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Title: A bland, overrated love story with historical interest.
Review: This book was recommended to me by a friend, who knows I enjoy historical fiction. Well, yes... I will give the author credit in period research. However, her thesis is based more in mysticism which, regardless of your religious views, does not complement the facts. (I realize astrology has played a very important role historically and this is not my point of contention.) What remains is a love story, in which the underdeveloped characters do not induce much sympathy in the reader. Added to this we have the 'guru' doctor who mends the broken hearts from the previous life, but we are never told how. All in all a tedious read.
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