Review/recenzija: Elizabeth Hoyt: Scandalous Desires/ U vu�joj jazbini
Recenziju na hrvatskom potra�ite ispod recenzije na engleskom ?
Lovely.
After reading the first two novels in Maiden Lane series, Wicked Intentions and Notorious Pleasures, I was wondering when we would read about Silence's story. There wasn't any doubt about who the right man for her would be, because we already knew Mickey was watching her form afar. The only question was what would be his move, and that's what we're here today. So here it is, Scandalous Desires.
Sillence Hollingbrook is a young widow. A nice and kind lady that leads a quiet life, helping her brother take care of orphaned children. But she also raises Mary Darling, a little girl that was left oh her doorstep a year ago.
Then, one day, Mary Darling disappears.
While trying to find her, Silence finds herself in a palace of the most notorious river pirate in London- Mickey O'Connor.
Micky gives her two choices: to stay in his house and take care of Mary Darling, or to never see the little girl again.
But the pirate has no idea what has he got himself into. Silence is not amazed by his gold or his power or his orders. She's as stubborn as he is.
So, between the two of them, whish one will succumb to the will of the ther first?
Is it just me, or is this series getting better and better with every novel? When I first met Silence, I didn't really like her as a character. I thought she was too naive, an uninteresting prude.
Oh, did I change my mind!
Silence has now shown the depht of her personality, almost as much as Mickey. She has proven to be lievly and spirited. Most of all, very determined.
And Mickey? A big leader, big boss, big master. He has fallen under the spell of a beauty, proper and decent.
Silence doesn't care about his money, and Mickey doesn't care about emotions. Together, they would have to find a way to change they lives for the better, learn to live, and learn to love.
Just like my inicial opinion on Silence, now the one about her brother Winter changes too. I've learned that Hoyt likes to introduce her characters by hiding them behind a mask, and doesn't show much of their real personality until we meet them in their own novel. The name Silnce was given to her to make us easily believe in her being so quiet and humble. I'm wondering if the same thing is supposed to happen with Winter... The next novel in this series is Winter's story so we'll take that mask off soon enough too...??
Maiden Lane book series consistrs of 12 novels in total, so we still have a bunch of books to read, but those of you who have read at least one of them, what do you think? Leave your opinion bellow.
Rose ?
Nakon prva dva nastavka iz serijala Maiden Lane, Opasnih namjera i Zabranjenih u�itaka, zapitala sam se kada �e na red napokon do�i i povu�ena Silence. Dakako da nije bilo sumnje u to tko �e se boriti za njenu naklonost, jer gusar ju je odavno ve� pratio iz prikrajka, a namjere su mu bile o�igledne. Jedino je pitanje bilo kako �e do�i do svog cilja, a mi smo ovdje kako bismo upravo to prokomentirali. Danas �itamo U vu�joj jazbini.
Silence Hollingbrook obudovjela je nakon �to joj je mu� nestao na moru. Sama i u �alovanju, poma�e bratu voditi Dom za nezbrinutu djecu i odgaja Mary Darling, djevoj�icu koja joj je ostavljena na ku�nom pragu prije godinu dana.
Ali jednog dana, Mary Darling nestane.
Potraga za djetetom koju voli poput vlastite k�eri odvede ju u pala�u �armantnog Mickeya i sukobi s njegovim ultimatumom: ako �eli odgajati djevoj�icu, Silence se mora preseliti u njegovu pala�u.
Ali stra�ni gusar nema pojma da je upravo sam sebi zape�atio sudbinu. Mickey je nau�en biti gazda, vo�a, �ef. A Silnce nije od onih koje ba� puno dr�e do toga �to on �eli.
Kad se sukobe dva tvrdoglava uma, koji �e pobijediti?
Jel' se to meni �ini ili knjige ove autorice postaju sve boljima? Na samom po�etku serijala, kad sam prvi puta srela Silencin lik, nije mi se ba� previ�e svidjela. Djelovala mi je poput prevelike �istunke, bila je nekako previ�e naivna. U ovom nastavku to se promijenilo. Silence je pokazala dubinu svog karaktera, istinsku odlu�nosti i �ivahnost ispod maske �ene koja djeluje po pravilima.
Isto kao i Mickey. Gusar sa �arom u o�ima i izgledom koji o�arava pao je pod �arima �ene koja nije nimalo odu�evljena svim njegovim blagima i bogatstvima.
Njih dvoje zajedni�kim snagama u�e kako ste�i hrabrosti i promijeniti ono najgore na sebi, kako biti uzorom i kako voljeti.
Sli�no kao i moje prvotno mi�ljenje o Silence, tako se sada mijenja i ono o njezinu bratu Winteru. Nau�ila sam da Hoyt voli izgraditi neprobojne maske svojim likovima, a ne pu�ta nas da vidimo njihove prave karaktere sve dok ne do�e na red njihova knjiga. Silence je njeno ime nadjenuto kako bi nas, od po�etka njena pojavljivanja, navelo da lak�e prihvatimo njen lik kao �utljiv, miran i ponizan. A kad ono...ispod povr�ine le�i �ista suprotnost.
Ho�e li se isto dogoditi i s njenim bratom Winterom? Sljede�i nastavak trebao bi biti posve�en njemu, tako da �eljno i��ekujem skinuti i tu masku ??
S ovim nastavkom ulazimo jo� dublje u pri�u koja u originalu ima 12 romana, a sve nas vi�e zanima misterij o Duhu St.Gilesa. Mene je Znanje ovim serijalom osvojilo vi�e nego ijednim drugim. Kakva su va�a dosada�nja iskustva?
Rose ?
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