Reviews for Everlasting

The average rating for Everlasting based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-02-24 00:00:00 Edmond Ko A Great Medieval Romance - 4 and 1/2 Stars! While I did not rate this as high as her other medieval romance, The Wolf and the Dove, I truly enjoyed this story of Raven Seabern, the handsome black-haired, blue-eyed son of a Scottish laird (the father reminded me of an older Sean Connery), who is a messenger for King David of Scotland and trusted by King Henry. He meets Abrielle, a red-haired Saxon beauty, in Henry's court just after her stepfather, a faithful Norman knight, is passed over by Henry for the reward he justly deserved. Suddenly Abrielle is no longer pursued by the eligible young suitors for she will have no dowry of land or title. And, worse, in order to save her family from ruin, she agrees to wed the evil and ugly Desmond de Marle who has lusted after her even before her betrothed was mysteriously killed. Raven watches from the sidelines as all this is happening for he is already in love with the fair Abrielle and will not leave her. This is a tale of the time when there were still difficulties between Normans and Saxons and also between England and the Scots. But against that background, there is the prospect of true love conquering all. And so it does. This was Woodiwiss' last romance, published in 2007, and while not as sweeping or detailed in scope, nor frankly as good as her others, it is still a fine medieval love story and I recommend it. Here's a list of her other novels: Birmingham Family Saga Series: The Flame and the Flower, 1972 A Season Beyond a Kiss, 2000 The Elusive Flame, 1998 Single Novels: The Wolf and the Dove, 1974 Shanna, 1977 Ashes in the Wind, 1979 A Rose in Winter, 1981 Come Love a Stranger, 1984 So Worthy My Love, 1989 Forever in Your Embrace, 1992 Petals on the River, 1997 The Reluctant Suitor, 2002 Her best ones were written in the 70s and 80s, with this perhaps an exception.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-02-25 00:00:00 Brad Dare I didn't hate it. It was not as good as her earliest works but not as bad as The Reluctant Suitor. There are about 5 or 6 of Ms Woodiwiss' earlier novels that have remained on my keeper/favorites shelf for many years. For whatever reason her last few books just didn't pay off like her earlier ones did. But she will always be counted as a favorite author of mine anyway.