Lady of Conquest

by Teresa Medeiros

Book Overview

Will he surrender his kingdom for a kiss? They call him Conn of the Hundred Battles, the warrior-king who forged a nation from a land of isolated clans. As High King of Ireland, he rides with the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553581147
• ISBN13: 9780553581140
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

The fact that your SO upset means it's GREAT.

The fact that so many people (including myself!) are furious about this book is a statement in and of it's self. I first read it a few years ago and I've actually re-read it a few times since. I have vented and vented and vented... sometimes I was angrier with Conn than Gelina had the good sense to be... but never once did I complain about the writing. And not once have I seen anyone else complain about the writing. If we are upset with the characters it's because they were written SO well that we were able to develop an opinion. More than that, I felt that they acted "correctly" for their character all the way through even though it was certainly not romantic... at least, not the typical type. I definitely did feel the sparks through this story and I thought it was a more realistic vision of love than in most stories I've read. The big thing that I think would have changed most of the reviewers (and my own) opinions is the ending... it was SO unsatisfying that it left us all without the reasons to forgive Conn or understand why Gelina forgave him. I think that with a better ending this story could be amazingly powerful... because it already is amazingly powerful it's just that the abrupt ending leaves us frustrated and angry and I think that that is what you're hearing in all these reviews... it's a great, unique story, about wonderfully vivid characters written so well that it inflames the reader... I took emotion away from the book and I've thought back on it several times: I think that that is the true test. This book was NOT fluff and it was not disposable... the characters and their actions and my own emotional opinions haunted me and made me think. Apparently, though, the average romance reader isn't looking for that. (just remember that all my praise comes attached to the acknowledgement that the story does need a more qualified ending). Oddly enough this is one of my favorite books even though every time I read it I get furious all over again. Good writing elicits emotion... not always happy "awww"s, though. And love it's always happy "awww"'s anyway but it is love, even when it's completely messed up.

I NEVER WANT THE STORY TO END!!!

I really like this novel. It's better that Charming the Prince. I don't know what other say but I really like Gelina's character. She's the most courageous. When I read the last chapter I was a bit dissapointed because it just gave a short account on what happened. I wanted to read COnns declaration of love. I was dissapointed because I never want the story to end. I really like it very much. The flow and plot are very exciting. It kept me until four in the morning. I don't know why other found it boring. I found it really funny and hurty. :) LADY OF CONQUEST from now on will be one of my top-ten great books ever!! :) You should buy it, it's worth it.

As Much a Historical Novel as a Romance

I have never liked another book by Ms Medeiros as well. This book is generally disliked by people who read genre romances because it doesn't fit in any of the tidy pigeon holes that romance has become. It is wildly imaginative, wonderfully exuberant and not afraid to take chances. I sincerely wish that she had written more like this before becoming absorbed into the romance mainstream.

THE DARKER SIDE OF LOVE!!!!

I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN AND I WILL NOT PART WITH MY COPY. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE READ IN A LONG TIME. THE STORY OF CONN AND GELINA IS ENTHRALLING. READING SOME OF THE OTHER REVIEWS, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE EVERYONE BLAMING CONN WHEN GELINA STARTED THE KILLING!!! BUT WHEN THESE TWO CHARACTERS CAME TOGETHER THE SPARKS WERE FLYING. I THINK THAT THEY HAD AN OBESSIVE LOVE BETWEEN THEM BUT THAT IS WHAT MADE THIS BOOK REALLY SHINE. SO MANY OTHER BOOKS HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PLOT. THEY MEET, THEY HATE, THEY WED, THEY BED AND NOW THEY ARE HAPPY. IT IS VERY REFRESHING TO READ SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THERE WAS ALOT TO LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK.