A Pirate's Pleasure

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Summary: PIRATES LOCAL 451 ON STRIKE
Review: All right. so maybe the pirates in this catastrophe weren't unionized, but that's the impression I got from Silver Hawk and his pirate brotherhood (updated for 2001, of course). I'm not sure this book is bad so much as it is only ridiculous. Having read Sweet Savage Eden, I was curious about its sequel, and that curiosity did not pay off for me. A Pirate's Pleasure is a pale shimmer of its predecessor, with characters and dialogue so disparate from the first that I had to wonder if indeed the same author penned both books. Any book in which the heart of a knight lies within the (perfect, of course) physique of a pirate immediately gets slated as "humor" in my mind. On the bright side, at least some of the cover art isn't your typical Barbie doll stuff--the portrait of Skye Kinsdale on the spine and the back cover looks much like Sigourney Weaver after battling the aliens. Pretend you don't see this one.

Rating:
Summary: PIRATES LOCAL 451 ON STRIKE
Review: All right. so maybe the pirates in this catastrophe weren't unionized, but that's the impression I got from Silver Hawk and his pirate brotherhood (updated for 2001, of course). I'm not sure this book is bad so much as it is only ridiculous. Having read Sweet Savage Eden, I was curious about its sequel, and that curiosity did not pay off for me. A Pirate's Pleasure is a pale shimmer of its predecessor, with characters and dialogue so disparate from the first that I had to wonder if indeed the same author penned both books. Any book in which the heart of a knight lies within the (perfect, of course) physique of a pirate immediately gets slated as "humor" in my mind. On the bright side, at least some of the cover art isn't your typical Barbie doll stuff--the portrait of Skye Kinsdale on the spine and the back cover looks much like Sigourney Weaver after battling the aliens. Pretend you don't see this one.

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Summary: Absolutely apalling
Review: Amazon's review policy won't let me reveal "crucial plot elements" so I can't go in-depth into all the awful things about this book. I will say, however, that after reading this book I had to go burn it in my kitchen sink. Not in a censorship kind of way, more like a spiritually cleansing kind of way. I understand how some romance novels may include "romantic rape scenes" but the rape in this book (which does not come at the hands of the pirate) is not romantic, it is disgusting. The fact that the main character is content to stay and fall in love with the man who rapes her goes against all my feminist sensibilites. This book is a gigantic waste of time. Read it at your own risk.

Rating:
Summary: Absolutely apalling
Review: Amazon's review policy won't let me reveal "crucial plot elements" so I can't go in-depth into all the awful things about this book. I will say, however, that after reading this book I had to go burn it in my kitchen sink. Not in a censorship kind of way, more like a spiritually cleansing kind of way. I understand how some romance novels may include "romantic rape scenes" but the rape in this book (which does not come at the hands of the pirate) is not romantic, it is disgusting. The fact that the main character is content to stay and fall in love with the man who rapes her goes against all my feminist sensibilites. This book is a gigantic waste of time. Read it at your own risk.

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Summary: YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK
Review: I definatly recomend this book to anyone. This book kept me up for hours wondering what was going to happen next, I even read it 3 times. I really enjoyed the way Heather Graham portrayed the characters (Skye and Silver Hawk.) There is no end to the passion in this novel!!! There is no questioning this is the best book I've read in a long time. READ IT!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: A Great Read!!
Review: I felt similar to the person who left their review before me when first getting into this one, but it all comes out right in the end and has one of the best pirate story lines. Good twists and turns. There weren't any rapes as suggested by the previous reviewer. It's a pirate book and it's 1700s era! Read it, it's a good one.

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Summary: One of the better pirate romances
Review: I felt similar to the person who left their review before me when first getting into this one, but it all comes out right in the end and has one of the best pirate story lines. Good twists and turns. There weren't any rapes as suggested by the previous reviewer. It's a pirate book and it's 1700s era! Read it, it's a good one.

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Summary: Still the best romance novel I have read!
Review: I got this book when it first came out; it was my first Heather Graham book. It was by FAR the most passionate and entrancing and still remains my #1. I gave it to one of my girlfriends and it went on to many of my co-workers! They all bought the book; I bought another because this one was pretty worn out. Needless to say, I have bought many of Heather's books since "Pirate".

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Summary: Wonderful romance
Review: I love pirate romance and this is one of the greatest.It is full of adventures and sensuality. I could not put it down.

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Summary: Not Heather's Best
Review: I thought this book was an average read. The characters did not reach me at a personal level, and it did not pull at the heart strings. I thought that Skye was a little bit flaky. She fell into bed and in love with both of her men awfully quick. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with falling into bed, but she just made it seem a little blase. It was all in all worth the read, but if you loved this book and have not read Virginia Henley's Pirate and the Pagan, you must pick it up. It is by far a better book. In fact, it is one of the best books I have ever had the privilege of reading and the storyline is very similar with one exception. NO WIGS!