tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post7321402748812371794..comments2024-03-28T01:04:21.897-06:00Comments on Gossamer Obsessions: "Three Little Secrets," by Liz CarlyleAnimeJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-84880091630096617592009-10-22T11:07:44.264-06:002009-10-22T11:07:44.264-06:00The purposeful ones were Merrick's, because he...<i>The purposeful ones were Merrick's, because he hired prostitutes. Lots and lots of prostitutes. Always at the same time, on the same day, under the lame excuse that he "has needs." You don't "need" sex twice a week, dude. Ask a Catholic priest or two, why don't ya?<br /></i><br /><br />Actually, I think that was one of the reasons I couldn't stand the hero now that I remember the book a bit better. I remember thinking he was an hypocritical bastard. He couldn't stand his wife and called her names ("cold bitch" or something other. Carlyle is very fond of the "cold bitch" thing when it comes to heroes thinking about their heroines) but he'd been boinking prostitutes left and right (knowing perfectly well he was still married) and was no choirboy either. <br /><br />I wasn't too fond of the heroine either but the hero took the cake.Estellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-42487282985985745332009-10-20T22:59:38.489-06:002009-10-20T22:59:38.489-06:00Janicu --> Well, she certain did drive me a lit...Janicu --> Well, she certain did drive me a little nuts. Every other second she's saying "no", refusing something, denying something else. Completely negative. Drove me a bit nuts.<br /><br />Estelle --> the hero does say that since their still married, that he can take his son wherever he wants and that he has to right to have sex with his wife whenever he wants. Maybe that's why. Still - other Carlyle books haven't been that bad and she's gotten quite a bit of good reviews so I won't give up on her just yet.<br /><br />Nicola O --> Surprisingly enough, I wasn't that bothered with the psychic son, although in hindsight it was solved so neatly I wondered why they just didn't give him a regular troubling disorder within the boundaries of reality.<br /><br />Kristie J --> I realy enjoyed Never Deceive a Duke, it's still on my keeper shelf. As for the adulteries - the accidental ones were Maddie's, because she didn't know she was still married when she went off with another dude. The purposeful ones were Merrick's, because he hired prostitutes. Lots and lots of prostitutes. Always at the same time, on the same day, under the lame excuse that he "has needs." You don't "need" sex twice a week, dude. Ask a Catholic priest or two, why don't ya?AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-75424448452112419682009-10-20T21:22:37.087-06:002009-10-20T21:22:37.087-06:00lol - your generous with a book it sounds like you...lol - your generous with a book it sounds like you didn't really enjoy all that much. Liz Carlyle was an autobuy author up until this book, but I couldn't get very far in this one at all and I haven't read her since. Mind you, I've still been buying her books since this blip book - but I haven't read them yet *g*.<br />So I say stick with her - she really is good.<br />And I had to laugh at the 'accidental' and purposeful adulteries. Since I didn't get far into this book, how did they happen?Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-56521742152562842582009-10-19T23:47:54.914-06:002009-10-19T23:47:54.914-06:00melts like lustful margarine in a microwave
bwah...<i>melts like lustful margarine in a microwave </i><br /><br />bwahahahahahahahahah!<br /><br />I'm adoring your reviews, esp. the abbreviated plot summaries.<br /><br />Carlyle is a bit hit or miss with me. I read this one a while back and don't recall having the specific issues you did-- I just thought the psychic son bit was kind of dumb. I kind of liked the details about the architectural development, tho have no sense of whether they were historically appropriate or not.Nicola O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947359287796827837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-26799178905992962612009-10-19T10:42:13.101-06:002009-10-19T10:42:13.101-06:00Ah, I gave up on Carlyle for a few years after rea...Ah, I gave up on Carlyle for a few years after reading this one. She'd disappointed me several times before and this was the last straw.<br /><br />It's funny though because in my mind, I hated the hero more than the heroine for some reason. Can't remember why.<br /><br />I picked up the latest Carlyle a few weeks ago (my first in years) and I only enjoyed it because I skimmed all the repetitive passages in the last third of the book.<br /><br />I think she's not for me.Estellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-66449862498765741962009-10-18T20:35:00.851-06:002009-10-18T20:35:00.851-06:00Hmm. I sense this heroine would drive me nutter bu...Hmm. I sense this heroine would drive me nutter butter! :)Janicuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680150271398341576noreply@blogger.com