tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407137229591796387.post8750277369409262539..comments2023-08-22T22:56:29.438-03:00Comments on E-Romance News: BOOK REVIEW: Dark Angel/Lord Carew's Bride by Mary BaloghKaryn Gerrardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02352110868144785254noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407137229591796387.post-51299819472643346532010-06-11T11:39:58.111-03:002010-06-11T11:39:58.111-03:00oops. loved, not lover. Him refers to Hartley.oops. loved, not lover. Him refers to Hartley.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831144769121001738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407137229591796387.post-21821536939288407642010-06-11T11:37:31.455-03:002010-06-11T11:37:31.455-03:00I finished the stories this a.m., Karyn. I enjoye...I finished the stories this a.m., Karyn. I enjoyed both, but LCB the most. I liked him right away. I do think Balogh could have given him just a tad more depth, but I really liked him. I also liked how he knew from the beginning that he wasn't just in love with Sam, but lover her. I liked Samantha, but we really didn't get to know her in-depth either. She was kind of a twit until the end of the story and then she redeemed herself when she kneed Lionel in his privates. You go, girl!<br /><br />Gabe redeemed himself, too. I had a hard time realizing he was play-acting at first with Jenny, but I like how he admitted after he married her that his reasons weren't really so much to "save" her, but because he cared for her. I didn't like Jenny. She wasn't just naive, I thought she was brainless and a ding-dong. I liked her a lot in Sam's story, but not much in her own.<br /><br />I can tell this was one of Balogh's first books because the writing was a little different from one of the newer ones I read. They were really good stories, but seemed a little too Barbara Cartland-ish. Well, the heroines weren't insipid ninnies like a BC heroine. I will probably keep the book for the LCB story. :)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831144769121001738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407137229591796387.post-61467501989200286892010-06-09T21:17:14.148-03:002010-06-09T21:17:14.148-03:00Karyn, I picked this book up a week ago and starte...Karyn, I picked this book up a week ago and started it tonight. Thanks for the rec! I'm only on page 20 or so; Jennifer is a little hard to warm up to, but know I'm in for a good story.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831144769121001738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407137229591796387.post-24920689500126850042010-05-28T13:20:21.648-03:002010-05-28T13:20:21.648-03:00Great reviews, Karyn. I just discovered Mary Balo...Great reviews, Karyn. I just discovered Mary Balogh about 2 months ago and I enjoyed the book I read, One Perfect Rose. I will look for this reissue.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831144769121001738noreply@blogger.com