tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post8376045822996780368..comments2024-03-27T12:54:20.598-07:00Comments on The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: #TBRChallenge 2017: Tempted By Her Italian SurgeonWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-24851706010629035082017-02-17T14:07:20.820-08:002017-02-17T14:07:20.820-08:00Dorine: Since I also horde Harlequin Historicals, ...Dorine: Since I also horde Harlequin Historicals, it means I could easily read nothing but category for the Challenge. I just might yet - although we'll see where my mood takes me in the coming months.<br /><br />Jill: It's a cute, undemanding read. I zipped through it over the course of a weekend and it did the trick. And now you've got me thinking about Robert Redford in Barefoot in the Park. Yummers!<br /><br />Lynn: I'm really under-read in the Medical line because before digital really took root they were harder to find in the States - I think you had to order them direct from Harlequin? Anyway, I tend to be a sucker for nurses in romance so I've been trying more Medicals of late.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-7072327208816296472017-02-16T04:04:47.253-08:002017-02-16T04:04:47.253-08:00I read category but haven't picked up any of t...I read category but haven't picked up any of the medicals yet. There are so many lines and so little time. *Sigh* But I do love it when the hero and heroine are at odds with each other, so I'll put this on my list. Thanks for the review. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033114057488742940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-70917075951318748892017-02-15T14:57:14.361-08:002017-02-15T14:57:14.361-08:00I used to gobble up medicals when I was trying to ...I used to gobble up medicals when I was trying to publish with Harlequin. Close, but not cigar (multiple times) and I had to take a break from reading the line for a while. This sounds cute and I do still enjoy the line so I will probably give it a try.<br /><br />My read was pretty successful. I read "Scandalous" by Patricia Burroughs. She is a well-established author but definitely new to me and when I saw one of her books was on sale and had a modern day flapper, I one clicked. Phryne Fisher and Auntie Mame are my jam.<br /><br />So, our heroine is Paisley Vandermeir (yes, really) and she is a recent heiress who is looking to create a scandal. She runs into Christopher Quince Maitland the Third (yes, really) during the holiday debutante "coming out" season in NYC in what is probably meant to be the late 1980s or early 1990s. I feel sad that I have to state that as a historical date, but when you know that it's not set in the present it makes more sense. Paisley decides that Chris is perfect to help her create her scandal and turns his life upside down. <br /><br />I've got to be honest, the initial motivation and attraction was a little bit hard to swallow. Dare I even say it was veering towards Manic Pixie Dream Girl? Paisley had her motivations, but they weren't very well thought out motivations. Also, Chris seemed to be a bit of nonentity. I tried picturing him as a young Robert Redford (Barefoot in the Park, The Way We Were, pretty and preppy mode) and that helped. ;-) I just didn't get this sense of "insta-love" between them. But I persisted because it was only novella length and I'm really glad I did. The characters deepened over the course of the book, their motivations deepened, and the ending was really satisfying. A solid B read. I'm usually really quick to pull the "DNF" but this time I'm glad I didn't.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364220221782320521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-10910178959536412402017-02-15T13:14:06.214-08:002017-02-15T13:14:06.214-08:00Glad to see you found one to enjoy, Wendy. I can&#...Glad to see you found one to enjoy, Wendy. I can't resist category freebies either. I have a bunch stacked up here for a marathon someday. Maybe some of them will fit our themes because I have way too many 400 page books that I can't get through fast enough for a challenge. I'm always afraid of a DNF! LOLDorinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091485214243243002noreply@blogger.com