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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good, deep read..., August 4, 2000
This review is from: Once And For Always (Paperback)
"Once and For Always" reminded me of Stella Cameron's other book, "True Bliss." Although I never get tired of the plot (childhood sweethearts meet up again years later and give it another try... you can't go wrong...), I didn't really feel like I understood the characters' actions. The hero was gorgeous, if a bit shy, but the heroine seemed to be a bit mean towards him in terms of, "We can't be together until..ect. My problems come before you. Ect, ect." And yet in dealing with her problems she seemed to be a bit weak-willed, letting her husband push her around. I did enjoy most of the book, though. It was a bit too melodramatic for my tastes (I usually prefer a lighthearted one to an angsty one.), but Stella Cameron is a wonderful writer, and she can't really go wrong. She's a master at writing these types of plots. I'd recommend this book if you prefer those angsty romances with a happy ending. It's a very sweet book, I thought it was very romantic.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mild disappointment, June 14, 2002
This review is from: Once And For Always (Paperback)
Caitlin McBride returns to Wales with her teenage daughter, contemplating divorce, and meets up with Trevor Morgan now a widower who runs the local pub and coaches the school rugby team. Caitlin seems to be a doormat, buffeted by the demands of her daughter, her mother who wants her to return to her husband, and her manipulative husband. She seems a bit shrill however in respect to the violence she sees in Trevor. It hit a false note at the end when her mother changes her opinion about Caitlin getting a divorce. She has a thing against Welshmen (she married the exception), she kept saying that Mary needed her father, and she has a self-interest in keeping the marriage together. The about-face was abrupt. The most admirable characters in the book were her Uncle Thomas who fixes everything and Mary and her boyfriend Owen who seem to be more mature and sure of their love than the adults. Perhaps I came to this book expecting more since the first grown up romance I read years ago had the same basic plot idea, two young people in love separated by parents and time meeting up again as adults.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
80s romance, April 26, 2007
This review is from: Once And For Always (Paperback)
I didnt want to write a review for this but I didnt want anyone else buying this thinking this book actually deserved 4 stars. Perhaps it DID back then when most romance novels were written like this, however its the year 2007 and like myself I am pretty sure if you enjoy romance novels written lately you wont like this book.
To sum up what this book is about: Two kids, 17 and 18 yr olds, fell inlove, it was a summer romance. After, they lose touch. 19 years later they meet again, Caitlan goes back to the town where she met the hero with her teen daughter to get away from everything, like her husband ( they've been seperated for years). When the H/H meets again, they realize they still have feelings for each other.
However, there are many problems that stands in their way...a husband that uses her for money, a daughter who wants the heroine to get back together with her husband, h/h's parents... and so on...
Now, why I didnt like this book, I tend to dislike romance novels with weak-willed female charaters, and 80s romance novels are filled with heroines like this. The male lead was very shy, understanding hunk, NOT a alpha type. He spends most of his time chasing the heroine, who was easily lead around by everyone, he was too good to be true and I thought he desevred better. Heroine tended to drop him every time something came up, and that was the whole plot... As for love scenes, there was only one in the whole book and was pretty short and it seemed pretty passion-less. But it was written in the 80s so *shrug*...
I liked the "idea" of this novel and I think it COULD'VE been a sweet story, however I spent the whole time being mainly disgusted with h/h. I dislike romance novels that puts me in a bad mood, I read romance novels for that heart-felt happy glow, if you're a fan of romance novels you know what I mean.
If you like 80s romance novels, this book is for you.
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