tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post2071863766297300137..comments2024-03-27T03:28:56.209-04:00Comments on Ramblings on Romance Etcetera. Etcetera: Recent ReadsKristie (J)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-33465704837579153312015-03-12T18:25:52.745-04:002015-03-12T18:25:52.745-04:00SusiB - It's funny how different readers react...SusiB - It's funny how different readers react to different books isn't it? While I loved Alex myself, I couldn't stand Garrett. Yet you go to GoodReads or Amazon and there are very few people who didn't love it to pieces. That's why - and I don't always add, but try to - say "for me" :-)<br />And I think he loved playing hockey - it's just that the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father caused him to hate it. I have two sons and while neither of them played hockey, there are some real horror stories about some of the hockey parents. And while he hated it, he was very good and it did pay A LOT of moneyKristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-91086379965731355382015-03-12T12:58:57.434-04:002015-03-12T12:58:57.434-04:00I don't want to ruin the book for anyone, but ...I don't want to ruin the book for anyone, but I thought that Alex was a really stupid book. First of all - the hero is a very successful professional ice hockey player and hates the sport. That makes no sense at all. Nobody could ever reach that level of success doing something he hates. Also, when he starts his affair with the heroine, he keeps telling himself that he's going to screw up the relationship. He just waits for it to happen, as if we wasn't capable of seeing which kind of behavior is bad for a relationship with a woman, and consequently avoiding it. The guy had me rolling my eyes, scratching my head in confusion, and going wtf?? all of the time.SusiBhttp://www.susis-buecherblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-84485543226519609732015-02-28T16:33:20.449-05:002015-02-28T16:33:20.449-05:00Renee B - I was simply mad for the first book. I ...Renee B - I was simply mad for the first book. I loved Alex from the first page all the way through to the last page. It was Garrett's book I didn't like - I did kind of like him as a secondary character in that book. It was when he was the "hero" of his own book and then was more of a personal thing. I don't like hound dog heroes - at all. I have the same feelings of intense dislike for real rake heroes from historicals too - Dain from Lord of Scoundrels being the lone exception. And judging by the reviews for Garrett at GoodReads, I'm in the minority on not liking it. And I've read enough Sawyer Bennett books to certainly be on board for next book. I think she's a great author - just this one and the first book in the Last Call series I have rather strong negative reactions too.<br />Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-26907375432094896822015-02-28T14:53:41.670-05:002015-02-28T14:53:41.670-05:00I like this author too. I would like to try this s...I like this author too. I would like to try this series out, but I am sad that you didn't like it very much. Lover Of Romancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815249440754171341noreply@blogger.com