Swept Away

Rating:
Summary: Dull and Boring
Review: I love historical romances, and for that reason, it's pretty hard for me to really not like one. But this book is one that I particularly didn't like. Since I'd spent a small fortune purchasing the unabridged audio version, I really tried to like it, but to no avail.

Generally speaking, the book is lackluster. There's little to no real excitement in it. I'll admit there was a scene or two that I thought were pretty decent, but overall, this book just doesn't have "it".

The majority of the characters were lifeless dull people that weren't very likeable. Most of them seemed to dislike the main female character, Eden, for one reason or another, and so she moved from one bad set of circumstances to another.

And to make matters worse, Raven, one of the men and major characters in this book, didn't improve her lot. Raven is one character that I didn't like at all. He was selfish, cruel, and spiteful. Even when he was supposedly feeling love towards Eden, he still seemed like a mean person. I couldn't understand why or how she could return any semblance of feelings outside of scorn. Since I didn't like Raven, and I questioned Eden's sense of self-respect for caring for him, the book was very hard to enjoy. It was like watching a cat toy with and torture a mouse for an extended period of time.

Historical romances usually include just that, romance. For the majority of this book, there was little of that. Yes, two people were thrown together and yes there was some emotional interaction between them, but "love" ... I don't think so. Tolerance or resignation seemed to be the prevailing emotion.

As for the good things, the dialog was decent and the descriptions were okay. But the poor storyline and unlikeable characters outweighed those positives.

This is my first Phoebe Conn book and I must say, it didn't inspire me to go in search of another. This is definitely a book that you should check out from the library IF you decide to read it.

Rating:
Summary: Under average at best...
Review: I love historical romances, and for that reason, it's pretty hard for me to really not like one. But this book is one that I particularly didn't like. Since I'd spent a small fortune purchasing the unabridged audio version, I really tried to like it, but to no avail.

Generally speaking, the book is lackluster. There's little to no real excitement in it. I'll admit there was a scene or two that I thought were pretty decent, but overall, this book just doesn't have "it".

The majority of the characters were lifeless dull people that weren't very likeable. Most of them seemed to dislike the main female character, Eden, for one reason or another, and so she moved from one bad set of circumstances to another.

And to make matters worse, Raven, one of the men and major characters in this book, didn't improve her lot. Raven is one character that I didn't like at all. He was selfish, cruel, and spiteful. Even when he was supposedly feeling love towards Eden, he still seemed like a mean person. I couldn't understand why or how she could return any semblance of feelings outside of scorn. Since I didn't like Raven, and I questioned Eden's sense of self-respect for caring for him, the book was very hard to enjoy. It was like watching a cat toy with and torture a mouse for an extended period of time.

Historical romances usually include just that, romance. For the majority of this book, there was little of that. Yes, two people were thrown together and yes there was some emotional interaction between them, but "love" ... I don't think so. Tolerance or resignation seemed to be the prevailing emotion.

As for the good things, the dialog was decent and the descriptions were okay. But the poor storyline and unlikeable characters outweighed those positives.

This is my first Phoebe Conn book and I must say, it didn't inspire me to go in search of another. This is definitely a book that you should check out from the library IF you decide to read it.

Rating:
Summary: Dull and Boring
Review: I've read multiple books by Phoebe Conn and I must say that this is definitely NOT one of her best. This book seemed to be a waste of time and money, unless you have an over-abundance of either.

The main characters were described farely well, but that was all. Eden Sinclair, the main female character, was supposed to have high morals and an extreme amount of passion, etc. However, I could not find an ounce of either. She married within a week of the death of her "one true love", and to his selfish nephew. She was in his bed the very night of his death.

The romantic scenes left a lot to be desired. Their romance included kissing passionately and then falling asleep. All that Eden and Raven, her dead husband's nephew, have going for each other is "passion", if you could really call it that.

I would not purchase this book if you can find it at the library or a friends.

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic Historical Romance
Review: This author has a gift of discription of places, peoples and scenes that is unmatched in my humble opinon. The intimate scenes are so vivid that it takes your breath away. I read the unabridged audio book and now I want to find the written book. Any budding author could take lessons from this lady. The characters are fantastic. I'd love to see a sequel to this book.