translation comment # 17

My first Anne Stuart has been IL CASTELLO INCANTATO (Night of the Phantom ) and it was "love at first page". I literally devoured it, and since then I re-read it many many times.

Then I read BUIO (Nightfall) and the crisis began.

Why Richard didn't trust Cassidy?

Why Cassidy has to love him to the point of accepting everything?

Aren't you ever afraid, Anne, that one of your "naughty boys" could be so bad that readers get to hate him, and your heroine could be so meek to look weak, submissive, a mere shadow of the hero?

I was angry, really angry after Nightfall, but some friend kept telling me, "Buy Prince of swords, trust me, you'll love it!"

So I did buy the book, with some worry I have to admit - I hated Richard to much that in my mind his negative aura still surrounded Anne Stuart's name.

Well, with my great surprise at the end I succeeded in exorcising Richard! Alastair worked like holy water against demons, even if to tell the truth there's not much holiness in him

And that's why Prince of swords, as well as Night of the Phantom, are steadily well in sight on my DIK bookshelf .

thanks to my friend and thanks to Anne ! I'm eagerly waiting for another Alastair, hoping never to meet another Richard again.

xxx

Cristiana