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Into Temptation by Penny Vincenzi

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lauriestein's review against another edition

3.0

More like 2.5 stars, really. As some of the well-developed original characters died off, the focus necessarily moved to the younger ones but the incessant POV switching, while stylistically seamless, gave the reader less to feel invested in.

kmcneil's review against another edition

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4.0

Such a great read. Fun and frivolous, but not stupid. The story of the Lytton family of England moves into the middle part of the 20th century by the time you get to the last book of the trilogy. The story goes more into the lives of the next generations, but all the while keeping a tie to the earlier generations introduced way back in the first book. The characters you first met as children are all grown up, have children and grandchildren of their own, and each is given their own drama.

I sometimes felt like the plot lines for some of the characters were overly contrived. Some of the characters made decisions that didn't seem in line with how they evolved earlier on. The ending to the trilogy was a bit flat. The series could have ended with so much more of a bang. But, all that was OK. Still made for overall high drama and good reading.

I would highly recommend this set of three books to get you through the summer. Perfect for the beach or for a rainy day. Warning: You will get sucked in and want to stay up late reading to find out what happens.

I have all three books ... they're up for grabs to the first person who asks for them! :)

shantti's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ramste's review against another edition

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5.0

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anam_ali's review against another edition

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1.0

I still haven't been able to bring myself to read the rest of it. Nope. *spoilers* Still not over Barty. I mean. Wetf man! Maybe I'll finish this one day, but eff everything HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO BARTY, ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER I'M STILL BLOODY PISSED!

thesydda's review against another edition

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4.0

It's taken me a long time to finish this series, and as this third book was getting close to winding up, i was certain there was no way Vincenzi could wrap out all up satisfactorily. I'm happy to say I was wrong and I actually think everything ended up exactly as it was supposed to.