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Where's My Hero? (The Gamblers of Craven's, #2.5; Brotherhood - MacAllister's, #4.5; Splendid, #3.5)
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Short review for these short stories...
Surprisingly - for me, at least - Kleypas's story was my least favorite. It was good, but I think it could've been better if it had been written as a full-length novel. Jake and Lydia needed more time to sort things out, IMO. But it was very nice to revisit Derek and Sara (Dreaming of You), who are one of my all-time favorite couples.
I loved MacGregor's story. Simon was a favorite character of mine since I "met" him in Born in Sin and I was happy to see him find love with an adorable lass like Kenna.
Quinn's story was good too. Light and entertaining, as usual. Ned and Charlotte were very likeable, and his "poem" at the end of the book cracked me up. I finished the story with a huge grin on my face, and that's a good thing.
Having read all the books that had featured these heroes/heroines before, I enjoyed reading their way to the HEA in this anthology. I don't know if readers who haven't would miss any background info to enjoy it, though.
Surprisingly - for me, at least - Kleypas's story was my least favorite. It was good, but I think it could've been better if it had been written as a full-length novel. Jake and Lydia needed more time to sort things out, IMO. But it was very nice to revisit Derek and Sara (Dreaming of You), who are one of my all-time favorite couples.
I loved MacGregor's story. Simon was a favorite character of mine since I "met" him in Born in Sin and I was happy to see him find love with an adorable lass like Kenna.
Quinn's story was good too. Light and entertaining, as usual. Ned and Charlotte were very likeable, and his "poem" at the end of the book cracked me up. I finished the story with a huge grin on my face, and that's a good thing.
Having read all the books that had featured these heroes/heroines before, I enjoyed reading their way to the HEA in this anthology. I don't know if readers who haven't would miss any background info to enjoy it, though.
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Reading Progress
February 3, 2009
– Shelved
February 3, 2009
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historical-romance
March 6, 2009
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26.93%
"I´ve only read Kleypas´s story so far. It was good, but I had more fun catching up with Derek and Sara than reading about Jake and Lydia."
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March 7, 2009
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64.8%
"I´ve just finished MacGregor´s story. It was very good and, so far, my favorite in this anthology."
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March 7, 2009
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Finished Reading
July 18, 2009
– Shelved as:
anthology
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Anthologies are usually "problematic" to me - I usually find myself enjoying only one of the novellas and regretting having bought the book - but this one was an exception. All things considered, I liked all 3 stories and, yes, Simon´s was my favorite too. :)
Yes, I know what you mean. Usually with the Anne Stuart novellas I just read the Anne Stuart stories.
I usually read novella stories only from the authors I already know, unless I'm interested in "auditioning" a new author. That was the case with this antho. It was the first thing I'd read from Quinn and I became an instant fan. I've since read her entire backlist, including the books that originally starred Ned. I loved his story in this antho. I read MacGregor's story and enjoyed it, having read Born in Sin. I don't remember reading Kleypas' story, as I've never read anything from her previously and am not quite ready to audition her. Too many books in the TBR pile already.
Gasp! You've never read anything by Kleypas?!? Oh Deb, you must! Her books are fantastic. Forget your huge TBR and get her books, you won't regret it. :D
Dina, I was SO afraid you'd say that. LOL. I love your reviews and honestly trust and value your opinion so if you say I should read Kleypas (and I've heard lots of good things about her), then I will. Having read all Quinn's stuff, I'm in the market for a new historical author anyway. Any suggestions on where to start with her? Does she have any single titles that are particularly good so I don't have to get involved with a series, such as her Wallflower books?
I'm not the only one who raves about Kleypas, so you can bet your house you're going to love her books. :DI haven't read any of her standalone books yet. My 1st Kleypas was Dreaming of You and it was enough to hook me. It's the sequel to Then Came You, but I didn't read that 1st book and was totally fine with it. I'm very OCD about reading series in order, so if I say that it's fine to read the 2nd book without reading the 1st one, you can do it with no fear. ;)
Thanks so much. I can handle a "duo" right now, so I'll most likely just get both books and read them together. It's the longer series I'm shying away from right now due to that massive TBR list. : )
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you gasped..I thudded..didnt read Kleypas, might as well not breath. Dreaming of you is tops. and if they ever cast a movie (and I know this actor is always bandied about for highlander roles BUT Gerard Butler would be Dereck forme
I preferred the Julia Quinn story, then LK and didn’t really like the other one.
Simon's story was my favorite. He is so adorable. I wish he could have had a longer story too.