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Amy
Oct 08, 2009 rated it it was amazing
If you are late to discover this series like me, you are missing out. I fell in love with the show and then started reading books. I have a whole new appreciation for the show because the book ( season 1 and book 1) closely follow one another but the book has lot's of little historical details and research that just set it over the top. It's guilty pleasure reading for sure. Yes, the romance is at the center of it all but the action, events and every little detail just make this an incredible bo ...more
Lisa of Hopewell
I fast-forwarded thru the torture, humiliation, man-on-man rape and what not. There IS a story here, but it's such work to find it. I may try another volume in print to make it faster to skip the yucky parts.

BFF convinced me there'd be more story so I stayed on, but Fast Forwarded a few times. Disc 19 does have a tiny bit of story that could go somewhere other than bed....we'll see.

UGH--I am totally loosing patience with this! There WAS a story, briefly, but now it's just sex by consent, sex by
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Sep 03, 2009 rated it really liked it
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Amy W
Jun 30, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 06, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Grace
Mar 22, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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