Comments on: REVIEW: How to Engage an Earl by Kathryn Caskie

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:03:48 +0000

I couldn’t agree more! I found the first in this series to be somewhat appealing, but this book was devoid of anything interesting for me at all. It was just boring. I couldn’t hate it or like it, it just left me feeling blah and that I wasted a few precious reading hours, never a good thing.

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:53:12 +0000

Hmm. Sounds like it’s supposed to be descended from Wilde or Sheridan. I haven’t read this one, but that kind of superficially broad but ironically incisive humor is very difficult to pull off. What would have discouraged me, though, is the cover. That cover model looks wayyyyyyyy to contemporary to me, and she looks like she’s wearing a two sizes too large Sears housedress, not a lovely Regency gown of which the hero has just divested her. Although perhaps it’s better than those hideous clinches or the shirtless, headless, beefcake covers.

By: Estelle

Estelle — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:17:08 +0000

Oh, boy I almost couldn’t believe it when I read this review. I’m used to books opening with the hero bedding his mistress/random woman of the day, but apparently this hero has 2 women in the same evening! What a special guy and what a great way for an author to introduce the hero of her book. And it just kept getting better and better. Compromised! Faux bethrothal! completely twisted subplot with hero’s former fiancée! Secret baby!

Reading the review I thought at first it might be a spoof, because I have trouble believing even Avon would let a book with a synopsis like that loose on the shelves.

Thanks for the advance warning Jane. I’ll definitely stay clear of this one.