The Temptation [NOOK Book]

Started off promising but was very slow....

The back cover got me hooked into buying this book but reading it was very frustrating and annoying. Hugh might have been a handsome hunk but he sounded too desperate when he is forcing his love on his new wife Elsbeth. She would rather not be married, instead living her life happily in a convent. What added to the frustration was when Elsbeth got her 'menstral flow' and could not consumate their marriage. That topic kept going on and on and on between the characters that I honestly did not care if they got together in the end. I liked Claudia Dain's 'Tell Me Lies' but this book fell short.

Not the least bit tempting!

The author's apparent menstrual fetish gets five stars, the romance zero, although this book should be required reading for every preteen before she gets her period. After reading it she'll know exactly what to expect. The writer has a definite gift for making the reader feel a part of the action...her colorful, in depth hundreds of pages description puts you right there in the room with the heroine. Except that this is supposed to be a love novel. Lacking the writer's gift for colorful adjectives I can only say...ugh.

Get to the Point

I thought this was a terrible book. She took twenty chapters to tell you the same thing over and over again.

Good medieval

This book is a battle of wills between the Elsbeth and Hugh and will keep you cheering for both up until the end. The 12th century is vividly recaptured in The Temptation and a must read.

The storyline was much too...slow.

The content was averagely good, with notible detail. However, I thought the series of events in the book took much too long. The book could be cut by half. It took me forever to finish it because it didn't hold my attention.

A good romance

In 1158 England, Lord Gautier asks his daughter Elsbeth, who he has not seen in years, if she really wants to give her life to God by becoming a nun? However, Gautier denies her wish to never marry because a contract exists that allies him with a powerful family. Elsbeth knows her duty, but begs release anyway. Her father forces the marriage between Elsbeth and Lord Hugh of Jerusalem, who overheard the debate.

Her plan is simple as she cannot overtly destroy her marriage so she thinks she can coax her spouse into repudiating her starting with persuading Lord Hugh to delay consummation of their vows. Hugh initially agrees because he plans to win her love as nothing less will suit for him. As the couple falls in love, Hugh knows in his soul that once they make love, their hearts will join forever.

The tale starts and remains at a snail¿s pace as Claudia Dain introduces her key threesome and the impact of the Church on life in the twelfth century. The story line towards the middle goes into full throttle and never looks back. Still the refreshing key to THE TEMPTATION is the powerful look inside the religious elements that serve as the prime conflict between the lead couple. Ms Dain provides a deep look at how the Church is involved in almost everything inside a warm love story.

Harriet Klausner

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