Comments on: REVIEW: Petals in the Storm by Mary Jo Putney

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:16:50 +0000

I hope you enjoy Robin’s book which is one of my favorites of MJP’s.

By: CupK8

CupK8 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:26:50 +0000

Just finished this book last night.

I am desperately trying to place my issues with this book, since I read it in the throes of exhaustion (I should really NOT do that with an MJP). I love Putney’s writing, and I got caught up in the excitement of the spy plot, but I agree with you that Robin was way more interesting than Rafe – so much so that I thought Robin and Maggie were going to end up together! Rafe was kind of a jerk. But I think Putney completely set him up for failure by giving him a huge amount of power in the relationship and turning Maggie into a much less powerful woman than I felt she could be when he was near.

I am so glad to hear that this could be the weakest of the series, because I cannot wait for Lucien’s story, nor Robin’s! As soon as it clicked that Robin was going to get his own book, I almost threw it down without reading the HEA to go read the excerpt – I didn’t, because I am stubborn. But I was tempted. Which says a lot about my opinion of the book.

I still gave it four stars on Goodreads. Because I like spies.

By: seton

seton — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:43:15 +0000

As always Jayne, you spaketh da truth. PETALS was originally published as a Signet Regency called THE CONTROVERSIAL COUNTESS. I read TCC and much preferring Robin to Rafe (still do). Thus I was infuriated when I heard that Putney was going to expand TCC to PETALS instead of doing an original story. I tried to read PETALS hoping that Putney could work some magic but sometimes a bad story remains a bad story, no matter how powerful your mojo.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:51:08 +0000

Whew! What a relief. I thought I’d get slaughtered by Rafe fangrrls when I posted this. He really was a dickhead. ;)

By: Rosario

Rosario — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:15:53 +0000

I agree with you and jmc, this one wasn’t good. I adore the rest of the series, but Petals was a total wall-banger, mostly because of that idiot, Rafe. I HATED him!

By: jmc

jmc — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:58:57 +0000

This is the only Fallen Angels book I’ve never been able to finish. I like Margot and Robin, but I think Rafe is one of the bigger @sshole dukes of slut in Romancelandia.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:30:57 +0000

Yes, I know that most romance readers genuflect when this series is mentioned but, what can I say? it didn’t wow me. I liked Rafe in previous books and actually liked him in the small bit part he had in Angel Rogue but in this book, bah humbug. He’s an ass for lots of it.

By: Keishon

Keishon — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:24:34 +0000

I don’t know Jayne. Putney is usually pretty good. I don’t know what to make of this grade. I’ve never read this book and you know AAR rated this book, like a keeper or something, I think. I don’t know. Decisions, decisions.