling is a far cry better than many other authors on their best days.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Really Good, but I Want More!!
Comment: I was given this novel as a gift for Christmas and I was delighted! I started reading the book at 10pm, I couldn't for one minute put it down and continue to read through until the wee hours of the morning. Yes, I finished the book in 10 hours! It was very short and I wish we got more insight into the main characters! I felt it was rushed at the end. I would have given this book 5 stars, except for the fact that I was left with wanting more! I hate feeling unsatisfied!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun, romantic story for a first-time Kleypas reader
Comment: A fast, fun journey through ninteenth-century London with a group of family, friends and would-be lovers. In this sequel to Lisa Kleypas's Wallflowers series, sisters Lillian and Daisy are happily settled into married life in England and have turned their sights to helping their older brother Rafe find a wife. Thomas Bowman, head of the family, has decided upon a "suitable" wife for his son -- blond, blue-blooded Natalie -- but hasn't bargained on what will happen when Rafe's intrigue is piqued not by Natalie but by her plainer, outspoken lady chaperone Hannah.
I've never read anything by Kleypas and had no idea this book was part of a series when I borrowed it from my sister. So reading it as a stand-alone, I could tell there were plenty of references to earlier works I wasn't quite getting, but had absolutely no trouble following the plotline. The prologue at the beginning was really helpful in getting all the characters straight in my mind! I loved Rafe as a character -- I always have a soft spot for the "rakish" yet surprisingly vulnerable guys.
Kleypas's dialogue was funny and believable, and I really loved reading about the Christmas preparations and the overall silliness of the "upper class." At a little more than 200 pages, you can easily get through this one in a day -- and you'll probably enjoy it all the way through. The ending felt a bit "tidy," but it didn't bother me too much -- I'm also a sucker for happy endings!
Customer Rating:
Summary: I NEEDED A WALLFLOWER FIX
Comment: Have enjoyed the Wallflower series so much, I hate to see it end. Of course my favorites were Marcus and Sebastian. They were there but I could have read more of them.
Rafe and Hannah's story was very good, but I couldnt wait for Marcus and Lillian to come into the pictue. It was so funny reading Lillian's jealousy of Marcus and the woman Lillian keeps seeing him talking to. After all the jabs she made at him in "It happened one Autumn", he finally gets his revenge. What a good one it is too.
Of course, Sebastian's part would be decadent but Evie can and loves handling it.
Barely noticed Simon Hunt's exit and entrances. But this was a joyful read for the Holidays. I am a big Kleypas fan.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: surprisingly enjoyable holiday treat
Comment: I'll admit it: I was surprised at how good A WALLFLOWER CHRISTMAS was. We get a brief reunion with all four wallflowers, who have assembled for the Christmas holidays, and see a special moment with each lady and her current husband. Meanwhile, we get a brief but effective romance for Lillian and Daisy's brother, Rafe Bowman.
Rafe is prepared for an arranged marriage. He's been set up with Natalie Blandford, a beautiful English aristocrat whose family could use an infusion of American industrial wealth. Natalie is gorgeous, charming, and clever, and Rafe likes her just fine...but he's surprised to discover that he likes her poor cousin and lady's companion Hannah much better.
Hannah and Rafe are drawn to one another even though circumstances push them apart. Hannah has a true regard for Natalie and doesn't want to disrupt an arrangement that makes her happy while Rafe is, at first, content to go along with the plans other people make for him.
They have a warm, slightly antagonistic relationship that is wonderful to read, and their romance works even though it's bracketed within the short time frame of a Christmas reunion. Holiday activities like decorating the tree and reading Dickens are elegantly woven into the plot.
Customer Rating:
Summary: good but not great
Comment: Lisa Kleypas's Christmas story for Wallflowers is good, and nice if you've read the series, but not a must-have. It's got a satisfying love story in it, but one that occupies only a small portion of the (as it is scanty) real estate.
I'm torn on reviewing this--I really did like the Wallflowers series, and this did seem like a nice add-on, but I'm not sure the hardcover price would be worth it, and I definitely don't think it would be if you haven't read all of the Wallflower series yet.
I still recommend this for everyone who's eagerly awaited the next Lisa Kleypas. Lisa Kleypas at her most middling is a far cry better than many other authors on their best days.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Really Good, but I Want More!!
Comment: I was given this novel as a gift for Christmas and I was delighted! I started reading the book at 10pm, I couldn't for one minute put it down and continue to read through until the wee hours of the morning. Yes, I finished the book in 10 hours! It was very short and I wish we got more insight into the main characters! I felt it was rushed at the end. I would have given this book 5 stars, except for the fact that I was left with wanting more! I hate feeling unsatisfied!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun, romantic story for a first-time Kleypas reader
Comment: A fast, fun journey through ninteenth-century London with a group of family, friends and would-be lovers. In this sequel to Lisa Kleypas's Wallflowers series, sisters Lillian and Daisy are happily settled into married life in England and have turned their sights to helping their older brother Rafe find a wife. Thomas Bowman, head of the family, has decided upon a "suitable" wife for his son -- blond, blue-blooded Natalie -- but hasn't bargained on what will happen when Rafe's intrigue is piqued not by Natalie but by her plainer, outspoken lady chaperone Hannah.
I've never read anything by Kleypas and had no idea this book was part of a series when I borrowed it from my sister. So reading it as a stand-alone, I could tell there were plenty of references to earlier works I wasn't quite getting, but had absolutely no trouble following the plotline. The prologue at the beginning was really helpful in getting all the characters straight in my mind! I loved Rafe as a character -- I always have a soft spot for the "rakish" yet surprisingly vulnerable guys.
Kleypas's dialogue was funny and believable, and I really loved reading about the Christmas preparations and the overall silliness of the "upper class." At a little more than 200 pages, you can easily get through this one in a day -- and you'll probably enjoy it all the way through. The ending felt a bit "tidy," but it didn't bother me too much -- I'm also a sucker for happy endings!
Customer Rating:
Summary: I NEEDED A WALLFLOWER FIX
Comment: Have enjoyed the Wallflower series so much, I hate to see it end. Of course my favorites were Marcus and Sebastian. They were there but I could have read more of them.
Rafe and Hannah's story was very good, but I couldnt wait for Marcus and Lillian to come into the pictue. It was so funny reading Lillian's jealousy of Marcus and the woman Lillian keeps seeing him talking to. After all the jabs she made at him in "It happened one Autumn", he finally gets his revenge. What a good one it is too.
Of course, Sebastian's part would be decadent but Evie can and loves handling it.
Barely noticed Simon Hunt's exit and entrances. But this was a joyful read for the Holidays. I am a big Kleypas fan.
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