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3.64 AVERAGE
men punishing women because they're in love with them and they can't handle it and/or because it's not reciprocated to their liking is SO tired. i think i have to accept that Luckiest Lady in London was this author's one hit wonder for me
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another one I finished ages ago and forgot to review, but I liked it! I thought the tension, conflict, and pacing were all well handled and I enjoyed the position that Vere is in by having to pretend to be stupid. I did feel like there was no reason for Elissande to have taken so long to figure out Vere'a himbo act, and feeling frustrated that they spent so long in a state of unhappy relationship limbo, but overall it was a good book. I like what Sherry Thomas is cooking.
slow-paced
Review: His at Night by Sherry Thomas
Rating = 4/5
Caliber SEAL: GREAT READ
Final Verdict: An engrossing tale that keeps you turning the pages.
Review goes live at 00:00 hours MVT, December 3, 2013!
Rating = 4/5
Caliber SEAL: GREAT READ
Final Verdict: An engrossing tale that keeps you turning the pages.
Review goes live at 00:00 hours MVT, December 3, 2013!
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Every romance novel needs an obstacle. The idea is that the characters are perfectly suited for each other but there is something that is stopping them from being together - some misunderstanding or some dark secret for example.
The first thing to do if you want to write a romance novel is to come up with that obstacle. Sherry Thomas came up with this: let's make the male lead really smart and handsome but let's make him pretend he is dumbshit because he is a secret agent and 'dumbshit' is his cover. Now the female lead is a clever girl so she is appalled by the fact that Lord Vere is as dumb as a box of rocks but also weirdly attracted to him because he has a six pack and a very big you know what (which she discovered when she accidentally sat on his lap). This is the situation I quite often found myself in so I could emphatise. I usually gave those guys the benefit of doubt, because, you know, it might just be that they were undercover secret agents. Sadly each time it turned out that they were bona fide idiots.
I can't give this book five stars because that's just embarrassing.
Here is what happened. Karen started a Readers Advisory group on goodreads (http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/43519.readers_advisory_for_all) and I wanted to be nice and posted a thread there asking for a romance novel that would fill all my requirements.
Mariel kindly provided recommendations..... Anyway, long story short - I woke up on Saturday morning and started reading it. Before I knew it was 4pm, I still hadn't taken a shower or eaten anything other than chocolate.
This is precisely the reason I don't read romance novels too often because I can't be trusted with them. I mean, thank God it was Saturday. Otherwise I would've probably called in sick or something.
The first thing to do if you want to write a romance novel is to come up with that obstacle. Sherry Thomas came up with this: let's make the male lead really smart and handsome but let's make him pretend he is dumbshit because he is a secret agent and 'dumbshit' is his cover. Now the female lead is a clever girl so she is appalled by the fact that Lord Vere is as dumb as a box of rocks but also weirdly attracted to him because he has a six pack and a very big you know what (which she discovered when she accidentally sat on his lap). This is the situation I quite often found myself in so I could emphatise. I usually gave those guys the benefit of doubt, because, you know, it might just be that they were undercover secret agents. Sadly each time it turned out that they were bona fide idiots.
I can't give this book five stars because that's just embarrassing.
Here is what happened. Karen started a Readers Advisory group on goodreads (http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/43519.readers_advisory_for_all) and I wanted to be nice and posted a thread there asking for a romance novel that would fill all my requirements.
Mariel kindly provided recommendations..... Anyway, long story short - I woke up on Saturday morning and started reading it. Before I knew it was 4pm, I still hadn't taken a shower or eaten anything other than chocolate.
This is precisely the reason I don't read romance novels too often because I can't be trusted with them. I mean, thank God it was Saturday. Otherwise I would've probably called in sick or something.
adventurous
funny
Sherry thomas tiene una manera de escribir bastante unica. Son una de la parejas mas divertidas que he leído, Fue bastante comico ver sus dobles personalidades. 3,5
You know when you are down to your last serving of a beloved dessert and kind of keep cutting pieces off. First you take half, then smaller and smaller servings? Well.
This is my last Sherry Thomas historical aside from her Lady Sherlock series, which I kind of gave up on. She's not always a slam dunk, you know, but it had me feeling things about being caught up with her histrom and wondering if there will be more. If there's not, I'm ok. Because I started with her when I started reading historical romance in earnest, and I still haven't found the time to revisit that book. I'm ok because I love a reread almost more than an initial read and I can revisit nearly all of her books.
I'm not going to review this. As usual, Sherry Thomas gives us a complex story of two people connected by fantasy but pretending and lets the facade slip little by little. I didn't connect to this like I do to others, but I still loved it.
This is my last Sherry Thomas historical aside from her Lady Sherlock series, which I kind of gave up on. She's not always a slam dunk, you know, but it had me feeling things about being caught up with her histrom and wondering if there will be more. If there's not, I'm ok. Because I started with her when I started reading historical romance in earnest, and I still haven't found the time to revisit that book. I'm ok because I love a reread almost more than an initial read and I can revisit nearly all of her books.
I'm not going to review this. As usual, Sherry Thomas gives us a complex story of two people connected by fantasy but pretending and lets the facade slip little by little. I didn't connect to this like I do to others, but I still loved it.
This is a re-read and I remember liking it a lot more. It was the first Sherry Thomas historical romance that I read.