Comments on: Review: Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

By: ArleneS

ArleneS — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:32:28 +0000

I probably got through the book so quickly because I started skim reading the sex scenes. 🙂 It’s not that they were badly written, just as you said, every other page.

By: ArleneS

ArleneS — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:29:25 +0000

I still think you need to give the Guild Hunter series another chance. It’s very very different, but I’ve re-read it a few times now and it grows on me. Not all of it: not so good with grody violence here, ick, seriously, no more with the diseases and people getting squished or organ removal. Though I do get why these books are so violent, it’s not gratuitous usually, but I still have a pretty low tolerance threshhold for that kind of thing. And maybe try Galen’s story first (Angel’s Dance). Generally I’ve found that the short stories and the alternate characters’ stories are my favorites, or the parts of the Elena/Raphael books that include the other characters.

But as a cat lover, you should probably either avoid Angel’s Wolf or have a box of hankies sitting by.

By: Red Iza

Red Iza — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:48:20 +0000

I was afraid of what your review would be like – I’ve read a couple of bad ones before, but so far, so good : no over the top drama (relieved sigh), a non-mild manered librarian (another relieved sigh) and people actually communicate. Great review !

By: Marlene Harris

Marlene Harris — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:57:49 +0000

In reply to ArleneS.

It was great that there were no misunderstandammits that could have been solved by a simple conversation. I hate those.
These two had real problems, and they did work on them by OMG talking to each other.
But you are SO RIGHT about the “Blue Period”. There is a limit to how fascinated I am by other people’s sex. Every other page.

By: ArleneS

ArleneS — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:27:23 +0000

Nalini Singh: The Blue Period. Holy moly I see what you mean. But I have to admit, it’s nice to see a romance that has characters that act like adults and don’t necessarily run out the door in a fit of pique every time something goes wrong.

By: Anna Richland

Anna Richland — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 06:36:17 +0000

Nice meeting you in the real world today! As far as normal girl gets rock star - the trope is flipped, but Robin Covington's Temptation is normal guy (fire fighter) gets country music star. I liked it a lot - stayed up late to finish it, perhaps b/c I was wishing I was at the RWA conference and felt needy of romance immersion. One of my favorite details is how, when the heroine is in a rough spot, she actually calls her AA sponsor. Have never seen that before in a romance, and it's stuck with me.