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Glad I found out that this book was originally published in 1977. Different time, different attitude as many reviewers have already pointed out. There is one scene where Lucien strikes Sabrina after she strikes him which will probably bother some readers. Personally, I think the more bothersome aspect is how Sabrina's character is underdeveloped. Nowadays, writers tend to portray their spunky audacious heroines as more mature and less impetuous. Not so in this case. At times, Sabrina behaves like a teenage brat. Yes, she is fearless as she robs from greedy noblemen to help save her family. But her accomplishments are overshadowed by her scenes of hysterics where she breaks down and cries her heart out, especially when Lucien keeps "humiliating" her. Rather than talk things over like mature adults, Sabrina often makes rash decisions based on false assumptions leading to all sorts of misadventures including a brief bout of amnesia and the inevitable estrangement from Lucien. The saving grace here is that Sabrina does "grow up" at the end but I wished the development was earlier on in the story. Still I enjoyed it for what it was--a historical romance book written in the 70s.

2023-01-04 12:54