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Summary: True Bliss -- An Intense Romance
Review: "True Bliss" is a modern romance with scalding love scenes and a delicious hero. I fell in love with Sebastian after the first page, as well as the author's straightforward writing style. There are so few well-written modern romances, but I'd have to say that Stella Cameron does them well. The only parts I disliked was the plot and secondary characters, some of which I found were unnecessary and very contrived. The romance part, on the other hand, was absoloutly stunning and flawless. With exception of the plot (which another viewer has said as "disjointed," and I agree), it's a very worthwhile read. Some of the scenes in there will have you fanning yourself for air, and I found that skipping over the irrelevant parts don't really matter in the end anway. I'd definetly recommend this book to romance readers. Downside: A bad plot. Upside: An outstanding romance. If you don't mind skipping parts, I can promise you'll enjoy most of the book.
Rating:
Summary: True Bliss -- An Intense Romance
Review: "True Bliss" is a modern romance with scalding love scenes and a delicious hero. I fell in love with Sebastian after the first page, as well as the author's straightforward writing style. There are so few well-written modern romances, but I'd have to say that Stella Cameron does them well. The only parts I disliked was the plot and secondary characters, some of which I found were unnecessary and very contrived. The romance part, on the other hand, was absoloutly stunning and flawless. With exception of the plot (which another viewer has said as "disjointed," and I agree), it's a very worthwhile read. Some of the scenes in there will have you fanning yourself for air, and I found that skipping over the irrelevant parts don't really matter in the end anway. I'd definetly recommend this book to romance readers. Downside: A bad plot. Upside: An outstanding romance. If you don't mind skipping parts, I can promise you'll enjoy most of the book.
Rating:
Summary: True Bliss -- An Intense Romance
Review: "True Bliss" is a modern romance with scalding love scenes and a delicious hero. I fell in love with Sebastian after the first page, as well as the author's straightforward writing style. There are so few well-written modern romances, but I'd have to say that Stella Cameron does them well. The only parts I disliked was the plot and secondary characters, some of which I found were unnecessary and very contrived. The romance part, on the other hand, was absoloutly stunning and flawless. With exception of the plot (which another viewer has said as "disjointed," and I agree), it's a very worthwhile read. Some of the scenes in there will have you fanning yourself for air, and I found that skipping over the irrelevant parts don't really matter in the end anway. I'd definetly recommend this book to romance readers. Downside: A bad plot. Upside: An outstanding romance. If you don't mind skipping parts, I can promise you'll enjoy most of the book.
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Summary: Not the best of Stella Cameron
Review: Bliss Winters and Sebastian Plato were secret sweethearts in high school. They decided to run off and get married but Sebastian never showed up. His sister came to see Bliss and told her that Sebastian has left town to marry another girl. Fifteen years later, Sebastian came back a wealthy man, divorced and wanted to start over again with Bliss. Professor Bliss Winters had tried her whole life to live up to her parents' expectation. She was a respectful woman in Bellevue and her father was the potential candidate to be the next president. Sebastian's return seemed to be a threat to the folks in town. Bliss' parents, friends, Sebastian's sister, and business partner tried their best to kick Sebastian back to New York throughout the story for different reasons. "Sebastian Plato was bad news" seems to be an exciting start to the story but unfortunately it is not. Ms. Cameron has written a very straightforward story with an outrageous sensual plot, suspense, and murder with some ugly and hateful secondary characters. The book is actually quite boring in the first few chapters until the murder of the investigator employed by Sebastian to watch over Bliss. TRUE BLISS is one of those you either love or hate. The hero and heroine are the only likeable people and most of the secondary characters are hateful. Sex, greed and money are the elements running throughout the book.
