Remember, in Jamaica
by Katherine Arthur
Rating: 4 of 5 stars
My Review:
If you're looking for typical 80's Harlequin novels, this one's a
pretty good one. It's got all of the nostalgic magic: The very
intense emotions, lots of characters yelling and shouting about
everything. The fashion - heroine is nearly swooning over hero's
sexy sweater. And there's bathrobes throughout. Even silk ones.
There's the rather innocent heroine and the much more experienced,
older man. I had a fun time reading this one.
The story is told third person, but only getting into the
heroine's head. I forget sometimes how little the novels in this
time period tell about the heroes. By the end of the book, we know
very little about him and even less about his motivations.
I liked Claire. She was an independent woman who stood up for
herself and made a name for herself. I was a little disappointed at
the end that there wasn't more groveling by the hero (he was gone for
almost a year for pete's sake!) and that the heroine "obviously"
decided to quit her job to be a wife and mother when the hero
returns. It didn't feel true to the character that she'd just let
everything go for this guy. He was gone for a year and within an
hour of him being back, she's done being any kind of independent
person.
The book was a fun trip down the rabbit hole of 80's romance, but
I don't think it'll go on my keeper shelf. So far, I'll have to
stick with 80's Diana Palmer books for that.
