Comments on: REVIEW: Never Dare a Duke by Gayle Callen http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/7724/ Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:47:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jessica http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/7724/#comment-189770 jessica Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:02:07 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=7724#comment-189770 I totally agree with this review. I found Abigail to be grating and unlikeable and you are right about her lack of ability as a spy :) Then again, I find most of Callen's characters to be boring and unlikeable... I totally agree with this review. I found Abigail to be grating and unlikeable and you are right about her lack of ability as a spy :) Then again, I find most of Callen’s characters to be boring and unlikeable…

]]> By: Keishon http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/7724/#comment-181685 Keishon Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:16:12 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=7724#comment-181685 I didn't read the review. Looking at the grade was enough. I've never read Callen and I'm assuming that this would _not_ be a good place to start. For my historical fix, I will be looking into my TBR pile for quite sometime. In fact, I feel like a Roberta Gellis re-read is in order. I didn’t read the review. Looking at the grade was enough. I’ve never read Callen and I’m assuming that this would _not_ be a good place to start. For my historical fix, I will be looking into my TBR pile for quite sometime. In fact, I feel like a Roberta Gellis re-read is in order.

]]> By: joanne http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/7724/#comment-181684 joanne Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:48:52 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=7724#comment-181684 Another example of not being able to judge a book by it's (excellent) cover. It's always disappointing to see a writer have what's suppose to be her heroine acting in a callous, uncaring and vengeful way. The only time this "uncovering something awful" plan worked for me was with Lisa Kleypas's Lady Sophia's Lover and that was because the heroine showed herself almost from the start to be too smart to go through with her plot against the hero... oh, and the writing was good, LOL! Adding 'lacking scruples' to my Tropes you hate list. Thanks for the insightful review. Another example of not being able to judge a book by it’s (excellent) cover.

It’s always disappointing to see a writer have what’s suppose to be her heroine acting in a callous, uncaring and vengeful way. The only time this “uncovering something awful” plan worked for me was with Lisa Kleypas’s Lady Sophia’s Lover and that was because the heroine showed herself almost from the start to be too smart to go through with her plot against the hero… oh, and the writing was good, LOL!

Adding ‘lacking scruples’ to my Tropes you hate list. Thanks for the insightful review.

]]> By: Lori http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/7724/#comment-181683 Lori Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:44:32 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=7724#comment-181683 This disappoints me to hear. However, I will still likely buy it, and give it a chance, since Callen is an autobuy for me. <em>Viscount in Her Bedroom</em> is one of the few on my keeper shelf. Christopher didn't thrill me when I read the last book, though, so my expectations, sadly, are not soaring. This disappoints me to hear. However, I will still likely buy it, and give it a chance, since Callen is an autobuy for me. Viscount in Her Bedroom is one of the few on my keeper shelf. Christopher didn’t thrill me when I read the last book, though, so my expectations, sadly, are not soaring.

]]> By: Annmarie http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/7724/#comment-181678 Annmarie Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:03:36 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=7724#comment-181678 I didn't buy this book because the description turned me off. I normally buy Gayle Cullen too... I didn’t buy this book because the description turned me off. I normally buy Gayle Cullen too…

]]> By: Danielle http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/7724/#comment-181672 Danielle Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:44:01 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=7724#comment-181672 I'm so glad I didn't buy this book, I took off her off my auto-buy list a few years ago. I’m so glad I didn’t buy this book, I took off her off my auto-buy list a few years ago.

]]> By: Jayne http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/7724/#comment-181671 Jayne Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:35:50 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=7724#comment-181671 Sounds like two horrid characters finding each other. One can only hope they'll be miserable together. Sounds like two horrid characters finding each other. One can only hope they’ll be miserable together.

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