Rhiannon (The Roselynde Chronicles, Book Five) (Hardcover)

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Medieval battles test the love of the court's most elusive nobleman and a Welsh princess--Rhiannon--who is untamed and beholden to none, as they encounter betrayals and wars. Reprint. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 494 pages
• Publisher: Gregg Pr (November 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0839828640
• ISBN-13: 978-0839828648
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,290,799 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Book Five in the Roselynde Chronicles -- not great but not that bad either, October 30, 2007

By	Misfit (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Rhiannon (The Roselynde Chronicles, Book Five) (Paperback)

This is the story of Alinor and Ian's son Simon, who has settled in Wales where he is governing Ian's lands. Simon has spent much of his adult life as quite a womanizer, and never planned to marry until he met Prince Llewellyn's natural daughter Rhiannon. Of course, then it's love at first sight for him, but she's afraid to admit love and only wants him for, well, you know. Thus begins a predictable romance in the historical setting of Henry III's court and his battles with the Welsh and his rebellious barons. I have to admit to finding the love scenes a tad bit over the top, not tasteless but it moves the book more towards a bodice ripping category instead of a solidly written historical romance.

While I give Gellis credit for her wonderful historical details, this plot was a bit of a stretch, and not up to the standards she set in Roselynde and Alinor. I mean, come on, Rhiannon being ambassador between her father and Henry? And I won't be a plot spoiler, but what she did at the end of the book traipsing around with her cat Math to find Simon was just a tad bit over the top for me. Three stars.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, But Not Great, January 4, 2000

By	Kelly Maenpaa (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Rhiannon (The Roselynde Chronicles, Book Five) (Paperback)

I have read the full six volumes of the Roselynde Chronicles, and I found that although Rhiannon as a character was sympathetically written, I couldn't connect. The male family members (aside from Simon, from Book I and Ian, from Book II) were sort of afterthoughts. I had a hard time with some of the plotting between Rhiannon and Simon, as well as Rhiannon's relationship with her father. Admittedly, I don't understand enough about the clan history of ancient Wales, but still, some of it was a bit far-fetched,

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Margaret, Australia, February 9, 2000

By	Margaret (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rhiannon (The Roselynde Chronicles, Book Five) (Paperback)

I have read all of The Roselynde Chronicles, and Rhiannon lives up to all the other books. Ms Gellis weaves a wonderful story of a family, supplies history, romance etc etc. She is very detailed with her describitions, it is like watching a movie.