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Summary: A "Perfect Bore"
Review: I found this latest installment of the Cynster series to be dreadfully lacking. Where is the sexual tension and buildup? There is none. The subplot (murder) was equally lacking in tension. Indeed, I could not bring myself to really connect or care about any of the charactors.
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Summary: Not the best
Review: I had never read any of Stephanie Laurens books until I happened upon the Cynster stories. I totally fell in love with the Cynster's. This book was a disappointment, since none of the Cynster males but Simon where involved. The strong Cynster males with their devotion to family, but there determination to deny love is what made the series. While I still liked the book, I do not see how it is even close to drawing you into the essence of what the Cynster males where or how strong the females had to be to draw this type of male.
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Summary: Finally, an end to the Cynsters!
Review: I had one MAJOR problem with this book -- Simon and Portia have pages of discussion with themselves about what they are feeling and should they/will they connect with each other -- who cares!There's these 3 page long monologes with each one thinking about if it's gonna work, should they, could they, blah-blah-blah. I would get into the story and then, BAM, another long monolog ...frankly, they just needed to shut up.I was also recommended ALL FOR LOVE...Lucifier's story. I just never got into it. If I hadn't paid $6 for it, I wouldn't have bother'd finishing it.
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Summary: The Perfect Bore
Review: I have all of the Bar Cynster books. I was excited when I saw this on the newsstand, but very disappointed in the book itself. I would compare this book to a pornographic movie that has no plot just mindless, boring sex. There was no romance here, just graphic repeated sex. Not even real love demonstrated. The plot was good but it was constantly upstaged by the sex that seems a little farfetched to believe that Portia's reputation was not ruined by her behavior. I lost all respect for both Portia and Simon.
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Summary: The Perfect Lover
Review: I have enjoyed all the Cynster novels, some more than others, so I was excited to discover a new book in the series. It is written with Stephanie Laurens usual flair, but I was disappointed in it. This is a FAMILY series, and part of the fun of reading them is to meet old friends in the various stories. This time Simon is off at a house party which none of his family members is attending. The only person from the other stories who appears is Lady Osbaldestone and while she is great fun, she is only a collateral family member. It wasn't until we were about three fourths of the way through the story that I discovered that Portia Ashford, who Simon falls in love with, is the sister of Luc who married one of Simon's twin sister's, Amelia (On a Wicked Dawn).
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Summary: Boring
Review: I have read a lot of books by Stephanie Laurens, where the character are well thought out and appealing. This book lacked feeling. I felt nothing for the characters, no compassion, no sparks. Just ink on a page. The characters seemed to just be at a party, and they both decided that it was time to look for a marriage partner, and since they knew each other, (even though they didn't like each other) then why not I. The B story was lacking also, the characters had no depth and you did not care what happen to them. Don't waist your money.
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Summary: bad house party
Review: I love Ms. laurens novels especially those involving the Cynsters. This was just not in the same class as her other books. There were no visits from any of the other Cynsters even though one of their own was in danger, which is totally unbelievable. There was a murder and I really didn't care who did it. There was sex with no romance or even dialogue between the main characters. If Simon commented one more time how glad he was she did not engage in useless chatter I was going to scream. Honestly I don't know why I finished it except maybe I thought I would get a Cynster update in the end, even for diehard fans this book is not worth reading.
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Summary: Disapointed.
Review: I LOVE the Cynster series, but I was very disapointed with this book. I gave it 4 stars because it was pretty hot, but the plot was almost non-exsistant till over 200 pages in the book. I do not think it was better then On A Wild Night, or Wicked Dawn. I was really looking foreword to this book, and thought it was a huge let down. I will keep reading her books, but now I am wary. The end was much better then the first 2/3 of the book. The first 2/3 of the book is pretty much self-reflection on the characters parts, and while that is usually well and good, there is also usually a more interesting plot to go with it. Not so in this book. The plot was so flimsy, I could not find it till the end got going. Pretty sad. I am devoted to the Cynster series and read the books faithfully. The rest of the series is on my keeper shelf, I am still deciding weather or not to keep it, or get rid of it.
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Summary: Great, but a little too much sex
Review: I loved the Cynster novels, but lately, there have been an overabundance of sex scenes. I would prefer there be about half as many such scenes (which stills leaves a LOT), more sparkling conversation and other action as with the earlier Cynster books. Stephanie Laurens is a genius with conversation and social situations in historical England. Maybe an editor told her that more sex sells more books, but too much of it takes away from the story and it is getting to be too much.
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Summary: It had it's moments
Review: I must say that I that out of the seven books that I've read in the Cynster series this is one of the best. Actually I've only liked three. I find that Mrs. Laurens spends intirely too much time focusing on the sexual aspect of the each relationship. Seven sex scenes that are at least five pages long is out of control. It's like that's the only way anyone knows how to express there love, not so much actions and deeds. It's crazy. All that said, this book along with Devil's Bride and Scandal's Bride were the most straight forward. Simon and Portia communicated better as a couple better than any of her other characters in her previous novels.
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