tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post218322123236865632..comments2024-03-28T01:04:21.897-06:00Comments on Gossamer Obsessions: "The Duke Next Door," by Celeste BradleyAnimeJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-50936854791298846372008-10-29T06:38:00.000-06:002008-10-29T06:38:00.000-06:00Kristie J: Well, I'll be staying away from the res...Kristie J: Well, I'll be staying away from the rest of Bradley's books from now on, beautiful covers be damned.<BR/><BR/>Drusilla: Thank you! I read an opposing opinion of "The Duke Next Door" where the reviewer loved that the hero wasn't all smooth with the lines. I can see that, but his actions were just as unsmooth and that's what really counts, eh? <BR/><BR/>Ana: It must be Bradley's style - Calder neglects his paperwork and literally (!) lets his factory implode because he's distracted by the heroines breasteses.AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-3091823642171875002008-10-29T05:29:00.000-06:002008-10-29T05:29:00.000-06:00You know, I had a very similar problem with her no...You know, I had a very similar problem with her novel The Pretender - in which the hero who is supposed to be this top-shot spy totally loses focus of his spying mastery because he can only concentrate on the heroine's breasts. For real. *rolls eyes* . I never read anything else by her ever since.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051732778079285105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-64942896450978948302008-10-28T00:06:00.000-06:002008-10-28T00:06:00.000-06:00You are totally right about Calder being a complet...You are totally right about Calder being a complete moron for this novel. Your reviews are hilarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-74558986112304044052008-10-26T07:00:00.000-06:002008-10-26T07:00:00.000-06:00Hilarious review!! I gave up Celeste Bradley some...Hilarious review!! I gave up Celeste Bradley some time ago now and your review is proof that she's still an author for me to stay away from.Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.com