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meganbmoore

His Wicked Ways by Samantha James

Jul 21, 2009 01:13

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meganbmoore July 21 2009, 06:25:21 UTC

I have not! But I was sent one last week! It involves a widow an a widower and forbidden island love! Or something!

ladysaotome July 21 2009, 15:09:26 UTC

Is "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers one of them? I've been thinking meganbmoore really needs to read that one. I remember reading it & thinking "that's a Christian novel!" O_O You can tell the author previously wrote mainstream romance novels.

morwen_peredhil July 21 2009, 06:29:49 UTC

I'm certain I've read this one, before I swore off Scottish-set romances for good. Faux-medieval language is unbearable - doubly so if it's faux-Scottish-medieval.

meganbmoore July 21 2009, 06:31:47 UTC

I just...what IS it about romance novels and Scotland? Why must they be awful? And popular?

morwen_peredhil July 21 2009, 06:37:30 UTC

Alas, I dinna ken, lassie.

(Just typing that is giving me flashbacks.)

animeshon July 21 2009, 06:30:54 UTC

Gah! This sort of book is why I'm sometimes ashamed to tell people I read romance novels!

meganbmoore July 21 2009, 06:33:08 UTC

No such thing! No shame! (Personally, I love the "but you're...smart..." look when I tell someone I'm reading a romance novel.)

animeshon July 21 2009, 06:36:04 UTC

It's true these days I just admit it and dare people to judge me. But when I was younger I went to great lengths to hide it from people

horribly stilted, faux-medieval language that often borders on the incomprehensible. estara July 21 2009, 08:15:42 UTC

Have you read For My Lady's Heart by Laura Kinsale? This seems to be for many commenters on romance blgos the epitome of perfect medieval romance so I ordered a copy and I can't get past the middle English writing.

Is it worth it? If you haven't read it, would you like to, then I could send you my copy?

Re: horribly stilted, faux-medieval language that often borders on the incomprehensible. meganbmoore July 21 2009, 13:16:42 UTC

I seem to vaguely recall reading it. IIRC, I read a few Kinsales and found her to be good, but not my thing.

Re: horribly stilted, faux-medieval language that often borders on the incomprehensible. estara July 21 2009, 19:13:50 UTC

I think you probably would recall it more than vaguely, if you had ^^. I've got a few Kinsales myself, some of which I quite like, but I bounced hard off this one - mostly because of the language idea.

sisterjune July 21 2009, 16:54:45 UTC

I tried to read that book, I dunno I like kinsale but I cant get why that book is the best of medieval romances, it was ok but not really good and I felt bored alot of the time. I think it doesnt help that Melanthe who's supposed to be really badass, spends the most of the book running away/hiding. :( It wasnt bad though but I may be one of the few people who liked shadowheart 123x more.
I've recently looked into some of marsha canham's medieval romances and I found them way more appealing.

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prozacpark July 21 2009, 09:44:56 UTC

I'm amused by the title alone. They should turn this into a comic book, yes or yes?

meganbmoore July 21 2009, 13:17:38 UTC

You just want to read it as a comic book.