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shmsy's review against another edition
1.0
eye rollingly (is there such a word!) bad and an implausible story line and that's saying something when it comes from one who reads a lot of romance books where reality is often suspended. Shades of stockholm syndrome since a kidnapper is a good kidnapper, as opposed to the drug gang of bad kidnappers...don't get me started.
thelibraryofalexandra's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
miss_moonshine's review against another edition
2.0
Cheesy, far-fetched and a little creepy. Just too much of everything.
katiev's review
4.0
3.5, but what the heck? I'll round up since this is by far my favorite DP (not that I've read many).
What I've disliked about some of her books is the in lurve h and the hot/cold H. He wants her and resents it. Stupid penis! Actually, she's not pretty enough or sophisticated enough for his not so little guy. Dammit, he's THAT awesome. Don't be a hater. *eye roll*
This hero wasn't such a bad guy. He had his jerk moments but he knew he wanted the h. He did get engaged to an eeeeevil OW, but that was to make Gracie jealous.
The heroine is a fairly typical D.P. Mary Sue. Is there any woman in Jacobsville who isn't an orphan with a deep dark secret making her fear sex? So far, there's been an orphan with a super powered hymen, an orphan victim of a serial killer, and now the orphaned daughter of a sadist who put her mother through hell and turned the h off ever having sex. I'd like to know the ratio of orphans to non orphans in Jacobsville. That town of 2000 has a vast overpopulation of EVERYTHING. It's hilarious.
So why all the bitching for 3.5 stars? It's not really bitching, I was actually very entertained. This was some OTT cheese-o-rama. I was seriously disappointed when Tiny Tim didn't pop up and say 'God bless us, every one' at the end.
The evil OW was priceless. I love animals, but I can't stop giggling over her master plan to have the h's elderly cat, Mumbles, euthanized. He'd just gotten out of the vet hospital for a kidney infection! Yeah, he scratches the furniture, but this is friggin Mumbles we're talking about here. Jason gave her to Gracie when she was orphaned, doesn't that mean anything? Maybe the OW was just angry at her parents for naming her Kitty.
Don't worry, both Mumbles and Gracie along with the other misfits from Jason's mansion were sheltered by good ole Barbara from the diner.
Of course that didn't stop Gracie from being kidnapped and held for ransom by a deposed S American dictator. He was a swell guy though. Just ask any of the 500 secret Feds hiding out in Jacobsville.
What I've disliked about some of her books is the in lurve h and the hot/cold H. He wants her and resents it. Stupid penis! Actually, she's not pretty enough or sophisticated enough for his not so little guy. Dammit, he's THAT awesome. Don't be a hater. *eye roll*
This hero wasn't such a bad guy. He had his jerk moments but he knew he wanted the h. He did get engaged to an eeeeevil OW, but that was to make Gracie jealous.
The heroine is a fairly typical D.P. Mary Sue. Is there any woman in Jacobsville who isn't an orphan with a deep dark secret making her fear sex? So far, there's been an orphan with a super powered hymen, an orphan victim of a serial killer, and now the orphaned daughter of a sadist who put her mother through hell and turned the h off ever having sex. I'd like to know the ratio of orphans to non orphans in Jacobsville. That town of 2000 has a vast overpopulation of EVERYTHING. It's hilarious.
So why all the bitching for 3.5 stars? It's not really bitching, I was actually very entertained. This was some OTT cheese-o-rama. I was seriously disappointed when Tiny Tim didn't pop up and say 'God bless us, every one' at the end.
The evil OW was priceless. I love animals, but I can't stop giggling over her master plan to have the h's elderly cat, Mumbles, euthanized. He'd just gotten out of the vet hospital for a kidney infection! Yeah, he scratches the furniture, but this is friggin Mumbles we're talking about here. Jason gave her to Gracie when she was orphaned, doesn't that mean anything? Maybe the OW was just angry at her parents for naming her Kitty.
Don't worry, both Mumbles and Gracie along with the other misfits from Jason's mansion were sheltered by good ole Barbara from the diner.
Of course that didn't stop Gracie from being kidnapped and held for ransom by a deposed S American dictator. He was a swell guy though. Just ask any of the 500 secret Feds hiding out in Jacobsville.
laura_sorensen's review
2.0
It was too hard to get past the premise; the writing was very 80s; and the hero was not really all that likeable.
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