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73rd out of 116 books
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The Edge of Impropriety
Marina Wyatt, popular novelist and beautiful Countess of Gorham, is irresistible fodder for gossip columns, in which her ribald private life is the stuff of public scandal. Of course, Marina's too sharp and resourceful not to realize that the publicity helps sell her romances. In fact, the release of her latest novel happens to coincide with the rebuff of her current lover...more
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
November 4th 2008
by Signet Eclipse
(first published October 16th 2008)
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1 ½ stars. The story dragged. Not enough dialogue. The reason? Throughout the book, most scenes were told and not shown.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
The writing style is “telling not showing.” Because of this, it was unpleasant. I was not drawn into the story. I felt like something was missing. The plot and events in “outline form” were interesting. The characters were interesting. But I didn’t get to experience anything because of the writing style. It was not emotionally engaging.
There wasn’t enough di...more
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
The writing style is “telling not showing.” Because of this, it was unpleasant. I was not drawn into the story. I felt like something was missing. The plot and events in “outline form” were interesting. The characters were interesting. But I didn’t get to experience anything because of the writing style. It was not emotionally engaging.
There wasn’t enough di...more
I'm trying to catch up on the 2009 RITA nominees. This was one of two in the historical category that I hadn't read yet. And WOW! I've enjoyed Pam Rosenthal books before, in particular Almost a Gentleman. But The Edge of Impropriety is her best yet, I think.
The hero and heroine are first and foremost grown-ups. I can't think of a historical I've read with a 37 year old heroine. And Marina has certainly done some living in those 37 years. And Jasper even has graying hair! Horrors! I thought his...more
The hero and heroine are first and foremost grown-ups. I can't think of a historical I've read with a 37 year old heroine. And Marina has certainly done some living in those 37 years. And Jasper even has graying hair! Horrors! I thought his...more
Apr 20, 2011
Katherine St. Vincent
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-romance
Jasper seorg bangsawan penyuka seni, terutama patung tiba2 mendapatkan dirinya hrs menjadi ayah perwalian dari kedua ponakannya, Anthony (yg ternyata adalah anak gelapnya) dan Sidney, gadis cilik yang ditinggal mati oleh orangtua mereka karena kapal lautnya karam. Dan kemudian cerita berlanjut 11 tahun kemudian, Jasper pulang kampung utk menengok ponakan laki-lakinya itu yg sudah berubah menjadi adonis yg difavoritkan di seluruh London. Dan tanpa sengaja ia bertemu dgn alias Lady Gorham, sang no...more
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Even though I grew up on Heyers and old Harlequins, I've largely lost interest in romance novels (of the het variety, that is) the past few years. Even the well-written ones have left me feeling pretty bored. Which is a little depressing when you practically cut your eyeteeth on the things. I missed enjoying romance novels. I wanted to like them; I just...didn't.
Still, I kept trying, and it did indeed pay off with The Edge of Impropriety. What a delightful, joyous read! Where other novels have s...more
Still, I kept trying, and it did indeed pay off with The Edge of Impropriety. What a delightful, joyous read! Where other novels have s...more
Very light summer read - story of Lady in London 1830's with a secret past but a current social diva that writes the latest and greatest novels inspired by the ton she is a part of. Shed ends up falling in love with the hottest young buck in towns uncle (who is really his father, the boy just doesn't know it.) The uncle is a 2nd son, now in charge of raising the young man and his young sister. He is a scholar of Greek sculpture and outdated, but somehow worldly when it comes to sex...Indiana Jon...more
Novel percintaan dengan latar belakang Inggris awal abad ke-19 ini menghadirkan suasana hangat dengan beberapa tokoh utama yang memiliki karakter yang sangat berlainan. Novel ini bercerita tentang seorang janda bangsawan cantik (Sang Countess), bekas istri simpanan yang sangat suka berganti-ganti pasangan dengan para pemuda bangsawan tampan sejak ditinggal mati suaminya. Ia kemudian berusaha menghidupi dirinya dengan menjadi penulis buku-buku roman. Dalam perjalanannya ia bertemu dengan seorang...more
FINALLY finished with this one.
I think I would have enjoyed this more if the author had spent more time on the sex and less time congratulating herself on her own cleverness. The writing is both self-conscious and smug; toward the end a minor character thinks (thinks!) the word "synecdoche", which is immediately followed by a brief definition, AND a disapproving reminder that an educated person would already know it. Urgh! There are frequent mentions of historical details so insignificant to the...more
I think I would have enjoyed this more if the author had spent more time on the sex and less time congratulating herself on her own cleverness. The writing is both self-conscious and smug; toward the end a minor character thinks (thinks!) the word "synecdoche", which is immediately followed by a brief definition, AND a disapproving reminder that an educated person would already know it. Urgh! There are frequent mentions of historical details so insignificant to the...more
This year's RITA winner in the Historical Category. I can see why. Very different sort of romance--the kind you'd like to write, but couldn't get an editor to accept. Yet, Rosenthal did find a publisher of this tender story between a middle-aged novelist at the very end of the regency period and a bachelor antiquarian who has been raising his brother's two children.
