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I greatly enjoyed Colette Gale's retelling of this classic novel, more than I enjoyed her prior treatment of "The Phantom of the Opera". I thought she did a good job of painting Mercedes in a sympathetic light and did a good job of filling in the details of what could have occurred during all those years between the arrest of Edmond Dantes and his re-emergence as the Count from Mercedes' point of view.

I liked this book. It had a good story line, but her first book, An Erotic Novel of the Phantom of the Opera was better!

This is a beautifully written story. I'm going to check out her other book now too, Unmasqued.

A unique and intriguing re-telling of a famous classic. I was a little frustrated over the long time span for this story to culminate, and I think, too, that my blood-thirsty tendencies were a little thwarted because the villains didn't suffer as much as I'd like. I couldn't help but love Edmond for even though he was driven by anger and revenge, he was still endearing to me. I was surprised by the extent of Mercedes' suffering and the sacrifices she had to face not only while she waited fruitlessly for Edmond's return, but through her entire marriage. Their final reunion was too short at the end, but their love was still true. 3.5 stars.

First book I have read by this author, a fairly interesting book altho there were some parts I skipped over thus the 3.5 star rating.Not sure if I will read more by this author, but will probably try at least one other book to give it a fair shot.