I adore Lisa Kleypas. She always weaves
such interesting stories that are not the norm for historical
romance. Most of the time you read about Dukes or Viscounts, but Ms.
Kleypas always gives me something different.
In Dreaming of You she
introduces us to Sara Fielding, a common country girl who has made a
name for herself writing fiction novels that show her readers how the
less fortunate have lived, loved and lost. Sara is eccentric to the
point that her own parents acknowledge the fact when she decides to
go to London to conduct some research into the gambling lifestyle.
She is spurred on by a local boy who lost it all.
So Sara packs up her things, says
goodbye to her would-be fiancee and heads to the wicked city of
London to stay with some friends of her parents. This is were things
get very interesting. While Sara is out visiting gaming hells she
comes upon a scuffle in the street and pulls a pistol to protect the
person who's being savagely attacked by two knife wielding
individuals. I won't give much more away other then that by this one
action, Sara changes her entire life.
We also come to know Derek Craven. The
self made millionaire owner of one of the most notable gaming clubs
in London. He has amassed a fortune and has deep secrets he keeps
from those closest to him, which are very few. As Sara follows her
research she and … develop tender feelings for one another. Their
story is exciting and fun. Watching Sara stand up for herself is
perfect. I love a great heroine. And I love a man who values the
intricacies of a woman's personality and what makes her special.
What I love about Derek and Sara is
their fight to find love. They are clearly made for each other and
their differences are their compliments, that is what makes them
work. The fact that Derek lets down his guard with Sara is beautiful
to read. I love the support they get from their loved ones, the fact
that Derek falls completely and maddeningly in love with Sara.
I do say that there are a few things I
didn't much care for in the book. I absolutely did not like the
protagonist. I could find nothing redeemable about her. She was very
two dimensional and I feel that she had a story to tell and we
weren't privileged enough to get that story. Also I would have loved
to have seen more of Sara's parents. I adored them. One thing that
stood out to me was that Sara had no female friend in her small
village. I would have thought the girl who was sort of engaged to the
town saint would have a few female friends or at least acquaintances.
But it was never mentioned so Sara felt almost like she was alone
save for her parents.
Despite that I do recommend Dreaming
of You I hope you will come to love the characters as much as I
did.
Book: Dreaming of You
Author: Lisa Kleypas (website)
Print Type: Soft Cover Book
Page Count: 373
Romance Type: Historical Romance
How Hot: 3 out of 5 licks
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