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4.0 out of 5 stars
Who can resist a reformed Bad Boy?, April 8, 2010
This review is from: What the Librarian Did (Harlequin Super Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
Looking for a fresh start, rock star Devin Freedman returns to his native New Zealand and enrolls in college. Now in his thirties and sober for the first time in over a decade he has no desire to return to Los Angeles and its many temptations. Convinced that a life of relative anonymity is just what he wants he's chagrined to find that conservative Rachel Robinson has no idea who he is. What's more, she does not appear particularly impressed when she does learn of his notoriety. Not that the starchy librarian is Devin's type - or is she?
This was a fun read. I loved Devin - classic `bad boy' with rugged good looks and a surplus of sex appeal. It was interesting to watch him navigate the minefield of human relationships without his fame and rock star trappings as a buffer. His interactions with his mother were funny and quite touching. The author writes clever dialogue and does a nice job incorporating the setting into the story (having never visited New Zealand I can't comment on the authenticity!).
The only real problem I had was that a secondary plot involving a young student searching for his birth mother seemed to hijack the storyline in some places. I'm not a big fan of teen-age angst and would have rather seen more relationship development between Devin and Rachel.
Fans of the `Bad Boy Falls For Nice Girl' storyline (and what's not to love?) will probably enjoy this. If you're in need of a nice fantasy/escape this should do the trick.
Just a word about the cover...LOVED it! Exactly how I pictured Devin, although the female looks like an extra from a `Little House on the Prairie' episode...
Occasional swearing and mild sexual content.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too Many Problems, March 30, 2010
This review is from: What the Librarian Did (Harlequin Super Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
Bliss does an excellent job in her portrayal of a rock star who has dropped out of his band and lifestyle to go back to college. We see Devin's charisma, sex appeal, and his difficulties in dealing with Rachel, the librarian, the total opposite of a groupie, who does not know who he is when she first meets him. However, Bliss saddles this book with characters with major problems, all of which she resolves by the end, which distract from the main romance. Rachel is a problem character. She is funny, but she's also extremely prickly and jumps to wrong conclusions too often, especially about Devin. This behavior is obviously a reflection of her insecurity, but it got to be annoying. Bliss also develops Rachel's son, given up for adoption at birth, as he tries to find his birth mother. Although his immaturity and impulsiveness are very believable in a 17 year old, it wasn't fun to read. IMO, Bliss would have been better off concentrating on the main romance and its barriers, instead of dragging in an adopted son, Devin's mother's romance (a little), Rachel's bad relationship with her mother, Devin's brother's problems, etc., etc.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book to read, May 24, 2010
I really enjoyed this book by Karina Bliss. This book reminded me a lot of the Susan Elizabeth Phillips style of contemporary romance. The characters were a lot of fun with good dialog. I also think this book would make a really good audiobook with the right narrator.
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