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Title: Started but not finished....
Review: It turns out I should have heeded the reviews that said this is a romance in a historical setting rather than the ones that stated this is really good historical fiction. There IS a big difference. I began this book and went through about 40 pages before I had to put it down in disappointment. There is nothing special about the writing here, and the sexual references are so many that it seems the writer needs these to carry the story or make it compelling. This never works for me! I want something substantive, and this is not it. Perhaps I gave up too soon and will try again another time, but for now I'm going to take the suggestion of one of the reviewers and dive into The Black Chalice by Marie Jakober -- it looks most compelling. I understand that it, too, has some good, steamy scenes, but ones that are beautifully subtle and thought-provoking rather than ones splashed across the pages. Many thanks to the reviewer who recommended!
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