Not quite a five-star romance, because the chemistry between the couple was good but not great. I loved the characters (and characterization)--and while normally I don't care that much about setting, I found that this book made Regency England feel very real.
The heroine is a novelist; the hero a specialist in Greek antiquities who is raising his dead brother's children. They both live on the edge of society for different reasons. Both are frank and open about their desire for an affair, which ma...more
The heroine is a novelist; the hero a specialist in Greek antiquities who is raising his dead brother's children. They both live on the edge of society for different reasons. Both are frank and open about their desire for an affair, which ma...more
I almost finished this novel, but then got distracted by other things...like editing work and reading CryoBurn (which isn't erotic at all, but contains such emotion).
I think I had the most trouble with The Edge of Impropriety because I cared so little about the characters. Our heroes were okay and all, but the secondary romance's female half only had two modes: stodgy and whiny (even when she finally got what she wanted). I'd have loved more about the cast of minor characters...even the guy who...more
I think I had the most trouble with The Edge of Impropriety because I cared so little about the characters. Our heroes were okay and all, but the secondary romance's female half only had two modes: stodgy and whiny (even when she finally got what she wanted). I'd have loved more about the cast of minor characters...even the guy who...more
Apr 14, 2011
Olivia
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-romance,
owned-papperback
Awalnya beli neh buku berkat komporan si Merlin yang katanya super hot.. huahaha.
awalnya bener2 boring, hoahmm......
setelah beberapa chapter lewat, dan setelah Marina bertemu dengan si James, hmmph> Makin seru, mata makin melek.. fufuuf.. dan yang pasti , olalalalala.. hmmph!!!
tapi kisah cinta nya kok ribet bener, ternyata oh ternyata, James dengan salah satu cowok yang pernah berhubungan dengan si marina ternyata...... dan ternyata si cowok itu ..... :/
awalnya bener2 boring, hoahmm......
setelah beberapa chapter lewat, dan setelah Marina bertemu dengan si James, hmmph> Makin seru, mata makin melek.. fufuuf.. dan yang pasti , olalalalala.. hmmph!!!
tapi kisah cinta nya kok ribet bener, ternyata oh ternyata, James dengan salah satu cowok yang pernah berhubungan dengan si marina ternyata...... dan ternyata si cowok itu ..... :/
At times I felt like is was written only to give the author the freedom to write about sex. At times I felt it was slightly wordy.
Essentially, the book is about a man named jasper who gets custody of his niece and nephew after their parents were in a boating accident. Later this man falls in love with a Lady Gorham who is an author. The unlikely pair seem to dance in circles throughout this book only to come to a predictable ending.
Essentially, the book is about a man named jasper who gets custody of his niece and nephew after their parents were in a boating accident. Later this man falls in love with a Lady Gorham who is an author. The unlikely pair seem to dance in circles throughout this book only to come to a predictable ending.
I wanted to like this a lot more than I ended up doing. I didn't dislike it--I just finished it and thought that's all? I very much liked the protagonists--both of whom were older and with the accomplishments and regrets of lives lived; I liked the supporting characters, but in the end, it just didn't quite add up. It felt sketched-in in many places and I honestly could have sacrificed the sex scenes for more about the characters.
It was mildly amusing, and served its purpose as being brain-candy. I'm not really a huge fan of regency-era novels one way or the other, but the characters were a bit unconventional in being somewhat older, more eccentric, and more independent. The end outcome was actually quite modern in some ways. Honestly, that's really all I have to say about it - it's just not my cup of tea, but I didn't dislike it.
I don't care if the description of this one makes it sound like a hard-core romance novel -- it's not, and I'm reviewing it anyway. This book feels like it's written by Jane Austen's one-generation-older and very-much-more-wordly-relative. It's very wittily, snarkily, and cleverly done -- a surprise not only in this genre but also in general these days. I highly enjoyed this book.
This is a really beautifully written love story. I loved the main characters, Jasper and Marina, who are both slightly older than average for an historical romance (very refreshing). The secondary love story was also touching. At times, there was a bit too much introspection and I think it slowed down the pacing (the only reason I don't give it 5 stars). Still, I read it in one sitting!
Mar 10, 2009
Patty
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2009,
fiction,
historical-romance,
historical-fiction,
romance,
love,
women-writers,
great-britain,
regency
This was the right book at the right time. I spent two days sicker than I want to think about. So sick, I could not read. Then finally, my brain was starting to clear. I still did not want to actually think. So romance to the rescue.
Rosenthal had everything I want in a romance. Fun storyline, beautiful characters, sex (in my opinion this was erotic) and even humor. I spent a day immersed in a world where everything will work out - the bad guys lose and the good folks fall in love.
