Sensuous Burgundy

Rating:
Summary: The title is the best thing about this book
Review: Normally I enjoy Delinsky's books a great deal, but this book was a very big disappointment for me. It's hardly surprising, really, since this was one of her very early books, and not only has her writing matured since then, but the style of romantic writing has changed as well.

Laura, the "heroine," is an assistant district attorney, and she comes up against Max, the "hero," in the courtroom. It's pretty much lust at first sight for her -- she's very shaken by their first meeting -- and it seems he's similar affected, since he starts immediately pursuing her despite the ethical problems of their being opposing councils in a murder case.

Both Max and Laura are shallow characters, and Laura, despite being a "career woman," is irritatingly weak. She allows Max to completely dominate her life, once they're together, and pretty much completely falls apart when the course of the relationship doesn't run smoothly. On top of that, I failed to understand what she saw in Max, other than looks. And I didn't understand exactly what Max saw in Laura, either.

I'd advise skipping this one, and looking into Delinsky's later work instead. She really has matured into a marvelous writer, but this isn't the book to read unless you're a hard-core fan who wants to sample absolutely all of Delinsky's work.

Rating:
Summary: The title is the best thing about this book
Review: Normally I enjoy Delinsky's books a great deal, but this book was a very big disappointment for me. It's hardly surprising, really, since this was one of her very early books, and not only has her writing matured since then, but the style of romantic writing has changed as well.

Laura, the "heroine," is an assistant district attorney, and she comes up against Max, the "hero," in the courtroom. It's pretty much lust at first sight for her -- she's very shaken by their first meeting -- and it seems he's similar affected, since he starts immediately pursuing her despite the ethical problems of their being opposing councils in a murder case.

Both Max and Laura are shallow characters, and Laura, despite being a "career woman," is irritatingly weak. She allows Max to completely dominate her life, once they're together, and pretty much completely falls apart when the course of the relationship doesn't run smoothly. On top of that, I failed to understand what she saw in Max, other than looks. And I didn't understand exactly what Max saw in Laura, either.

I'd advise skipping this one, and looking into Delinsky's later work instead. She really has matured into a marvelous writer, but this isn't the book to read unless you're a hard-core fan who wants to sample absolutely all of Delinsky's work.