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Summary: lots of sex but no plot
Review: I really liked Susan Johnson's earlier novels, but lately she's been writing only the soft-porn and leaving out the plots and characterizations. And porn by itself just isn't enough [sort of like eating a whole chocolate pie for breakfast, I guess. You thought it would be fun, but it isn't.] This is another book to browse carefully BEFORE you buy.
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Summary: Nowhere as good as the old stuff
Review: I thought I'd weigh in on the Susan Johnson discussion. The older books were certainly longer with much more interesting stories -- with twists and turns. The books are getting shorter with very boring story lines (you know how it will unfold by the end of the first chapter). I hope she goes back to the old syle -- giving us more bang for the buck. We want it steamy and interesting. (I read this book in the bookstore -- wouldn't spend the money.)
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Summary: Not up to her usual standards.
Review: I wish SJ would go back to the writing style she built her career on! This book had none of the sexual tension that she built her career on. The story was "blah" too. I skimmed my way through the last third of the book. Another gripe I have is that they (either SJ or the publisher) seemed to have stretched the book out - printing it trade-sized to make it look weightier and then charging more for it. This is becoming a pet peeve of mine. I'm sorry to say that SJ is no longer an auto-buy for me. I'm going to have to wait and see what others say about her upcoming novels before I shell out my money.
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Summary: Disappointed....
Review: I'm a big SJ fan and have most of her books. But I must say I am very disappointed with her work lately. I kept reading Again and again waiting for the real story to emerge. But alas it never did. Just two people bickering and having sex. After a while all this sex just gets old. There's no anticipation just details of the act. I'm so tired of her characters snipping at each other. That's not love. Not even close'
Where's the story, the longing, the love???? This book has nothing to recommend it. Unless you want to read nothing but sex acts.
Susan' you need to get back to your roots. Taboo, Brazen, Outlaw, and Sliver Flame, now that's good writing'
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Summary: Even the love scenes aren't worth it
Review: I've read a lot of Susan Johnson's novels and this is probably the one I like the least. Even the love scenes couldn't help this one. I was so irritated with the characters that I didn't make it past the first 10 pages. I went back and tried to read it "again" and even the love scenes were so boring that I ended up "fast forwarding". A few months later I "again" gave it a shot, this time reading it cover to cover, only confirming what I knew the first time around... why bother...
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Summary: Disappointed....
Review: I�m a big SJ fan and have most of her books. But I must say I am very disappointed with her work lately. I kept reading Again and again waiting for the real story to emerge. But alas it never did. Just two people bickering and having sex. After a while all this sex just gets old. There�s no anticipation just details of the act. I�m so tired of her characters snipping at each other. That�s not love. Not even close�
Where�s the story, the longing, the love???? This book has nothing to recommend it. Unless you want to read nothing but sex acts.
Susan� you need to get back to your roots. Taboo, Brazen, Outlaw, and Sliver Flame, now that�s good writing�
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Summary: Erotic romance
Review: In 1821 Yorkshire, a snowstorm forces the carriage containing divorcee Caroline Morrison to stop at a nearby inn when she is stunned to see Simon Blair also stranded there. Caroline remembers the great sex with her former lover, but has not forgotten Simon's tryst with her maid. Still Simon seduces Caroline who pleads with him to continue until they both climax. They make love several more times before she sneaks away. Caroline heads north to her governess job in remote Netherton Castle while Simon searches for her. Ian and Jane Carlisle welcome Caroline to their home and introduce her to their two children. Three days later, a frustrated Simon arrives at Netherton Castle to recover from losing Caroline again. Both Simon and Caroline are shocked to see one another in the middle of nowhere. That night Simon enters Caroline's room and they share great sex, but neither trusts the other outside the bedroom. Thus anything permanent except for an occasional fling seems impossible. Known for her erotic romances, award winning Susan Johnson uses two astronomical coincidences and a minimal plot to tell the tale of a pair who has no relationship except under the covers. The story line employs explicit sex and reasonably uses profanities in weird ways to further the tension between the lead couple. The tale is too flimsy except for those readers who enjoy sexual escapades from lead characters AGAIN AND AGAIN. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Still Very Good
Review: Susan Johnson is an automatic buy for me for her literate style and hot relationships. Of her recent books, I have found not as much substance to the prose, possibly because her fabulously informative footnotes have been eliminated-in all probibility by the publishing powers that be. They must think all romance/historical fiction readers are too dimwitted and easily distracted by these references and really don't want to learn anything. Even without these informative additions her heroines remain intelligent and strong; her heros always have good hearts and, though torn, always come through in the end. She remains a must buy for me.
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Summary: Not as good as her other titles..
Review: The biggest flaw I found in this particular book was the violence between the two main characters, Simon and Caroline. It appeared that every time these two came together, there was slapping and verbal abuse toward the other. This kind of turned me off from what little romance Ms. Johnson was trying to accomplish between the two. I can understand Caro's reluctance to get involved with Simon after his indiscretion five years earlier but when she did decide to "bed" him again, she turned wishy washy and verbally abuse toward him. There was too much bitterness and mistrust between the lead characters to really believe in any kind of romance or happily ever after for them. I hope Ms.Johnson's next book will give us the sensuality and romance that she is famous for.
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Summary: Crude and too modern for a historical.
Review: The characters use far too modern language for a Regency, and far too crude language for my taste in ANY romance, but especially in a Regency. These are supposed to have witty dialogue, not be filled with four-letter words. And the plot is close to non-existent; what little there is of it, is pointless. The cover blurb says "smart... sexy... sensuous..."; I say disappointing... crude... not worth it.
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