Avon Books Everything and the Moon

Victoria is the daughter of the village vicar who meets Robert, the son of an Earl. Despite differences in their social standing the pair fall in love. Until a misunderstanding sets them on very different paths in life.Then seven years later they meet again. Can they put the past behind them and start again?I really loved this book. The characters are written well and I wanted them to be happy so much. Robert and Victoria's bantering made me chuckle out loud a few times and made me smile alot too.It was romantic and sweet, and a very fun read.A great introduction to Julia Quinns books. I have watched Bridgerton but as yet haven't gotten around to reading the book series. But this has made me eager to get more of this authors books to read.Very enjoyable read.

伯爵であるヒーローRobertはヒロインVictoriaに一目ぼれして、すぐに二人は仲良くなり結婚の約束までします。Victoriaは貴族ではなく司教の娘なので、Robertの父親は二人の結婚を許さず、またVictoriaの父親もRobertはVictoriaのことを愛しているのではなくただ弄んでいるだけで結婚をする気などないと言います。二人は駆け落ちすることを決めたのですが、すれ違いのため予定していた夜に会えませんでした。お互いが裏切られたという気持ちのまま、７年後に再会します。Victoriaに再会して、昔の気持ちがよみがえったRobertは再度愛の告白をしますが、Victoriaは傷つくのを恐れて頑なに拒否します。Robertは自分を信じるように何度もVictoriaを説得しますが、Victoriaは拒否してばかりなので、ちょっとイライラしてきました。ページ数も少なくなってきてどうなるのかと思ってたら、あっさり結ばれたのでロマンスとしてはなんだか物足りない感じです。

I'm not as down on this book as a lot of others seem to be. I don't think it was Quinn's best, but I quite enjoyed it. If you're on the bubble about purchasing it, it's worth it - go ahead. Julia Quinn's books are just entertaining reads. I got a little exasperated with the characters in the middle but I always liked them and found many parts of their story quite touching. I could feel their pain during their conflicts and separation, and when an author can do that, it's worth a read.Yes, I found myself questioning the fast declarations of love. And then even the immediate love itself, but I started thinking back when I was a teenager and how quickly it can happen. Yes at first sight the feeling can be there and they are loves one always remembers.

Whether you believe in love at first sight or not, there is something magical about the idea, something whimsical and inherently young about it. Robert Kemble, Earl of Macclesfield, wasn't a believer until he stumbled across Victoria Lyndon one summer's day, and lost his heart. In a swift courtship over a halcyon summer, the pair fall head over heels and make plans to elope. However, the intervention of both disapproving fathers leads to disappointment, disillusionment and heartbreak.Seven years later, while attending a house party, Robert discovers the family governess lost in the maze. It's her! And he's so furious he doesn't know whether to kiss or kill her. For Victoria it's just another cruel twist to an extrememly bad day, and his refusal to leave her alone only makes things worse.No matter what he feels for her, Robert knows he can't live without her, but when she refuses to be his mistress, he feels as lost and heartbroken as he had seven years earlier. A trip home soon sets him straight about outside interference, but when he seeks out Victoria to beg her forgiveness, he finds her gone. She could be anywhere, but he has to find her. He can't lose her again...For Robert this is a tale about love and trust, of finding that one special person and moving heaven and earth to make sure he never lets her go. But for Victoria it's something different. When she first falls for Robert she is young, naive and easily influenced. She believes that love is everything, and that's all they need.Seven years of hard, thankless work make her bitter, insecure and uncertain of her life. After the second time of Robert breaking her heart though, she finds an independent place, which finally allows her to feel secure and be herself. When Robert shows up again she doesn't want to give that up, not for him, nor everything he offers - not even the moon.For all the love between these two it takes a lot of time for them to actually understand each other, and what they want from life. Their bitterness makes it difficult for them to trust, but in the end this is a lovestory, and it finally conquers all. (Including Robert's annoying controlfreak streak.)Bittersweet at times, but mostly charming, it's a wistful tale showing the development of JQ towards the master of her genre that she is today.(Oh, and Ellie, Victoria's enterprising younger sister, goes on to much greater things in 'Brighter than the Sun'.)

Love this author writing she is great a this kind of writing