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Summary: Not the best of Stella Cameron
Review: Bliss Winters and Sebastian Plato were secret sweethearts in high school. They decided to run off and get married but Sebastian never showed up. His sister came to see Bliss and told her that Sebastian has left town to marry another girl. Fifteen years later, Sebastian came back a wealthy man, divorced and wanted to start over again with Bliss. Professor Bliss Winters had tried her whole life to live up to her parents' expectation. She was a respectful woman in Bellevue and her father was the potential candidate to be the next president. Sebastian's return seemed to be a threat to the folks in town. Bliss' parents, friends, Sebastian's sister, and business partner tried their best to kick Sebastian back to New York throughout the story for different reasons. "Sebastian Plato was bad news" seems to be an exciting start to the story but unfortunately it is not. Ms. Cameron has written a very straightforward story with an outrageous sensual plot, suspense, and murder with some ugly and hateful secondary characters. The book is actually quite boring in the first few chapters until the murder of the investigator employed by Sebastian to watch over Bliss. TRUE BLISS is one of those you either love or hate. The hero and heroine are the only likeable people and most of the secondary characters are hateful. Sex, greed and money are the elements running throughout the book.
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Summary: Disjointed plot, disappointing characters, buyer beware!
Review: I bought this book at the local book store without reading any reviews, a mistake on my part. I've read other books by Ms Cameron and been pleased, not so with this one. I actually checked the copy right date thinking this must be a reprint of an earlier work {NOT!} as the plot and character development were so lacking. I have learned my lesson and won't buy another of her books without first reading reviews...burn me once shame on you, burn me twice shame on me.
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Summary: starts off good but in the end too many plot twists
Review: I started off liking this book but midway through I got kinda annoyed with the plot twists. I enjoyed how Bliss and Sebastian reacted to each other. And their love scenes are steamy and innovative. However, the general plot is just too all over the place. It tries to cram too many pieces into the puzzle and quite obviously some don't fit. This detracts attention away from the main couple Bliss and Sebastien.
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Summary: True Mess
Review: I won't go over the plot as other reviewers already have. As for the rating if possible I would have given this a 2 and a half star because the story line had potential. What bogs the story down and is at times confusing is the dialog. It is so stiff and stilted reading it becomes the same as watching bad actors reading their lines. The book from dialog to plot was too static for me. Ms Cameron never developes a flow.
Also somewhat alarming is the lack of communication between the main protagonists. Sebastion falls back to the 1980s romantic hero where sex is used to work through any problem. Bliss, a woman we are suppose to believe stood up to her domineering parents,but when dealing with Sebation she just melts, or runs and then melts, or says no but doesn't mean it and melts, or......I hope you see a pattern here.
Finally, the apparently savy Sebastion has no clue as to the rather sexually deviant people around him. I found this aspect overdone and rather gratuitous. I think I'll take back that 1/2 star.
Rating:
Summary: True Mess
Review: I won't go over the plot as other reviewers already have. As for the rating if possible I would have given this a 2 and a half star because the story line had potential. What bogs the story down and is at times confusing is the dialog. It is so stiff and stilted reading it becomes the same as watching bad actors reading their lines. The book from dialog to plot was too static for me. Ms Cameron never developes a flow.
Also somewhat alarming is the lack of communication between the main protagonists. Sebastion falls back to the 1980s romantic hero where sex is used to work through any problem. Bliss, a woman we are suppose to believe stood up to her domineering parents,but when dealing with Sebation she just melts, or runs and then melts, or says no but doesn't mean it and melts, or......I hope you see a pattern here.
Finally, the apparently savy Sebastion has no clue as to the rather sexually deviant people around him. I found this aspect overdone and rather gratuitous. I think I'll take back that 1/2 star.
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Summary: Pretty Good, a fun read!
Review: I've just recently discovered Stella Cameron and I intend to read some of her historical romances as well. I found this book entertaining with it's main characters having once lost their love, and then regaining it again after so many years. Some of the characters living around Bliss sounded really weird but those kinds of people really do exist. I did enjoy the mystery that was weaved into the story, it added greatly to the story. One of the characters, Polly Crow has her story continued in "Guilty Pleasures" which in turn also came from "Sheer Pleasures". I liked those two better, but I did enjoy this one . If you enjoy Stella Cameron, I recommend you read this one too.
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