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Monday, January 19, 2015
New Historical Nothing Special (And I Want Special, Dang It!) [With a Giveaway]
6:24 AM
(Image from Barnes & Noble)
Julia Barrett's been in love with handsome, wealthy Adam Wolcott since the two were kids. Once they marry, she'll be living her dream come true. Even though he's been absent from Niagara, New York, with nary a word to his fiancé, Julia's ready to trust him with the rest of her life. The time away has changed Adam—everyone can see that, even if he refuses to talk about it—but Julia trusts him implicitly. Doesn't she?

Julia longs to share these complications with the man she loves, so why is she hesitating? Is it because she fears he might be caught up with the Murphy Gang? Or does it have something to do with the sudden appearance of Tom Harrison, a charismatic Mormon magician? With Adam pressuring her to marry him, Julia must decide where her loyalties lie. Can she follow her heart, even if it's leading her away from everything she's always wanted?
Despite its exotic setting, there's not a lot about Betrayed, a new historical novel by Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen, that's truly original. With cookie cutter characters, humdrum dialogue, and a plot that winds here and there without really coming together, it gets tedious. I did appreciate the setting—which came alive for me more than anything else in the book—as well as the clean, uplifting (but not preachy) nature of the story. Still, I didn't love it. Betrayed isn't a horrible book, not at all, it's just kind of ... average. Nothing special. And, doggone it, I wanted special! Ah, well.
(Readalikes: Hm, nothing's coming to mind. Ideas?)
Grade:
If this were a movie, it would be rated:
for violence and scenes of peril
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