Honor's Splendour

By: Julie Garwood

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

In the feuding English court, gentle Lady Madelyne suffered the cruel whims of her ruthless brother, Baron Louddon. Then, in vengeance for a bitter crime, Baron Duncan of Wexton—the Wolf—unleashed his warriors against Louddon's domain. Exquisite Madelyne was the prize he catured...but when he gazed upon the proud beauty, he pledged to protect her with his life.

In his rough-hewn castle, Duncan proved true to his honor. But when at last their noble passion conquered them both, she surrendered with all her soul. Now, for love, Madelyne would stand fast...as bravely as her Lord, the powerful Wolf who fought for...Honor's Splendour.

©1991 Julie Garwood (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Not great, but entertaining

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Although I appreciate that the lead female was not your typical character, I did find her annoying and weak. She comes across more like an addled old woman who is clueless about the world around her than a strong heroine. The continual lack of understanding of each other is somewhat forgivable as that is not that unrealistic with men and women, however it does wear thin.

Would you be willing to try another book from Julie Garwood? Why or why not?

Yes, she writes well and has convincing characters.

Did Anne Flosnik do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

It is hard to voice a strong male character as a female, so I won't fault her too much for that. Overall she did well.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Not likely

Any additional comments?

Some very steamy love scenes in this one. The author does not shy away from detail!

Loved it!!

Informative, funny, seductive read!!! This will be one of my all time favorites. Loved it.

Another enjoyable read from Julie

I love that Julie always has such a nice balance between love and honor with a spice of spirit. And of course a happy ending is always nice.

Recommended

Julie Garwood is at the top of my must read authors. I have read most of her stories multiple times. I have been reading her work for many years and she just gets better.

Set in a more barbaric time for England, one baron seeks revenge for the rape of his sister. Madeline, an innocent, gets caught in the middle.

Way too much explicit sex!

There was a lot about this book that I liked. The characters were well developed and likable. But I would have enjoyed it so much more without all the detailed sexual encounters.

Deja vue all over again

I have read three of Julie Garwood’s books in a row and noticed that she uses the same scenes, events and incidents in each story. It is difficult to keep the stories straight because of this.

Hold on a second—

I thought the Rapture was still a bit off. When did Beelzebub get here? And when did he take over Audible? Christ—oops, sorry—I mean, Devil, I miss everything…

Honor’s Splendor

I have owned this book for years. It is a good listen. Sometimes I wish she would catch on, but it wouldn’t be realistic. I loved her antics and her change for good. We need that now and then. I also love the narrator.

Classic Julie Garwood!

One of my favorite books by Julie Garwood! The narrator could have been better, but once I got used to her voice, it was okay.

Just as Good as Reading it yourself

This book has always been amazing and having it read just made it even better!