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Bitten: A Romantic Comedy (Trust Williams Trilogy #1-2)
"I remember the disappointment I had felt about Tennessee and the fear I had experienced worrying about being stung by bugs. I looked at Grace. Who knew I would be bitten so hard?" Serving as a missionary in Thelma's Way, Tennessee, is an unforgettable colorful, and bewildering experience for Trust Williams. (The bugs are the least of his problems.) But as Trust settles in...more
Paperback, 510 pages
Published
May 14th 2008
by Deseret Book
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Jul 22, 2008
Laura
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Okay...so this author dude (whatever his name is) has written a trilogy about some people named Trust and Grace. Little did i know this book "Bitten" are those exact same books combined into one thicker book. It's exaclty the same. I thought that was dumb, why would you want to do that?? I didn't really like those books either. I don't get this guys writing.
After a few paragraphs I realized this book was familiar. I quickly thumbed through it and realized that I had already read this book, but it was two separate books under different titles. Originally they were: All is Swell: Trust in Thelma's Way and Falling for Grace: Trust at the End of the World. There is a third book in the trilogy that is not part of this one, it is:Love's Labors Tossed: Trust and the Final Fling (which was my least favorite of the three). Bitten is supposed to be a condens...more
Very quirky, very Mormon - at least the Mormons I know. The best folks are always quirky.
So many members of the church talk about how the "Utah Mormons" are so different from the rest of the Mormons, and sometgimes I see their point, I have to admit. On the other hand, Ialso see folks who are really trying to be the best they can be. It seems they sometimes fall out of touch with reality. What I mean by that is that when you're surrounded by people just like you, you sometimes lose sight of life...more
So many members of the church talk about how the "Utah Mormons" are so different from the rest of the Mormons, and sometgimes I see their point, I have to admit. On the other hand, Ialso see folks who are really trying to be the best they can be. It seems they sometimes fall out of touch with reality. What I mean by that is that when you're surrounded by people just like you, you sometimes lose sight of life...more
Brad's Aunt gave me this book to read, so I decided to read it while I was waiting for some holds at the library. I'm not usually one to enjoy "cheesy" LDS books, but this book was truly HILARIOUS. I was laughing out loud through so much of it. Obviously not very realistic in most parts (if you don't like reading about far-fetched LDS cliches, this book is not for you), but it had an extremely good message and overall feeling to the book. I highly recommend it.
From reading reviews of this book o...more
From reading reviews of this book o...more
I really like Robert F. Smith. He's clever. He's clean. He's so funny.
I have waited to read this book for a couple years.
This is my opinion of it: It's long. Too long. I felt like it was almost 2 books in one. I don't know if I would have appreciated it broken up, or in one long book. The first half of the book was during Trust's mission. The second half was a few months after his mission. You can see how it drags out.
Robert F. Smith used his usual wit creating more back woods, crazy people t...more
I have waited to read this book for a couple years.
This is my opinion of it: It's long. Too long. I felt like it was almost 2 books in one. I don't know if I would have appreciated it broken up, or in one long book. The first half of the book was during Trust's mission. The second half was a few months after his mission. You can see how it drags out.
Robert F. Smith used his usual wit creating more back woods, crazy people t...more
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I love Smith's writing style, and this book was both charming and hilarious. This was an entertaining yarn about a guy named Trust, who gets called on a church mission to the remote town of Thelma's Way, Tennessee. The mix of characters and funny antics of those both in Thelma's Way and Trust's hometown of Southdale, UT had me laughing as I read this book. A giant loaf of bread, a healing Ace bandage, bags of licorice floating by after a flood, and a missing heirloom copy of The Book of Mormon k...more
An lds romance novel, which usually I don't read or like, but I was given it to read and I was actually surprised that I
enjoyed the first 250 pages immensely!
It follows a missionary who serves in the backwoods hick town for the majority of te mission and it is hilarious! I just laughed so hard at the people!
