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My Wicked Little Lies (Sinful Family Secrets #2)
by Victoria Alexander
by Victoria Alexander
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bookshelves: regency-victorian, library_mediamall, historical-romance, series, didn-t_finish
Mar 18, 12
bookshelves: regency-victorian, library_mediamall, historical-romance, series, didn-t_finish
Read from March 13 to 18, 2012
DNF. Unbelievable plot from beginning to middle (where I decided life was too short to read the rest), and infuriatingly stupid hero and heroine, who are supposed to be top spies, but who seem dull, thick and completely pointless. I honestly don't think the heroine could inveigle her way out of a paper bag. I spent the whole time reading this tripe wandering why the author didn't make the current head spy the hero and the heroine's sidekick the heroine. They were far more interesting characters.
1 star. Ugh.
1 star. Ugh.
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Mar 18, 2012 06:30am
I've noticed that's become a trend lately: heroes and heroines who are omg awesome famous spies who display absolutely no skills and aptitude whatsoever. Bizarre. Saying they're aces at their game don't make it so.
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Karla (Mossy Love Grotto) wrote: "I've noticed that's become a trend lately: heroes and heroines who are omg awesome famous spies who display absolutely no skills and aptitude whatsoever. Bizarre. Saying they're aces at their game..."I completely agree. I think you'd need to be a really great spy author, first and then be able to write in historical setting second. Otherwise it's just frustrating and crap. Although I would like to read about completely incompetent spies as well in a historical romance setting. It would probably be quite funny.
Yeah, it's like when mysteries are thrown into a romance, they are usually lame and take a back seat (or are sometimes waaaaay in the caboose) to the H and h being all cute and/or stupid with each other. :P
Karla (Mossy Love Grotto) wrote: "Yeah, it's like when mysteries are thrown into a romance, they are usually lame and take a back seat (or are sometimes waaaaay in the caboose) to the H and h being all cute and/or stupid with each ..."I have to agree. The best romantic suspenses for me are those that have the romance bit as secondary. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I really like a strong plot.
