JUST LIKE HEAVEN Author: Julia Quinn ISBN: 9780061491900 6/2011 HISTORICAL Publisher: AVON
Julia Quinn’s fans are all familiar with her annual Smythe-Smith Musicales, so this book is a must for us. However, if this is your first book by this author, you just might miss the long-running joke that the music performed by the sisters had the ton cringing for a very, very long time. Honoria Smythe-Smith is a part of a large family, while Marcus Holroyd, the Earl of Chatteris, is not. She’s sweet and sincere; he’s shy and very lonely. Being an only child who grew up with no affection or the kind of family dynamics that the Smythe-Smiths have, Marcus gravitated towards them and they welcomed him. As life takes them in and out of each others’ lives, neither is aware of the deeper connection until Daniel, her brother, leaves home and asks Marcus to watch out for her. And that’s when Marcus finally sees her as a beauty and not just a kid that always tagged along after them. After an accident, our hero is left near death, and our heroine is left taking care of him. This is where they both realize the depth of their feelings for each other. The banter between the two was so real and just a pure joy to read. This book had everything you’d expect Julia Quinn to give us: a very realistic and believable plot, quick pace, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, but you also just might shed a tear or two. It goes without question that Ms. Quinn has penned yet another well written, sweet and heartwarming romance. Her fans will not be disappointed by this story, while her new readers just might run out and buy her earlier novels. Melanie Friedman |
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