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| Title | : | Ransom My Heart (The Princess Diaries) |
| Author | : | Meg Cabot |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 396 pages |
| Published | : | January 6th 2009 by William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Categories | : | Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Historical Romance. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Young Adult. Fiction |
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Paperback | Pages: 396 pages Rating: 3.74 | 7152 Users | 511 Reviews
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Mia Thermopolis, Princess of Genovia and star of Meg Cabot's insanely popular #1 New York Times bestselling Princess Diaries books, has "penned" her first historical romance novel . . . with help from Meg CabotHe's a tall, handsome knight with a secret. She's an adventurous beauty with more than a few secrets of her own. Finnula needs money for her sister's dowry, and fast. Hugo Fitzstephen, returning home to England from the Crusades with saddlebags of jewels, has money, and lots of it. What could be simpler than to kidnap him and hold him for ransom?
Well, for starters, Finnula could make the terrible mistake of falling in love with her hostage.
Princess Mia Thermopolis, Meg Cabot's most beloved character, has always been an outspoken animal-rights activist and committed environmentalist. In keeping with Mia's true spirit, Meg will be donating her advance to Greenpeace.
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| Original Title: | Ransom My Heart |
| ISBN: | 006170007X (ISBN13: 9780061700071) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.miathermopolis.com/?page_id=20 |
| Series: | The Princess Diaries |
| Characters: | Finnula Crais, Hugo Fitzstephen |
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Ratings: 3.74 From 7152 Users | 511 ReviewsJudge Regarding Books Ransom My Heart (The Princess Diaries)
2.5 stars I think.I did not care for Hugo at all (I thought he was kind of a tool) and the book seemed to be longer than it needed to be. I didnt think the character of Jamie served much purpose. Finnula was an interesting, if anachronistic, character. This is supposed to have been written by Mia Thermopolis, which is cool, and the story has some of Mias humor in it. I liked Finnulas family, especially her overprotective brother.Purportedly written by "Princess of Genovia Mia Thermopolis", who I understand to be a popular movie character, this book is a typical bodice-ripper, airport-novel read. Or more properly, a "braies-ripper", since the main female character has a propensity for wearing this form of late-medieval menswear, and the main male character spends most of the book fantasizing about removing them (spoiler alert: he does). Though interspersed with the occasional "God's teeth" and "Nay, my lord", the
Ransom My Heart is a historical romance, as it could only be written by an environmentalist-vegetarian-feminist, whose romantic ideals are Mr. Rochester and the Beast, and whom herself is a reluctant royal (and of course just happens to be fictional). Having not actually read any romances myself, historical or otherwise, I cannot really compare it against others in the genre in which Princess Mia chose to write, in order get her foot through the door of the publishing world. I can say, however
Loved this book!! This is filled with action, love and betrayal. 17 yr old Finnula needs money for her sisters dowry, but unfortuanetly chooses Hugo Fitstephen a knight coming back from the crusades, and holds him hostage. She was very unfortunate to have picked him. He was a Medieval sex addict who apparently 'only stayed to keep her safe along the road', but really wanted to take her virginity. He did love her however, but that is no excuse for having sex with her four times in one day.
Just because Meg Cabot is primarily known as a YA author and the "author" of this book is Mia Thermopolis (the main character of Cabot's YA Princess Diaries series), does not mean that this is a YA book. It's not. It's an adult romance. The story was cheesy, cliche and comical. I laughed out loud A LOT ... and the scenes I was laughing at were probably not supposed to be as humorous as I found them! And the idea that it was a common practice for maidens to kidnap men for ransom to pay their
Reviewed by Natalie Tsang for TeensReadToo.comGirls will laugh and swoon with RANSOM MY HEART. Princess Mia Thermopolis, heroine of Meg Cabot's THE PRINCESS DIARIES, pens a fun, flirty debut novel that's spiced with the occasional mishap.Finnula Crais is out to catch a rich man. Why has Fair Finn switched from hunting game to hunting men? To help out her beloved sister, of course!The family beauty, Mellana, has spent her entire dowry and needs Finn to capture and ransom some poor unsuspecting
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