1. A Beauty So Rare #2
    Tamera Alexander
    Bethany House / 2014 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Angela Suzanne
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    March 27, 2014
    Angela Suzanne
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I really enjoyed this book. I related so well to Eleanor which made it a lot easier to get into. I was able to feel the emotions she felt and empathize with her struggles. I also loved the banter between Marcus and Eleanor. They made me laugh and root for them despite their secrets and circumstances that kept them apart. The characters have stayed with me after I closed the book and I wanted to continue their story even though the book was done.

    I disliked that Eleanor's father was put in an insane asylum because he had dementia but I know that's what was done in those days. It bothered me at times but I had to remind myself of the lack of knowledge about those illnesses in the past. I also didn't always understand what was said when it was written in German but it didn't bother me that much because I could often figure it out based on context or used a translator. I found it didn't take away from the story either if I didn't understand every word.

    As I stated earlier, I really enjoyed this book, mostly because of how well I related with Eleanor but I think it was also because it played on my empathy. I liked hearing about Eleanor working with widows and children and hearing about the impact she had on them. I've always wanted to reach people in a similar way so I loved hearing about her doing so. This is a historical romance so not everyone will enjoy it.
  2. MaureenT
    Syracuse NY
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Historical Nashville
    April 19, 2014
    MaureenT
    Syracuse NY
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 4
    A Beauty So Rare, or a woman that feels she is ugly and out of options as far as marriage goes. How sad, and on top of all her brilliant lawyer father, is suffering from dementia. She is now forced to sell her family home, and place her father in a mental hospital, and this is breaking her heart. She was raised with the proverbial silver spoon, and comes from affluent society, and cultured up bringing. Her Aunt by marriage to a deceased Uncle, is coming to her rescue for a short time, and helping with her father. So we enter and now live in Belmont Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, and here is splendor that we walk and enjoy with Eleanor Braddock. Through her I could almost smell the beauty of the flowers in the conservatory.

    The War Between the States has just ended and people are trying hard to get back to some normalcy of life. We travel the streets here in Nashville, seeing the differences in the people with much and the people with nothing. We also meet Archduke Marcus Gottfried, or Marcus Geoffrey as he is know by all here in the States. He is described as one very handsome, easy on the eyes, fellow. He has a gift in building and designing and working as an architect and on a side note, his passion seems to be botany, which brings him to be working at Belmont.

    Of course these two, Eleanor and Marcus are thrown together at various times, and you will love the compassion shown by both to various people, and unknown to one another some of the same people. Come and join them as they bicker and travel through the tunnel under the Conservatory, and although the book is rather long, you will hate for it to end. Not wanting to leave it, for real life, and wanting to know what is going to happen. Enjoy, I did!!

    I received this book through the Publisher Bethany House, and was not required to give a positive review.
  3. GodzGirl
    Calif
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    A Beauty So Rare
    November 28, 2015
    GodzGirl
    Calif
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 4
    I really enjoyed the two leading characters, and the back story with the flowers.
  4. Jolene
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Tamera Alexander delivers again!
    June 22, 2014
    Jolene
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    Eleanor Braddock's arrival at Belmont Mansion relieves some financial difficulties, but presents a new set of complications. Her wealthy and demanding aunt, Adelicia Acklen, provides her with a place to stay as well as proper care for her ailing father. However, Eleanor longs for more than an arranged marriage to a rich suitor of her aunt's choosing. She finds purpose and passion in serving the widows and orphans of the Civil War, but her endeavor brings her closer to Marcus Gottfried, an architect, botanist and man of secrets. Eleanor and Marcus have very different ideas about how to house the widows and orphans, yet even as they disagree, romance seems to unexpectedly arise. Read more in A Beauty So Rare by Tamera Alexander.

    A Beauty So Rare is the newest installment in Tamera Alexander's Belmont Mansion series. Though it's the second book of the series, it works fine as a stand-alone novel. I hadn't read the first one and didn't feel like I was missing anything. In traditional Tamera Alexander style, the book is long with plenty of twists, but the story never drags or becomes boring. I liked the character of Adelicia Acklen, but kept wishing someone would flat-out refuse to acquiesce to her. There was plenty character development for most of the characters and the romance was sweet. I recommend to fans of historical Christian fiction.

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
  5. Patsdream
    Huntsville, AL
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Post Civil War, Romance, Faith, Helping Others
    June 9, 2014
    Patsdream
    Huntsville, AL
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    This is the first book I've read by Tamera Alexander. It started a little slow but the pace quickly picked up and the characters aren't perfect. Eleanor is unusually tall for the day, she believes she is rather plain and almost past marrying age. When she has to put her father in an institution and moves in with her aunt, whom is wealthy and in a lot of the leagues for women in Nashville. Eleanor meets Marcus and believes he's an under gardener for her aunt's estate. Eleanor wants to rent a building and start a café. When she goes to her aunt for advice and help she is turned down. She finds herself helping widows and children to have at least one meal a day. There are so many of them and the line keeps getting longer for those who lost loved ones in the Civil War.

    This book shows the poverty of the widows and children left behind. New friendships abound, engagements by arrangements keep Eleanor and Marcus from being more than friends. Follow the characters in this book as they strive to not only improve their lives but those of others. You have those that truly live by faith, the women that can be so catty, others that give of whatever they have. I can see why Tamera Alexander is a well-loved author. I had heard so many nice things about her writing that I was glad to have received this book from the publisher (Bethany House) and Book Club Network. I received this book to read, review and to leave an honest opinion. All opinions are my own and any errors are mine. I do recommend this to any of Tamera Alexander's fans and those that are wondering if her books are really good.
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