Juliet Archer
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Persuade me por Juliet Archer
After reading a few modern retellings of Pride and Prejudice and not really liking them I was skeptical about reading this book. Which is why it has been sitting in my e-reader for some months. But I was very pleasantly surprised with this modern version of Jane Austen's Persuasion and loved it.
This is the story of how business is never really just business...
Think about it. There's always an element of personal that sneaks its way through no matter how closely guarded we are, but that's what makes each relationship "special"...though Alicia had no intention of THIS relationship becoming anything other than another day at the office. Hahahahaha! The best laid plans of mice and men...or women... Things start off just fine, client and coach getting to know what the other needs, their goals, dreams, perceived obstacles, and developing a plan of attack. Same old same old...except for Alicia, there's a little TOO much of the "same old" bringing memories better left behind to the surface with a vengeance. It colors her world from rosy to the vibrant reds of you-know-where, and makes the sparks already apparent between them THAT much more dangerous. Speaking of "them"...let's meet the other half of this equation, Jack.
Jack is an interesting man. On the outside, a playboy, cycling through the latest round of arm candy while making millions to pad his lifestyle...but is that who he is on the inside? Sometimes looks can be deceiving, and we all know the internet/media NEVER lies (*giggle), so all the "research" Alicia did in preparation for her client was rock solid. Yeah...if you believe all that, I've got a lost city to sell you too. *smirk* Suffice it to say, there's more lurking beneath the surface than meets the eye, though the eye will indeed be pleased, much to the chagrin of our leading lady...then again, sometimes the teacher, or in this case the coach, needs to teach thyself. There's always room for improvement, and it's never too late for love.
In the end, I fell in love with the COVER, took the deep dive into the CONTENT, and stayed gloriously glued to the page for the CHARACTERS. It was a win-win overall with nary a sideways word I could speak. True, when I was about halfway along, I was thinking...how can this story continue when we've reached this particular point...but then the author surprised me, throwing a monkey wrench here and there to otherwise offset a tantalizing story that might have ended all too soon. Recommended for Contemporary Romance fans who love playful banter and the possibility of a HEA without that guarantee.
**copy received for review… (más)
Think about it. There's always an element of personal that sneaks its way through no matter how closely guarded we are, but that's what makes each relationship "special"...though Alicia had no intention of THIS relationship becoming anything other than another day at the office. Hahahahaha! The best laid plans of mice and men...or women... Things start off just fine, client and coach getting to know what the other needs, their goals, dreams, perceived obstacles, and developing a plan of attack. Same old same old...except for Alicia, there's a little TOO much of the "same old" bringing memories better left behind to the surface with a vengeance. It colors her world from rosy to the vibrant reds of you-know-where, and makes the sparks already apparent between them THAT much more dangerous. Speaking of "them"...let's meet the other half of this equation, Jack.
Jack is an interesting man. On the outside, a playboy, cycling through the latest round of arm candy while making millions to pad his lifestyle...but is that who he is on the inside? Sometimes looks can be deceiving, and we all know the internet/media NEVER lies (*giggle), so all the "research" Alicia did in preparation for her client was rock solid. Yeah...if you believe all that, I've got a lost city to sell you too. *smirk* Suffice it to say, there's more lurking beneath the surface than meets the eye, though the eye will indeed be pleased, much to the chagrin of our leading lady...then again, sometimes the teacher, or in this case the coach, needs to teach thyself. There's always room for improvement, and it's never too late for love.
In the end, I fell in love with the COVER, took the deep dive into the CONTENT, and stayed gloriously glued to the page for the CHARACTERS. It was a win-win overall with nary a sideways word I could speak. True, when I was about halfway along, I was thinking...how can this story continue when we've reached this particular point...but then the author surprised me, throwing a monkey wrench here and there to otherwise offset a tantalizing story that might have ended all too soon. Recommended for Contemporary Romance fans who love playful banter and the possibility of a HEA without that guarantee.
**copy received for review… (más)
This is a modern re-telling of Jane Austen's "Persuasion" and Ms. Archer does a pretty good job of translating the key plot points of the original to her story. Anna is a bit more of a wimp than I like (Anne from the original has developed a maturity and spine in the intervening years that Anna doesn't seem to have) and Rick is a bit more mean spirited than Mr. Frederick of Austen's novel. But still, the story works and I was rooting for their happy ending.
This modern retelling of Emma is actually pretty faithful and the author is ingenious about translating situations. But I liked modern Emma and Knightly less and really my enjoyment of Ms.Austin's charters in the original is what I love most about the story.
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