Required quite a bit more suspension of disbelief than I am capable of. And Ann is no Ziva. Still, fine action adventure.
The Baron's Betrothal: An On-Again, Off-Again, On-Again Regency Romance (Horsemen of the Apocalypse #2)
3.8 rounded up. Regency romances that are just plain funny are delightful! Not as good as the Duke's Tattoo but....
Actually, I have no memory of this one. Shall have to reread. Requested from SPL.5-30-13 Oh wow, I am really glad Mr. Cussler got past his really horrendous sexism (more than that...his disgraceful attitude toward women) evident here. Mostly past it, anyway.
6-8-13 Aaaagh. So many things bother me about this book. Granted it is the first and they got soooooo much better. However. Given all those "so much betters," I am befuddled by Pitt's obsession with Summer. Cussler isn't known for writing complex, interesting women, but for God's sake, there is absolutely no substance to Summer. Plus...there was no opportunity for the begats. My new rating of two stars is generous.
Really good. 4.5 Love Alex and Henry is a joy. And the "conflict" is more interesting than many similar books.
Hard Mated (Shifters Unbound, #3.5)
My least favorite so far...too cliche macho. I suspect the fact that tattoos are a complete turn-off for me had something to do with it. Plus, Jordan is...not Olaf.
p. 120 Not so sure about the story yet, but I do know that I want to visit Florence! p. 312 OK, and Venice. :-)Finished: I don't agree there is a catastrophe at the end of this story.
What I like best is that this apparently simple action-adventure novel may/should also make people think. If you don't like this solution, what is yours? Because there is this problem. I chose not to reproduce but not enough of us are making that choice. I actually think this is a/the "humane resolution of the problem." --the "thinning of the human herd." I see it as just another recessive gene; it's not as if everyone is fertile now.
The best aspect of these books is Alleyn's interactions with Fox and with Bathgate.I have remembered the denouement of this mystery for YEARS...but never could remember what book it was in. Now I know. :-)
Finished after midnight so this is my first book of 2012. A high three stars. I loved Ash and the idea of a mother naming her children with complete Bible verses is...different. :-)4 stars on re-read. Really good series. Love the Turner men.
