Comments on: REVIEW: Sin and Scandal in England by Melody Thomas http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/ Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Sun, 27 May 2012 13:17:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Angela http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-89093 Angela Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:30:30 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/02/sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-89093 Oh I loved <em>Must Have Been The Moonlight</em> and the book after it. Somehow, there's this "juvenile" quality to the writing in her latest books. It's kind of like...in her latest series, Thomas overly focuses on describing how sexy and beautiful and tortured and attracted to one another her h/h that it gets to be too much and bogs down the story. But she's one of the few writers who do get the right mix of suspense and romance and tends to develop her characters excellently by the end of the book, so I support her by buying her books. Oh I loved Must Have Been The Moonlight and the book after it. Somehow, there’s this “juvenile” quality to the writing in her latest books. It’s kind of like…in her latest series, Thomas overly focuses on describing how sexy and beautiful and tortured and attracted to one another her h/h that it gets to be too much and bogs down the story. But she’s one of the few writers who do get the right mix of suspense and romance and tends to develop her characters excellently by the end of the book, so I support her by buying her books.

]]> By: Marg http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88814 Marg Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:08:16 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/02/sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88814 No, I haven't read any of her books under her other names. No, I haven’t read any of her books under her other names.

]]> By: Janet http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88809 Janet Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:44:40 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/02/sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88809 Marg: I really liked Must Have Been The Moonlight, because if I had read this one first, I might not have been anxious to try another one of her books. Now, though, I'm going to go back and read the Scotland one. Also, I saw on Thomas's website that she wrote books as Laura Renken (for Jove) and Lori Morgan (Dorchester). Have you read any of those? Angela: I really don't remember the writing issues so much from Must Have Been the Moonlight, but now I'm sort of afraid to go back and check! And actually, I started to get used to it by the end (there's also quite a bit of head hopping and abrupt transitions to adjust to). That I still found the book entertaining surprised me a little bit, since I was so frustrated by the writing issues. I hope you enjoy it if you do give it another try. I think I'm going to check into some of the OOP books Thomas wrote under her other pen names -- I think some of them are pirate books, which I can be a real sucker for. Danielle: Yeah, it was slow at the beginning, but once Ian and Bethany started in on the mystery/suspense aspects, I found myself much more engaged. Also, I liked the fact that it was a Victorian, although I do wish there had been more specificity to distinguish it as such (besides the presence of the railroad and a few other things). Barb: I hope you enjoy it. If you haven't read Must Have Been The Moonlight, I definitely recommend that one. And while I haven't read Wild and Wicked in Scotland yet, a friend of mine read it and enjoyed it. Marg: I really liked Must Have Been The Moonlight, because if I had read this one first, I might not have been anxious to try another one of her books. Now, though, I’m going to go back and read the Scotland one. Also, I saw on Thomas’s website that she wrote books as Laura Renken (for Jove) and Lori Morgan (Dorchester). Have you read any of those?

Angela: I really don’t remember the writing issues so much from Must Have Been the Moonlight, but now I’m sort of afraid to go back and check! And actually, I started to get used to it by the end (there’s also quite a bit of head hopping and abrupt transitions to adjust to). That I still found the book entertaining surprised me a little bit, since I was so frustrated by the writing issues. I hope you enjoy it if you do give it another try. I think I’m going to check into some of the OOP books Thomas wrote under her other pen names — I think some of them are pirate books, which I can be a real sucker for.

Danielle: Yeah, it was slow at the beginning, but once Ian and Bethany started in on the mystery/suspense aspects, I found myself much more engaged. Also, I liked the fact that it was a Victorian, although I do wish there had been more specificity to distinguish it as such (besides the presence of the railroad and a few other things).

Barb: I hope you enjoy it. If you haven’t read Must Have Been The Moonlight, I definitely recommend that one. And while I haven’t read Wild and Wicked in Scotland yet, a friend of mine read it and enjoyed it.

]]> By: Barb http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88575 Barb Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:11:36 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/02/sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88575 I like the idea of the suspense sub-plot as part of a romance, so despite the mixed reviews, I'll give this one a try. I like the idea of the suspense sub-plot as part of a romance, so despite the mixed reviews, I’ll give this one a try.

]]> By: Danielle D http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88549 Danielle D Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:21:53 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/02/sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88549 This book started out slow for me, but in the end I enjoyed it. This book started out slow for me, but in the end I enjoyed it.

]]> By: Angela http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88541 Angela Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:04:06 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/02/sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88541 I couldn't get past the first three chapters because the writing was so loopy! But this is the second time I've heard good things about the suspense sub-plot (which is why I continue to read Thomas), so I think I'll try again. I couldn’t get past the first three chapters because the writing was so loopy! But this is the second time I’ve heard good things about the suspense sub-plot (which is why I continue to read Thomas), so I think I’ll try again.

]]> By: Marg http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88539 Marg Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:54:00 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/02/sin-and-scandal-in-england-by-melody-thomas/#comment-88539 I know that this author doesn't really do it for a lot of people. but I really like her books! I haven't read this one yet though. I know that this author doesn’t really do it for a lot of people. but I really like her books! I haven’t read this one yet though.

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