Thoughts of Summertime
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- Author：Jamie Martell
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Summary
For months Christine Daae has been taking lessons from a mysterious tutor， who refuses to reveal his identity and refers to himself only as her "Angel。" But when her father announces that he's arranged her marriage to the infamous Vicomte de Chagny， she is whisked away without warning and brought to his mansion to await their wedding day。 Lost and alone， Christine pines for her beloved Angel。 Consumed by grief， she spends most of her lonely days at the mansion trying to avoid the Vicomte's advisor; a formidable man who wears a mask and refuses to speak to her。 Will her Angel find her before it is too late？
Reviews
cassberrie
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TW: sexual assault， graphic violence （torture and murder）Eh， it was alright。 I didn't believe in the romance， there's too much "Oh my beloved Erik/Christine！" from both parties。 The fact that they were "in love" before the halfway mark was disappointing， since their whole romance was built off-page during the timeskip。 The tension was too easily resolved， and no characters had nuance。 You have the damsel who's always in tears， the mysterious badboy phantom， and the evil nobleman who will do what TW: sexual assault， graphic violence （torture and murder）Eh， it was alright。 I didn't believe in the romance， there's too much "Oh my beloved Erik/Christine！" from both parties。 The fact that they were "in love" before the halfway mark was disappointing， since their whole romance was built off-page during the timeskip。 The tension was too easily resolved， and no characters had nuance。 You have the damsel who's always in tears， the mysterious badboy phantom， and the evil nobleman who will do whatever it takes to have Christine。 This characterization of Raoul throws out all his redeeming qualities in the original to make him an abusive rapist so yikes。 Everything else is just too convenient， although I did enjoy that little bit at the end that kind of brings things full-circle to the Phantom story we know。 Also， that caricature of the wild cowboy from the rowdy state of Wyoming was about as realistic as Morris from Dracula。 Besides， I thought cowboys were supposed to have morals and save damsels， not perpetuate their suffering。 Alas， as an American I don't even get offended by American stereotypes but this was just a doozy。 Anyways， since I know that this is an AU fanfiction， I won't be rating it because the rules of fanfiction are very different from the rules of original fiction。 For instance， I cannot fairly rate the characterization or plot because this exists as a sort of add-on to an existing work where narrative shortcuts are taken （aka they assume you're already EC trash and don't need to be convinced of their love）。 Fanfiction is a very meta experience， especially when it comes to AUs where elements of the original are reworked into a different arrangement， and most fanfic will skimp on plot and worldbuilding for character interactions aka the "shippy" bits。 。。。more
Goth Gone Grey
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Action filled tale based on The Phantom of the OperaSome Phanfic is complete retelling of scenes we're already well too aware of， others are so loosely based on the characters that they bear little resemblance to those we know and love。 This book falls somewhere in the middle - some events are retold， though few， and characters are altered from the originals。 As an action and romance novel， it works very well。 This follows two of the primary character transformations common to Phanfic: tame Erik Action filled tale based on The Phantom of the OperaSome Phanfic is complete retelling of scenes we're already well too aware of， others are so loosely based on the characters that they bear little resemblance to those we know and love。 This book falls somewhere in the middle - some events are retold， though few， and characters are altered from the originals。 As an action and romance novel， it works very well。 This follows two of the primary character transformations common to Phanfic: tame Erik's snarling， angry tendencies， and demonize Raoul's spoiled， carefree demeanour。 Erik is still said to be a skilled assassin， but is handsome， lithe， and strong other than what his mask covers。 Raoul is cruel， spoiled， and far too accustomed to always getting his way， no matter the cost。 Our Christine， as ever， is the lost soul who adores her father （parents， here） and finds herself smitten with Erik before she even meets him。 Overall， it's as dark a read as the original， yet in a different fashion。 Some familiar other characters and rumors remain， nice touches all。 Rather than Christine being the lost girl between two powerful men， she's a fighter this time， with good cause - there are dark scenes that may be troubling for some。 I would read more from this author。 Writing and editing are both sound， an example below: "The last person she expected to see was Erik， yet there he was。 She could not fathom what his motivation could be after what she had done， but the possibilities that fluttered through her head were frightening。 He pushed into the clearing carrying an armful of logs for the fire。 The night seemed to be his friend， wrapping itself around him like an ardent lover。 It melded around him， making his eyes wild and luminescent。 The firelight danced off his mask and dark hair。" 。。。more
Shannon
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Halfway decent phantom adaption。 Christine and Erik meet in the woods with him as a voice。 Her father promises her to Raoul （who is portrayed as a total jerk in this， so if you really love Raoul， I'd recommend you skip this one） but little does she know that the dark and menacing advisor to Raoul is her angel。 Overall good story。 A bit far-fetched in some places， but good。 Halfway decent phantom adaption。 Christine and Erik meet in the woods with him as a voice。 Her father promises her to Raoul （who is portrayed as a total jerk in this， so if you really love Raoul， I'd recommend you skip this one） but little does she know that the dark and menacing advisor to Raoul is her angel。 Overall good story。 A bit far-fetched in some places， but good。 。。。more
Stephanie Turner
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a a WOWLoved it， the action was beyond belief。 With the Vicomte as a total creep and Erik trying hard to protect his Christine， the excitement never stops。
Emma Rose
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I thought this was a very good book。 It kept my interest all the way through。 Never a boring moment。 I loved the twist the author gave it。
Ann
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Superb twist to the Phantom plot - a nice mixing of all the essential plot features and main characters， with the inclusion of a few new faces （and absence of the incompetent Palais Garnier Opera Managers）。 Excellent descriptive language for a "vanity" publication with fairly decent editing （very few grammatical， spelling or punctuation errors）。 Of course， most importantly， our happy ending for Erik。 That's what most of us Phantom of the Opera fans get out of these books。 Also， although this has Superb twist to the Phantom plot - a nice mixing of all the essential plot features and main characters， with the inclusion of a few new faces （and absence of the incompetent Palais Garnier Opera Managers）。 Excellent descriptive language for a "vanity" publication with fairly decent editing （very few grammatical， spelling or punctuation errors）。 Of course， most importantly， our happy ending for Erik。 That's what most of us Phantom of the Opera fans get out of these books。 Also， although this has been done before， it is also satisfying to read about Raoul as the main villain。 （Yes， I know， not true to the original novel or for that matter true to the social code of the day - that the rich Vicomte has better social standing and good manners， therefore he is the perfect match）。 Then again， we've come further along （hopefully） in our society to try to tolerate the differences of others - so in this respect the modern take is an acceptable revision。 。。。more
Loverlypurple
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Really enjoyed this book。 Lots of action， suspense and of course romance。
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