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The Perfect Waltz (Berkley Sensation) (Berkley Sensation) | 
 enlarge | Author: Anne Gracie
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 69617
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0425206807
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780425206805
ASIN: 0425206807
Publication Date: November 1, 2005
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 hoping it's as good as the first September 5, 2007
Kathleen T. Montaigue (uk)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am only five chapters in but so fare so good, and if it's anything like (the Perfect Rake) then it has to be brilliant, definitely for all the romantics out there.
Excellent Read July 17, 2007
Sian Louise (UNITED KINGDOM)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
This was my second Anne Gracie book and I bought the whole of the "Perfect" series.
I really enjoyed this book and getting to know more of the character of Hope.
I found even though she is described as absolutely gorgeous etc she was really down to earth and very likable. As well was Sebastian was a wonderful strong alpha-male who loved his sisters dearly and wants to do whats best for them, in the process not having the women he loves.
If you like this author and have read The Perfect Rake I would definately buy this and read the whole series of the books.
 Not her best April 3, 2007
romance fanatic (Ireland)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have to say that this wasn't my favourite annie gracie book. I had already read The Perfect Rake and it would be one of my favourite books that I would read over again and again but this time I found this book booring a bit at times and it didn't have the balance of laughter and dealing with difficulties that the perfect rake had. I much preferred the way the characters in Prudence's story were given and felt that maybe this story wasn't as in depth and not full of vibrancy that the Perfect Rake had. Still this is a very readable book but would recommend the Prudence's story as the one to start you off loving Annie Gracie books.
Another enjoyable Regency Romance January 30, 2007
Helen Hancox (Essex, England)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is the follow-up to "The Perfect Rake" following the same family of five sisters, this time focusing on the twin called Hope. Although there are occasional references to the events in "The Perfect Rake" it isn't necessary to have read that book to understand this one - however the details of the difficulties that the five girls (Prudence, Charity, Hope, Faith and Grace) experienced growing up with their evil grandfather are spelled out in that book and only alluded to in this.
Hope is at the start of her second season. Her two elder sisters Prudence and Charity are happily married and she and her twin Faith are meeting various men at balls and parties etc, but none of them quite hit the mark. Then she catches sight of someone who rather reminds her of her evil grandfather - a strong and muscular man. Despite this initial negative connotation she finds herself interested in Reyne. He asks to waltz with her and although not a comfortable dance, and in no way living up to her ideal of the perfect waltz, she is intrigued by him.
Sebastian is courting Lady Elinore, a prudish woman who has been on the shelf for years and is several years older than him. He's not courting Lady Elinore for his own means but because he needs a mother for his younger sisters who had been taken away from him when they were young and have only just been found after over a decade of being missing. Sebastian doesn't know in detail what happened to the girls in this time but Cassie wears a knife strapped to her leg and Dorie doesn't speak at all. Sebastian needs someone who can help look after the girls as governesses are being hopeless. He knows that Lady Elinore is involved in a charity school for orphans and thinks she's just the ticket.
Unfortunately for him he sees Hope Merrivale at a ball and from that moment he's smitten. Not enough to deflect him from his strange courtship of Lady Elinore, but he is unable to keep away entirely from Hope and keeps spending time with her. He thinks she's a young woman who has no concept of the difficulties his sisters have had and therefore can't help them - he doesn't know the Merrivale sisters' difficult past.
There aren't any great surprises in this book. Hope has to learn to trust a man again, Sebastian has to understand the true needs of his sisters, Lady Elinore has to throw off the shackles of her unconventional and life-crushing upbringing and Sebastian's friend Giles has to learn to look beyond a woman's outward appearance to discover a genuine women beneath. The twin love stories in this book are gently written and the characters are engaging. My only reservations are that Sebastian seems remarkably mercenary about Lady Elinore and that he also seems very blinkered about what would be good for his sisters; equally, Hope doesn't seem to see anything wrong with riding roughshod over someone else's strongly-held beliefs about teaching the children in her care. Their attraction seems largely physical for the first half of the book, although once they get to know each other you can understand more why they suit.
This is an enjoyable book and a definite step up from a lot of the mass-market paperback regencies. It's not aiming to be a historically accurate work like Georgette Heyer but it's an enjoyable read.
Who do you prefer - Sebastian or Giles? April 12, 2006
A. Hooper (England)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I read The Perfect Rake and thoroughly enjoyed it (4 stars), but must say this one is not as good. This is mainly because it is clear from the beginning how the main love story will develop - very few surprises. However, the secondary love story is far more interesting, and if this had been the main story I would have awarded 4 stars again. Read it to find out what happens to Hope (introduced in The Perfect Rake). Giles is the real romantic hero of this book.
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