The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
November 23rd, 2007 by Jaclyn Lutanco-Chua
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I grew up hooked on historical romances written by Judith McNaught, Johanna Lindsey, and Julie Garwood. The plot is always the same—the heroine is virginal, beautiful, and is always friendly with the servants, while the hero starts off a bitter and cynical man. Just when they are about to live happily ever after, some scandal / miscommunication / past secret surfaces, testing the relationship, but eventually all is resolved and they all live happily ever after.
Fortunately, The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn is not that kind of historical romance. For one thing, the heroine, Miranda, is not drop-dead gorgeous, a fact repeated throughout the book quite often. What she has going for her, though, is a sharp wit and keen intellect. Our hero, Turner, on the other hand, is bitter and cynical, but he is never mean-spirited and is actually charming at most times.
I grew up hooked on historical romances written by Judith McNaught, Johanna Lindsey, and Julie Garwood. The plot is always the same—the heroine is virginal, beautiful, and is always friendly with the servants, while the hero starts off a bitter and cynical man. Just when they are about to live happily ever after, some scandal / miscommunication / past secret surfaces, testing the relationship, but eventually all is resolved and they all live happily ever after.
Fortunately, The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn is not that kind of historical romance. For one thing, the heroine, Miranda, is not drop-dead gorgeous, a fact repeated throughout the book quite often. What she has going for her, though, is a sharp wit and keen intellect. Our hero, Turner, on the other hand, is bitter and cynical, but he is never mean-spirited and is actually charming at most times.
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