Minx | 
| Author: Julia Quinn
Publisher: Avon
Category: Book
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 28453
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0380785625
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780380785629
ASIN: 0380785625
Publication Date: September 1, 1996
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Product Description
It Takes a Minx to Tempt a Rogue... Beautiful and feisty Henrietta Barrett has never followed the dictates of society. She manages her elderly guardian's estate, prefers to wear breeches rather than dresses, and answers to the unlikely name of Henry. But when her guardian passes away, her beloved home falls into the hands of a distant cousin. And it Takes a Rogue to Tame Her William Dunford, London's most elusive bachelor, is stunned to learn that he's inherited property, a title...and a ward bent on making his first visit his last. Henry is determined to continue running the Cornwall estate without help from the handsome new lord, but Dunford is just as sure he can change things...starting with his wild young ward. But turning Henry into a lady makes her not only the darling of the ton, but an irresistible attraction to the man who thought he could never be tempted.
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 Minx January 7, 2009
Julia Quinn is an exciting and riviting author. She has the ability to capture your interest in the first few pages and hold it until the end of every book.
tomboy goes glam November 5, 2008
I would like to give this 3.5 stars because it isn't by any means a bore or a waste of time, but I expected a bit more from Julia Quinn. (I'm giving 4 because if you want to read something sweet, Regency, and even a little funny...go for it.) I read it when I had a really lazy couple of weeks visiting someone and it was too hot to go out for much of the day. In that setting, this book was perfectly enjoyable.
basic, basic plot: Rakish man inherits property, tomboy girl attached to property becomes his ward. Crush on girl but decides to give her a proper season to show her to potential suitors. Girl loses tomboy look but is still pretty feisty and fun. If you don't know what happens next, you probably don't like romance novels.
It trotted along just fine until near the end - as in, more than 2/3s of the way through - a crisis came up that was probably added to give some semblance of suspense to the story. I didn't really like it because it brought out a nasty side to the likable heroine, and then it was resolved at the VERY end with very little development or a sense that the two now understood each other. This might not bother you as much, but I think the crisis should be something that gives the characters something to work on, not something tacked on at the very end.
At any rate, pick it up in paperback if you would like to read a standard Regency romance. As for the sex stuff, you get a lively description but still by no means crazy explicit.
 Not one of her best October 26, 2008
I've enjoyed any number of Julia Quinn's books, but this one was just ok. A good read with a happy resolution, as you'd expect in the genre, but I was furstrated by the fact that the heroine herself generated all the drama that made the second half of the book necessary. There was one particular manipulative act that made me hard to like her for the rest of the book and overall, she herself seemed to be the biggest obstacle to her own happiness. Unless you've read then all, I would reach for one of her other books instead- better payoff!
I wish I could give this five stars! April 9, 2008
I've read a huge number of Julia Quinn's books, but "Minx" was one that I'd somehow missed until recently. I loved the beginning of the book so much that I thought to myself it would be one to keep and cherish and reread. I'm sure I will reread and enjoy this story again, but sad to say the ending let me down a little.
The first portion of the book is brilliant. I come from Henry's part of the world so that added a little local interest for me. I adore Henry for being a slightly different type of heroine, having managed a farm she's capable, forthright and spirited, and although Dunford fits the more traditional rakish role he does have a surprisingly noble, selfless core under all the flashy smiles. Quinn excels at witty dialogue and I think this shows thorough the novel.
Things take a turn for the slightly predictable when we move from Cornwall to London, but even then Quinn managed to make what could have been a very cliche scenario interesting... BUT and here's where I had a problem (and as has been pointed out already), the final twist is unnecessary and carried on to the point of damaging the story.
I couldn't understand why Henry, who always speaks her mind, who we have been told countless times always speaks her mind, simply wouldn't confront Dunford, and Dunford- when did he become so cruel? It was as though their characters were completely changed for no apparent reason...
It disappoints me that the story was concluded this way because it could have been one of my favourite Julia Quinn books. I think when I do reread "Minx" I will have to follow the advice of the reviewer who suggested finishing at the proposal; up to that point I would have given it five stars.
I liked it but was also bored February 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I never really saw Dunford as a "rake". Henry was a little bit annoying. Overall only a passable read. I have probably read way too many romance novels. I probably would have like this one if it was one of the first that I had read. Since it's not, I was bored during parts of it.
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