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Summary: Nerd in Shining armor is so funny!
Review: Let me just say that this is one of the most funny books that i have ever read! I would say this is a must read:) Plus it is on Kelly Ripa's book club. Her books are always the best if you like cute funny books!
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Summary: GOOD TITLE AND SYNOPSIS - STORY ITSELF A FLOP
Review: I had every intention to enjoy this book. It had a great story idea-being stranded on a deserted island with a nerd. What a great opportunity for the author to work on conflicts, romance, and smoldering love scenes.Instead, the protagonist is a cheap hillbilly whore that musters up anything but sympathy. Perhaps the book would have improved if she were to become SHARK BAIT! The only redeeming character was the nerd, although he was a little too wimpy for my taste. The synopsis had fantastic potential - but a hard lesson was learned: You cannot judge a book by its cover! THE AUTHOR DROPPED THE BALL! I'll be honest. I never finished the book. It was THAT hard to swallow! I only recommend this book for future romance novelists. This book will teach you WHAT NOT TO DO!
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Summary: Nerd of My Dreams
Review: As romance novels go - and I am quite a fan of the genre - this is the cream of the crop. The book manages to be both incredibly sexy and lighthearted at the same time. Jackson and Genevieve are both very likable, relatable characters. This is definetly the best romance I have read in quite a long time.
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Summary: Okay
Review: I had high hopes for this book, but they were dashed within the first few paragraphs of this book. This book was just too unbelievable. From the sordid past of a girl from The Hollows in Tennessee to the stuck on a desert island with the computer programmer who turns out to be hot, the storyline was a bit too much. I admit that I did some skipping of pages here and there in order to get to the end to see what happened. I just had to know. :)
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Summary: LAUGH FEST!
Review: So I adore Vicki Lewis Thompson and have almost all of her series romances- so I had HIGH expectations coming into this her first full length novel. BOY was I pleased!
Not only has the author written a book with [appealing] banter, adorable characters you want to see more of- the timing of the action and humor is impecable!
HELLO- HOLLYWOOD! [Beautiful] hillbilly/transplant woman stranded on a tropical island with nerdy hunk hotty- sounds like a movie to me!
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Summary: Sexy, funny, and over the top
Review: Genevieve Terrence has decided on her future husband--Nick Brogan. Nick has a few bad habits, like inviting secretaries to overnight meetings and seducing them, but she knows he had a tough childhood and is certain she can save him. Until Nick invites Genevieve on one of his trips and strands her on a desert island with no one but genius nerd Jackson (Jack) Farley to keep her company Together the two try to find some way to stay alive and Genevieve starts to think that Jack looks better than she's ever noticed before. Of course he still is a nerd and he's still the kind of guy who would get involved in a software project and forget his girlfriend's birthday, but that just means they don't have a future, not that they can't have a present. Author Vicki Lewis Thompson writes a funny and sexy story of cast-aways with six condoms and big ideas. The characters are way over the top--Genevieve's Tennessee hick-talk is not exactly believable, but then again, nothing in this story is meant to be believable--the story of Elvis's underwear should set any reader straight on that right away. Instead, Thompson delivers a pure fantasy of a self-dressed Cinderella, and a prince of a guy who desperately needs fashion advice but who looks completely wonderful in the nude. It may not be great literature, but NERD IN SHINING ARMOR is a charming reminder to look closely at the frogs you kiss--and to make sure that the nerd you reject isn't really a prince of a guy.
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Summary: Didn't Live Up to Its Potential
Review: Being a lover of funny and/or tongue-in-cheek stories, I was extremely excited when I first read the synopsis of this book. But in the end, it was a struggle for me to read all the way through. Although readers expect stereotyped characters in romance novels, these characters were, in a word, ridiculous. Genevieve's talk of the "hollow" and barefootin' around Tennessee was simply annoying and, as a Southerner, insulting. And why couldn't Jack have been your everyday nerdy, but sweet, guy, instead of a guy who wears purple pants and worships flight simulators? This book was too enamored of its schtick, when it could have told a very sweet and funny story if the characters were a bit more believable. I was also hoping for a little more witty banter/foreplay between Jack and Genevieve, but their immediate copulation upon arriving on the island ruined my romantic notions. I wasn't expecting Shakespeare, but I was hoping for an engaging, humorous read. Instead, I ended up with characters I didn't want to root for and dialogue that tried way too hard to be funny.
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Summary: Fun Reading for the Genre
Review: No - this is not the Great American Novel - but as a light romance, it is hysterically funny, highly creative, and totally unforgettable. The plot lines are unusual, but somehow believable. I especially liked mom and little brother, who I could imagine having as neighbors or friends. I picked this up on a road trip, when I needed a break from more serious stuff, and it more than lived up to my desires. I couldn't put it down, and I couldn't stop smiling. What more can you ask?
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Summary: This Book is Outstanding...and I'm a guy!
Review: I've spent the last two days reading The Nerd in Shining Armor
and I have hardly been able to put the book down. I envy Jackson. Vicki Thompson is a great author. I look forward to her future work.
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Summary: Could've been better
Review: A NERD IN SHINING ARMOR by Vicki Lewis Thompson Vicki Lewis Thompson writes a charming story of A NERD IN SHINING ARMOR. Poor Jackson has been in love with his fellow co-worker Genevieve for a long time. Unfortunately, he's a geeky computer nerd and she's one hot babe. She would never notice him in a lifetime, because he is simply not in her league. But good fortune comes his way. He is asked to go along on a business trip to the island of Maui with the big boss, Nick, along with Gen, who happens to be Nick's secretary. This would be an over night trip, as they all live and work on the island of Oahu and Jackson is to attend a meeting with a client while Nick and Gen tend to "business".
Gen has been dreaming about Nick for ages. She knows about his famous reputation for "love 'em and leave 'em" on his frequent business trips. However, she feels that because of his deprived childhood, he is deeply misunderstood and is not really the cad everyone thinks he is. He's every woman's fantasy, and she is determined to marry him. Getting invited on this business trip has put her in seventh heaven, and she prepares for what could be the most exciting weekend of her life. (If she only knew!) Her mother warns her, however, that this may not be a good trip at all. Her instincts tell her to stay home. But Gen is determined to go and fulfill her fantasies. Unfortunately, she finds out that geeky Jackson is coming along, and she hopes that his usual tardiness will make him miss the plane ride over to Maui. What neither Jackson nor Gen knows is that Nick is up to no good. He's plotting to embezzle millions of dollars from the company and that this is his get-away scheme. Gen and Jackson are definitely not part of his plans. What happens next is an adventure they will never forget, as Jackson and Gen miraculously survive the plane crash and team up to find a way off the deserted island that they're stuck on. They also discover something else - EACH OTHER! A cute romance with a lot of humor, A NERD IN SHINING ARMOR is not the perfect book. There were a lot of extraneous paragraphs all over the place, and at one point it got to be rather irritating. Overall, I would like to give this book a 3.5 rating, but as Amazon only allows us to rate in full increments, I give this book a 4. I don't know if I would read any other book by Ms Thompson, but this book was a fun beach read and is recommended as such.
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