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not worth bearing terrible narrator

Revisado: 06-22-21

could not endure narrator - sounds like she is attempting to whisper loudly. story was very slow moving as well

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A Fairytale

Revisado: 03-13-21

where everything just works out for the protagonist over and over in spite of her difficulties. I'm done with Danielle Steel.

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Worst ever

Revisado: 02-11-20

The entire story could have been told in 100 words or less. First part and last part could have been eliminated, as they add nothing to the story. They seem to have been more of an afterthought to bracket the short story. between.

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A narcissistic, selfish Bridgerton

Revisado: 08-27-17

Wimpy, indecisive women are infuriating. Everything is 'I just don't know ' until her back is against the wall and she is about to lose something. Get a backbone.

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Couldn't stop listening until the end!

Revisado: 04-21-16

Good character development theoughout such that I really cared about each person. None of that frustrating 'just TELL him/her your feelings' and quit the contrived misunderstandings. Just good storytelling.

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Cried and cried

Revisado: 03-13-16

Not to give anything away, but I was so invested in the characters; I cared about them. This is a testament to the author's storytelling abilities.

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Just a terrible mess

Revisado: 01-23-16

Worst book ever. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to just slap the main characters, and I do mean each and every one of them I honestly don't know how I finished listening to it. I truly feel sorry for the narrator having to create so many whinny characters.

First Olympia loves the 'hero', supposedly betrayed then hates him like a petulant little schoolgirl. Sheridan, the decorated naval officer, schemes to have her, the Princess, as part of a political plot. Mustapha, his whiny, lying little Arab slave, (how stereotypical) conspires with him at every turn. Obviously he no longer knows the meaning of truth. All three characters are despicable

In some crazy, unbelievable twist , of which there are many, they become lovers but can never say the word love (as in all novels of this genre so I'm not giving anything away here) Vengence follows, then paradoxical love, followed by hate, in a virtual volleyball of feelings. Around and around the Mediterranean they go. where they stop is always an unpleasant surprise.

The minor characters are not any better. I kept wanting to kill them all off, maybe in a 'Kill Bill'' like massacre.

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pedantic

Revisado: 05-14-15

The rulling aristocracy of Europe. Russia, and to a lesser extent the United States, are blissfully unaware of the conditions of the underclass. They work in dangerous circumstances, suffer hunger, lack access to good education and even adequate health care. they have no hope of a better future. Most importantly as a group they have no voice, except those brave few willing to risk imprisonment, pain and even their families and loves.


The story was frequently slow in the telling, offering too many details that made the story drag. While it is a depressing march towards WWI , more of the human story, more of the fictional side of historical fiction IMHO could have been created while still remaining historically accurate.

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Great story vividly told plus sizzling sex

Revisado: 03-27-15

The story takes place over about three years centering around Dustin Barrington de Lorre and the two loves of her life, one moral and the other covetous, but both intense. Loyalty and betrayal on personal and political levels is a major unifying theme that keeps the story moving along. Amid the exciting. full scale battles and duels you will be rooting for your hero and crying when all seens lost.

Couldn't stop until the end and that meant missing a lot of slrep then rewinding back to get parts I missed when I did nod off. Some annoying production glitches (duplicate lines, mispronunciations in context, etc) but over 30+ hours, forgivable.

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Wished the story would go on and on...

Revisado: 02-01-15

and with such fine character development, it could.

A couple of minor technical glitches near the end, but didn't take away from story too much.

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