Thank you Pam R...more
Rosenthal had everything I want in a romance. Fun storyline, beautiful characters, sex (in my opinion this was erotic) and even humor. I spent a day immersed in a world where everything will work out - the bad guys lose and the good folks fall in love.
Thank you Pam R...more
Jun 05, 2011
Sannn~~~
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-romance,
borrowed
Awal2 buku ini bener2 boring banget..
ampe ke page 100an baru agak lumayan n makin akhir emang makin seru..
tp ntah kenapa rasanya lebih tertarik ama hubungan Anthony n Miss Hobart..
Sydney juga menarik karakternya..
kalo utk Marina-Jasper yah ok juga deh walopun endingnya agak2 membingungkan..
dan yg pasti crtnya emang cukup hot.. *hmpfh*
yah.. sekian dan terima kasih.. :)
ampe ke page 100an baru agak lumayan n makin akhir emang makin seru..
tp ntah kenapa rasanya lebih tertarik ama hubungan Anthony n Miss Hobart..
Sydney juga menarik karakternya..
kalo utk Marina-Jasper yah ok juga deh walopun endingnya agak2 membingungkan..
dan yg pasti crtnya emang cukup hot.. *hmpfh*
yah.. sekian dan terima kasih.. :)
A cute Regency novel about a woman writer. It kept seeming like it was going to defy the usual, especially since it features an atypical romance with a professorial historian. But ridiculous blackmail and robbery get thrown into the picture, and I can't really recommend it.
begitu beres baca???wuiw....hot bgt...kalo marina ma jasper ktmu,pzti olahraga kasur...gtw knp,jd g bs nangkep inti crtnya.
pendalaman emosi marina ma jasper kurang banget......malah penasaran ma cerita ttg anthony ma helen....kira2 ada sekuel ceritanya gak ya???
pendalaman emosi marina ma jasper kurang banget......malah penasaran ma cerita ttg anthony ma helen....kira2 ada sekuel ceritanya gak ya???
Agak menjijik kan baca s*x scene nya ya
...kok frontal banget nyeritain (buat aku sih ini penyimpangan) an*l s*x weeeckkk
As RITA winner... I don't like it...mikir apa sih juri nya waktu milih buku ini
...kok frontal banget nyeritain (buat aku sih ini penyimpangan) an*l s*x weeeckkk
As RITA winner... I don't like it...mikir apa sih juri nya waktu milih buku ini
I read this because LJ recommended it as one of the best romance novels of the year. What?!? I have to disagree. Where was the sex? The writing was above average, but the plot was forgettable.
Eh. I like Rosenthal as a rule but this book was disappointing. Just not a lot there, and the side plots weren't interesting. She's written better books; don't waste your time on this one.
I really wanted to like this book, but I didn't love the main character enough to finish it. The writing was great, and the approach to a romance novel refreshing. But after a bit I got irritated.
Maybe it was just my post-holiday blahs.
Maybe it was just my post-holiday blahs.
udah baca...ceritanya biasa aja,,,tapi hot...endingnya juga gitu doang hmpfh...si ceweknya pergi kerumah ortunya, ninggalin pacarnya ...^^
Fairly well written as far as historical romance goes. Smart and sexy, though with a pretty forgettable storyline.
A very satisfying, elegantly written and delightfully smutty Regency. Beautiful, erudite, trashy...in other words, it's awesome.
Well, I don't suppose I'm going to finish this. I stopped reading it a few weeks ago, and I feel no compulsion to finish it.
The writing is beautifully done, but I think the story suffers for it. The story is lost in all the beautiful descriptions of feelings and images. I was reading along, entranced by the beautiful language, and eventually realized I didn't quite care for the characters and had no interest in where they were going. It might be because they began a relationship (sexually) very...more
The writing is beautifully done, but I think the story suffers for it. The story is lost in all the beautiful descriptions of feelings and images. I was reading along, entranced by the beautiful language, and eventually realized I didn't quite care for the characters and had no interest in where they were going. It might be because they began a relationship (sexually) very...more
lovely ability with words, well-drawn characters with quirks, even the secondary ones.
This book surprised me... it's so much better than it seems, even from the back cover description. It took me a bit to get into it, and then I was totally hooked!
Marina and Jasper are... magnificent! I really think of them now as one of my all-time favorite couples. Their rendezvous are priceless and unpredictable. I'm amazed at how the author can mix passion, sensuality, and then raw, vulgar sex together and still come out with a story that's less about the vulgar and more about the passion, th...more
Marina and Jasper are... magnificent! I really think of them now as one of my all-time favorite couples. Their rendezvous are priceless and unpredictable. I'm amazed at how the author can mix passion, sensuality, and then raw, vulgar sex together and still come out with a story that's less about the vulgar and more about the passion, th...more
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