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Summary: A Terrific Contemporary Romance...
Review: ...from an author of historical romances? Yes, it's true. Gosh, this was a fun, funny and romantic story. You know how, every once in a great while, a romance novel character will say or do or feel something that causes a little hitch in your breathing, as if your heart suddenly trips over itself? Well, that happened three times while I read this novel and I haven't experienced that for a very long time. The steeped-in-tradition British hero is a little overdrawn in the beginning, but his development is well worth the extra effort required to suspend your disbelief early on. Honestly, I was in love with this guy. And if I were a man, I'd have fallen for the heroine, too, though I can't work up quite as much emotion over Casablanca as she does! The secondary characters are a real treat, as well. Give this a whirl and add your wishes to mine for Melanie George to give up the historical romance genre and treat us to more in contemporary romance. She's so good at it!
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Summary: A Terrific Contemporary Romance...
Review: ...from an author of historical romances? Yes, it's true. Gosh, this was a fun, funny and romantic story. You know how, every once in a great while, a romance novel character will say or do or feel something that causes a little hitch in your breathing, as if your heart suddenly trips over itself? Well, that happened three times while I read this novel and I haven't experienced that for a very long time. The steeped-in-tradition British hero is a little overdrawn in the beginning, but his development is well worth the extra effort required to suspend your disbelief early on. Honestly, I was in love with this guy. And if I were a man, I'd have fallen for the heroine, too, though I can't work up quite as much emotion over Casablanca as she does! The secondary characters are a real treat, as well. Give this a whirl and add your wishes to mine for Melanie George to give up the historical romance genre and treat us to more in contemporary romance. She's so good at it!
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Summary: Romantic comedy full of humour and fun
Review: Courtesy of A Romance ReviewThe Mating Game is a romantic comedy full of humour and fun. Not only are the hero and heroine attractive characters but also the secondary characters, Freddie and Cummings, make the story more alive, interesting and full of laughter. These two always argue and fight verbally like cats and dogs - Freddie, in a too straightforward way and Cummings, with his dark humour. Frankly speaking, these two have more sparks throughout the stories than Mallory and Dexter.
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Summary: Corny, drippy, trite and dippy.
Review: I don't understand all the rave reviews. This book was unoriginal and unimaginative. Not only was the plot absolutely stupid (a scientist, who is betrothed to someone out of family obligation, hires a semi-successful American romance novelist to teach him how to charm women? Huh?) Since Dexter and his intended, Lady Sarah, were childhood buddies who loved each other like friends, why the need to charm her? As if that weren't bad enough, the characters were all such stereotyped caricatures: the romance author who is secretly a virgin, the tough-talking New Yorker Jewish princess, the uptight, nerdy British lord (living in a castle, naturally) who is stereotypically stiff (there was actually a scene where Mallory teaches Dexter how to shake his hips, for heaven's sake!). The writing was also bad. Mallory actually refers to Dexter's job offer as an offer she "could not refuse." And, just in case the readers were on Mars when the movie came out, the author felt the need to inform us that this was a line from "The Godfather." Yikes. But, because I hate to start a book and not finish it, I plodded through it, only to run into the absolutely unnecessary, soap-opera-like plot twist that Mallory's dad left them because she found out he was molesting her younger sister Genie, and threatened to kill the dad if he ever touched Genie again. This revelation is followed by a tear-fest that was painful to read. Yuck. And, just to make sure she exhausted every romance novel/movie cliche, the book concludes with Dexter's supposed-to-be-dramatic race to catch Mallory before she boards a plane back to America. Wow. If this is all it takes to m ake millions writing books, I'm changing jobs tomorrow.
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Summary: Corny, drippy, trite and dippy.
Review: I don't understand all the rave reviews. This book was unoriginal and unimaginative. Not only was the plot absolutely stupid (a scientist, who is betrothed to someone out of family obligation, hires a semi-successful American romance novelist to teach him how to charm women? Huh?) Since Dexter and his intended, Lady Sarah, were childhood buddies who loved each other like friends, why the need to charm her? As if that weren't bad enough, the characters were all such stereotyped caricatures: the romance author who is secretly a virgin, the tough-talking New Yorker Jewish princess, the uptight, nerdy British lord (living in a castle, naturally) who is stereotypically stiff (there was actually a scene where Mallory teaches Dexter how to shake his hips, for heaven's sake!). The writing was also bad. Mallory actually refers to Dexter's job offer as an offer she "could not refuse." And, just in case the readers were on Mars when the movie came out, the author felt the need to inform us that this was a line from "The Godfather." Yikes. But, because I hate to start a book and not finish it, I plodded through it, only to run into the absolutely unnecessary, soap-opera-like plot twist that Mallory's dad left them because she found out he was molesting her younger sister Genie, and threatened to kill the dad if he ever touched Genie again. This revelation is followed by a tear-fest that was painful to read. Yuck. And, just to make sure she exhausted every romance novel/movie cliche, the book concludes with Dexter's supposed-to-be-dramatic race to catch Mallory before she boards a plane back to America. Wow. If this is all it takes to m ake millions writing books, I'm changing jobs tomorrow.
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Summary: A heartwarming and humorous story........
Review: I first read Melanie George in 'To Die For' and I immediatley went to see if she had anymore contemporary novels in print. I absolutley fell in love with the characters in this book. Dexter and Mallory were perfect for each other. It's hard to find romance novels that have depth to them and can still be humorous. My favorite part of the book was when he used 'dough' to describe her skin. I couldn't stop laughing!!! I never would have thought that I would have enjoyed a nerdy hero, but I really enjoyed Dexter. Mallory was very sweet also. It is definitley worth your time to pick up this book!!
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Summary: A heartwarming and humorous story........
Review: I first read Melanie George in 'To Die For' and I immediatley went to see if she had anymore contemporary novels in print. I absolutley fell in love with the characters in this book. Dexter and Mallory were perfect for each other. It's hard to find romance novels that have depth to them and can still be humorous. My favorite part of the book was when he used 'dough' to describe her skin. I couldn't stop laughing!!! I never would have thought that I would have enjoyed a nerdy hero, but I really enjoyed Dexter. Mallory was very sweet also. It is definitley worth your time to pick up this book!!
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Summary: Hilarious Comtemporary Read
Review: I just finished reading "To Die For" and decided I must read more by this wonderful author. I won't recap what has already been said in previous reviews, other than to say this book was so humerous, I found myself laughing out loud quite often and loving every minute of it! This is the kind of book you need to read for no other reason than pure enjoyment - and enjoy it you will!
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Summary: Hilarious Comtemporary Read
Review: I just finished reading "To Die For" and decided I must read more by this wonderful author. I won't recap what has already been said in previous reviews, other than to say this book was so humerous, I found myself laughing out loud quite often and loving every minute of it! This is the kind of book you need to read for no other reason than pure enjoyment - and enjoy it you will!
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Summary: Hilarious and sexy!
Review: I never thought I'd find myself catching my breath over a nerdy sex scientist, but when you're built like Dexter Harrington, Earl of Braden, and boy genuis, you can't help but fall in love. Mallory, with her sassy New York ways, is his perfect foil. I love Melanie George's books because she never gives you the same old story. I never know what to expect when I start, but I am never dissapointed.
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