Book Banter

 

They are London’s most scandalous couple. Isabel, Lady Pelham, and Gerard Faulkner, Marquess of Grayson, are well matched in all things–their lusty appetites, constant paramours, wicked wits, provocative reputations, and their absolute refusal ever to ruin their marriage of convenience by falling in love with one another. Isabel knows such a charming rake will never appeal to her guarded heart, nor will she sway his philandering one. It is a most agreeable sham…until a shocking turn of events sends Gerard from her side.

Now, four years later, Gerard has come home to Isabel. But the carefree, boyish rogue who left has been replaced by a brooding, powerful, irresistible man who is determined to seduce his way into her affections. Gone is the devil-may-care companion who shared her friendship and nothing more, and in his place is temptation itself…a husband who desires Isabel body and soul and who will stop at nothing to win her love. No, this is not at all the man she had married. But he is the man who might finally steal her heart…

So I got this to review, and when I saw it on the list, I wasn’t sure if I would like it, but decided to give it a chance since it was a Brava (and I like to think of myself as the resident Brava reviewer) and I know Sybil likes her. But I honestly wasn’t that sure about it when I requested it. Ha! I couldn’t have been more wrong!

I finished reading this last night and I literally turned back to the first page to start all over again, that’s how much I loved this book. Thank god I picked it up to read while on ‘break’ for Thanksgiving. I can’t imagine being in class and wanting nothing more than to get back to this book. Well, I can imagine actually, because I felt that way pretty much every moment I wasnt reading or sleeping. I enjoyed this book so much, that now that it’s over, I still want to keep it near me, just so I can stare at the cover and remember the greatness that’s between the pages. And for what it’s worth, the ass scene alone (note, I didn’t say anal, I said ass) was worth the price of admission, and without revealing too much, let’s just say that I’ll be making a mental note to add that to my personal repertoire. So my friends, when this comes out in January, run, don’t walk, to the nearest bookstore and buy multiple copies, because I promise you’ll want to read one copy, give one away to your fellow romance reader, keep one in pristine condition for your keeper shelf, and keep one under the mattress for, ahem, inspiration. It’s just that good. Or you can just pre-order a bunch of copies now. That works too.

Meanwhile, I’ll be hunting down Sylvia Day’s backlist, putting her upcoming books on my wishlist and generally restraining myself from shooting off a squee-filled email her way. It’s just. that. good.

I have 2 pages of space left for my memo and 3 more issues to IRAC. I realize this means nothing to any of you, except maybe Jane or JMC, but it’s likely I’ll be pulling my hair out in about 30 minutes. If I don’t give up and go to bed first.  So but, I took a break to get some reading done while I gave my poor little brain a rest from the IRAC-mania. Only to find that my book is annoying me immensely right now. I’m reading Who Wants to be a Sex Goddess? for review and while it started off fine, there’s a big misunderstanding and the fact that the stupid hero would rather sulk around and shoot eye daggers at the heroine than ask for clarification is making me want to throw the book against a wall. Or at the very least, stop reading…. Because there’s no reason for him to jump to the worst conclusion about her. But because he’s been betrayed before, blah blah blah, I wish authors would throw out the little plot card that has BIG MISUNDERSTANDING on it. Are there any readers out there who are just yearning for more and more big mis plots? anywhere?

 It’s to the point where I’m now just skimming the pages waiting for the "talk" to happen so we can get on with the story. I’ve found some other faults with the book as well, but I suspect I’m just being cranky and will have to decide later if I’m really going to hold that against the book. Cause right now, all it’s got going for it is it’s cover.

 **All that to say, I really do think it’s just me being cranky because looking back on it, sorry Cindy, but I think Kristie would enjoy this. Not sure why exactly I think that, but I do.

So some how I got signed up on Triskelion’s mailing list for new books. I don’t normally bother looking at it cause 1) who’s got the time and 2) it doesn’t usually have anything I’m interested in. But since I’m working the procrastination angle right now I decided to open it up and see what was going on. And was hit with this view:

no, I don’t know what the book is about. Hell, I barely know what the title is. But damn, I do love the V. That said, I do think it’s a little porny. I’m okay with that, but I did want to acknowledge it.