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Title: The Devil's Necklace
Item Number: 9780778328698
Publication Date: September 2010
Number: 1
Product Description: The Devil's Necklace
Universal Product Code (UPC): 9780778328698
WonderClub Stock Keeping Unit (WSKU): 9780778328698
Rating: 1.5/5 based on 2 Reviews
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Weight: 0.200 kg (0.44 lbs)
Width: 0.000 cm (0.00 inches)
Heigh : 0.000 cm (0.00 inches)
Depth: 0.000 cm (0.00 inches)
Date Added: August 25, 2020, Added By: Ross
Date Last Edited: August 25, 2020, Edited By: Ross
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Mina Roditis
reviewed The Devil's Necklace on August 31, 2011This book seemed to last a lifeage.at one point,i thought it was never going to end.
i had read the 1st book in this series,and hadn't really liked it all that much,but i decided to read this one.
it had all the elemants i usually like in a romance book,like
-the girl gets captured.
-the guy gets jealous at the ball&they leave,
but kat martin crammed every single thing possible to put into a historical romance book-that other authors have done,and done well at..but it just fell flat in here.
she even threw in the baby getting kidnapped.
the main character and her friend planned to make her husband jealous at the ball because she was dancing with other men and he gets jealous & swoops her up&carries her out of there.but i didn't believe he was jealous at all.&back then,with the strict code they had to live by,you couldn't have just carried someone out of the dance-no matter how sweet the idea seems!
i was getting sick of the guy in here constantly going 'but she's my enemy's daughter.'i just wanted to smack him and say get over it!
like the book was almost over and he still hadn't gotten over it.i was seriously wondering if they were even going to have a happy ending at all! i don't know if i ever thought his feelings were sincere.
it was a little exhausting reading this,to be honest.
-i started reading this for the 2nd time &i don't remember it being this bad.
i kind of dont like when the guy is a privateer/pirate &also a marquess,duke,etc. because it doesn't go together.&it's like too nice that the girl gets a sea-faring guy&a rich guy.
grace comes off boring from the 1st moment u read about her.
&why would tory (from the 1st bk) give stupid grace her priceless pearls? they should stay in the family.id rather the pearls fall n the ocean than grace have them.
she seems rude,casting looks@ the guy on the ship.&sayin why not i have nothin better2do when he asks her4 a stroll.who r u2 be so hard2impress?
this is 1 of those authors that get lost n the historic aspect &think they have2 write prim&proper which is highly boring&stiff.
it's relateable that she hasnt liked ne1 enough 2consider marriage,but she comes off as arrogant &rude.
so annoying how the guys say "he admired her courage."
he hates grace's guts because shes the "enemy" &yet he offers her a wrap because shes cold.wth? &the guy doesnt have 2immediately find the girl beautiful or be hit w/lust.that just makes the guy look like a horndog.
grace just lets herself be taken w/o a fight.
"who was he?the devil,he had said,&she believed him." i actually think grace is dumb enough to think he's rlly the devil.
she knows he hates her &so she breaks off n2 her thoughts about his looks&then blushes @the memory of "the intimate contact" of her with his back.this isn't the time 4that!
"she couldnt image the devil captain every laughing@anything except,perhaps,someone else's pain." u dont know him that well 4that assessment.&usually that line would have come off funny n a bk, but n here,n grace's stuffy personality,it doesn't even make me crack a smile.
her finding approval w/his furnishing was just ridiculous.the slight sarcastic comment she made was good-ish but she needs2 step it up.sum1 recently kidnapped would be a lot more sarcastic,rude& wanna fight back.&she just offers up her pearls out of nowhere.they're a keepsake from ur friend.wth were u thinkin?
ethan isn't likeable.at all.certainly not the romantic hero u want n a bk.he hates grace because she helped a criminal get away&thinks she's a whore so why would u wanna sleep w/ur "enemie's whore" &some1 u hate?!
n storylines similar 2this,its a good thing its the main character he plans2 get with,because he just thinks its a whore.&i dont like when the guy thinks its a whore,because then its like he's ok with whores.like if it wasn't the main girl then id be mad.
when he said "the man had a wife&children.the girl is a whore." it sounded like he didnt like whores-props to him-but then hes like "she'll whore4me." &then we find out he's had several paramours n the past.why,how likeable.
he hates her&plans2 have sex w/her until he's "satisfied." as if that sounds logical. &then says "until this nite he had nvr behaved as nething but a gentleman where a woman was concerned. the mistresses he had kept over the yrs had been treated well&fairly." as if thats supposed2 redeem u n our eyes.as if its ok 2use&abuse her just becuz u hate her.
he leaves her n his cabin 4hrs &she duznt try2 escape.loser?yea.
"that she was exhausted was written n every line of her face.that she was frightened,thos she had done her best not2show it,seemed more than clear." he deduces all this while she's asleep.
"she looked younged&innocent&more enticing then any woman he had ever seen." dont even believe stuff like this nemore.&its sumtimes more believable if the guy duznt find her the most beautiful&ends up likin her.
