The Painted Rose by Donna Birdsell
Drama, drama, drama. and more drama. How tiresome.

Drama, drama, drama. and more drama. How tiresome.

This is a memorable debut effort, both reasons both good and bad.

As a debut effort, this one isn’t too bad. The sea, the swashbuckling, the. pirate, the virgin…

Even a rewrite can’t save this imbecile-powered story from being a wretched waste of time.

The author seems to have found her spark again after quite some time of absence.

This is not exactly a glorious return to historical romance, sigh.

Fun, but not much else.

The author is still trying to find that balance between humor and pathos.

Here’s a debut effort with lots of charm, if not much substance.

Safe and formulaic, this one nonetheless can still ramp things up a notch when it has to.
