tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post7458244789819739414..comments2024-03-27T03:28:56.209-04:00Comments on Ramblings on Romance Etcetera. Etcetera: Recent ReadKristie (J)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-69865957447089544762010-06-20T12:53:51.611-04:002010-06-20T12:53:51.611-04:00Anna: The one I started with was The Cobra and the...Anna: The one I started with was The Cobra and the Concubine, I gave it a 4.5 although there were two ahead of this one - The Falcon and the Dove and The Tiger and the Tomb. The book that follows TCATC, is The Panther and the Pyramid and I gave this one a 5 out of 5.<br />So - the series starts with The Falcon and the Dove, but I didn't start until book 3 and not having read book 1 & 2 didn't lessen my enjoyment of book 3 :-)Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-78862910911197916452010-06-20T12:07:11.316-04:002010-06-20T12:07:11.316-04:00Kristie, I've never tried Bonnie Vanak. Where ...Kristie, I've never tried Bonnie Vanak. Where should one start? If I read out of order, puppies die and mountains crumble.Anna Carrasco Bowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578980454918684962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-11567230997825678622010-06-18T21:56:23.517-04:002010-06-18T21:56:23.517-04:00Anna: Another author I highly recommend who writes...Anna: Another author I highly recommend who writes in this setting is Bonnie Vanak. She's written some great books!<br /><br />Li: I'm still waiting to see what she thinks of it. She was off today, but last time I asked her, Gage had entered the picture *g*.<br /><br />Another coworker was reading the copy of Wild at Heart by Patricia Gaffney I brought in for her. She stayed up until 3:00 am reading!! I have a few tired coworkers these days :-) She finished it and LOVED it. Today I brought her in To Die For and Drop Dead Gorgeous by Linda Howard. I warned her that many reader really didn't care for Blair, but I adore her.<br /><br />Ames: Oh you really should give them a try!! It took me a couple of attempts before I got into them, but once I finally got hooked, I got hooked real good.Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-50646305302789066842010-06-16T07:59:25.226-04:002010-06-16T07:59:25.226-04:00I read Wendy's review a while back and wasn...I read Wendy's review a while back and wasn't interested. But I do have Assassin's Honor in my tbr pile. :P<br /><br />That's cool about your coworkers reading romance. I should get to the In Death books - still haven't read them.~ames~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-41589058809226492472010-06-15T22:55:55.840-04:002010-06-15T22:55:55.840-04:00Great review Kristie! Sounds like a fascinating re...Great review Kristie! Sounds like a fascinating read, although perhaps not the right book for me (which probably doesn't make sense :)<br /><br />And WRT your work colleagues - LOL! Seduce them to the romance side...one book at a time. And great reply WRT Sugar Daddy. Hmmm, sounds like someone is investing in the characters big time. And I felt the same way as her...love Hardy!oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-87657955500213225892010-06-15T17:00:54.427-04:002010-06-15T17:00:54.427-04:00LOL @ your SD dilemma - I wouldn't have known ...LOL @ your SD dilemma - I wouldn't have known what to say! <br /><br />I haven't read Kismet or any of the Assassin's series, but those covers look great.Lihttp://bookdaze.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-70725121739416017742010-06-15T12:27:39.691-04:002010-06-15T12:27:39.691-04:00I loved Kismet and was very happy to see it review...I loved Kismet and was very happy to see it reviewed here. The whole unusual aspect pulled me right in. Would love to see more historicals from Ms. Burns.Anna Carrasco Bowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578980454918684962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-48564739197157906932010-06-14T22:09:46.000-04:002010-06-14T22:09:46.000-04:00Laurie: First off - I LOVE your avatar!!!! That i...Laurie: First off - I LOVE your avatar!!!! That is the AWESOME. I haven't gotten very far into Assassin's Honor yet - people at work are playing with my Kobo and my place got lost, so it's too early to tell - but I think I liked the beginning of Kismet better - but it is early *g*.<br /><br />AL: I enjoyed it. At times I cuda smacked Sasheen upside the head, especially in one part that led to bad stuff, but it was so refreshing to read such an unusual setting and a real honest to goodness courtesan, that I recommend it.<br /><br />Penelope: *laughing* then my job is done - at least with this book :-)<br /><br />I think all of us who have read SD hoped that would happen, but I also was happy with the way it did end. And then we have BeD, which is why I gave them both to her - so she wouldn't mourn for long - heh heh heh.<br /><br />Wendy: I had more issues with him than I did with her. But then I'm so easy when it comes to books *g*.Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-91421294300038299482010-06-14T20:29:42.774-04:002010-06-14T20:29:42.774-04:00I really liked Kismet. In some ways better than As...I really liked Kismet. In some ways better than Assassins Honor. Great Review!bittenbyromancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152343588558730551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-24906827846981223192010-06-14T20:15:46.313-04:002010-06-14T20:15:46.313-04:00After reading Wendy's review I hesitated to ge...After reading Wendy's review I hesitated to get <i>Kismet</i>, but I really want to read <i>Assassin's Honor</i>--the whole thing sounds sooooo good!<br /><br /><br />As for your coworkers... well, that's the most effective (albeit slow) way to take over the world: a person at a time ;-)aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-92003477046511818642010-06-14T20:14:00.780-04:002010-06-14T20:14:00.780-04:00You have totally intrigued me about this book....s...You have totally intrigued me about this book....sounds very cool! Great review.Penny Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729149456469452771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-70814613776137437462010-06-14T19:53:45.272-04:002010-06-14T19:53:45.272-04:00That is funny about your office. I think that was ...That is funny about your office. I think that was a great answer to offer your coworker on SD!! I wanted it to be how she wanted it, too, but was satisfied with that ending. <br /><br />I remember seeing Kismet around. Wow! That sounds like an intense plot. Thanks for the review!!!Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-49303405040153530022010-06-14T18:29:05.917-04:002010-06-14T18:29:05.917-04:00Kismet was one of those books I really wanted to l...Kismet was one of those books I really wanted to like (mostly because of the Not Fake Courtesan heroine) and just...couldn't. The complete lack of communication between hero and heroine drove me batshit after a while. But yeah, agreed that the setting was particularly well done.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.com