"had a temper as fiery as her hair." when exactly has she unleashed this "fiery temper?"
instead of wakin up sumtime durin the nite &escapin or tying the guy up or sumthin,she sleeps.
shes about2 cry& hes bothered &she looks vulnreable &his chest tightens.i mean, come on w/this crap.
there again,for all he knows,hes havin these feelings about a whore.which i wud absolutely hate!
says she'd nvr 4get his kiss.wth.
he took the letter opener from her &threw it across the room&then takes it when he leaves.& d.a. grace looks4 it on the desk.
grace acts sooo old&proper.
why would the author want the guy character 2act like this &treat her girl character in such a deporable way?does ne1 find this romantic?
she keeps thinkin ethan for lil things &sayin he's generous 2 send food &a tub.he's kidnapped u&wants u2 have sex w/him.&ur seriously makin a comment of his generosity?man this girl is DUMB.i would treat his gestures with derision &sarcasm.
she sed the comb set was prob.for a paramour of his.&she dint even find nething wrong w/it.this shud show how dumb this girl is.&it was nvr addressed with ethan n the bk.
"demand he take her on deck." um,why dont u just walk up there?she mentions its becuz of the crew,but i didnt realize they were so dangerous.
&i didnt know guys wore night rails.ethan could have gotten her trunk off the ship.
&the water was rainwater so how was it heated up4 her bath?
i didnt know a limp became more pronounced when u get upset.
i just love comments like this-"w/a skill that told her he was no stranger2 the feminine wardrobe." he makes comments about her being a whore&that shes ben naked n front of guys &instead of correcting him as ne1 w/ sense would have,she blushes.her big stand is a blush.she's so unlikeable! &no gently bred lady wud get n2 a tub w/a guy there.&the whole keepin silent thing so he knows less about u is stupid.wut advantage wud u have that he duznt know u arent a slut? romance bks can be so irritating.a lil miscommunication ruins everything.
lavendar soap 4girl on his ship.great.
he hates her&yet hes washin her&complimenting her hair.boy u sure show ur hated n strange ways.
how wud an innocent know wut happens2 guys wen they get aroused?
"she kept him constantly off balance." how exactly has she dun that?
having ethan say a guy wasn't bad-lookin prob.wasn't a wise choice.
readin it the 2nd time just bumped it down2 1 star.
he leaves u n the cabin all day.u ask2 go out &he says no but he'll let u take a stroll once a day& u feel u shud be "happy for the concession." WTH! no character has acted like this b4.most ppl wud get extremely sarcastic @this point.but grace is thankful4 sum1 who's not only kidnapped her, thinks shes a whore&plans2 sleep w/her continuously but keeps her confined.&shes thankful.
she knows the captain will be leaving ship &duznt plan on escaping.she hopes that the ship will make more stops where the captain might let her off ship.her idiocy knows no bounds.
ethan-king of repitition-"he couldnt remember wantin a woman so badly." why dont i believe u?
"if only he could harness that passion.put it2 a far more pleasant use." remembered "her luscious curves." i hate when authors make things so phsyical.i mean, horndog!
she actually has2 remind herself not2 be greatful&a sentence l8r she thanks him4the ugly whores clothes.stop thankin him!i swear he cud push her off the ship/make her walk the plank&she'd thank him.
&she suddenly tells that her adopted dad treated her bad.
repitition-mentions her dad writin letters wantin2 know her.
he calls her outspoken.how exactly has she ben outspoken?
"he saw himself as a bit of a ladys man,which she found faintly amusing." why is that amusing?
huggin her after they almost drowned was so out of character.he duznt even like her that much.
stop callin him pirate!he sed he wasnt 1.
am i the only 1 not buying n2 ethans fastpaced unrealistic feelings. "she is mine."
grace is "reckless." um..ok. & unafraid of danger.sure..
cant stand ppl who talk of cheatin as if its ok.lady humphrey actually says that harmon liked graces pluck.that his kids were dull.if grace isnt dull,who is?! &it as like well grace may be his by-blow but@least she isnt "dull" like his kids.ugh i dont rlly like readin about illegitimate kids.i just dont agree w/cheatin.
usually n a bk wen the girl escapes its a good moment but n here the way they saw her swimmin was stupid.&she just gives up.
no innocent wud so readily give up her innocence.she doesnt even know ethan.&the whole no mad wud offer4a woman of questionable virture didnt fit this situation becuz only a few ppl knew of her voyage on the ship.sayin u'd nvr have a husband was so dramatic &wrong.
"at any rate" and "just let yourself go" seems pretty modern.
i just luv when authors have innocents act like sluts.
he says it must have ben a while since she'd been w/jeffries &instead of goin wth r u talkin about? she gets embarrassed&then calmly states that she wasnt his mistress.sum1 accused of bein their dad mistress wudnt act like that.they'd be wth!
&now that he knows shes jeffries daughter everytime he looks@her he'll pic.his dead crew.&u didnt feel that way wen u thought she was his mistress!?
her dad is supposed 2be a secret so ethan just tells his 1st mate.
