gems_31's review
3.0
What can I say about this book?
It was pegged as romance with time travelling elements and on the whole it does do exactly what it says on the tin. The only thing is that it doesn't really do either well and it is more on the who done it that who does who.
The characters are instantly foregettable and I found myself not routing for any one in particular to succeed in there task. Even the "bad guy".
The "steamy" scenes aren't all that great and the hero is meah at best. So why the three stars, I hear you ask? Why not lower?
Because I found myself intrguied with the map puzzel and I rather liked the conclusion of it.
Fine the author manages to come up with a reasonable explination on the whole time travel possible brain exploding by saying that if you change the future by going into the past or future, the person or persons who were time travelling and either went into the past or future to influence events would still retain their original memories regardless of the change. (confusing? Makes Lost seem positivly pre-school, huh?) I glossed over this as the outcome of the whole map thing was dealt with in a really clever way.
Overall, I didn't enjoy this as much as the authors other work, [b:Seducing Mr. Darcy|2412176|Seducing Mr. Darcy|Gwyn Cready|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222817409s/2412176.jpg|2419353]which I enjoyed much better. I still have [b:Flirting with Forever|7915052|Flirting with Forever|Gwyn Cready|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1270177097s/7915052.jpg|6804414]to read. I'm not giving up on the author, just that this book isn't a keeper for me.
It was pegged as romance with time travelling elements and on the whole it does do exactly what it says on the tin. The only thing is that it doesn't really do either well and it is more on the who done it that who does who.
The characters are instantly foregettable and I found myself not routing for any one in particular to succeed in there task. Even the "bad guy".
The "steamy" scenes aren't all that great and the hero is meah at best. So why the three stars, I hear you ask? Why not lower?
Because I found myself intrguied with the map puzzel and I rather liked the conclusion of it.
Fine the author manages to come up with a reasonable explination on the whole time travel possible brain exploding by saying that if you change the future by going into the past or future, the person or persons who were time travelling and either went into the past or future to influence events would still retain their original memories regardless of the change. (confusing? Makes Lost seem positivly pre-school, huh?) I glossed over this as the outcome of the whole map thing was dealt with in a really clever way.
Overall, I didn't enjoy this as much as the authors other work, [b:Seducing Mr. Darcy|2412176|Seducing Mr. Darcy|Gwyn Cready|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222817409s/2412176.jpg|2419353]which I enjoyed much better. I still have [b:Flirting with Forever|7915052|Flirting with Forever|Gwyn Cready|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1270177097s/7915052.jpg|6804414]to read. I'm not giving up on the author, just that this book isn't a keeper for me.
rosetyper9's review
4.0
Lets get the somewhat less positive out of the way, this book didn't keep my interest locked in, I had to make myself read at a few spots and my love for this author's work is what made me keep on trucking. That being said, this book is pretty good and has some pretty awesome elements.
This is the type of book I like to say has something for everyone: betrayal, sea-men, cute shoes, vengeance, fashion, lust, babies, there is a ton going on in this story. I love Joss, she is pretty awesome, and the way the book starts out, your mouth will be agape, trust me. Oh, Joss, she is a strong women who learns to listen to her heart and her head at the same time, something a lot of romance heroines are unable to do and something I admire. The dashing Hugh is also very appealing, he is handsome, large, a naval captain, and he knows his way around a female's body.
The plot is what makes the book hard to hold on to, it felt sort of like it skipped around a bit and I had a problem understanding a few scenes, like the writing was a bit jumbled. Overall please don't let that stop you, give this book a try, you won't regret it!
This is the type of book I like to say has something for everyone: betrayal, sea-men, cute shoes, vengeance, fashion, lust, babies, there is a ton going on in this story. I love Joss, she is pretty awesome, and the way the book starts out, your mouth will be agape, trust me. Oh, Joss, she is a strong women who learns to listen to her heart and her head at the same time, something a lot of romance heroines are unable to do and something I admire. The dashing Hugh is also very appealing, he is handsome, large, a naval captain, and he knows his way around a female's body.
The plot is what makes the book hard to hold on to, it felt sort of like it skipped around a bit and I had a problem understanding a few scenes, like the writing was a bit jumbled. Overall please don't let that stop you, give this book a try, you won't regret it!
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