tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post8916275494134412178..comments2024-02-19T20:15:42.673-08:00Comments on Buried by Books: Romance and Mystery Reviews: TBR Challenge Review: The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna BourneBuriedbybooks http://www.blogger.com/profile/13945897945845383252noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post-80626603505001228442013-05-21T13:49:17.171-07:002013-05-21T13:49:17.171-07:00This book didn't work for me either, and actua...This book didn't work for me either, and actually it sent me in a whole different direction in the mystery dept. which was a good thing as I found Jonelle Patrick's Fallen Angel. jonellepatrick.com for it's info, but it's no where near this kind of story but that's what I wanted. If you want a really edgy read, there's your play!Jerri Kindignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post-32076142205088780082013-05-16T07:08:31.712-07:002013-05-16T07:08:31.712-07:00In my review tardiness, I forgot that, but YES! Th...In my review tardiness, I forgot that, but YES! The fact that Annique doesn't kill anyone seemed a bit ridiculous. And how much hinged on her 'kill-free' status, too. What others read as intriguing, I found annoying. Ah well. :)<br /><br />I gave it a B- mainly because I felt like my reading preferences/prejudices were at least partly responsible for why this didn't work for me. But it could easily have been a C+, too. Not much difference there.Buriedbybooks https://www.blogger.com/profile/13945897945845383252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post-54926792636622596582013-05-16T07:04:17.994-07:002013-05-16T07:04:17.994-07:00This was written well enough that I'm going to...This was written well enough that I'm going to give a different book by Bourne a try. And I know I have the Forbidden Rose in the TBR, so yea! :)Buriedbybooks https://www.blogger.com/profile/13945897945845383252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post-44026376193354786192013-05-15T19:53:57.737-07:002013-05-15T19:53:57.737-07:00I read this as part of last year's challenge, ...I read this as part of last year's challenge, and....pretty much everything you said. I gave it a C though. A very positive C - but I had issues with Annique's inconsistency and was annoyed by the double standard (it's OK for the hero to kill people because he's a spy but Annique doesn't kill people? Really?!?!) Mostly I was glad I read it because the prose is lovely and the dialogue is really very, very good. Normally a ho-hum reaction would have me weeding out the other books in the series from my TBR - but not in this instance.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post-79339728404525337012013-05-15T17:17:53.050-07:002013-05-15T17:17:53.050-07:00Forbidden Rose; I agree, it's probably my favo...Forbidden Rose; I agree, it's probably my favorite.SonomaLasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378768156853182596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post-77940768921336367042013-05-15T15:05:10.968-07:002013-05-15T15:05:10.968-07:00My favorite of this series was... damn, I can'...My favorite of this series was... damn, I can't remember the title. The Something Rose.willafulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201963128584310884noreply@blogger.com