V. Giscard

This could have been really good, as it had one of those stories with a lot of stuff going on, including more than one villain, a H with a troubled past, and a h who's both sweet and caring, as well as strong and resilient. The couple ends up separated for several years through the machinations of others and a lot happens before they find their way back to each other.

What takes away from this story is something that's all too typical of HR books written in the late 70's/early 80's: the h getting raped! I HATE THAT!!! If this had been written just a couple of years later (the mid-80's started the move away from this trend), there might have been a rape attempt, but chances are something would have occurred to stop it. No such luck here!

There was also a bit too much melodrama, (amnesia, murder attempts, false imprisonment, herbal drugging, etc.), and too long a stretch in the story where the H isn't a part of it. Then, their reunion is too rushed and, given the circumstances in the story, just comes across as phony.

There's also cheating on both sides, though considering what was going on in the story, you can't really call it that for either of them.

Also, the whole acting troupe thing was just silly.

Not a total waste of time, but there are better books to spend that time on.… (altro)