5/26/2023 0 Comments Shadowheart by laura kinsale![]() ![]() Similar to most romance novels dealing with the tortured-soul hero, the heroine (Elena) divests the hero (Allegreto) of everything he was or wanted to be (or thought he wanted to be), reducing him to lapdog status by the end of the book. I'd characterize SHADOWHEART as Allegreto's abiding submission and surrender to Elena's will and strength of character both in private and public. Allegreto shows little will or determination of his own, especially compared to Elena. This isn't Allegreto's story, this is Elena's story with Allegreto cheering her on from the sidelines. I admit this is my first Kinsale novel and that I've never read MY LADY'S HEART, but SHADOWHEART belongs to Elena and rests on the strength of _her_ will, not Allegreto's. On the back cover, author Laura Kinsale tells her readers that she had to tell Allegreto's story, who first appeared in MY LADY'S HEART, having a will and life stronger than any fictional creation. ![]()
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