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Review Date: 12/28/2013
***MINOR SPOILER***
This was an intoxicating, wonderful, quick read. It dark sensuous, emotional and enticing. I love the changing in the main characters Wrath and Beth as the book gets deeper although I wish that Darius' death hadn't happened so soon in the beginning. The author tried to play it like this was a HUGE hit to the brotherhood but because we didn't really know him it didn't feel like a big thing. Great juggling of the different story line's and hard intense lovemaking. A definite read for any paranormal romance lover.
This was an intoxicating, wonderful, quick read. It dark sensuous, emotional and enticing. I love the changing in the main characters Wrath and Beth as the book gets deeper although I wish that Darius' death hadn't happened so soon in the beginning. The author tried to play it like this was a HUGE hit to the brotherhood but because we didn't really know him it didn't feel like a big thing. Great juggling of the different story line's and hard intense lovemaking. A definite read for any paranormal romance lover.
Review Date: 8/13/2013
It was unrealistic and a little boring, but not unworthy of my time. I honestly did not like the leading characters and that is possibly why I did not thoroughly enjoy reading this book.
(Please forgive me I cannot remember the main characters names and I have already gotten rid of the book) Although [the mans] character is strong and gentle yet pressing he is far to ok with keeping secrets that are obviously tearing his relationship apart and often blames {her} for not blindly trusting a stranger, who she married for some odd reason. {She} comes off as kind of a cry baby, baldly implying that she had been sexually, emotionally and/or physically abused. Cheating is no easy thing to deal with by any means but with the way she acted was only a cry for attention. I also did not understand the preface of her losing her job before all of this junk happened, I think this book was the authors bad attempt at "when it rains it pours..."
There isn't a whole lot of warmth or sense of reason in this novel and it kind of left me wanting something else. It wasn't horrible but if I could fall in a river and go back in time I might leave myself a letter to not WASTE my time reading this book.
(Please forgive me I cannot remember the main characters names and I have already gotten rid of the book) Although [the mans] character is strong and gentle yet pressing he is far to ok with keeping secrets that are obviously tearing his relationship apart and often blames {her} for not blindly trusting a stranger, who she married for some odd reason. {She} comes off as kind of a cry baby, baldly implying that she had been sexually, emotionally and/or physically abused. Cheating is no easy thing to deal with by any means but with the way she acted was only a cry for attention. I also did not understand the preface of her losing her job before all of this junk happened, I think this book was the authors bad attempt at "when it rains it pours..."
There isn't a whole lot of warmth or sense of reason in this novel and it kind of left me wanting something else. It wasn't horrible but if I could fall in a river and go back in time I might leave myself a letter to not WASTE my time reading this book.
Review Date: 8/15/2013
Helpful Score: 3
I am utterly shocked that this book/series has such a high rating! It's the reason why I was suckered in.
Long story short (pun intended) if you enjoy long winded, well written romance novels with lovable, well written characters that you can't help but NOT care about, gratuitous sex, rape, brutality, 50 pages of boring everyday life filled with passionate 2 page sequences of intense wonderful drama and a book that you will PROBABLY only read half of because the other half is you skipping through the stuff that just shouldn't be there (it's so pointless) like seriously, there were almost 10 pages of Claire cleaning out her supply cabinets at one point.
Diana Gabaldon, you should try learning about SUBTEXT.
At first I thought this book was BORING, I understand setting the scene but COME ON and get to the point! After I skipped the first 10th of the book I fell in love with the setting and the characters, it was lovely, and then came that thrumming boring lull of a whole lot of nothing. I am almost surprised that the author didn't write about how many times claire went to the bathroom for as much nothing was mentioned in this book.
All in all, It's not horrible, it's a very well written book but it almost feels like an unfinished, unrefined product. Dissappointing.
Long story short (pun intended) if you enjoy long winded, well written romance novels with lovable, well written characters that you can't help but NOT care about, gratuitous sex, rape, brutality, 50 pages of boring everyday life filled with passionate 2 page sequences of intense wonderful drama and a book that you will PROBABLY only read half of because the other half is you skipping through the stuff that just shouldn't be there (it's so pointless) like seriously, there were almost 10 pages of Claire cleaning out her supply cabinets at one point.
Diana Gabaldon, you should try learning about SUBTEXT.
At first I thought this book was BORING, I understand setting the scene but COME ON and get to the point! After I skipped the first 10th of the book I fell in love with the setting and the characters, it was lovely, and then came that thrumming boring lull of a whole lot of nothing. I am almost surprised that the author didn't write about how many times claire went to the bathroom for as much nothing was mentioned in this book.
All in all, It's not horrible, it's a very well written book but it almost feels like an unfinished, unrefined product. Dissappointing.
Review Date: 12/16/2013
Helpful Score: 2
Boring with a side of romance
Thats how I would describe this book in one sentence. Half of the book is worthless character development that goes nowhere and makes the main character, Georgette, a rather unlikeable prude. Now I am not saying that THAT little hiccup does NOT suit a lady of the mid 1800's, but I doubt that a woman like Lady Georgette Thorton is depicted would have a whore for a ladies maid or even be allowed to travel without a ladies escort. Also James is painfully chivalrous and I cannot understand where that comes from even with his poorly written, albeit brief glimpse of his history. To me this books speaks volumes of an inexperienced writer who did little to no research prior to typing up this book. Bravo to the author for presenting a completed work but it could have used a lot of tweaking before it's being published. All in all, I would not turn my nose up if Jennifer McQuiston published other books, but she would not be the first romance I would reach for.
Thats how I would describe this book in one sentence. Half of the book is worthless character development that goes nowhere and makes the main character, Georgette, a rather unlikeable prude. Now I am not saying that THAT little hiccup does NOT suit a lady of the mid 1800's, but I doubt that a woman like Lady Georgette Thorton is depicted would have a whore for a ladies maid or even be allowed to travel without a ladies escort. Also James is painfully chivalrous and I cannot understand where that comes from even with his poorly written, albeit brief glimpse of his history. To me this books speaks volumes of an inexperienced writer who did little to no research prior to typing up this book. Bravo to the author for presenting a completed work but it could have used a lot of tweaking before it's being published. All in all, I would not turn my nose up if Jennifer McQuiston published other books, but she would not be the first romance I would reach for.
Review Date: 8/2/2011
I found this book drawn out and boring to read, I'm not really sure what the author was attempting to convey it's a little everywhere.
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