tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post288396161777035578..comments2024-03-18T12:02:03.293-07:00Comments on The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: TBR Challenge 2012: Emotional AccountabilityWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-48087758416569011112012-08-21T10:32:23.352-07:002012-08-21T10:32:23.352-07:00Christine: I really did like the fact that she sav...Christine: I really did like the fact that she saved herself at the end. I also liked early on that she was all like "whatever dude, I want you - I'm here - you can't ignore your past forever."Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-17732267420061486392012-08-21T10:31:09.385-07:002012-08-21T10:31:09.385-07:00Hils: That was my thing - the hero thinking "...Hils: That was my thing - the hero thinking "just sex" was more acceptable than committing made NO sense to me. Yeah, I'm sure if the BFF were still alive he'd be all "Sure dude, I don't want my baby sister in a loving, committed relationship with you - but if you want to screw her brains out and bring in three other guys to do her, I'm ALL ON BOARD WITH THAT!" /end sarcasm<br /><br />Yeah, no. Just, no.<br /><br />I'm at the point where the only BDSM I'm reading are by authors who I have a good track record with. If you're a newbie? I'm sorry to say it's a much harder sell at this point.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-6995797738665381932012-08-18T10:21:34.792-07:002012-08-18T10:21:34.792-07:00Sorry you didn't like this one so much, but po...Sorry you didn't like this one so much, but points for a heroine who saves herself! Love that. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-2112327305280404272012-08-18T06:35:49.068-07:002012-08-18T06:35:49.068-07:00Actually I was drawn to the cover by the beautiful...Actually I was drawn to the cover by the beautiful texture of the blue gown contrasted with the smooth line of her bare back....until I couldn't figure out how the rest of her was attached. Then it was just yuck. I felt sorry for the artist who had to scruntch all the rest of her body to fit the cover. Sigh! Now I can't un-see it. Hope the book is good.LibraryMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443977543624667012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-76392095636545619142012-08-17T10:27:05.055-07:002012-08-17T10:27:05.055-07:00Oh, I wrote something here and didn't post it....Oh, I wrote something here and didn't post it. <br /><br />This whole trope would turn me off. The BFF banging the sister but not commiting because he's the BFF never makes sense. Wouldn't committing be more acceptable? Ugh! <br /><br />The erotic works I've read by Banks so far have not worked for me. I know I'll probably give them another shot at one point or another, but not now. *g* <br /><br />There's good BDSM out there, Wendy. You just have to really sift through the pile. It seems to be the "flavor of the year." It's not a favorite trope for me though, and I'm picky too... so, I read few and far in between, usually by authors who are part of the scene and really understand it. <br />Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-43599204679238672072012-08-16T14:28:31.450-07:002012-08-16T14:28:31.450-07:00Nath: It flowed well, it just really wasn't my...Nath: It flowed well, it just really wasn't my thing. I'm now tempted to chuck every erotica and erotic romance novel out of the TBR that has a BDSM theme. I wonder if that's my issue. I'm just OVER that.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-41512052927260181452012-08-16T14:27:37.486-07:002012-08-16T14:27:37.486-07:00LibraryMaven: OK, now that you mention it - what i...LibraryMaven: OK, now that you mention it - what is she sitting on? Is that a coffin? Sort of looks like something Anne Rice's vampires would sleep in. Maybe there's a hole at the top of the casket and that's where her other leg went?<br /><br />(I actually like this cover - mostly because I love heroine covers, but now I'm thinking this chick is a Victorian era yoga instructor!).Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-49786139729643196512012-08-16T14:25:26.796-07:002012-08-16T14:25:26.796-07:00Willaful: Yeah, the writing was smooth. So I thin...Willaful: Yeah, the writing was smooth. So I think she'll work for me in another genre. I also suspect I might be "over" the BDSM angle - or at the very least, terribly picky about it.....Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-86476335583935584422012-08-16T14:24:44.710-07:002012-08-16T14:24:44.710-07:00Lynn: I'm also wondering if I'm burnt-out ...Lynn: I'm also wondering if I'm burnt-out on BDSM-themed erotic romances. Never a favorite theme of mine anyway (although my kingdom for some Domme heroines!!!!!!), I've been pretty blase about the ones I have read recently that weren't "bad" reading experiences.<br /><br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-41556028981964148232012-08-16T12:12:52.978-07:002012-08-16T12:12:52.978-07:00I really enjoyed your review Wendy! Too bad the bo...I really enjoyed your review Wendy! Too bad the book didn't work out all that well. But it's good to know Ms Banks can write!nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-38716913150496240812012-08-16T11:34:47.875-07:002012-08-16T11:34:47.875-07:00OK, OK, nothing to do with Maya Banks except I kin...OK, OK, nothing to do with Maya Banks except I kinda like that underwear the cover model is almost wearing. I was distracted by a WTF cover on Carrie Lofty's Starlight that is posted on your "What I am Reading" section. First I noticed that the woman was all twisted up in a funny way--hip one direction, back another and head twisted to face front--THEN I noticed that she only has one leg. What's with all the one legged models they're using these days. Is it help the handicaped or ... is it photoshopping-covers-gone-wild? ;-) LibraryMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443977543624667012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-33259633669672611482012-08-15T09:32:41.156-07:002012-08-15T09:32:41.156-07:00Re Banks: I think she has a remarkable chameleon-l...Re Banks: I think she has a remarkable chameleon-like talent, so if you pick a genre you like, her book in it will probably work for you.willafulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201963128584310884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-62443819679073117812012-08-15T09:31:21.892-07:002012-08-15T09:31:21.892-07:00Aw bummer! Mine started out kind of eye-rolling bu...Aw bummer! Mine started out kind of eye-rolling but turned out pretty good in the end: http://karenknowsbest.com/2012/08/15/willaful-review-tempting-the-beast-by-lora-leigh/willafulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201963128584310884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-35176923347889771432012-08-15T08:48:01.963-07:002012-08-15T08:48:01.963-07:00Yikes - sounds like a rough month. I have to admi...Yikes - sounds like a rough month. I have to admit that the constant, "mine", "baby", etc... drives me nuts. And yes, the lack of emotional accountability - I like the way you phrase it. That syndrome seems to be going around more subgenres than just erotic romance, and it drives me batty.Lynn Spencerhttp://www.likesbooks.comnoreply@blogger.com