Captive

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Summary: "Captive"-ating!
Review: A very original story and strong characters. The plot moves smoothly, except for one scene at the end that may seem unrealistic to some. But, overall this is a suspenseful, exciting and feel-good novel. My thanx to Mrs. Joyce for a good read!

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Summary: CAPTIVE
Review: CAPTIVE ONE MY VERY FIRST NOVAL THAT I HAVE READ BY BRENDA JOYCE.I ENJOYED THE TIME TRAVEL EXPERIANCE,THE STORY LINE WAS CLEVER AND KEPT ME ON MY SEAT THE WHOLE TIME.BRENDA KEPT ME GUESSING ON WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.THIS BOOK WAS FULL OF ADVENTURE,FANTASY AND EXCITEMENT.I RATE THIS BOOK 4 STARS AND ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 10,I WOULD GIVE THIS ONE A 9.IF YOU GET A CHANCE,TRY THIS ONE ON FOR SIZE.I REALLY THINK YOU WILL ENJOY IT!

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Summary: NOT GOOD!
Review: I am terribly disappointed with this book. I previously read two books (The Game, Conqueror)of the same author and they were excellent. But this one is far below the standard she set there. The plot is weak and insipid, but my main problem was with the charactors. The heroine keeps throwing herself to the hero, but he is dead set about her being a spy and treats her spitefully even after she repeatedly saved and helped him. I wish she has some pride and dignity. They both are careless, thoughtless and reckless and do stupid things that put themselves and others in danger. The book keeps saying she is smart and intelligent, but when confronted with crisis, all she does is to yell at her slave and throw a tantrum then rush out to do something rash without any consideration of the consequences. And she has no idea how to deal with her adversary, she is constantly outwitted.

I generally like the author's writing and I think she is talented, when she is good, she is very good. But I wish I never read this one, it made me want to tear it apart at times.

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Summary: A Must Read!
Review: I could not put this book down! I sometimes find romances to be a little sappy, but I was not disappointed by Ms. Joyce. There is plenty of action and suspense to keep you up reading all night... like I did. Okay, so there were some unrealistic scenes, I mean, after all, this is a time travel novel... On top of all that, there are enough mushy-gushy scenes to keep any romance-savvy reader satisfied. Bottom line? A definite keep!

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Summary: A Must Read!
Review: I could not put this book down! I sometimes find romances to be a little sappy, but I was not disappointed by Ms. Joyce. There is plenty of action and suspense to keep you up reading all night... like I did. Okay, so there were some unrealistic scenes, I mean, after all, this is a time travel novel... On top of all that, there are enough mushy-gushy scenes to keep any romance-savvy reader satisfied. Bottom line? A definite keep!

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Summary: An Engaging Time Travel
Review: I read this book when it was first published, and reordered it as my original copy has disappeared. Reader's reviews on this book were mixed: the most obvious flaws in the book are that the heroine is a scholar on naval warfare, but seems to be incapable of putting this knowledge to use when she finds herself transported back in time to her favorite period in history, and her overuse of the expression "ohmygod!" But, remember, when you read a time travel you are suspending your disbelief anyway, so I wouldn't let that keep me from reading this fine swashbuckler! The book is fast paced, has a fine secondary cast of characters, provides interesting historical details and exploration of a time and place (the Barbary Coast in the era of the famous pirates -- early 1800s) that is generally ignored by romance writers. To paraphrase what another reviewer wrote, the fact that the heroine is very human and and doesn't always know what to do in a given situation, and frequently makes incorrect decisions just makes her more endearing to me. If you like your heroines and heroes to be perfect, this is not the book for you -- but if you don't mind some rough edges on both, and want to try a different time period, I think you will enjoy "Captive."

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Summary: Someone please shake this heroine!
Review: I thought this book could have been awesome, except for Alexandra, the main character. She is supposedly an expert on the time period she's been transported to, but if she is, this leaves me wondering what people call 'expert'. All Alexandra is good for is saying OHMYGOD and panting. Seriously, any crisis comes along, and it's PANT PANT OHMYGOD PANT.

She has this attitude of waiting around for things to happen for her, and when she finally does take action, she does something so completely stupid and hare-brained it would have gotten anyone else killed at least fifteen times before the end of the book.

Furthermore, Xavier, the hero, doesn't even think she's trustworthy. He'll certainly hop in the sack with her though. If there was a sequal, I'd guess he'd jump off a bridge because he couldn't stand her anymore. I certainly couldn't.

Overall, I think the concept had potential, but Alexandra just ruined it.

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Summary: Someone please shake this heroine!
Review: I thought this book could have been awesome, except for Alexandra, the main character. She is supposedly an expert on the time period she's been transported to, but if she is, this leaves me wondering what people call 'expert'. All Alexandra is good for is saying OHMYGOD and panting. Seriously, any crisis comes along, and it's PANT PANT OHMYGOD PANT.

She has this attitude of waiting around for things to happen for her, and when she finally does take action, she does something so completely stupid and hare-brained it would have gotten anyone else killed at least fifteen times before the end of the book.

Furthermore, Xavier, the hero, doesn't even think she's trustworthy. He'll certainly hop in the sack with her though. If there was a sequal, I'd guess he'd jump off a bridge because he couldn't stand her anymore. I certainly couldn't.

Overall, I think the concept had potential, but Alexandra just ruined it.

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Summary: Good book...
Review: It was a good book but the heroine seemed to always be at a loss when it came to what to do next. She was the expert in that time period. She was supposed to know the events surrounding the period. I expected her to use it to her advantage. She was also somewhat weak in character. I really do hope the sequel is different. This was an interesting read though. If you have not read it I suggest you do so. I just had a little trouble with Alex, the heroine.

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Summary: Started off REALLY good!
Review: Ok so this book had me HOOKED from the beginning. But halfway into it I knew that if the heroine said OHMYGOD one more time or someone in that DAMN BOOK LICKED THEIR LIPS I was going to throw it across the room. And it happened. I couldn't stand this book towards the end. It was my first Brenda Joyce book and almost my last. But then I read Beyond Scandal and liked that one, so I'm going to have to get a few more of hers. I just couldn't stand this book AT ALL!