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A review by deinnos
A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
4.0
4 out of 5 stars
WOW!! I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. This was probably the book that has been on my bookshelves the longest (over a decade now) and I knew it was time to finally pick it up. Oh and I’m so glad I did!
Rosamond really stood out to me as a strong-willed and level-headed female protagonist for a book written in the 1850s. To have someone like her be the leading lady, it definitely is revolutionary in its own right. Also, the amount of circumstances she found herself in in addition to the nature of her love interests no wonder this book was considered “too scandalous” to publish back then.
The plot is quite fast-paced and tightly packed with action and twists practically in every chapter. Some of those ending lines in the chapters had me gasping because I did not expect them at all! Two in particular were very pleasantly surprising in the best way possible. The only thing I wish was a bit different is that because at times it was so fast-paced the story didn’t get to breathe in certain scenes. This might be due to Alcott never gone to edit a final draft after being rejected by her publisher.
The love interests were definitely fascinating. Tempest is your obsessed stalker who will go to the ends of the world to make Rosamond his once more. Ignatius was the just, protective man who would do anything to keep her safe. Oh! And let me mention that he’s also a priest! There was this very tender scene between Ignatius and Rosamond and I wish it would have led to something a bit more. But I know that even having a priest as love interest back then was already crossing so many societal taboos.
The chase from beginning to end was very fun. It achieve its purpose of keeping the reader entertained and its end felt satisfactory. I couldn’t have envisioned a better ending but we warned this isn’t your happily ever after. I would say if you are a fan of dark/gothic romances pick this one up!! Louisa May Alcott was in her bag with this one and so glad it finally got to see the light of day even if it was a century later.
WOW!! I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. This was probably the book that has been on my bookshelves the longest (over a decade now) and I knew it was time to finally pick it up. Oh and I’m so glad I did!
Rosamond really stood out to me as a strong-willed and level-headed female protagonist for a book written in the 1850s. To have someone like her be the leading lady, it definitely is revolutionary in its own right. Also, the amount of circumstances she found herself in in addition to the nature of her love interests no wonder this book was considered “too scandalous” to publish back then.
The plot is quite fast-paced and tightly packed with action and twists practically in every chapter. Some of those ending lines in the chapters had me gasping because I did not expect them at all! Two in particular were very pleasantly surprising in the best way possible. The only thing I wish was a bit different is that because at times it was so fast-paced the story didn’t get to breathe in certain scenes. This might be due to Alcott never gone to edit a final draft after being rejected by her publisher.
The love interests were definitely fascinating. Tempest is your obsessed stalker who will go to the ends of the world to make Rosamond his once more. Ignatius was the just, protective man who would do anything to keep her safe. Oh! And let me mention that he’s also a priest! There was this very tender scene between Ignatius and Rosamond and I wish it would have led to something a bit more. But I know that even having a priest as love interest back then was already crossing so many societal taboos.
The chase from beginning to end was very fun. It achieve its purpose of keeping the reader entertained and its end felt satisfactory. I couldn’t have envisioned a better ending but we warned this isn’t your happily ever after. I would say if you are a fan of dark/gothic romances pick this one up!! Louisa May Alcott was in her bag with this one and so glad it finally got to see the light of day even if it was a century later.