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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Could Not Stop Laughing, March 23, 2008
This review is from: Ain't Myth-behaving: Two Novellas (Mass Market Paperback)
My best friend lent me this book (even though she knew that I didn't normally read romance novels) because she said it was unbelievably funny. When I read it, I laughed so hard that I kept dropping the book. My husband, who was often in the same room as me, had to stop working on his college homework because he couldn't concentrate with me laughing so much. He is reading it now, and he thinks it is just as funny as I did. Overall, I thought this book was creative, light, and a lot of fun. Note: This book has has a lot of adult content, always presented in a humorous way.
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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
You can judge THIS book by it's cover..., October 2, 2007
This review is from: Ain't Myth-behaving: Two Novellas (Mass Market Paperback)
There are some late night cartoon network type guffaws here, pure Katie MacAlister "puniness", and light romance. If that's what you're looking for, you will not be disappointed. Both novellas read like the cover of the book itself; buff, dumb, sex crazed dudes, perky heroines, vain and silly gods/goddesses.
Since I did get what I paid for (a little fun, easy reading), 3 stars would be more in keeping with my personal point system, but for some reason the author switched genres mid-guffaw, and tried a touch of grim reality. I'm perfectly fine with comic characters dodging flying Acme safes and anvils, but the rather cavalier treatment of Ovarian Cancer, and it's flippant use to create a sterile heroine in her first selection, "Stag Party", effectively stopped the joke.
After being turned off by the first novella, the second reads like forced and mediocre fluff.
Not a keeper, but there are a few good quips you might want to remember in an "Aren't I witty?" contest.
PG-13 for mild sexual content
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
If you require someone to blame for my indifference, I suggest blaming Math!, January 7, 2011
This review is from: Ain't Myth-behaving: Two Novellas (Mass Market Paperback)
Stag Party:
The minor Celtic god Cernunnos has to find a wife in a week or GASP! he'll lose his immortality and his position as god of the hunt and god of a small section of the underworld. This is the rather dire premise that the protagonist of Stag Party finds himself in. So why, after all of this set up, do I get the impression that Dane (aka. Cernunnos (aka. Nooney)) has spent a few too many hours in front of a microwave? Well, let's just say he's not the brightest bulb in the lawnmower. MacAlister explains away Dane's lackluster intellect by remarking on the "brain fog" that overcomes him every time he transitions between the underworld and Ireland (for the record, I will now be using "brain fog" as my default misbehavior excuse). Unfortunately, after a few days of love-at-first sight shenanigans, Dane still seems as dimwitted as ever. He devotes himself to wooing a reluctant maiden whose career as a travel show host has landed her at Dane's castle (hubba hubba). Maybe I could forgive Dane his idiocy if his female counterpart wasn't such a dud. Megan St. Clair just didn't have enough life in her to balance out Dane's puppy-like exuberance. I kept hoping for more of a back-story for Meg, but it never showed. And for a novella that should have been cute popcorn entertainment, the plot managed to plod along in a way that seemed paradoxical to its supposed brevity.
I give this one 3 stars!
Norse Truly:
This story was so much better! Brynna is in Sweden attending a family reunion. Things are going alright (well, as alright as they can go since most of her relatives don't speak English), but during an errand she manages to drive her cousin's car into the ocean (oh dear). Luckily, a bunch of ghost vikings save Brynna from her imminent doom. If I tell you any more I'll give away the best part! Let's just say that this was a really adorable story that I wish had lasted much longer. Norse Truly is probably only worth about 4 stars, but because I couldn't stop smiling after I read it, I'll give it 4 and a half stars.
So where does that leave us? Well, if you believe in algebra then Ain't Myth-Behaving is a 3.75 star book. Unfortunately, I just can't justify rounding up on this one.
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