The Judas Kiss [Hardcover]

Victoria Holt (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 404 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.; Book Club edition (1981)
• ASIN: B000CON7A4
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,978,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and Romantic Reading, July 11, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Judas Kiss (Mass Market Paperback)

Of course, Victoria Holt never disappoints, and this book is no exception. While it is not my favorite novel of hers (On The Night of the Seventh Moon and Bride of Pendorric are) this is a wonderful book with an interesting, intelligent heroine. Worth reading for the elaborate descriptions of the Bavarian forests, the mysterious secondary characters, as well as the romantic hero Conrad. This will sweep you off your feet -- like a fairy tale for older readers...enjoy!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books ever!, December 9, 1999

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Fallon Walker (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Judas Kiss (Mass Market Paperback)

I think this book is a beautiful piece of Victoria Holt's! It's so romantic, and I think everyone should read it who's a hopeless romantic like I am. Pippa goes to Conrad's country, and is surprised when she gets there. I loved the mysterious suspenseful parts. They made me keep reading until I finished it. It took me about 8 hours to finish. I recommend that if you haven't read it, you need to. I'll hopefully get it for Christmas. It'll make a great gift!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good romantic suspense, May 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Judas Kiss (Mass Market Paperback)

Victoria Holt truly lived up to her reputation as the queen of romantic suspense. This story combines nicely a romance with political intrigues and murders. What i like about a VH book is that the setting is always done so well i can even feel the real world in the book.
Some complaints about the story, though.(1) Conrad professes to love Philippa, yet never shows any hint of trust in her in the matter of her sister's marriage. (2)Only after seducing her does he let her know he can only keep her as his mistress and never even ask how she feels about it. That looks like cheating to me.(3)The story gets very redundant and repetitive halfway through. Whenever they meet, Conrad is forever whining that he loves Philippa, that he can't live without her; and Philippa is always busy thinking of how she is affected by him and whether she should stay with him or not.
Despite those problems, overall this book is still very enjoyable.