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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my all time favorites,
By florkow (Vienna, Austria) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tiger's Woman (Mass Market Paperback)
This is an absolutely wonderful book. The story is excellent, the building of a new life in the historical West by both the hero and he heroine very convincing and well thought out. The harshness of the circumstances and yet, how people survive in them is described realistically without being depressing. So the background is well thought out. What impressed me so much was the personal growth of both heroine and hero, how they overcame the coldness and cruelty they had grown up with, and built a life together. Emotionally gripping, well written - the tension is kept up very well - a story to fall into and "live along with the characters".
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Guess I'm strange, because this book was kinda ANNOYING for me.,
This review is from: The Tiger's Woman (Mass Market Paperback)
** spoiler alert **
Before I started this book, I asked around in the forums to see if this book had any cheating, raping, or beatings. I wondered if this was one of those bodice rippers from the early 80s. No one could answer me, all anyone could actually recall was that, they liked it. Mmkay, and yet no one remembered what the plot was about or any details of this book what so ever. Well, if you would like some spoilers, read on. The Tiger's Woman, would be more accurate to call this, The Tiger's Doormat, is about a grieving widowed playboy and a sexually abused heroine. He is 15 years older than the girl, who is only 18 when they meet. Unusually enough, the heroine didn't have any sexual hang-ups, but there were just too many irritating things about her, I was glad this was the case. The hero grieves for his wife, his one and only true love most of the book, even calling out her name during the love scene with the heroine. Almost saying, "I love you, <dead wifes name>" in a ahem moment. When he starts having real feelings towards the heroine (of course, this is a romance novel after all), he becomes cruel, emotionally abusive, making snide remarks, smacking her hard enough to leave a bruise on her face....and of course cheating on the her. Now what made this book a failure for me. First of all, I started this book really liking the girl. Sexually abused heroine (how could anyone not feel sympathetic), over coming all, etc, etc...so of course I was expecting to see a heroine with some strength of character. Thats not the case here. What you will see is your typical bodice ripper romance heroine without a backbone, getting walked on by the hero constantly. Clearly, she has a good reason to be afraid, and understandably, she will have issues with how she views herself. However, do we honestly want to read about a girl who's constantly afraid of everything, and taking crap from everyone around her for 650+ pages? Do we want to see her love interest, emotionally abuse her when she's been through so much already? A hero who will smack her, cheat on her, feels relief when she leaves him and goes after her only when his son seemed tormented by her absence? My deal-breaker was(although I kept reading hoping it will get better), when the hero came back from a whore house smelling like a whore, and the heroine jumped in the sack with him, knowing he's been with another woman only few hours before. She didn't say a word to him about the other woman... Heck, she was glowing because he came back and that's all that mattered. This girl did not need a love interest but a shrink. This book consists mainly of heroine clinging to hero, taking all kinds of crap while hero fights his growing feelings for the doormat. I would defiantly NOT consider this a good book. This book is excessively wordy, and it shows it's age. Good thing I will say though, unlike most romance novel's that's out these days, this book had a plot. I just wish, this book had a different hero and heroine. Steam - steamy enough(even has a oral sex scene) Cheating - yes Hitting - yes Rape - Hero never rapes her.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best,
By snuzebutn (Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tiger's Woman (Mass Market Paperback)
"The Tiger's Woman" is one of the best books I have ever read, and I have read plenty. The characters are very well-developed, and while you admire them, at times they make you angry, for they are by no means perfect. Not only does it have wonderful characters, but it deals with a very serious issue, that of child-molestation, in a very realistic way. The book takes you on an emotional roller-coaster that you regret leaving when the book in finished. I hope to someday read "The Proud Breed." I have read so much about it, and I would love to read another of de Blasis' novels.
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