one of the things that infuriated me about her early books at least, was that they seemed to epitomize everything bad about the chick lit genre-- all the labels, the shallowness, the sheer vapidness of how her characters treated relationships. Jemima J was like the dark side of Bridget Jones and oh, how I hated her.
Worst of all, it didn't feel as if the character really learned anything of value by the end of the story.
That pretty much sums it up, right down to the Jemima J. That's a horrible book.
Plus her characters are the very definition of "two-dimensional."
Does anyone else remember Valerie Vayle? She was back in the '80s, and she wrote terrific pirate/Queen Anne era stuff, sexy, hilarious, the men as interesting as the women.
Also, really well-drawn men. She really gets male characters in a way that most romance writers don't.
I have to wonder if it's because she had a houseful of them, but she's the undisputed Boss of the Realm.
I LOVE Georgette Heyer and have read all her books endless times, but am still looking for a modern romance writer with the same kind of smart, witty dialogue, believable characters and sense of humor about the whole "love" kerfuffle as Heyer. Cruisie comes closest, but if any of these suggestions come close to that ideal, let me know.
I have problems with some of Nora Roberts' sex scenes - some of them are more like a rugger scrum with orgasms than I'm used to in books. Kind of sex as a full body contact sport.
I have problems with some of Nora Roberts' sex scenes - some of them are more like a rugger scrum with orgasms than I'm used to in books. Kind of sex as a full body contact sport.
Heh. They can read that way sometimes. I give her credit for at least changing up some of the imagery, but I'd love to see her do a more realistically worded sex scene once. Some of the imagery gets a bit ... mauve, if not purple.
Tep is me...I love JC's sense of humor.
I have problems with some of Nora Roberts' sex scenes - some of them are more like a rugger scrum with orgasms than I'm used to in books. Kind of sex as a full body contact sport.
Is this a problem? OH! I should keep my mouth shut; just the QUESTION is a little revealing.
Hee.
(Ruggers are HAWT.)
Jane Green -- I am in love with Bookends, ans I like some of her others,
Nora Roberst - iread them , don't keep them
Jennifer Cruise and Georgette Heyer are my main keepers.
