The Proposal
by Mary Balogh
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Critic Rating
57%
Critic Reviews: 17
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Reader Rating
80%
Reader Ratings: 145
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Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh comes the long-awaited story of one of her most beloved characters, Lady Gwendoline Muir-the heart-rending tale of a wounded woman who learns to love again. Lady Gwendoline Muir has experienced her fair share of tragedies in her short life-she lost her husband to a freak accident and developed a limp after falling from horseback. Still young, Gwen is sure that she's done with love...and that she will never... more
About Mary Balogh
- All Critics: 17
- Positive: 12
- Negative: 5
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Romance at Random | 3 May 2012
THE PROPOSAL is both moving and entertaining and the beginning of what promises to be an outstanding series.
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Heroes and Heartbreakers | 1 May 2012
The Proposal quietly and movingly explores the love story of two people who always communicate honestly, often with dry, self-deprecating humor.
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The Brazen Bookworm | 30 Apr 2012
It has all the hallmarks of a Balogh book — lovely descriptions, well-defined characters, sweet dialogue (if slightly on the stilted side) — but it was missing her standard romantic spark.
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All About Romance
... I would strongly recommend this novel to any lover of historical romance or really romance in general. It is a lovely tale about two people finding they are best when they face the world together.
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It's My Genre, Baby | 6 May 2012
It is a book of missed opportunity. Balogh builds a wealth of back history for the characters and then does nothing with it.
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The Romance Reader
The Proposal was fresh and sweet, even considering it's of a genre and from an author that are perennially both.
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Rosario's Reading Journal | 17 May 2012
Balogh caught and kept my attention through having fantastic characters, each of whom had very real issues they needed to work through.
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A Girl, Books and Other Things | 28 Jun 2012
...I felt like there was a lot of info-dump in this book, the narration went on and on, and the characters talked and talked, but the story were no where for a lot of the book.
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Impressions | 8 May 2012
It is still a historical romance that I recommend if you like character driven novels with a subtle touch.
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CK2S Kwips and Kritiques | 2 Jul 2012
Bottom line: THE PROPOSAL was a glorious story, it had angst, lovely supporting characters, and a quite beautiful and sensual romance.
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Kay's Blog | 10 May 2012
This was a slow read for me, dare I say laborious.
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Publishers Weekly | 12 Mar 2012
Beautifully characterized and with a gracefully developed romance, this is a historical romance of unusual thoughtfulness and depth from one of the best writers in the genre.
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The Bookwyrm's Hoard | 11 Jun 2012
Interesting, sympathetic characters are a hallmark of Mary Balogh's writing, and The Proposal does not disappoint in this arena.
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Gigi's Romance Reviews | 20 May 2012
Mary Balogh writes some of the best sex scenes. She handles them with taste but does not leave out the feelings of passion and love
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Aneca's World | 1 Jun 2012
...she moves me to tears one minute and makes me give a happy sigh the next.
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Genre Go Round Reviews | 15 May 2012
The storyline is fun to follow as the protagonists believe they are unsuited for each other and besides neither want a relationship so as Tina Turner says “What’s Love Have To Do It?”
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