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Summary: Truly Madly Yours
Review: I agree with one customer review completely. The femsle main character was trashy and small minded and the sex scenes did just seem thrown in. I got really tired of the male lead blowing hot and cold all the way through. The characters were just not too attractive. I like romances along the lines of the classic movie "African Queen", in which the the characters have conflict, but in a funny or interesting way.
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Summary: I couldn't put it down!
Review: I had to step on the bandwagon of fans for "Truly Madly Yours", and even though it was said so many times before, I had to say it again! This is a GREAT book!
But although I enjoyed this book very much, I have to first say that there are quite a few holes in the plot. (Spoilers follow) First, Delaney is angry at Nick for what happened ten years ago between the two of them. I can see that she was upset at the time, but surely as she matured she must have put two and two together and realized that he was not taking advantage of her? She's not that stupid, is she?
Second, um, did anyone pick this up - Her step-father could not father any children, because he had a zero sperm count, and yet, he managed to produce a bastard son from a one-night stand? I kept waiting to see some explanation (he got Mumps afterwards or something), but no, no explanation.
Third, this is not a plot hole, but I would have really liked to see an epilogue, where Ms. Gibson would wrap everything up for us - the money, the place where they would live, the parent's reactions, what happened between Delaney's mother and her boyfriend? I guess Ms. Gibson stopped in the right strategic place to leave us hanging - and wondering; and for the more imaginative ones among us - to concoct all the satisfactory scenes in our own heads. The ending certainly makes us think - but I DONT LIKE IT!
All in all, despite all the problems above, this was still a five star book. Why? This is a book that grabs you and pulls you in. Once I got past the first few pages, I simply couldn't put it down. This is a book about all of us, about real people, and it's funny in a way that will touch your soul. The ending is a "truly" happy ending, with just the right amount of everything to make it so. And the h/h are just right, too. Nick is not perfect, just the better side of normal, in my opinion. He doesn't do and say perfect things, and I like him alot better that way. Neither, for that matter, does Delaney. But we love her just the way she is!
Those reviewers who said this book was not about love did NOT read this book. Yes, he keeps saying it's not love, it's lust, but we the readers, know better. It's all the things he does, not what he he says, that make us, the readers, understand differently. And, yes, she keeps saying, "I hate him", but then she can't keep away from him, she can't tell him no. If she were some spineless girl who can't say no to anybody, the attraction would not be as believable, but we see her sticking up for herself all over the place, and if she simply wants someone, anybody, why does she say "no" to Steve?
And no, they do NOT spend the entire novel being nasty to each other. They are actually quite good to each other, except when they get into a fight (over quite understandable reasons). It's everyone around them who are nasty to THEM, to Nick and Delaney. I think everyone is actually quite horrid, and I think there are so many strikes against them that its a miracle they actually got together in the face of so much real opposition. And I've read alot of books were the h/h fall in lust with each other, but this is not one of them. Ms. Gibson is just very good at describing those scenes.
Yes, a major plot flaw, and the pieces are not tied up well enough for my liking, but still - a five plus star book! It's worth it!
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Summary: No fuzzy wuzzy feeling Here!!
Review: Coming in a close second is See Jane Score...I love Rachel Gibson's writing. Her storylines are unique and her characters well defined. The story was a little slow at first and I was unsure of the whole connection of the main characters, but once you get past that, it's perfect. The hero is a proud man with vulnerabilities that will tear your heart out. Her scenes of intimacy are as hot as always and show up at just the right time.Buy this one because you WILL read it again and again.
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