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Review Date: 2/3/2009
Helpful Score: 1
So following the lives of the feral dogs living on your property may be interesting...but on the other hand...it's a story of poorly socialized dogs who do not receive enough companionship or attention from the people that "own" them.
Dogs have been changed from the wolves they once were into human companions. Denying them proper training, companionship and socialization in favor of some sort of "pack mind" that they can't fully attain as dogs...it's just cruel and sad. What dogs want most is not other dogs...but a loving home with responsible owners. This book does a disservice to that ideal.
Dogs have been changed from the wolves they once were into human companions. Denying them proper training, companionship and socialization in favor of some sort of "pack mind" that they can't fully attain as dogs...it's just cruel and sad. What dogs want most is not other dogs...but a loving home with responsible owners. This book does a disservice to that ideal.
The Italian Boss's Secretary Mistress (Mistress to a Millionaire) (Harlequin Presents, No 2613)
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Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Review Date: 1/14/2009
Not to completely pan this book...but it's one of those "so baad it's amusing" series romance novels. But well written enough to be worth a beach read.
Review Date: 1/14/2009
This is a great little vacation or relaxation read. Well written with plausable characters.
Review Date: 3/5/2010
Helpful Score: 2
Not quite as good as the Black Jewels novels...but still highly entertaining. Bishop's world building skills are good...her ability to get you quickly acclimated to her world so you can easily follow the story...well...it's a fault of ALL of her writing. Eventually...you do get a feel for the "where" of the setting...and then her story becomes engaging.
In this book...I would have liked more focus on the main character. I liked Sebastian...but I didn't really "get" his chemistry with Lynnea. I also liked Belladonna's character...but again...it took a while to piece together the back story...I kept going back to reread chapters to see if I was missing something.
Her saving grace...is her ability to write great scenes when her characters interact. Her dialogue is strong...the emotional overtones clear and engaging. And the take on good and evil...is novel. But not necessarily if you've read her other books...where demons and witches tend to be the hero figures.
By the end...I though her fantasy world was very well done.
In this book...I would have liked more focus on the main character. I liked Sebastian...but I didn't really "get" his chemistry with Lynnea. I also liked Belladonna's character...but again...it took a while to piece together the back story...I kept going back to reread chapters to see if I was missing something.
Her saving grace...is her ability to write great scenes when her characters interact. Her dialogue is strong...the emotional overtones clear and engaging. And the take on good and evil...is novel. But not necessarily if you've read her other books...where demons and witches tend to be the hero figures.
By the end...I though her fantasy world was very well done.
Review Date: 5/13/2009
Helpful Score: 4
Honestly...it's a pale copy of the Kushiel books by Jacqueline Carey...except with characters you can't sympathize with...and sex scenes that are...well...not very erotic. And the writing isn't that great.
Also...I kept reading "olfs" as "oafs" which was really distracting. Wanted to like it...but really didn't.
Also...I kept reading "olfs" as "oafs" which was really distracting. Wanted to like it...but really didn't.
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