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Ecstasy by Nicole Jordan

bessc's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

goodreadswithlilz's review against another edition

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3.0

Raven Kendrick is the absolute Queen of self worth .

hspindlew's review

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2.5

Look, I've read a LOT of romance novels in the past while and have accidentally come upon some things that I hate in the genre: act 3 breakup 'fixed' or created by some random act of violence. 
So. One can imagine my annoyance here.
Also - too much sex that meant nothing to the story. It's a romance novel, part and parcel blah blah blah but I was frankly more interested, by the end, in how she could possibly describe his dick a different way each time. Meaty lance? Tumescent anglo-irish poker? Effervescently engorged erection?

thebookcoyote's review against another edition

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3.0

This book isn't bad. Although I realize that sex is an important part of romance novels, and I definitely don't want it taken out (by any means), I think that Jordan concentrates on the sex part a bit too much, to the detriment of the emotional relationship between her characters. Although this book is not as bad about this as "Passion," there's still not enough bonding between the characters in anything but a sexual manner. Anyway, the characters in this book are interesting and compelling, and the plot is interesting - definitely worth reading, but it would have been better if there had been a bit more emotional connection between the characters.

alilianaraquel's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 Estrelas
Opinião no blogue: https://a-lilianaraquel.blogspot.com/2020/07/opiniao-literaria-nicole-jordan-o-extase.html

lpineo's review against another edition

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5.0

This is the fourth of five books in Jordan's 'Notorious' series and my favorite so far. I really enjoyed the different settings, the characters, the imaginary lover, kidnapping, a strong woman, a man trying to choose between his brother and his wife...it all worked really well. 4.5 stars rounded up.

patriciasjs's review against another edition

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4.0

Opinião do blogue Chaise Longue: http://girlinchaiselongue.blogspot.pt/2014/01/opiniao-o-extase.html

Tendo crescido num ambiente militar, Nicole mudou de casa frequentemente graças às deslocações do pai, acabando por fazer o ensino secundário na Alemanha. Acabaria por regressar para tirar Engenharia Civil no Georgia Tech e hoje mora com o marido nas Montanhas Rochosas mais as suas crianças (os cavalos).
Com mais de vinte livros publicados, Nicole começou a escrever em 1987 e nunca mais parou. Cinco milhões de livros impressos, vários bestsellers e prémios, já a consagraram como uma das autoras mais lidas do género.
O Êxtase é o quarto volume da sua segunda série mais popular, Notorious, e a única publicada em Portugal. Está traduzido para cinco línguas e foi publicado pela primeira vez em 2002.
Apesar do primeiro livro desta série ter sido uns dos primeiros que li deste género foi também o único que tinha lido da autora até que, ao deparar-me com a sinopse deste livro, me deu as saudades, benditas sejam, porque ler O Êxtase relembrou-me do quão boa esta autora é. Com uma escrita apaixonada, escandalosa mas cheia de humor e romance, Jordan presenteia-nos com uma história fora do comum, um amor que queima e que mostra que a fantasia pode se tornar realidade, um romance que tanto nos faz corar como rir as gargalhadas, perfeito para levar a imaginação mais longe e que nos dá umas boas horas de entretenimento em que o tempo parece parar.
Escândalos, promessas, um casamento de conveniência e perigo, são os ingredientes deste enredo onde fantasia e realidade se unem, onde mundos diferentes eclodem e duas pessoas totalmente opostas se entregam a uma paixão que rivaliza com o sonho. Uma leitura fluída, a que não falta situações de tensão, seja de paixão ou perigo, feita de requinte e ousadia, este livro é um deleite, quer pela sua história quer pelas suas personagens. O romance, que começa picante vai-se adoçando e ganha muito pelas personalidades fortes do casal que acabam por nos dar tanto momentos de humor como de paixão, sendo um prazer observá-los enquanto passam pelas várias etapas do romance, da aversão ao amor incondicional. As fantasias de Raven e as tentativas de Kell de a conquistar são de destacar já que provocam alguns dos momentos mais hilariantes e apaixonados da história e primam por serem fora do comum.
Através dos vários elementos da história como a bastardia, nacionalidade irlandesa, casas de jogo, casamentos de conveniência, pedofilia, entre outros, a autora consegue dar-nos um retrato desta época, do seu cinismo e dos seus defeitos sem perder o humor ou o rumo. Estes elementos enriquecem a narrativa e complementam o romance na perfeição pois adiciona mais qualquer coisa à comum história romântica.
Mas, o que realmente nos prende a este livro são as suas personagens. Kell e Raven são um casal inesquecível. Completamente opostos, com personalidades fortes, sarcásticos e teimosos como tudo, eles deliciam-nos desde o seu primeiro momento juntos até ao final, seja nas discussões, nos interlúdios mais doces ou nas situações mais apaixonadas.
O Êxtase foi para mim um regresso em grande a esta autora e irei agora explorar os livros anteriores de certeza com mais vontade ainda.

kazen's review against another edition

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2.0

This book was decent all around, but there were a few things that bothered me.

The good:

- The writing and characterization in general are solid. The plot also gets going right from the start, which was perfect because my brain was itching for some action.

- I love me a marriage of convenience, and I don't think I've seen a set up quite like this one before.

- The hero and heroine's emotional baggage is a matched set but it doesn't grate or feel too contrived.

- There's more romantic suspense than I was expecting, but it doesn't take over the whole storyline. The action is compartmentalized into certain sections and it worked well.

- The steamy parts are indeed steamy. Ooo.

The not-so-good:

- While there isn't a Big Misunderstanding, as it were, the hero and heroine are awful at communicating. They just refuse to talk to each other, sometimes for days or weeks at a time. 'I'm just doing what the other person wants', they each think, which isn't wrong... but isn't right, either. It's amazing what lengths they each self-sacrificed without being sure it was a fruitful thing to do.

- Because they don't talk we don't get to watch the couple's love grow very much.

- The heroine gets kidnapped. Several times. And the way people cover for her first kidnapping makes no sense to me. Why would the family say 'she's taken ill' instead of screaming, 'she's been kidnapped!' and running to the police? I mean, what were they doing the whole time she was gone, just hoping she would turn up safe and sound? My brain does not compute.

- While I can't pin it on any one thing in particular, I never quite connected with the time period.

A somewhat enjoyable enh, and it did read fast, but an enh all the same.

loudestlibrarian's review

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3.0

2.5 * not Jordan's best by any means. Not enough intrigue.
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