5.0 out of 5 stars
A Romance Not To Be Missed! February 28, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
From the first few pages, I was captivated with the romance between Nicholas and Julie. Nicholas was a wonderful leading man, a cross between Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman. I could imagine their first meeting as if I were watching a movie, and could not stop reading until I reached the last page.
This is an exceedingly well-written romance. But the reason I give The Apple Tree such a high ranking was the humor which punctuated most pages, giving the action and dialogue a reality that made me not only enjoy reading about these characters, but really see them as people with thoughts and feelings of their own.
I could love this book just for this paragraph:
She sometimes felt as if she were trying to nurse back to life something half dead, something precious and almost forgotten. When she caught herself at it she laughed and shook her head at Sonya and her silly ideas. But when she looked in the mirror, she could see herself as if for the first time, and soon she began to appreciate what she saw.
I do admit I am a big fan of the consummation scene, and that I expect at least one in the romance books I read. For the Apple Tree I was happy to make an exception, as this book was so good, I didn't miss it. The only thing I didn't like was the chunk of the latter part of the book being devoted to a minor character, Giles, when I wanted to see more of Nicholas and Julie.
This is an exceedingly well-written romance. But the reason I give The Apple Tree such a high ranking was the humor which punctuated most pages, giving the action and dialogue a reality that made me not only enjoy reading about these characters, but really see them as people with thoughts and feelings of their own.
I could love this book just for this paragraph:
She sometimes felt as if she were trying to nurse back to life something half dead, something precious and almost forgotten. When she caught herself at it she laughed and shook her head at Sonya and her silly ideas. But when she looked in the mirror, she could see herself as if for the first time, and soon she began to appreciate what she saw.
I do admit I am a big fan of the consummation scene, and that I expect at least one in the romance books I read. For the Apple Tree I was happy to make an exception, as this book was so good, I didn't miss it. The only thing I didn't like was the chunk of the latter part of the book being devoted to a minor character, Giles, when I wanted to see more of Nicholas and Julie.
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