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Summary: Better if have more depth in character development
Review: Venus and Jack almost had sex as soon as they meet each other. The steamy sex scenes were typical of Susan Johnson's style, but I was hoping that they were less predictable. Venus supposed to have a mind of her own, except when it came to her sexual desires. Often, she would tell herself that she should not do this or that but still succumbed to the sexual temptation. The author only touched on briefly about her intelligence and knowledge. I would prefer more coverage on what Venus and Jack talked about when they were not having sex. The author wanted to convince us that both of them intrigued and attacted each other as equals but there was little character development in that arena. The storyline was rather straightforward and predictable, definitely not her best but readable.
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Summary: Legendary Lover
Review: Venus Duras (Pasha's daughter) is a twenty-five-year old independent woman who is totally uninterested in getting married. She's also an experienced woman who enjoys her sexuality. She's managed to juggle that enjoyment and maintain respectability under scrutiny, a feat not easily accomplished in atmosphere of the ton. The introduction of Jack Fitz-James into her life threatens that accomplishment. The word "marriage" has a visceral affect on twenty-four-year-old Jack Fitz-James, the Marquis of Redvers. It makes him sweat, poises him on the edge of "flight or fight." There are others who would be unhappy with a marriage between the two: those who've set the sites on Jack for themselves, and relatives who would stand to lose if Jack produced an heir. In Legendary Lover Ms. Johnson has poised herself on the edge--between romance and erotica by veering away from the thematic, plot driven standards of romance. Legendary Lover is hot, hot, hot!
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Summary: Don't Bother!
Review: What a disappointment. The basic story line was ok..Man and woman meet, sparks fly, and because each has refused to ever marry; they ignore the deeper feelings between them and just have an affair. In come meddling relitives and a jealous mistress and that's it! The main characters were fairly strong but the secondary characters were very weak and not developed enough. Mabye if the book were longer in length (it is only 288 pages long) she could have developed characterization better. Another thing I did not like about the story was the profanity. I mean "come on" how many times do we need to read the "F" word in one sentence let alone on one page. Better than half of the book had the "F" word on each page at least once and on several pages it was said several times, used both in context and in casual conversation. If you ask me, that particular word may have been used in regency England (as it is so often today), but give a reader a break and stick with the sensuality and romance that we buy these books for. Sorry Ms. Johnson but this book is going in the rummage sale!
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Summary: About the use of certain words...
Review: While I do not like the work of Susan Johnson, I feel obliged to defend her use of certain vulgarisms in this book about the Regency era. The F word is known to have been in use since the 1400s. Back then, it meant to destroy or spoil. Its use to describe the act of copulation has been in existence since the late-1600s. The C word is even older than the F word, and has been in use since the early 1300s. So, contrary to what various reviewers have said previously, Ms. Johnson IS entirely accurate to have Regency era characters use these words, vulgar as such may be.Information about the historical appearance of English words is available in the book, English through the Ages, by William Brohaugh. It was published in 1998 by Writers Digest Books.
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