5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Single Dishrag Seeks Overbearing Bore To Procreate With, Dec 8 2010
By J. Taylor - Published on Amazon.com
I'm not usually inclined to write reviews about romances; I read so many that they often blend together. But this book is really singularly bad and I felt it worth the while to save other buyers a few dollars and some time.
The female protagonist, Arielle -- I'm not going to call her a heroine because I've seen dish towels with more backbone an character -- had a weekend fling with a guy in Aspen. Turns out he owned the resort and was there under an assumed name, yadda yadda, it's a book called "One Night, Two Babies".
Anyway. She proceeds to then allow him to basically order her around for a hundred pages. Eat this. Wear that. We're getting married. I'm going to the doctor with you. No, I don't care if you disagree.
Spirited argument? Restraining order? Oh no. Arielle submits meekly, with a bit of mild grumbling.
Personally I would've socked this guy in the nose, but apparently she likes that sort of treatment.
Read only if you enjoy very passive heroines and a lot of 'tell' not 'show'.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost didn't read, but..., May 6 2010
By 4everbooklove "read what you love" - Published on Amazon.com
I read DeNosky's first book in this series (Billionaire's Contract Engagement) and almost didn't read this one based on the review. However, being a bit Type-A, I had to complete the series by reading this book. And contrary to the other reviewer (who is completely entitled to their opinion) it wasn't bad. It was a sweet love story about overcoming obstacles to love and finding the "and they lived happily ever after."
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Pushover heroine, Sep 8 2009
By Terri Harris "terri_ah" - Published on Amazon.com
This book had a lot going for it. I liked the set-up, I liked the hero, and I thought this was fairly well-written. The major sticking point was the heroine. She was a soppy mess and a complete and utter pushover for the men in her life. I understand trying to give your heroine a sense of vulnerability, but I think they went to far with Arielle. She seemed to have no self-confidence whatsoever, and the book gave that dangerous impression that all she really needed to be happy was a man to take care of her, whether she wanted it or not. That can be a staple of romance novels, and when it's done right it's wonderful to see couples who care for one another act that way, but this book just took it too far.
I respected the hero for trying to do whatever it took to take care of the mother of his children. I could not respect a heroine who was a wet sop who constantly lied to herself, and rolled over for every man in her life. Her one attempt to take a stand did not even begin to atone for the many, many times throughout the book when she let herself be bullied. I couldn't root for her.