Comments on: REVIEW: The Secret Wedding by Jo Beverley http://goodbadandunread.com/2009/05/27/review-the-secret-wedding-ready/ Reading, Ranting and Reviewing by Readers Sat, 26 May 2012 06:01:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Twitted by veilandtrain http://goodbadandunread.com/2009/05/27/review-the-secret-wedding-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-123776 Twitted by veilandtrain Thu, 28 May 2009 01:26:12 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2009/05/27/review-the-secret-wedding-ready/#comment-123776 [...] This post was Twitted by veilandtrain - Real-url.org [...] [...] This post was Twitted by veilandtrain – Real-url.org [...]

]]> By: c2 http://goodbadandunread.com/2009/05/27/review-the-secret-wedding-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-123774 c2 Thu, 28 May 2009 01:19:37 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2009/05/27/review-the-secret-wedding-ready/#comment-123774 Pam - You are obviously a wise and discerning reader with great taste. ;-) Pam – You are obviously a wise and discerning reader with great taste. ;-)

]]> By: Pam P http://goodbadandunread.com/2009/05/27/review-the-secret-wedding-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-123769 Pam P Thu, 28 May 2009 00:39:42 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2009/05/27/review-the-secret-wedding-ready/#comment-123769 I'm a Jo Bev fan, and liked this one a lot, too. I’m a Jo Bev fan, and liked this one a lot, too.

]]> By: Phyl http://goodbadandunread.com/2009/05/27/review-the-secret-wedding-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-123762 Phyl Wed, 27 May 2009 23:28:48 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2009/05/27/review-the-secret-wedding-ready/#comment-123762 I usually love Jo's books and her ability to seamlessly weave a sense of time and place with the story she's telling. Case in point, the way she describes the address of Phyllis' house (sign of 2 doves on whatever street that was). Or how she uses the Hardwicke Act to discuss the legality of Christian and Caro's marriage. You said: <b>Let’s just say that no one is as honest as they should be or shares information when they should.</b> This bothered me. A lot. I found it hard to believe there was anything real to Christian and Caro's romance because their relationship was built on deception. I was not engaged by these two and as a result it took me a week to get around to finishing it. I'm glad you liked it and I know quite a few others liked it too. Jo's writing is so easy to read. But as a romance, this one left me rather unsatisfied. Sorry. I usually love Jo’s books and her ability to seamlessly weave a sense of time and place with the story she’s telling. Case in point, the way she describes the address of Phyllis’ house (sign of 2 doves on whatever street that was). Or how she uses the Hardwicke Act to discuss the legality of Christian and Caro’s marriage.

You said: Let’s just say that no one is as honest as they should be or shares information when they should.

This bothered me. A lot. I found it hard to believe there was anything real to Christian and Caro’s romance because their relationship was built on deception. I was not engaged by these two and as a result it took me a week to get around to finishing it.

I’m glad you liked it and I know quite a few others liked it too. Jo’s writing is so easy to read. But as a romance, this one left me rather unsatisfied. Sorry.

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