tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post3929746577159334395..comments2024-03-27T12:54:20.598-07:00Comments on The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: Unusual Historical Spotlight: China, Old School, Highlanders, Civil War, Western, Yachts, And VikingsWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-82905249124077359312013-06-05T11:56:54.757-07:002013-06-05T11:56:54.757-07:00Read The Sword Dancer - review coming soon. Just a...Read The Sword Dancer - review coming soon. Just as good as My Fair Concubine. :D little alyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06526474330761827118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-8083583832247523472013-06-04T19:04:18.768-07:002013-06-04T19:04:18.768-07:00I'm seconding the recommendation for heart of ...I'm seconding the recommendation for heart of the west. It's one of my top 5 romances and i thought the love triangle was handled really well.novelnellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217906332788679860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-85349539618188406372013-06-04T17:33:49.650-07:002013-06-04T17:33:49.650-07:00Phyl: Yeah, I find the Williamson reprint (with th...Phyl: Yeah, I find the Williamson reprint (with the VERY romance-y hunky stud on the cover) intriguing. I'm wondering if there is some significance to it other than just a random reprint? Wouldn't it be great if she was working on new material?<br /><br />Library Girl: I really enjoyed My Fair Concubine. Lin excels at writing that ONE gut-wrenching scene in every book that just rips your heart out. There's a good one in that story. Sooooo angsty!<br /><br />Jennifer: Sold! I'm a sucker for an epic, saga-y, western romance.<br /><br />AL: Austin is also Lori Handeland - and while I've read westerns by her under that name, I have yet to try the new Austin books. Must. Do. That.<br /><br />Willaful: Well, it was first published in 1986 - so I would suspect there's plenty of room for some Old School WTF'ery in it. I tend to like that sort of thing - but really only with American historicals and westerns, and even then? I couldn't read a steady diet of it. Probably a good thing I wasn't a voracious romance reader back in those days :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-89559523890668210082013-06-04T14:19:43.837-07:002013-06-04T14:19:43.837-07:00Oh, Heart of the West is wonderful! It's very ...Oh, <i>Heart of the West</i> is wonderful! It's very epic, but not in a squicky way.<br /><br />I've started <i>Forever Wild</i> and don't really have a sense of it yet, except it's definitely got a different vibe than I'm used to. willafulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201963128584310884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-30986462925845786562013-06-04T13:03:58.873-07:002013-06-04T13:03:58.873-07:00So the Williamson is a reprint? huh.
Curious abou...So the Williamson is a reprint? huh.<br /><br />Curious about the Austin, I've read very different takes on it.aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-55018883301379174682013-06-04T11:57:02.863-07:002013-06-04T11:57:02.863-07:00Here's what I said on Goodreads about Heart of...Here's what I said on Goodreads about Heart of the West:<br /><br />" Wow--this book is a doozy of a read. I wouldn't call it a romance, really, because the heart of the story is not the developing relationship between two characters. There are about 15 different subplots and 3 romances to be settled by the end of the book.<br /><br />Heart of the West is VERY descriptive and feels very real with violence and dirt. I was wary of the love triangle, but I think Williamson handled that part very well without diminishing the feelings of any of the characters."<br /><br />Williamson's books are all over the place with old school epic plots that cover YEARS! Prepare yourself for craziness. I LOVE The Outsider, but it divided my bookclub. People either LOVED it or HATED it; there was no middle ground.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907612980933631781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-55882474712007644042013-06-04T09:34:58.121-07:002013-06-04T09:34:58.121-07:00I picked up The Sword Dancer, so now I'll fina...I picked up The Sword Dancer, so now I'll finally let myself read Lin's My Fair Concubine. A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-34776631839536660602013-06-04T07:55:06.927-07:002013-06-04T07:55:06.927-07:00I definitely want to read The Sword Dancer. Meanwh...I definitely want to read The Sword Dancer. Meanwhile, I *think* I read Heart of the West, but I don't remember it--if I did read it, it was years ago. However, to me the real significance of this news is that maybe it's a signal that Williamson's The Outsider will be re-published and available digitally. Oh, I hope, I hope.Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665665401551658932noreply@blogger.com