Comments on: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/ it's not chick porn Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:15:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Zombiefrog http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3467 Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:10:00 +0000 http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3467 I haaaaated this book. it's got stereotype characters, who are bland and lifeless. Cheesy dialog. Nothing redeeming whatsoever. Wet newspaper's got more charm. I actually returned the book to the store for a refund. That's a first. I fail to see the draw on this one. So many people recommended it, people I respect and I just can't bear to say "um, it sucked. and not in a nice vampire way." I haaaaated this book. it’s got stereotype characters, who are bland and lifeless. Cheesy dialog. Nothing redeeming whatsoever.

Wet newspaper’s got more charm.

I actually returned the book to the store for a refund. That’s a first.

I fail to see the draw on this one. So many people recommended it, people I respect and I just can’t bear to say “um, it sucked. and not in a nice vampire way.”

]]> by: sybil http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3466 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:41:00 +0000 http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3466 Hey I liked Men in Kilts ;). It amused me. But the others not so much. Hey I liked Men in Kilts ;) . It amused me. But the others not so much.

]]> by: Bam http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3465 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:22:00 +0000 http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3465 So... um... I guess you guys don't recommend "Even Vampires Get the Blues"? So… um… I guess you guys don’t recommend “Even Vampires Get the Blues”?

]]> by: Tara Marie http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3464 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:33:00 +0000 http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3464 Dark Lover was one of my favorites from last year. I'm very picky when it comes to paranormals. I don't read Kenyon, Feehan or MacAllister, I've tried all of them, gave up Kenyon and Feehan after a few books each, my mistake was reading them one after another. I can't take the "poor me, I'm a long suffering vampire" heros. And "A Girls Guide to Vampires" was enough to turn me off MacAllister without reading anymore. Dark Lover was one of my favorites from last year. I’m very picky when it comes to paranormals. I don’t read Kenyon, Feehan or MacAllister, I’ve tried all of them, gave up Kenyon and Feehan after a few books each, my mistake was reading them one after another. I can’t take the “poor me, I’m a long suffering vampire” heros. And “A Girls Guide to Vampires” was enough to turn me off MacAllister without reading anymore.

]]> by: redwyne http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3463 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 03:46:00 +0000 http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3463 I am not sure if linking works here in the comments but hey I will try anything once... <a HREF="http://briannasmommy.blogspot.com/2005/10/author-interview-with-jr-ward.html" rel="nofollow">angiew interviews JR Ward</A> answers that ever popular name question. I didn't know and it makes sense. But really I like them now, just go with it man. MacAlister as an author really works for some people. I know there was a woman at the place of evol, where I no longer work... about she just can't read romance novels. I gave her Men in Kilts. She loved it! And has since read most of her stuff. I gave her my three vamp books, since I would rather have them read and enjoyed then sitting on my bookcase waiting for the day I read it. You know along with the the other 1000+ books ;). I am not sure if linking works here in the comments but hey I will try anything once…

angiew interviews JR Ward answers that ever popular name question.

I didn’t know and it makes sense. But really I like them now, just go with it man.

MacAlister as an author really works for some people. I know there was a woman at the place of evol, where I no longer work… about she just can’t read romance novels. I gave her Men in Kilts. She loved it! And has since read most of her stuff. I gave her my three vamp books, since I would rather have them read and enjoyed then sitting on my bookcase waiting for the day I read it.

You know along with the the other 1000+ books ;) .

]]> by: Devon http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3462 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:47:00 +0000 http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3462 I loved this book. Loved it, bought the whole thing hook, line and sinker. Stupid names? Didn't care. Used a little too much annoying slang? Didn't care. Strong resemblance to the Dark-Hunters? Didn't care. I just really liked the characters. They just seem like they might have actual distinct personalities, rather than slight variations on "I am so dark and tormented, because I had a bad childhood, and in case you were wondering, my primary personality trait is that I'm tormented. And brooding because people were mean to me. Oh, and misunderstood." And I liked that they listened to rap, because that seems like something that 'tough guys' might actually listen to, rather than Nazareth or Neil Diamond. Or in "Unleash the Night," "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain. Granted, it was the heroine, but please, already. Not dark and tormented. I need to stop taking potshots at SK, b/c I love her, I really do, but it's like shooting fish in a barrel sometimes. I'm very excited for Lover Eternal though. P.S. Not a fan of Katie MacAlister's contemporaries, but I feel compelled to point out that the second two vampire books she wrote are much better than "Girl's Guide to Vampires." In my humble opinion anyway. Avoid the Aisling Grey ones if you hate reeaally stoopid heroines, though she suckered me in with those ones, too. I loved this book. Loved it, bought the whole thing hook, line and sinker. Stupid names? Didn’t care. Used a little too much annoying slang? Didn’t care. Strong resemblance to the Dark-Hunters? Didn’t care. I just really liked the characters. They just seem like they might have actual distinct personalities, rather than slight variations on “I am so dark and tormented, because I had a bad childhood, and in case you were wondering, my primary personality trait is that I’m tormented. And brooding because people were mean to me. Oh, and misunderstood.” And I liked that they listened to rap, because that seems like something that ‘tough guys’ might actually listen to, rather than Nazareth or Neil Diamond. Or in “Unleash the Night,” “I’ll Be” by Edwin McCain. Granted, it was the heroine, but please, already. Not dark and tormented. I need to stop taking potshots at SK, b/c I love her, I really do, but it’s like shooting fish in a barrel sometimes. I’m very excited for Lover Eternal though.

