tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post5140971224274294229..comments2024-03-27T03:28:56.209-04:00Comments on Ramblings on Romance Etcetera. Etcetera: Recent ReadsKristie (J)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-61927516488936909402010-07-05T17:36:54.779-04:002010-07-05T17:36:54.779-04:00Well, the very good book balanced out the not so g...Well, the very good book balanced out the not so good one :P Sorry that The One That Got Away wasn't so good. <br /><br />So glad you enjoyed The Conquerer. I have it in my TBR pile... but there's just so many books to read, Kristie!nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-52942845161888104512010-07-04T21:36:39.414-04:002010-07-04T21:36:39.414-04:00Orannia: I wouldn't consider her fiesty. She ...Orannia: I wouldn't consider her fiesty. She was smart and crafty, but very much within the context of the times I thought. So I didn't feel at that it was 21 century behaviour in 12 century England in Gwyn at all :-)Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-42265156936438932972010-07-04T20:52:37.226-04:002010-07-04T20:52:37.226-04:00Marcus was like a 12 year old inhabiting a much ol...<i>Marcus was like a 12 year old inhabiting a much older guy's body with about the same amount of depth to him as a head of lettuce.</i><br /><br />*attempts not to spill water all over keyboard* <br /><br />LOL!<br /><br />WRT The Conqueror..how fiesty is the heroine please? I'm always on the lookout for a good medieval, but...there is nothing worse that reading about a 21st century heroine in 12th century England.oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-74902652595176485132010-07-04T11:51:39.667-04:002010-07-04T11:51:39.667-04:00Sarah: No, I haven't tried Janice Kay Johnson ...Sarah: No, I haven't tried Janice Kay Johnson yet, but thanks for the rec. Since I am fairly new to this line and looking for authors, I will check her out when I'm once again buying books :-)Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-76388482581815119282010-07-04T08:26:36.416-04:002010-07-04T08:26:36.416-04:00Oh, dear! The Sobrato book sounds like one to miss...Oh, dear! The Sobrato book sounds like one to miss.<br /><br />I know you like angst in romance. Have you read any of Janice Kay Johnson's SuperRomances? I particularly enjoyed 'The Man Behind the Cop' and 'Match Made in Court'. They both deal with uncomfortable topics, but they're ultimately uplifting stories.<br /><br />I loved the first part of Kris Kennedy's debut book, 'The Conqueror', but the second half didn't work as well for me. However, I liked her style and I do plan to read 'The Irish Warrior'.SarahThttp://www.monkeybearreviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-77804372079253963772010-07-03T19:00:06.593-04:002010-07-03T19:00:06.593-04:00Wendy: *BG* As a matter of fact, I had to go over ...Wendy: *BG* As a matter of fact, I had to go over to Son #2's house to water his grass as he's away for the weekend and what should I pull out of my purse while I watched grass grow - but The Irish Warrior. I'm not very far into it so far - but enough so that I think I'm going to really like the heroine.<br />And I'll be curious to see what you think of the other one. Like I said I liked the heroine well enough except for her poor choice of men. But the hero(?) - nope. He had no depth to him whatsoever. So I'll be curious to see how you rate it.<br /><br />Leslie: I had it on my TBR pile that long too - but I'm sure glad I took it off and gave it a read. It really make me wonder why I haven't read as many medievals as I used to. It was very, very good with a great hero and heroine. Though as Wendy mentioned in her review, she was stubborn a wee bit too long. I mean she had this great guy and but she waited so long to trust him.<br />And as for the other book *sigh* I really hate not liking books. Though the writing was good enough that it wasn't a DNF - and maybe with a different sort of hero I might like her books. But Marcus - head of lettuce - hard to tell the difference.Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-26830097462572219032010-07-03T18:40:02.764-04:002010-07-03T18:40:02.764-04:00This means you have to read The Irish Warrior very...This means you have to read The Irish Warrior very soon (oh, like how about now?) because while I think I gave both books the same grade - if you were to corner me - I'd say I liked that one even MORE than her debut. And whoa doggie! The steam level? The steam level is off-the-hook!<br /><br />And crappity crap crap about the HSR. Sure enough, it's loaded on my Sony Reader right now with plans to review for TGTBTU. Let's see if I can finish it like you did - which I might be able to if the heroine works well enough. It's interesting - I can slog thru books that have not-so-great heroes but give me a not-so-great heroine and I'll slap a DNF on that puppy pretty darn quick!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-14812964142897483432010-07-03T14:42:18.208-04:002010-07-03T14:42:18.208-04:00LOL Not sure if I've ever heard the hero comp...LOL Not sure if I've ever heard the hero compared to a head of lettuce. It's too bad when you've got a good heroine and an idiot hero. :(<br /><br />Hey, you made up for it with the medieval! It sounds good and like you, I've had it on the tbr pile since last year. <br /><br />Great reviews Kristie!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.com