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Summary: a good read once you get past the heroine's foolishness
Review: "The Fire Inside" turned out to be one of those romance novels that managed to both pull me in (and so engage my interest), as well as making me sigh with exasperation. What I liked about the novel was the first two-thirds of the novel which dealt with Clayton's pursuit of Kitt, as well how their relationship developed after their marriage. What exasperated me was Kitt's reckless and foolish behavior throughout the novel. Kassandra 'Kitt' Wentworth, our heroine is supposed to be one of those rebellious free spirit heroines that seem to be all the rage in Regency England right now -- you know the ones that gamble, and dress up as young men in order to be able to do the kinds of things that 'proper' young ladies don't. Part of the reason for her wild and reckless behavior happens to be her hurt at being pushed out of her niche within her own family by her father's much younger and much pampered second wife; another reason is that Kitt suffered from a traumatic experience (which is revealed third way into the book) that has really scarred her. But mostly it's because Kitt is headstrong, stubborn and believes in her right to act as she chooses. As such, Kitt is a rather complex character, with quite a few sides to her. So, it should have been easy to take to her and to see things from her point of view. Unfortunately, for the first third of the book, she comes across as a sniveling reckless brat instead. ... And foolish heroines are not admirable at all, no matter what anyone says. And that she never ever actually got into any kind of real trouble (save being discovered by both her father and Clay) just beggared belief! And then, just as I was about to give up on "The Fire Inside" completely, Kitt changed. With her marriage to Clay, and his easy acceptance of her concerns and his care for her safety and well being, Kitt became a the mature and engaging heroine that she was obviously meant to be -- until that it she started obsessing about the probability of Clay's being unfaithful to her. Where this notion came from and why she was so sure that he would betray her bewildered me. I mean, here was a historical romance hero who, contrary to alpha-male mold, is patient and understanding about his wife's fear of sexual relations, and actually waits for her to indicate she is ready to embark on a sexual relationship with him. This was when I became really sure that Clay, who turned out to be a rather decent Regency romance hero, deserved better. And that feeling never went away, even with the 'all's well that ends well' ending. Another thing that niggled was the entire matter of Clay's inheritance. Without giving anything away, I'll only note that I'm fairly sure that what happens could not have taken place in actuality in early 19th century England -- aristocratic titles cannot be willed off willy-nilly at someone's whim, and not within a two week period anyway. On the whole, "The Fire Inside" was saved from being a total loss because of Clay Harcourt. Kitt's behavior was consistently illogical, but since I've come to associate illogical behavior with feisty heroines, I didn't feel too shortchanged. An engaging 3 star read.
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Summary: Characters You Want to Know
Review: "The Fire Inside" is another sure hit by Kat. She makes Kitt and Clay so real, you feel as though you know them, as though their dilemmas are your own. The result is a book you can't put down without finding out how each conflict she throws their way gets resolved. I stayed up way too late one night to read the finale. Kat successfully pushes the emotion buttons so hard that I actually had tears in my eyes in one scene - a rarity for me in a book I know has a happy ending. I missed "Heartless" but I'm going back to read it next. I missed "Heartless
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Summary: A Fun Crazy Love Story
Review: Although I have not read the whole book, I just had to make a comment. This book is a page turner. This is the first time I read a book by Kat Martin and I love it. The characters are fun and the author always gets from one exciting scene that you're into, to the next scene, without making you wait for five chapters. I'm used to reading novels from Rosemary Rogers but became very bored because I probably just read too many of her books and they are becoming passionless. Anyway, the story between Clay and Kit is just plain fun. The love, the fear, the passion, the anger. I just cannot wait till the end. I love a happy ending, and I hope it is. Although the main character Kit can be annoying with her doubts, it doesn't distract from the rest of the story. It's fun the way the author allows you to catch both sides of what each character is thinking as well. I go home to my hubby feeling so warm and loving inside from reading this book. I can't wait to pick up another of her books. If they excite me, I'll probably have a collection full. :)
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Summary: BORING BORING BORING
Review: Don't waste your time reading this book. It was very predictable. It just seemed to drag on and on. It seems like Kat Martin took ideas from other books and put them into this one. It gets boring to read the same old stuff written over and over again.
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Summary: One of my favourite books!!!!!
Review: First time I read this book, and I soon became addicted to Kat Martin's book. Her heroin in this book stuborn and willful, which what I like for a romantic novel heroin. The way that Clayton soothe her when Kit told him about the rape was incredibly gentle and it makes my heart melt. Although later on he behaves like a jerk just because Kit left him and came back to beg for his love and forgiveness!? But in the end it all work out for them....!? I recommend this book very much and there is another book that I also would like to recommend is Perfect Sin also by Kat Martin.
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Summary: yawn
Review: I am a total Kat Martin fan. I absolutley love her, but the problem with this book, is that it goes no where! I can barely turn the pages without falling asleep. Her best book, by far, was Devil's Prize. It was packed with drama, some mystery, and suspense! This book was just too boring for my taste!
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Summary: Definitely worth reading!
Review: I have loved every one of Kat Martin's books. This one I finished in less than a day! She kept me entertained with all the characters in this book. This book would have gotten five stars from me if she had added a little more fire from Kitt, the herorine. She started out with a lot of spunk and although she didn't lose it, I expected her and Clay, her husband, to have a few more battles and a lot more adventures. I expected Clay to have to get Kitt out of several more scrapes. It was a very sensual book and made you love them anyway. They had a lot of tenderness and love throughout and I enjoyed hearing from the characters in her other books. I love sequels! I am looking forward to following Adam in his story that comes out in August. I hope his Jillian will give him a run for his money.
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Summary: This was my first Kat Martin book and won't be my last
Review: I loved the characters and read the book in one day. I couldn't put it down. Now I can't wait until August to read Adam's story. I am going to read some of her older books too. I can't believe I kept putting off reading her books. She is a great author and this is a great book.
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Summary: Well....
Review: I must admit that this is a good book but it could have been better. The characters are likeable and this is a sequal to Ms. Martin's Heartless so there are charcters from that story as well included here. The problem with this story is that it became rather tiresome at the ending due to the fact that there was a complete lack of communication between the hero Clayton and his headstrong wife Kitt. Although this could be a way to move a story along I felt that both characters being stubborn and unwilling to speak of their feelings for each other bordered on the unbelievable. It almost seemed as if Ms. Martin was tring to fill up a page quota. The end result was that I did not care much what happen between these two characters and only completed the book since I had invested so much time reading the previous 300 pages. The fire may have been inside but it lacked heat needed to be combustable.
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Summary: Well....
Review: I must admit that this is a good book but it could have been better. The characters are likeable and this is a sequal to Ms. Martin's Heartless so there are charcters from that story as well included here. The problem with this story is that it became rather tiresome at the ending due to the fact that there was a complete lack of communication between the hero Clayton and his headstrong wife Kitt. Although this could be a way to move a story along I felt that both characters being stubborn and unwilling to speak of their feelings for each other bordered on the unbelievable. It almost seemed as if Ms. Martin was tring to fill up a page quota. The end result was that I did not care much what happen between these two characters and only completed the book since I had invested so much time reading the previous 300 pages. The fire may have been inside but it lacked heat needed to be combustable.
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