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Title: Very dated plot.
Review: This book seemed VERY dated to me. I know it was supposedly copyrighted in 1996, but I strongly suspect it was written in the 80s. It contained no modern references (no computers, cell phones, Internet). At one point Daisy hopes the property Alex is taking her to is a large ranch like in the TV show "Dallas." The circus crew don't live in RVs, they live in "Airstream trailers." Daisy is actually excited by the prospect that Alex might be a descendant of Czar Nicholas I, a subject that was all the rage a couple of decades ago. Add to that the verbally abusive, autocratic father who sells his wide-eyed innocent daughter to the brooding, emotionally distant stranger, and you have a very Harlequin Romance-esque book. As a result, this book comes off as cliched, contrived and, therefore, not the least bit interesting.
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