Comments on: REVIEW: The Personal Touch by Lori Borrill

By: Brenda G

Brenda G — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:28:39 +0000

I’m always fascinated how we can all read the same book and have completely different responses to it’s content…it’s kinda like jury duty when you start deliberations and you wonder “what case were they listening to”.
I LOVED THIS BOOK…in fact I stayed up until 1:00 in the morning til I finished reading it. Clint was a wonderful Alpha character and I bought into the entire premise..I don’t disagree with the other opinions being offered but I thought the book was well written and I willingly enjoyed the journey the author took me on.

Thanks,

Brenda G

By: Lori Borrill

Lori Borrill — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:28:34 +0000

So, you’re telling me I should probably stay away from Presents and Desire? LOL

Seriously, I’m sorry this one didn’t work for you. It’s one of the risks we take as writers of category especially, I think. In our efforts to keep things fresh and avoid a rut, we strive to mix it up and experiment with character types we haven’t done before. The result is they’ll work for some, not so much for others.

I do very much appreciate your giving the book a shot, though, and hope you’ll keep giving me a try. My next Blaze on the shelves will feature a chef–a return to the regular guy kinda hero that has frequented my other books. So I’ll keep my fingers crossed!

By: Jill Sorenson

Jill Sorenson — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:48:49 +0000

I just read this. I would have graded it higher, but I didn’t connect with the characters as much as I’d have liked. I liked the writing and would definitely be interested in picking up an “ordinary people” story of hers. That’s what I was looking for, a sexy category romance without a mogul/tycoon/etc.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:12:15 +0000

@Evangeline: Her other books do feature more regular characters. It's one reason why I've grown to like her so much.

By: RStewie

RStewie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:57:04 +0000

I’m kind of getting into the Harlequin Blazes–they’re short enough to read in about 2 hours for me, which makes them ideal for an evening alone. But I’ll have to pass on this one. I cannot STAND an asshole hero.

If he’s an asshole to others, fine, but when all his asshole is aimed at the heroine, I just can’t handle it. If he’s an asshole to you now, when he’s TRYING to get you to be with him, how much MORE of an asshole will he be later, when you’re WITH him?

They always have happy endings, of course, but they just aren’t as believable to me, because that thought is always in the back of my mind.

By: charlotte

charlotte — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:03:23 +0000

Definitely won’t be reading. It’s looks like everything I detest about certain romance novels – superficial storyline, shallow characters, little or no suspense….

By: Evangeline

Evangeline — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:22:54 +0000

I bought this because the premise and the cover looked sexy, but alas, it was a dud for me. I never felt emotionally connected to either of the characters, and I found Clint a superficial millionaire (in fact, most romance-novel millionaires never feel “privileged” or “wealthy”; they seem like regular middle-class guys with inflated incomes) and Margot a complete pushover. And despite this being a Blaze, I found the reasons for Margot and Clint to enter a no-strings-attached relationship to be very dull and trite. But what got my goat was that Clint was an asshole. When they took a break, I wanted Margot to kick him to the curb forever because he was so manipulative and sneaky. I didn’t find any of his overtures to Margot romantic at all because there is a fine line between pursuing an unwilling woman and pushing at her to become involved with him–and Clint crossed the line, IMO. I do like Borrill’s writing and based on the books listed on her website, she comes up with the most refreshing plots, but if the characters in this book are indicative of her other characters, I’ll have to pass. :/