Another on my quest to read the first 100HPs. This is a very sweet 50 year old romance. The writing was lovely, very descriptive. I could totally see the island and the castle, the hero and the heroine, her clothes etc. The story, unlike some old HPs, started with a bang. A sinking ship! It moved along at a leisurely but steady pace. The hero was wonderful. Kind and generous and gentle with the heroine. There was no POV from him but you could tell how he felt about her. The end was great and I believed their sweet HEA. I’m sure he worshiped at her feet for years. ( )

I'm not entirely sure what I thought about this book. It hasn't aged very well and there's not really anything about it that makes it stand out. But I liked the main two characters, Yvain and Don Juan, well enough and overall it's a rather harmless and clean romance. I read it the first time many years ago and recently decided to re-read it, because for some reason it has stayed in my memory. ( )