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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Guilty Pleasure!, July 26, 2006
This review is from: Loup Garou (Paperback)
If you asked to specify exactly what about this book had me saying "WOW" and placing it on the keeper shelf, I couldn't tell you. Certainly it was predictable and some of the plot twists were obvious. I agree that the female lead not making the connection between her childhood friend and Exavier sooner is stretching it. But SOMETHING about this book had me so entertained and so engrossed I practically read it in one sitting. Would have, but, unfortunately, employers tend to frown on reading when you're supposed to be working.
Simply put, it was a guilty pleasure, escapism at its best. True, the writing isn't the best but it doesn't always have to be. Sometimes the characters just speak to you. Sometimes I don't need or want 150 extra pages of back story or constant character ruminating. I know what authors I like who write that way and when I am in the mood for it, I grab one of theirs. This story moves right along, with an engaging cast of characters and lots of paranormal fun.
What I do like about the books by Mandy M Roth that I have read is that her female leads have friends. Too often these romances have female leads that either have no close friends or if they do, the friend betrays them. I like that her leads have a circle of friends who are strong, supportive and actively part of the story line. I like that the males also have close friends who are equally as supportive and loyal. I also like flawed characters and just enough angst that not everything comes too easy. Oh and that paranormal stuff. Gotta love that too. I found Loup Garou to be that kind of story.
Literary masterpiece? Nope. But its staying on the keeper shelf, because I am sure I will read it again.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
I wanted to love this book, June 7, 2006
This review is from: Loup Garou (Paperback)
I had heard so much about this book. Heavens it got 5 angels (no pun intended) but I was sorely disappointed. Lindsay Williams is a witch. The daughter of a vampire and a fey. Early in life she suffered a brutal blow. The death of a loved one (don't want to spoil it) in a horrific manner. She's been disappointed with men all her life and has kept them at a distance. The love of her life at 5 years old was Exavier, but he moved away and his family kept them apart. That being said... when she meets another Exavier years later it doesn't dawn on her until almost half way through the book that it's him! If the author had changed his name (for some reason) when he rentered her life I could understand it. In this case it was just totally unbelievable. Lindsay has powers. Her friends know who and what she is. They all contrive to keep Exavier discovering/noticing those powers. They do so in the most idiotic ways. Example: dark spirits are after Lindsay. Only she can see them. She runs, dodges and in one scene does a split (she's a dancer) to the floor to get away from them. Her friends tell Exavier she hates rats and is running away from them. If she hates rats why is she doing splits and getting closer to the ground. The attempts made to supposedly keep Exavier in the dark are if not inane just out and out comical. I was told this was one of the best erotic books ever. No way. It is a tease. Three quarters of the book through Lindsay and Exavier finally have a full blown sexual encounter and they're being controlled at that. Ms. Roth writes her sexual scenes well and the emotion of Lindsay and her former lover Eion at the end is well written. The characters use of the "F" word in situations was not so much shocking but out of place and the opening scenes in a dance class with women talking openly of sex was over the top. If you can get this book used for very little money, buy it. It's interesting though I would have liked more plot. It is definitely not 5 star or 5 angel material. I really wanted to love this book...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great story but...., November 3, 2008
This review is from: Loup Garou (Paperback)
I really liked this story. The dynamics between Lindsay and Exavier were great. However, like a lot of Mandy Roth stories, I think it would benefit greatly from a good editor.
Some of the imparting of the back story by people rambling in front of complete strangers is very clumsy and after using the same mechanism a few times, gets a bit annoying.
The biggest downer was not getting a confrontation between the main characters and the person/ people responsible for their estrangement.
I repeat, I DID like this story. I just didn't think it was quite the finished product
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