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Krista Hart, publisher of the weekly London ladies' gazette Heart to Heart, is not afraid to speak her mind. Even on such unpopular issues as social reform—risking her reputation and her very safety—Krista will not be intimidated, although she knows full well she is the target of angry opposition for her outspoken views.
When she encounters a powerful Viking descendant imprisoned as a local sideshow attraction, Krista angrily demands his release. Although she tells herself that freeing Leif Draugr is simply the right thing to do, she can't deny being attracted to the fierce Nordic chieftain, especially after her father transforms him into a "proper" English gentleman.
But as anonymous threats against Krista become more and more aggressive, it is Leif who must face the unseen enemies desperate to silence her, even as they push her closer into the embrace of a warrior prepared to do whatever it takes to make her his.
Martin's latest romance, a convoluted Victorian frolic, is sure to test readers' suspension of disbelief, as well as their patience. Though she's the editor of a gazette devoted to women's cultural and economic issues, Krista Hart's powerful grandfather regularly reminds her that her real duty is to provide the family a male heir-and a suitable courtier, the handsome, educated Matthew Carton, has just made his intentions apparent. Then Krista and her mischievous friend, Coralee, visit the circus, where they find a huge, gibbering, unkempt man named Leif caged as a sideshow attraction. Thanks to her father, who happens to be a scholar of Viking culture, Krista recognizes Leif's shouts as Norse, and learns that he's the sole survivor of a shipwreck hailing from an isolated island where Vikings still live in the old ways. Krista's father rescues Leif and brings him home, eager to teach Leif the English language and customs in exchange for his firsthand Viking knowledge. Leif immediately claims Krista as "his woman," indulges in crude behavior and finally abducts Krista in hopes of taking her back to his island. Though some readers might be turned off by Leif's heavy-handed domination and Krista's tepid reproaches-a throwback to the genre's old-fashioned days-it's Leif's unconvincing transformation from rough 16th-century Viking to 19th-century English gentleman as well as Martin's overwrought prose and distracting repetition that make the romance vet's latest a disappointment. (Jan.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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John Edward
reviewed Heart of Honor on October 20, 2009
Heart of Honor
Pages Survived: 206
Okay. Many problems with this story!
Number One: From page one, I could not connect with the character of Krista, or Leif for that matter. I'm not sure why it is, but from 1 to 206 I never really felt like I could understand the motivations or driving forces behind Krista's actions or thoughts. Or even, who she was as a person. I know that she is kindhearted, what with her reformation efforts, and yet I never felt like I had a believable reason as to her inner thoughts on these matters. The same can be said for Leif's character. While I logically know the explanations as to why these characters felt the way they did; why Krista ran her gazette and why Leif feels he must return. I know the reasons, I just never felt like I could emotionally connect with the characters. At all!
Number Two: The plot is just...flaccid. This is very disappointing, since based on the synopsis, this book had worlds of potential. There is so much Martin could've done with this plot, and yet, by page 206 I felt like the plot may as well have been about the characters inventing sawdust for as driven as it was.
Number Three: The seemingly lack of realism in the plot. Now, don't get me wrong, I like fantasy as much as the next girl. But as much as I long for the fictional, sometimes that fictional has to be presented in a believable light. The fact that Lief is a viking from an undiscovered island? And the fact that he is such a genius he can learn to speak a new language in under two months? I don't know, maybe I'm being too picky, but this was just one more facet as to why I just gave up on this book.
Number Four: Okay. Here's the kicker. Here's where I just threw up my hands and said "are you kidding me?" Right after Lief returns from the country, having spent a total of two months becoming a 'new man,' it comes to light that he's slept with a servant on the manor. And was thinking of Krista the entire time. ... Seriously? I mean...seriously?! The issues with that concept are so obvious I need not state them.
I could possibly excuse Number Four if in fact the character Lief were written better, if the book were written better, ect...but more importantly, in this book, it WAS inexcusable. If Lief were written in such a way that he was a devilish rake and was reformed by the end of the book, then maybe I could overlook this fact.
Such was not the case, however. What made this even more irritating was that Krista found out about Leif's "indiscretion" and barely even batted an eye.
Put simply, I must sigh and toss this book aside for the next one!
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