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The Reluctant Suitor (2007)

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3.67 of 5 Votes: 3
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ISBN
0061031534 (ISBN13: 9780061031533)
Language
English
Publisher
avon

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Not Woodiwiss's best work i'm afraidHeroine: for all that they talk about how independent and such she is really she just has snits and emotional breakdowns. while her attitude is occasionally amusing mostly its just irritating especially when we're always hearing how independent Hero: i didn't really like him that much. he's either complaining about having to date the woman he's obsessed with just because his father decided they should at least give it a shot (dude seriously its 3 months get over yourself) or he's obsessing over how he cant live without her but only because she's so pretty. like literally i think theres only one or two places where he actually says anything about her that isnt about her looks.Romance: eh since i didnt like either of the characters the romance didnt really gel for me. it's mostly fade throughs of them spending time together and in depths of when things go wrong. but even though we hardly get any actual scenes of the courtship it drags then their breakup..well makeup...was far too quick and not at all believable. to go from "don't ever see me again" to "yes let's get married" in one chapter is just awkward.sex scenes: eh. they're on the tame side to start with and since the romance was kind of a flop they didnt really do much for me.Plot: ehhh far too many moving and unnecessary parts.Writing: i know this is a historical romance but the language...holy crap. so many forthwith and forsooth's it made my head spin. overall too flowery of language.Bottom line: while i highly recommend this author this book is not her best work and id skip it

I read "Come Love A Stranger" and enjoyed it, so I signed out two more books by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss from the library and have been a bit disappointed by them.In The Reluctant Suitor the 'bad guy' attempts to rape Lady Adriana and she is rescued in time by Colton...but once the bad guy is taken care of, Colton then looks at the Lady whose clothing is torn and gets to see some flesh. Colton's mind runs wild with thoughts and we get to read all his perverted thoughts. *yuck* The lady was just about raped and now, instead of helping her up and taking care of her, you're going to lear at her with wicked thoughts and then call it love...hmm...That was it for me. I wasn't too enthralled with the book to begin with.Colton suggests taking her to bed and Lady Adriana, being a lady is embarressed and maddened by his suggestions....yet, as we all know she is secretly falling in love with him. He is a pig and she deserves him if she puts up with this treatment. I'm not even going to finish this book.

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This is what romances are supposed to be. There were no lewd sex scenes, no smutty talk about how this guy was going to F this woman and visa versa. There was still lots of action, adventure and true love without the vivid descriptions and bawdy language.I have to say that I was afraid that these other series I've been reading (Fifty Shades of Grey and the Crossfire series) ruined any sort of feeling I would be able to muster for these characters. Writing styles have changed so much since this book came out in 2003 and it was really refreshing to read something that wasn't borderline pornography and still made me feel like there really is true love to be had in books.I was really sad to read that Kathleen Woodiwiss passed away awhile back. I loved her work and I think when she passed, we lost a true master of romance. She had a way of drawing me into her stories and just forget about all the hassles and crap that goes on in the world. This book was a romance in its purest form.I loved the characters. I loved the story. It took me back to a time when romances were really romances.
—Kristi Hudecek-Ashwill

I generally like Kathleen E. Woodiwiss' books, but this one was atrocious. The book is long (normally not an issue for me) and incredibly tedious to wade through. The story line is really poor and not "believable," and the prose made me want to vomit because it was ridiculously cheesy. If I had to read the word "orbs," describing both breasts and eyes, one more time, I would've stabbed my eyes out. Same deal with "fleshy horn of passion."I really don't know what happened with this book, but it's so far off from Ms. Woodiwiss' typical style that it makes me wonder if she had this published as a joke, knowing how bad it was. Seriously, don't waste your time with this one. If you want to read something good by Ms. Woodiwiss, try The Flame and the Flower or Petals on the River. Heck, try any of her other books, but spare yourself the hours of torture and agony with this one.
—Rebecca

The book was long, I'll give you that. Some reviewers have complained that the first scene takes 70-80 pages and has lots of descriptive detail. This is true for those first few chapters, but when you "walk into" a new world, one needs that kind of background to know what is going on. After that, the action picks up and the background is needed in order to figure out the characters and where they are coming from. While this is a book that describes some sexual content (yes, lots of boobs and lac
—Gloria

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