3.0 out of 5 stars
Had Promise But Turned Into a Cliche, Mar 14 2004
Ce commentaire est de: Donovans Bed (Mass Market Paperback)
This book had a lot of promise. First, the heroine was smart and sexually experienced. The hero admired her for her tenacity and intelligence but didn't consider her a suitable choice for a wife. I wish the author had focused more on that part of the book and developed around that. Instead we get a fabricated issue with the hero's past to try and build up tension. At this point the heroine's IQ drops and the book becomes like many other romances. Overall the book is readable and pleasant. I won't remember it or keep it though.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
This one just didn't do it for me., Jun 22 2001
Ce commentaire est de: Donovans Bed (Mass Market Paperback)
First off, I have a prejudice against reporter types in novels. They're a little too pushy and I tend not to like them.
I mean - what's the big deal? The man is furnishing his home, for cryin' out loud. Why is that newsworthy? The local paper doesn't cover me everytime I buy something at Wal Mart. Sheesh!
The West was a place folks in the East went to forget their pasts. Where you could re-invent yourself. I'd have been more suspicious if he wanted to do an interview.
And then the things she does say about Donavan? They're too much. She gets nasty and makes all kinds of allegations about what could go on in that big ol' bed. This seemed more "The Enquirer" than the respectable local paper.
Especially considering she has a past to "hide", too.
In the end, when he dons his bounty hunter clothes - I thought this was just too silly. Once he wore the clothes he became more dangerous. I understood that he was putting on a mask, a hard calculating mask to bring in a bad guy. But the way everyone in town flinched? That seemed silly to me. A little "too much".
The book does have it's good point, if you can get past the silly premise. There's lots of chemistry, lots of secrets, and lots of good dialogue.
But save your money and borrow this one from a friend or get it used.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Nominated for the RITA Award!, Mar 28 2001
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Ce commentaire est de: Donovans Bed (Mass Market Paperback)
DONOVAN'S BED has been nominated for the prestigious RITA award given out by Romance Writers of America! Don't miss this fun and rolicking Western romance.
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