Julia Quinn “The Sum of All Kisses”

Vaimukas ajalooline armastusromaan. Särtsakas leedi Sarah määratakse pulmahooajaks duellis vigastatud Hugh Prentice’ile seltsiliseks. Hugh ning Sarah vahel valitseb vastastikune ebasümpaatia, mida kumbki ei pelga teisele välja näidata.

Raamat autor, Julia Quinn, on ka populaarse sarja “Bridgertons” autor.

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He thinks she's an annoying know-it-all...
Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, and if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words shy or retiring, she's long since tossed them out the window. Besides, a reckless duel has left this brilliant mathematician with a ruined leg, and now he could never court a woman like Sarah, much less dream of marrying her.

She thinks he's just plain mad...
Sarah has never forgiven Hugh for the duel he fought that nearly destroyed her family. But even if she could find a way to forgive him, it wouldn't matter. She doesn't care that his leg is less than perfect, it's his personality she can't abide. But forced to spend a week in close company they discover that first impressions are not always reliable. And when one kiss leads to two, three, and four, the mathematician may lose count, and the lady may, for the first time, find herself speechless ...
New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's enchanting third novel in the Smythe-Smith quartet is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud and tug at your heartstrings in equal measures.

 

Mul on nõrkus huumori, eriti vaimukate dialoogide vastu. Seega on “The Sum of All Kisses” just minu maitsele! Hugh ning Sarah (ja loomulikult õdede!) omavahelist keele teritamist oli ülinaljakas lugeda ning raamatu toon meeldis mulle väga.

“If you want to know about it,” Hugh said, cutting off a small bite of cake with the side of his fork, “just ask.”

“Very well,” Sarah said sharply, “are you missing any great big chunks of flesh?”

He choked on his cake. This gave her great satisfaction.

“Yes,” he said.

“Of what size?”

He looked like he might smile again, which had not been her intention. He glanced down at his leg.

“I’d say about two cubic inches.”

She gritted her teeth. What sort of person answered in cubic inches?

“About the size of a very small orange,” he added. Condescendingly. “Or somewhat massive strawberry.”

“I know what a cubic inch is.”

“Of course you do.”

Hugh ja Sarah vestlemas

Vaatamata humoorikale stiilile, suudab Julia Quinn (nagu alati) anda edasi ka sensuaalsemaid hetki ja tõsisemaid aspekte. Võibolla küll mitte eriti põhjalikult. Siiski on ta vaieldamatult üks minu lemmikautoreid ja “The Sum on All Kisses” on suurepäraseks näiteks, miks.

Kui aga otsid raamatutest tempot, põnevust ja aktiivset tegutsemist, siis sellest raamatust sa seda ei leia. Kui välja arvata kerget põnevust pakkuv lõpuosa, on raamatu näol tegu peategelaste suhte arengu näitamisega.

Ehk siis…

Vaimukatele dialoogidele üles ehitatud humoorikas ja sensuaalne armastusromaan.