Review: Exceeded my expectations. Great book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2014
This is a great book. It is for those of you that love werewolves, the Victorian era, traveling, and romance. This book had me spellbound from the minute I picked it up. The characters are brought to life and you will love them immediately. I encourage you to take a look at this book and give it a chance.Now, a little about the book.The Hungarian is a thrilling tale of mystery, intrigue, and the unquestioning trust which comes from true love. Set in 1901 England the author takes her readers on a delightful journey through era appropriate travel from England all the way to Hungary.From the first page Katherine Archibald and Count Matthias Duma get caught up in a whirlwind romance that takes just a couple of months from hello to I do. They face challenges that most couples of any era don't normally have to face. He is a werewolf and expects total loyalty from those around him and he expects that from Katherine as well. His secret must be kept.Matthias is a widower trying to raise a young daughter with the dead wife's parents trying to take custody of his daughter away from him because he employs gypsies and traditional Hungarian servants which the ex-m-n-l is saying is bad for the little girl because they are witches and gypsies.Matthias has a "condition" where he is a werewolf, but for the rest of the world he makes them think he gets sick often. Often when it is a full moon.Katherine, an orphan raised by a loving uncle and his not so loving wife who abuses Katherine.She is a independent young woman with a great love for the stars, adventure and books.Katherine feels an instant kinship with Matthias daughter, and wants more than anything to have a family of her own and is willing to love the little girl as much as she would love a child of her own. Katherine is the one to recognize that the grandmother that is trying to get custody is a bitter old hag that would not treat the little girl well. The grandmother puts on a show for the world around them and spreads gossip about Katherine and Matthias to anyone willing to lend an ear.Katherine is very close to her cousin and finds out she is expecting right before the wedding. But Katherine accepts his proposal, and leave for his estates in Hungary anyway.He ages at a much slower rate than normal people do. He will age to about one hundred and fifty years according to the book, but there is an error in the book so, he could live for hundreds of years depending on how you read it in the book. (at least it was an error on my Kindle) while Katherine understands his concerns, and loves his daughter as her own, she longs to have children with her new husband. This is one thing they can't see eye to eye on.Matthias, is haunted by his first wife's unfaithfulness or the perception of it and finds it difficult to trust Katherine when his rival enters the picture. This is where the book gets interesting again. The first was when the grandmother tries to take the child away and now the rival who thinks he is Matthias's brother. That is another part of the rivalry that you will get to see. It is all quite interesting. Makes you think of where our DNA test come from in the first place.I love the book and I hope you do as well.