You know those books which you read anthat ends all perfect and cute and you just want more? Well that moment was on page 242. And I should have left it at that. maybe even had 5 stars.
But...more
enjoyed the first 250 pages immensely!
It follows a missionary who serves in the backwoods hick town for the majority of te mission and it is hilarious! I just laughed so hard at the people!
You know those books which you read anthat ends all perfect and cute and you just want more? Well that moment was on page 242. And I should have left it at that. maybe even had 5 stars.
But...more
Jan 08, 2013
Bridgett
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I hate to give poor reviews, but this book was so hard for me to finish. I think the most problem I had with it was the humor, it was hard for me to grasp. Once I kindof caught on to the humor there were some pretty funny parts. The main character goes on a mission for the LDS church to a po-dunk town and becomes entangled with the residence there. Once he was immersed in their world the humor and characters made more sense. Later in the book some of these characters are back in the "real" world...more
Meh. The book was longer than it needed to be... it could have been two books: the mission and after the mission. I hated how his girlfriend trusted someone she hardly knew over him for the longest time and flattered herself that the tension between the guys was jealous guy stuff instead of seeing that there might really be a problem. I don't like reading books with that kind of conflict because it stresses me out and bugs me until it is resolved. If they would just talk... if they would just tr...more
This author is the same one who wrote the Leven Thumps series (Obert Skye). I'm giving this book 5 stars not for the stellar writing or thrilling plot because his books don't fall into those categories. I'm giving the book 5 stars because to me it's just so entertaining. I don't laugh a lot with books and when I find one that gets me laughing multiple times I think it's magical. This book is for you if you enjoy the Mormon comedy movies like "RM", "Singles Ward" (although I didn't care for that...more
Nov 30, 2008
Marie
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
LDS People
Recommended to Marie by:
Natasha
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This was a funny book. I got a real kick out of it. While I love getting a lot of pages for my dollar, I think this story would have been better served in two separate books. There was a definite point about half way through the book where the plot completely changed.
The story is about an LDS missionary who is disappointed with his call to serve in Tennessee (instead of a foreign mission). He ends up falling in love with the people he serves, and falling in love with a girl from Tennessee.
The au...more
The story is about an LDS missionary who is disappointed with his call to serve in Tennessee (instead of a foreign mission). He ends up falling in love with the people he serves, and falling in love with a girl from Tennessee.
The au...more
THIS IS NOT A VAMPIRE BOOK like I assumed it would be. This was awesome. :)
I was laughing so hard that I was crying through so much of this book. I kept reading passages aloud to my Hubby. You totally either need to be LDS or know enough about LDS culture to "get" everything. I loved this.
I think the coolest thing about this book is that it makes you realize that there are strange people everywhere, even in our own circle of friends, so you can't really judge others.
I highly recommend this, it...more
I was laughing so hard that I was crying through so much of this book. I kept reading passages aloud to my Hubby. You totally either need to be LDS or know enough about LDS culture to "get" everything. I loved this.
I think the coolest thing about this book is that it makes you realize that there are strange people everywhere, even in our own circle of friends, so you can't really judge others.
I highly recommend this, it...more
Once again LDS Fiction.... not a fan. My younger sis-n-law was reading this book about a year back. She told me it was about a missionary who falls in love with a girl on his mission. My first thought was, "what in the heck is this garbage?!" I started to read, and this book is LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY! And its not just about a missionary falling in love with a girl. It's about a very very very small town with quirky characters that you can't get enough of. It's an easy read and you will laugh. A lo...more
"Bitten" by Robert Farrell Smith is not about vampires. "Bitten" is about 19 year old Trust Williams and his mission to Thelma's Way, Tennessee. Trust is sent to a small town in the back hills of Tennessee. The town is full of way-ward Mormons who have gone inactive thanks to a local apostate who is blamed for stealing the town Book of Mormon. Trust's job is to reactivate the town all the while the town is preparing for a pageant about how Parly P. Pratt came into town.
