Helpful Score: 6
When I first read the "pre-reviews" of this book before it was released, I was very excited. So excited that I pre-ordered the book. I read this book in one day and had to force myself to finish it. The concept behind the book was great - model goes back in time and is mistaken for a mulatto/quadroon at one of the famous Quadroon balls. Wow! This should make for an interesting read, right? Wrong! For one, the heroine bemoaned living in a society where she and other women were judged based on their outward appearance - and she spends half the book trying to get the other women around her to change their appearances in attempts to attract the men they desire. And a Black woman bemoaning her big behind? Give me a break! As a Black female and avid reader of historical romances, this book was just plain silly! I am not a stickler for historical accuracies and such and get tired of reviewers who spend so much time criticizing small inaccuracies that they miss the beauty of a well-written story but this book was just unbelieveable! For one...the characters sounded like they were from modern days, not historical times. Secondly, the 4-year old (E.T. *eyes rolling) - he wasn't funny. He needed his behind paddled and his mouth washed out with soap. I could go on and on but why bother? What could have been a perfectly good story is ruined by an excessive amount of silliness.
Helpful Score: 4
Did you like Scarlett O'Hara, Tara and gone with the wind. This time travel story will interest you then. Our modern "Scarlett" gets in a lot of trouble very quickly before she figures out how to be proper in an earlier time period.
Helpful Score: 3
This is a very enjoyable read. Really funny!
Helpful Score: 3
This novel fairly sizzles. Very hot, and actually quite good.
Helpful Score: 2
This was a fun time travel. I loved it.
Helpful Score: 2
Another fabulous book by Hill. This is a funny romp thru time, led by a modern fashion model with a fascination for "Gone with the Wind" who winds up smack dab in the middle of pre-civil war Louisiana. Hill carefully accomodates modern sensibilities towards the southern mores while proving that even a fashion model from the '90's has useful talents.
Great blonde jokes, well drawn characters all around. A winner.
Great blonde jokes, well drawn characters all around. A winner.
Helpful Score: 1
I really like Sandra Hill... the cajun cowboy series was very enjoyable.. funny, romantic, etc... I enjoy time-travel romances and the old south so this book was right up my alley... lots of fun.. it's a keeper.
Helpful Score: 1
I've read quite a few Sandra Hill books in the past. So far, this has been my favorite.
i loved this book it was such a good read i could not put it down once i started it definitely a keeper
I really enjoyed this book. I think that, while it is sometimes "campy", it was done in a very tongue in cheek, funny way. If you enjoy historicals and loved GWTW, you will definitely like this book.
The story of a time traveler who 'travels' back to the Old South, via a voodoo spell, and the days before the Civil War. She is a modern day woman who experiences living on a plantation, falling in love with the plantation master and a score of new experiences for her and those around her . The story is funny and somewhat romantic with some descriptions of sex. The character seems to have a hang-up on "Gone With The Wind" and it's characters Scarlett and Rhett. A well told entertaining plot makes this book hard to put down. .
This book is an awesome read! Hilariously good and very moving. A book that's staying on my shelves so I can read again and again later! I think I'll be trying out more of Sandra Hill books now.
