I was ready to appreciate this book (at last a heroine who is not some "proud beauty" who captive the hero's lust at first sight) but I it did not live up to my expectations. I found the interaction between characters unbalanced: their sparring sounds more bickering and it was not clear to me when they started to see the other in a different light; I didn't feel that the transition from disdain, to understanding and acceptance and then to love was handled smoothly. In addition the last obstacle before the happy ending left me with the strong desire to bash the head's hero with an heavy instrument: the entire situation was absurd and could have been resolved in an heart-bit with a particle of common sense. Most likely I was expecting too much because overall the book is good, writing excellent and other characters engaging; let's say it could have been better.
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