This book is absolutely h...more
This book is absolutely h...more
This book was originally published as 2 different books, so it was a bit long, but I didn't mind. I enjoyed this book a lot. It's a romance of sorts while being a story about a funny group of people deep in the Tenessee hills (now if that doesn't tell you what kind of characters you are going to run into, I don't know what will). The mishaps and characters you will sett in this story are too funny! Enjoy a quick and easy read writted for an LDS audience.
As an LDS girl from Tennessee, I was eager to read this book, but I was sorely disappointed! Some of the jokes were funny, but the book wasn't realistic at all. I'm not sure the author has even been to Tennessee. Everything just seemed over exaggerated and he made Tennessee seem like some backwoodsy place. It's possible that there is a place like the town described in the book, but the whole thing just gave me the creeps.
I laughed out loud so many times during this book. I found myself reading portions to my husband while laughing so hard tears leaked out. So much fun. I would have given more stars if the humor hadn't dropped off in the second half, but hey, it was advertised as a romantic comedy and it is hard to maintain romance with too much comedy thrown in. For you Mormons in search of a laugh.
This book is typical Mormon market fiction and I picked it up several years ago and just got around to reading it. I did not read this book in its other forms so there was no disappointment there. It was okay, even for fiction I thought there were some plausibility issues. The story really dragged for me at some spots. There are better things to do with one's time.
First of all I really think the length of this book was incredibly unnecessary. The editor should have cut out a lot of the fluff. This mostly felt like a bad Mormon Film like "The Home Teachers." There were moments that it was funny but most of these characters were way too over the top and after awhile that got ridiculous to me. There really isn't anything left to say. This book is eh, ok.
This was a good book, the characters were REALLY crazy. At times I thought it was more weird then a romantic comedy. But It was entertaining. It was maybe a little longer than it needed to me. I don't know there was something about it that bugged me, but I don't know what. But it was a good book and I liked the ending.
My husband and I read this together right before we moved to the Tennessee/Kentucky area which is where this book takes place. We had several good laughs. The characters are hilarious and of course there is a love interest. We also read Loves Labors Tossed which is the conclusion to the story.
Aug 23, 2011
Kelly
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I chose this because I thought it was a Twilight parody which would have been really fun to read at the beach. I was mistaken. I liked the first half much better than the second. A little too much quirky going on in this book. EVERY character had a severe quirk and a story that went along with it.
It was a cute, light-hearted book. I didn't expect to like it, but stranded on the plane with nothing else to read I cracked it open. I kind of felt like it could have been broken into two separate books. I think I started to get bored near the end. But, it wasn't too shabby.
I was excited to see Robert Smith had a new book. But after a few pages, I realized it's nothing more than his Trust Williams series all bundled into one. I didn't even bother finishing it. What was more disappointing was that the description of the book made it sound like a new book. Shame, shame Robert Smith!
What I didn't know when I bought it (online through Deseret Book) was that it is a compilation of the first two books in the trilogy about the missionary Trust Williams (can't for the life of me remember the name of the books!). So yeah. Kind of annoying. But still a good read.
I thought this book could have been a series of books and would have been better. For being just one book it was so long and had so many different ideas. The ending was horrible. I couldn't not read it because I started it but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone either....
This was fun! I have read at least one other book by this author and I enjoy his stories a lot. They have the funniest characters and situations and I find myself laughing out loud. A fun escape from reality because there can't really be people like this in real life...right?
This book could have been two. I'd give a higher rating to the first half, which covers the main character's unusual mission.
The book has fun word-smithing. The second half is extreme in stereotypical Mormon small-town culture. It makes me glad for the ward I'm in!
The book has fun word-smithing. The second half is extreme in stereotypical Mormon small-town culture. It makes me glad for the ward I'm in!
A fun read. I laughed a lot at all the fun poked at Mormon culture. The characters are quirky and the romance is sweet. I found out afterwards that the book is an abridged compilation of 2 novels. I think I might have enjoyed the books separately more. Just fun.
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