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| Original Title: | The Shadow and the Star |
| ISBN: | 0380761319 (ISBN13: 9780380761319) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.laurakinsale.com/ |
| Series: | Victorian Hearts #2 |
| Characters: | Leda Etoile, Samuel Gerard |
| Setting: | London, England,1887(United Kingdom) Honolulu, Hawaii,1888(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Best Romance of the Year & Nominee for Historical Single Title Romance (1992) |
Laura Kinsale
Paperback | Pages: 464 pages Rating: 4.01 | 3380 Users | 283 Reviews
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THE SHADOW Wealthy, powerful and majestically handsome, he is a man of dark secrets--a master of the ancient martial arts of an exotic distant land. Scarred by a childhood of shocking degradation, he has sworn to love chastely... but burns with the fires of unfulfilled passion. THE STAR Lovely, innocent and nearly destitute, she is drawn to him by a fevered yearning she could never deny -- following her enigmatic "shadow warrior" into a dangerous world of desire and righteous retribution.
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| Title | : | The Shadow and the Star (Victorian Hearts #2) |
| Author | : | Laura Kinsale |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 464 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2005 by Avon (first published September 15th 1991) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Historical Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.01 From 3380 Users | 283 ReviewsAssessment Based On Books The Shadow and the Star (Victorian Hearts #2)
Laura Kinsale is a goddess. Do I really need to write more of a review than that? ;) She can take the craziest sounding premise -- in this case the love story of a former child prostitute/white Hawaiian ninja and a prim and proper Victorian Englishwoman -- and spin something deep and rich and emotionally truthful out of it. Complex characters, beautiful prose, heart-wrenching emotion, exotic locations, a bit of adventure...classic Kinsale, in other words.This novel is a follow-up to The HiddenThe Shadow and the Star is a very dark story that could have benefited from a few more lighter moments. Still, I was able to find a stark beauty in it's raw emotional intensity. I have to give kudos to Laura Kinsale for her willingness to tackle a topic as difficult and painful as the abuse and prostitution of children with great compassion. Having the hero be the one who had suffered this abuse makes the story rather unique to the genre. The actual abuse scenes are little more than brief
I am a little bit hesitant towards the author due to one of her book I read. Although, aforementioned book is one of the best known and loved one, I had issues about romance part about it. Therefore, I was not sure if I liked it.However, I liked the book immensely, unfortunately, I cant say that I loved it. Again, the romance factor made me feel this way.I think, I cant express enough how much I liked both plot and narrative. I have a tendency and curiosity about Japanese culture, it might be
Narrated by Nicholas BoultonContent: A+ Narration: A-Its finally here. Ive been talking about The Shadow and the Star since I first discovered Laura Kinsales plans to release her books in audio format. In case you havent heard (which is doubtful if you hang around AudioGals), this is my favorite Kinsale book, so much so, that it also ranks as one of my all-time favorite historical romances.Through Nicholas Boultons performances of Kinsales titles, my appreciation for her writing has increased.
In January, 2015 I fell in love with a book, a book so beautiful it was more than enough to make me a fan of the author who wrote it. Since Flowers from the Storm I've only read three more novels penned by Laura Kinsale, in part because knowing I still have several of her books left to read comforts me, and in part because I'm a bit of a chicken -- Ms. Kinsale's books are beautifully written, but not always easy to read. In all honesty, I started reading The Shadow and the Star way back in May.
The Shadow and the Star is a very dark story that could have benefited from a few more lighter moments. Still, I was able to find a stark beauty in it's raw emotional intensity. I have to give kudos to Laura Kinsale for her willingness to tackle a topic as difficult and painful as the abuse and prostitution of children with great compassion. Having the hero be the one who had suffered this abuse makes the story rather unique to the genre. The actual abuse scenes are little more than brief
I cannot deny that this book was well written. LK knows how to tell a story and write interesting characters. I wasn't blown away by this book however. It had it's moments of greatness that made me smile and tear up, but it failed to keep me clued to the pages. I found myself being anxious for it to come to it's conclusion towards the ending when the sword storyline took precedence over the romance. I was also hoping for Samuel to reassure the reader that he wasn't in love with Lady Caroline
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