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Summary: Awful
Review: Boring doesn't begin to describe this book. I wanted to stick with it in deference to this wonderful author, but I found it impossible to do so, it was that bad.
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Summary: I Was Reluctant To Speak Out...
Review: But now that I've read the reviews, I can see I'm not the only one who thought this a boring book. I was like, get to the point of it already.
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Summary: I was SO disappointed!!! Jo Beverley is Usually better!
Review: I absolutely Adore Jo Beverley books and found this one to be so Disappointing :( It was Slow Moving, Boring, and the character interactions were somewhat Poor , Choppy, and in some cases down right Awful. The Male character is somewhat charming, but It is the Woman Character definate flaws and inconsistancy. I Was also looking forward to another "Rogues" story, but this one was so poorly writen I could barely stand finishing it. If you are looking for Intense love scenes or anything like "St. Raven" DO NOT GET THIS BOOK. I suggest "St. Raven", it is SOOOOOO much better. Sorry Jo, I love ya girl, but this one Sucked.
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Summary: Extremely Disappointing
Review: I am a big Jo Beverley fan but this is her very worst book. She gets too involved in the sub plot and the romance is very weak.
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Summary: The skylark dives
Review: I am hooked on "the Rogues" series, and Jo Beverleys' books in general, but was very disappointed by this book. It was great to meet briefly a few other characters from previous Rogue stories but this story left me unsatisfied. The storyline had soooo much potential. Stephen finally gets a chance to woo the love of his life after 6 years and makes all the correct initial moves. Laura is about to finish a years mourning after a disappointing marriage.
The villain has potential but after a good start doesn't show up to the end. Both lead characters seem to have constant mental sexual plans for each other, have both abstained from sex for 12 months and are alone in adjoining rooms for several days, yet for approximately 300 pages they act like siblings and not lovers.
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Summary: Tedious Reading
Review: I have read all of the previous Rogue books, and thoroughly enjoyed them. I kept wondering as I was reading if it was the same author, because this book was boring, and just plain tedioius. I thought the plot was really kind of dumb and there was really little romance. I would definitely not recommend this one.
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Summary: Nicholas & Lucien's Stories 100% Better Than This One
Review: I love most of J.B.'s books, but this one was so darn boring I had to force myself to finish it. There was nothing wrong with Stephen, or Laura, for that matter, but the story was dead.
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Summary: Immense disappointment
Review: I was so looking forward to Stephen Ball's story -- but this book made him boring. And Laura -- neither the character nor the author could decide what kind of woman she was. I still have no idea what they saw in each other, espeically what he saw in her, and I'd be very surprised if their marriage worked over the long haul. But I did love that he cried when they (finally) made love. He's so sweet, but he doesn't come across as well in his own book as he did in all the other Rogue books.The sub-plot takes up too much time. Worse, of 45 chapters, about 20 were so deadly dull that I started skimming or risk not being able to finish the book at all. They just dragged on forever with little action and a lot of repetition. The dangers just faded away at the end, and many of the problems were never really dealt with. Even Nicholas & Eleanor Delaney's appearance was a let-down. Beverley is capable of so much better. I'll have to try to bring back the Stephen of the previous novels in order not to think of him as rather dull. Don't buy it; don't read it--you won't be missing anything.
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Summary: fine Regency romance
Review: In 1816 widow Laura Gardeyne begins to wonder if her brother-in-law Jack wants her three year old son Harry dead. Laura knows that Jack is a highly regarded vicar who seems to do the right things for his flock and is much kinder towards his wife and child then her deceased spouse Hal had been to her and Harry. Little incidents make her ponder whether the good vicar wants to insure he is the heir to the Skylark fortune and
not his nephew.
Stephen Ball has loved Laura seemingly forever though he lost her to Hal. When he learns about her fears, he vows to keep her safe and his dead rival's offspring safe. When another potential heir surfaces with the return of a "slave" from the east, Laura and Stephen conduct inquiries into who this person is and what is their claim. As they work together to uncover the identity of this possible beneficiary and to keep Harry safe, Laura falls in love with her protector. However, paranoia does not exclude that someone wants you dead and even a loving rogue may not be enough to keep mother and son safe. Regency romance readers will enjoy Jo Beverly's latest historical romance starring splendid lead characters and an interesting villain in sheep's clothing though he is a bit too inept. The story line is fast-paced once Stephen arrives on the scene to the surprise and joy of the heroine. As is always the case with a Ms. Beverly novel, SKYLARK is a fine read. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Beyond disappointing
Review: One gets the impression that the author was being pushed to finish this novel. It lacks the attention to detail shown in her other Rogue books. I found Laura's obsession with sex, or lack of, repetitive and boring. This book was like eating chocolate chip cookies without any chocolate chips.
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