Vi’s Comments (group member since Jun 04, 2011)

Vi’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

LK, I knew you'd offered but not that part about keeping. LOL! That would definitely have clued me in. :)

Or you could do that too. If only I'd realized that earlier. All those clicking..

Lisa Kay: (view spoiler)[I was actually wondering why you didn't participate in the BR. Now I understand. After I finished, I saw your rating and realized you didn't enjoy it that much either.

I don't know the reason why but the characters were not that great. Lily was absurd at times with Mary Sue-ish and TSTL ish. Apart from that though, I don't know what the author was trying to accomplish. I felt loads of things would be solved easier if they all sat down to talk frankly. I've read say 2-3 books of hers and I've liked them much better than this.

I agree about first time reads. I wonder what the others will think.
(hide spoiler)]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Vi wrote: "I just finished ...It was ok. I'm not that impressed with the book, actually."

Vi, spoilers removed "

Midu, I posted on your profile page but I'm posting here also. For #1, the book has to be on that person's Tower Team Challenge. In the SIster Group, go to Challenges, any team and any member. Click view books and those are the books that you can read for that. Got it?

That bug is very very irritating especially when you are trying to find a book from the mobile app.

I just finished - a BR with Leslie, Melissa and Rebecca. It was ok. I'm not that impressed with the book, actually.

I also need to finish for another challenge and it's also due at the library.

Okay, I couldn't stop and I just finished the book. I found it ok. I predicted a few of the stuff and the way it came about was not that different than I expected.

Lily still has few Mary-Sue qualities. She's so very accepting of everything. It was still hard for me to get a read on her even after I finished. (view spoiler)[I didn't get why she didn't tell Neville at least about that rock incident. Quite stupid of her to go off alone in London as well. She can't be that dense enough to realize that something is going on, right? (hide spoiler)]

Neville was ok. I liked him too. He was trying to do the right thing but muddling about it. This book will work if you accept Lily and Neville love each other. The why's and the process was not that clear.

@Leslie - the view is amazing! Melissa is right. She should have brought all of us.

Leslie - Mac annoyed me in book #1 & 2. God, The PINK Mac was horrible. The series got exponentially better after book #3. Trust me. I was having the same reaction as you when reading that series. People convinced me to read book #3 which really was the turning point.

Melissa - DiA is a bit dragging in the sense that you know a certain thing is going to happen and you are trying to guess how/when that happens. Colum and Dougal do come. So do additional people.

Midu!!, I was heading over to you now. Love the new avatar. And the salwar too. You look so pretty!

How are you now? Back to normal?

So true, Rebecca. Very very irritating.

@Lisa Kay: I agree. I tend to do the same. I think I'm very spoiled by Nalini Singh. The other PNR I read don't seem to be on the same level as hers excepting a very few.

Loretta Chase has some serious writing power. Lord Perfect is one of my favourite romance of all time. And i love the characters in Lord of Scoundrel esp Jessie. She's kick-ass. Have you read her latest series? The dressmaker ones?

Leslie, commenting from my phone so couldn't see your spoiler.

I take back my comment about Lily being Mary Sue. I'm feeling so bad for her. I know Neville is feeling the awkwardness too but I wih they'd talk openly.

I didn't get why Neville didn't inform anybody of his marriage. Totally couldn't understand the reason.

Reg Lauren: man, that girl is very controlled that it's so weird and scary.

I think I'm somewhere around Chapter 11 but I'm going to call it a night now. The major minor annoyance I have now is for them to talk openly about everything. It would help a looot.

Welcome, Catherine & Katie!

@Lisa Kay : I do have a few nags after the book
(view spoiler)[
1. Olivia's main reason to reject Lisle was she felt she'll come second to Egypt in his heart. At the end of the book, this was not really talked about. I didn't feel it addressed her point sufficiently. I would have been happy if there was some open talk between the two.

2. Wish I could have seen more of Bathsheba and Benedict.
(hide spoiler)]

Lisa Kay wrote: "I thought the same thing, Vi. But I agree. Loved it."

Re: Neville - He seems so ... pompous? His words and the prose of the book? I can't pinpoint anything specific. I don't feel connected to either of them yet. I did notice Lily has all the makings of Mary-Sue. ;)

I finished yesterday. Loved it! I can't believe I kept putting it off for so long. Initially, I thought it might be weird reading grown up Olivia & Lisle but it so totally wasn't. It was a great read.

I was supposed to start this yesterday evening so that it'll be the same time as you US ladies but I was sidetracked by . I'm starting it now. Looking forward to it. :)

*Stepping out of the vortex* Teresa, thanks for the link. *Stepping back now with Hubby glaring*

Teresa, is that so? What is the address of the site?