You know, I usually don't like this sort of book, it sounds quite chick-litty, but you've sold me on its charm. I'll keep it in mind for a summer read!
Yes, I suppose it's chick lit, but I've hardly read any so it's all new to me, although I'm listening on audio to my first Jennifer Crusie now, "Welcome to Temptation", I'm starting to venture into that genre - I really like it! LOL About time, all I knew of was Bridget Jones's Diary!
I read Welcome to Temptation a couple of years ago when everyone raved about her on HG. It was okay, but as empty as cotton candy. Everyone had raved about her sex scenes and I was disappointed -- I think it was a matter of too much hype before reading with me. I think I'm someone who likes to find books by surprise, I guess!
Some aspects of this storyline reminded me a bit of Pride and Prejudice and the Darcy/Elizabeth Bennett/Wickham storyline. In fact there were a couple of lines in the book that made me wonder if they were tributes to Ms. Austen.
I wondered that a few paragraphs earlier in your review when you said, "Taylor doesn't like him at first, she doesn't trust him, in fact she's just plain pissed off that she has to help this egomaniac pampered movie star...Of course Jason is immediately intrigued by her and can't believe she's giving him the brush off! It was delightful to read how he feels and how this is all so new for him! No one says no to Jason Andrews!" Sounds like P&P fanfic to me!
No explicit sex? You've almost got me sold. I wonder if my library has it.
No explicit sex - it's fairly new, it came out last Fall.
Yes, through a lot of the book I kept thinking Jason is Darcy, but there are differences, too, but there is one line that is very close to P&P, the one where Darcy is something about how hard to please Elizabeth is, so if she comments on something that she believes is fine that is even saying something more - can't remember what. And there is a part about the word "tolerable." All in all, a really, really fun read!
I was just checking out Julie James' blog and she wrote this:
As I mentioned in the interview with the Sun-Times, in many ways Austen’s novels inspire my own writing. Just the Sexiest Man Alive was written as a modern, romantic comedy homage to P&P: the story of a smart, witty heroine who vows to resist the affection of an arrogant, sought-after man who, in turn, learns to become a better person in order to win her over.
Well, no wonder you love it. Besides, haven't we all read that P&P is basically the blueprint for every modern romance (at least with an alpha male and a spunky woman who gives him cheek)? :)
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I wondered that a few paragraphs earlier in your review when you said, "Taylor doesn't like him at first, she doesn't trust him, in fact she's just plain pissed off that she has to help this egomaniac pampered movie star...Of course Jason is immediately intrigued by her and can't believe she's giving him the brush off! It was delightful to read how he feels and how this is all so new for him! No one says no to Jason Andrews!" Sounds like P&P fanfic to me!
No explicit sex? You've almost got me sold. I wonder if my library has it.
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Yes, through a lot of the book I kept thinking Jason is Darcy, but there are differences, too, but there is one line that is very close to P&P, the one where Darcy is something about how hard to please Elizabeth is, so if she comments on something that she believes is fine that is even saying something more - can't remember what. And there is a part about the word "tolerable." All in all, a really, really fun read!
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As I mentioned in the interview with the Sun-Times, in many ways Austen’s novels inspire my own writing. Just the Sexiest Man Alive was written as a modern, romantic comedy homage to P&P: the story of a smart, witty heroine who vows to resist the affection of an arrogant, sought-after man who, in turn, learns to become a better person in order to win her over.
I guess that answers that question!
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