P.S. Not a fan of Katie MacAlister’s contemporaries, but I feel compelled to point out that the second two vampire books she wrote are much better than “Girl’s Guide to Vampires.” In my humble opinion anyway. Avoid the Aisling Grey ones if you hate reeaally stoopid heroines, though she suckered me in with those ones, too.

]]> by: Pat Kirby http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3461 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:16:00 +0000 http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3461 <I>Listen, I don’t care if this entire series rips off Kenyon’s Dark-Hunter saga (wait, I kind of care… that shit’s fucked up) because I think J.R. Ward does it better. </I> I've only read one Dark Hunter book. HATED IT! Stupid heroine, no sexual tension, but lots of sex, cheesy humor, idiotic world building...ugh. Book meet wall. Thud! Dark Lover, while not a keeper, was o-tay. It read like the writer wasn't a sixteen year old girl who had a neat idea but no idea how the world works. The men sounded like real men, rather than women with huge muscles. The heroine had a brain. So far, DL is the only paranormal romance that didn't have me rolling my eyes ten pages in. But what is up with the stupid names? Wrath, Zsadist. Ugh. Katie MacAlister has a rep for writing brainless heroines, a rep that seems to be supported by my experience with "A Girl's Guide to Vampires." To each his own though. Listen, I don’t care if this entire series rips off Kenyon’s Dark-Hunter saga (wait, I kind of care… that shit’s fucked up) because I think J.R. Ward does it better.

I’ve only read one Dark Hunter book. HATED IT! Stupid heroine, no sexual tension, but lots of sex, cheesy humor, idiotic world building…ugh. Book meet wall. Thud!

Dark Lover, while not a keeper, was o-tay. It read like the writer wasn’t a sixteen year old girl who had a neat idea but no idea how the world works.

The men sounded like real men, rather than women with huge muscles. The heroine had a brain.

So far, DL is the only paranormal romance that didn’t have me rolling my eyes ten pages in. But what is up with the stupid names? Wrath, Zsadist. Ugh.

Katie MacAlister has a rep for writing brainless heroines, a rep that seems to be supported by my experience with “A Girl’s Guide to Vampires.” To each his own though.

]]> by: Bam http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3460 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:06:00 +0000 http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3460 Sybil, keep reading the DH series... you'll find the similarities. Katie, I have no actual "beef" with MacAlister. I don't hate her as a person because I don't know her. I did read one of her books, which was the one about the history professor and a corset and a brit reality TV and I hated it so much that I hate it more now because I can still remember it. I'm sure MacAlister is a perfectly nice person. But every time I think of that corset book, I just get more and more annoyed. Sybil, keep reading the DH series… you’ll find the similarities.

Katie, I have no actual “beef” with MacAlister. I don’t hate her as a person because I don’t know her. I did read one of her books, which was the one about the history professor and a corset and a brit reality TV and I hated it so much that I hate it more now because I can still remember it.

I’m sure MacAlister is a perfectly nice person. But every time I think of that corset book, I just get more and more annoyed.

]]> by: redwyne http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3459 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:36:00 +0000 http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3459 You know I sooooooooo don't get the kenyon thing. Which could be because I have only read Fantasy Lover and Sins of Night. So I will have to get to them at some point since I have them. I think the biggest factor I see is there is more humor to kenyon and it is a Romance novel dealing with the Paranormal. LE is much more character driven where as DL had to focus more on world building and introducing you to the brothers. But the series as a whole is a paranormal romance in the since that there is a HEA, other than that, I would say all bets are off. So I am guessing Even Vampires Get the Blue isn't on your to buy list? You know I sooooooooo don’t get the kenyon thing. Which could be because I have only read Fantasy Lover and Sins of Night.

So I will have to get to them at some point since I have them. I think the biggest factor I see is there is more humor to kenyon and it is a Romance novel dealing with the Paranormal.

LE is much more character driven where as DL had to focus more on world building and introducing you to the brothers. But the series as a whole is a paranormal romance in the since that there is a HEA, other than that, I would say all bets are off.

So I am guessing Even Vampires Get the Blue isn’t on your to buy list?

]]> by: Katie http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3458 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:11:00 +0000 http://dionnegalace.com/wordpress/2006/02/14/dark-lover-by-jr-ward/#comment-3458 I do love me some contemporary vampy books. (Come to think of it I don't think I've encountered a historical vampire one yet.) What's your beef with Katie MacAlister, just out of curiosity? I do love me some contemporary vampy books. (Come to think of it I don’t think I’ve encountered a historical vampire one yet.) What’s your beef with Katie MacAlister, just out of curiosity?

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