"offered him the pleasure of her sweetly luscious body." gag.
there shud be a word count on how many times she thanks ethan.
her home life is vague.idk how she found her dads letters.
no romance between the characters.idt ethans capable of feelin genuine emotions.
of course she thanks him4 the necklace,which he shud have returned neway.&then she kisses him.if ur tryin2make a big stand,ur failing miserably.ur supposed2 be the 1who walks away 1st.
why wud aunt matilda think ethan had demanded nething4 her safe return?
he tells cord grace is jeffries daughter.cord already knew,but ethan dint know that.
he'd think of grace&her "lucsious body" but then he'd think of his crew,dead,beaten, tortured.blah blah blah.&then he'd hate her.used2 feel sympathy 4him,now im annoyed.
&the whole deep kiss,we 4got where we were n the church is so overdone.ive read it a million times.why wud they spend their weddin nite @her aunts friends house?! she tells us she knows the vicar &tweed's house w/o mentioning it2 us b4.
she looked "frayed." wth.
im just not buyin ethans feelins.hes overcome w/lust all the time.its annoying!&i think he only feels lust4her.i hate ppl that get so overcome w/desire that they 4get2 be upset.&shes all hes my husband.i have2 do wut he wants.after he ignores her he has the gall2 say "do u intend 2deny me my husbandly rites?" &grace is stupid enuff2 say "i wont deny u." idk who i hate more.&grace teases him after he plans on leavin her n the country.
"had his fill.hardly.he was leavin becuz he cudnt get enuff of her." who bought that?
i like that she sed they cud both seek pleasure outside their marriage cuz it sounded like sumthin a normal character wud say.idk why ethan got so upset cuz he duznt rlly like her.
"fly" as in his zipper is modern!
we no ethan only married her becuz of the baby,he even sed so himself, so harriet sayin "if he hadnt wished2 marry u there is nothin on this earth that cud have moved him2 do so" was jus wrong.
not sure how tory1st received the pearls.¬ the descendant of lady ariana.how wud mabina no that fallon 1st desired ariana&then came2 luv her?
he admits 2not bein pleased shes there.
'"r u certain u shud be travelin n ur condition?"he asked,only a lil concerned,considering her robust constitution.' why,how sweet.
she plans2 teach freddiðan shows up&she gets submissive. stop cowering,get a backbone.
evven after grace sed no women&that if he cheated so wud she he plans2 get a mistress.idc if he dint find the idea appealing.the fact that he even planned it makes him a bastard n my eyes.
the comments from both of them about her becomin fat&ungainly r ridiculous.&wut guy wud rlly find his pregnant wife repugnant.
every1 is "tall &imposing." ethans chest is always "tightening."
"prayed she hadnt driven him n2the arms of another woman." u dont drive ur man thre.
"4 the 1st time he was sincerely glad he had married grace." this is towards the end of the bk.&only 2protect her from law.
he dismisses her&shes like makin luv was wonderful.&then flees the room.so pathetic.
i hate how he pretends they have a better relationship than they do n public.callin her "my love."
"high spirited.dun reckless things." shes not high spirited &wut truly reckless things has she dun?
"it made him phsyically ill2think how badly he wanted2 stay home w/grace." hmm,insert major doubt. if this bk was a movie,ppl wud be throwin tomatoes @the screen everytime he talked.
"wud be better if his cousin worried about grace."wut did that mean?
why shud she worry about encouraging martin wen shes married.he shud give up.
how wud bright blue baby eyes turn n2 golden brown?
things r thrown out that arent mentioned b4hand.like she had visited her aunts friends house.or that her aunt had ben ill.
the vengeance crap is wearin me out.im so sick of his conflicting feelings.he keeps bouncin around-finally luvs her then says but she was his enemies daughter.&then says it again after he returns home from spain.
"bogus" modern!
how can a baby have refined features?!
she had the baby look completely like ethan.
he nvr tried2 put the pas tbehind him.
they're always "less certain than ever" about the future.
grace asks ethan if he took the baby2 spite her.like ethan wut do that.
grace kept sayin perhaps when this happened,ethan wud love her/act like a real family-nvr happened.
innapropriate moments she'd be like "he sed he luved her.she hoped it was true."
she actually gives the guy the pearls w/o gettin her baby 1st.
mental image of her weildin a broom was a stupid1.
"keyed up." modern? yeah.
he was so hardcore revenge that the way he finally let it go was unrealistic.&hes like i wanna meet ur dad &instead of bein a lil skeptic shes ecstatic.&only gets wary l8r.
he wants her 2trust him but who cud?!
1of those bks where they have limited time2 do sumthin &no1 rlly duz nething. they had4 days 2clear her dads name ðan&grace rlly dint do nething.
it was a lil 2 convenient that her dad wasn't a traitor.
the book did get better towards the end.&i mean the very end.like the last couple of chapters.&the epilogue.
im not sure i like where the series is goin tho.the girl rafe is engaged2 didn't actually betray him but rafe is now engaged.&then shes goin2 america 2get married.i mean wth!
i didn't like how in the end,they said rafe's fiance was too shy and timid for him.that's insulting to shy&timid ppl.&i dont like how he's engaged &he's gotta break it off cause his lost love is back. that's cruel to his fiance.
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