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Title: Glorious Angel by Johanna Lindsey ISBN: 0-380-79202-8 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.9 (20 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: No plot, shallow characters
Comment: I've been rereading all the JLs (so far, I've finished 18 in a month), and "Glorious Angel" is just as I remembered it 10 years ago: unappealing, passionless, and actually quite tedious. It is one of JL's first books, and it is obviously a pedestrian effort. The "love" dialogue is beyond cheesy and the love scenes are tepid. Worse, it has a meandering plot that starts with Angela's crush on Bradford as a child (why she likes him, I'll never know), then moves on to a rags-to-riches story with Angela losing all of her Southern white trash talk (which was actually quite charming), to a forced separation based on a rumor of incest that really never seemed to upset Angela other than to make her run away from Bradford. The best part about this book is that it sets up Hank Chavez's story in "Heart of Thunder," which is a million times better. In fact, only a single year separates the publication of "Glorious Angel" and "Heart of Thunder," but somehow JL's writing style, sense of character, and dialogue improve tremendously during that short time period. Which makes me suspect that "Glorious Angel" was written long, long before its publication date and published without the benefit of editing, rewriting, etc. That's too bad. "Glorious Angel" could have been much better had JL spent some more time playing up the passion and personalities between Angela and Bradford and less time on fluff like matchmaking in Texas and the pointless assassination attempts on Bradford's life (as an example of how silly this book is, Bradford is tied to a chair in a burning house and his fear of death gives him He-Man strength to break through the ropes, no knife or anything, to escape. Wow!). If you are interested in Wild West romances written by JL, I highly recommend "Heart of Thunder," "A Heart So Wild," "Once A Princess," or "Savage Thunder." I do not recommend "Glorious Angel" unless you want to read it as a prequel to "Heart of Thunder."
Rating: 2
Summary: Not so great
Comment: My advise: bypass this book and read it's sequal "Heart of Thunder."
Rating: 3
Summary: Not one of her best...
Comment: Angela Sherrington is the daughter of a poor farmer in Alabama who has had a crush on Bradford Maitland since she was eleven, when he rode past her on his black stallion and splashed her with mud. He tossed her a coin, for the ruined dress and she keeps this coin hung around her neck as a reminder. Some 9 or 10 years later she spots Bradford about to walk into a building in Masachusettes and follows him, not knowing that she has just walked into a bordelo.
I really liked the first half of the book but knew I would be disappointed with the second half after Angela runs away. She's just too much of a flirt for my liking. Kissing strangers left right and centre. Not one of JLs best books. Try the Western series, much better!
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Title: Heart of Thunder by Johanna Lindsey ISBN: 0380851180 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 06 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Brave the Wild Wind by Johanna Lindsey ISBN: 0380892847 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 December, 1984 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Captive Bride by Johanna Lindsey ISBN: 0380016974 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 06 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Defy Not The Heart by Johanna Lindsey ISBN: 0380752999 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Silver Angel by Johanna Lindsey ISBN: 0380752948 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 06 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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