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Rogue Spy (Spymasters #5)
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Hmm. I am going to be the oddball on this review. Perhaps it is because I haven't read the other books in the series, but I just don't get all the hype about this book.
The good:
I love both the hero and the heroine. They are both strong, intelligent characters. The heroine I feel was a little flat in comparison to the hero who was clearly the authors favorite IMHO.
I also liked Hawker. He was quite lovable, in fact he seemed more "real" than any of the other characters in the book.
The antagonist "the merchant" was well crafted. Not your typical evil to be evil. The author made him human and not all that entirely bad. Well done!
There was nothing written here that hit any of my triggers.
The bad:
I wouldn't classify this as a romance. It is more of a story about spys, and there just happens to be some romance thrown in. I didn't mind this but it was surprising.
I didn't care at all for the author's writing style. It was filled with so many unnecessary details that didn't add to the story.
There were so many secondary characters that are mentioned once and never heard from again it made my head spin.
I was so bored with the reading I found my mind wander from time to time and I skimmed. I really couldn't wait to be done with it. It took until 30% into the book for it to even get mildly interesting for me. But I kept going.
Loose ends. We are never told what happens to the real Cami. Or was she an imposter?
The H says ILY but the h never returns it. The h obviously loves him, but when the H tells her he loves her right before potentially dying (when she goes to confront "The Merchant") she doesnt say it back.
I also didn't like during the first loving scene how the heroine feels it necessary to talk about her past two lovers to the virgin hero. I hate when characters rub past lovers in the face of the other. Usually it's the other way around. Honestly why would anyone choose to do that? Especially at such a tender momment?
Overall it was ok. Just ok. I would not recommend this one. Not worth 7.99
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Seon Ji (Dawn)'s review
bookshelves: virgin-heros, spy, heros-i-love, historical-romance
Mar 15, 2016
bookshelves: virgin-heros, spy, heros-i-love, historical-romance
Hmm. I am going to be the oddball on this review. Perhaps it is because I haven't read the other books in the series, but I just don't get all the hype about this book.
The good:
I love both the hero and the heroine. They are both strong, intelligent characters. The heroine I feel was a little flat in comparison to the hero who was clearly the authors favorite IMHO.
I also liked Hawker. He was quite lovable, in fact he seemed more "real" than any of the other characters in the book.
The antagonist "the merchant" was well crafted. Not your typical evil to be evil. The author made him human and not all that entirely bad. Well done!
There was nothing written here that hit any of my triggers.
The bad:
I wouldn't classify this as a romance. It is more of a story about spys, and there just happens to be some romance thrown in. I didn't mind this but it was surprising.
I didn't care at all for the author's writing style. It was filled with so many unnecessary details that didn't add to the story.
There were so many secondary characters that are mentioned once and never heard from again it made my head spin.
I was so bored with the reading I found my mind wander from time to time and I skimmed. I really couldn't wait to be done with it. It took until 30% into the book for it to even get mildly interesting for me. But I kept going.
Loose ends. We are never told what happens to the real Cami. Or was she an imposter?
The H says ILY but the h never returns it. The h obviously loves him, but when the H tells her he loves her right before potentially dying (when she goes to confront "The Merchant") she doesnt say it back.
I also didn't like during the first loving scene how the heroine feels it necessary to talk about her past two lovers to the virgin hero. I hate when characters rub past lovers in the face of the other. Usually it's the other way around. Honestly why would anyone choose to do that? Especially at such a tender momment?
Overall it was ok. Just ok. I would not recommend this one. Not worth 7.99
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Reading Progress
March 15, 2016
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March 15, 2016
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March 15, 2016
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virgin-heros
March 18, 2016
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March 20, 2016
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spy
March 20, 2016
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heros-i-love
March 20, 2016
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historical-romance
March 20, 2016
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Finished Reading
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think you would have liked more had you read the first 4 books in the series - lots of background to know about the characters. I will say that Ms Bourne has a distinct writing style and her books are not centered on the romance or a HEA so I can see that maybe she's just not your cuppa tea. Personally I love her books but that may be because I love espionage books. Happy reading my friend!
Jo Ann wrote: "think you would have liked more had you read the first 4 books in the series - lots of background to know about the characters. I will say that Ms Bourne has a distinct writing style and her books ..."Thanks Jo Ann. Yes, I am a stickler for a romanced based story, or at least one that has a bit more romance in it than this one. I figured I was probably missing something in not reading the previous books in this series. Her writing style is different. Just not my cup of tea is putting it perfectly. Thanks again!
Erika wrote: "Hey Jo Ann! SO in general, she doesn't really write romance-centered books? It isn't just this one? That is good to know because I may want to skip her stuff overall. I definitely look for romance ..."Hi Erika. I would say that romance is not at the forefront of this series although couples do get their HEA. I would call it "romance-lite" or "espionage with romantic elements". If you like that kind of thing - awesome series with accurate historical detail.
Yes I was thinking about you when I read it. I don't think you would like it. It was really quite boring IMHO.