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I think I can relate more to these type of heroines than the other type that just makes me shake my head. I'm Atypical maybe? |
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Blame It on Texas by Christie Craig (Hotter in Texas 02) Hachette 2012 Kobo | Kindle Note: As you know she is my favorite author I go to when I need a laugh. Her books are funny and usually fast paced. She always has a pet in it and the hero is usually former/current law enforcement. It's a winning formula that I just love! If like Jennifer Crusie or Susan Anderson or Jane Graves. Give her books a try. Note 2: Book one was formally called Don't Mess With Texas and has been retitled to Only In Texas after the State of Texas took Ms. Craig to court which is silly as we know the publisher picks the title. She won the suit but the publisher changed the name anyway. Last edited by Blossom; 02-05-2014 at 04:21 PM. |
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I do wonder why we are more forgiving of bad behavior in male characters than in female ones though. Is it because as women we hold heroines to a higher standard? I don't like the boys will be boys mentality. When judging characters behavior I always try to think if these gender rolls were reversed would it still be okay with me? On the one hand it is fiction so I don't expect total reality. But the "its okay for boys but not girls" is not okay for me. In real life I do not like swearing at all. I think we have a wide and varied language and people shouldn't swear. But I don't mind reading it. I think it just does not register the same way in my brain (visual vs audio). Eve Dallas from the In Death series is one of my favorite heroines ever and she swears a lot. So again, it's all in the execution of the story. |
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Like in Effortless would I have been so in love with Kiera had she been a match for Kellan's behavior absolutely not. Because Kiera was a good person that made Kellan too want to be a good person and clean up his act. In 85% of the romances I have read it's the heroine that saves the tortured hero. the heroine is the one who shows the hero how to love and be loved. She is main character of the story and so yes I hold her to a higher standard than the hero. I also think for a women it's the whole a lady does not swear idea. Swearing doesn't bother me if the persons mad or hurts themselves or they talking about someone they don't like but using swear words out of context does bother me in movies, TV, real life and books. I think the difference in NA with heroine's having a potty mouth is they are almost always talking in first person. Maybe if it was third person it wouldn't bother me so much but when reading in first person you are hearing every thought the person has and it shows their personality real quick. If the heroine isn't a nice girl how she going to save her hero? She can't. The hero is going to have to save her. To me that makes for a boring story most of the time. |
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What saves me is that with the same book there's usually another review that complains that the same heroine is spineless and weak. So I give up and buy something else instead. Like a book of Victorian ghost stories. |
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Oh I am so excited!!! I just found out that Fern Micheals Captive series is being released in ebook! Someone here told me about the series and I bought the paperbacks but I haven't read them because I was hoping for ebooks copies. The first book Captive Passions was just released on the 4th, the second will be out on the 20th and the last two will be out on March 4th, and March 20th.
I plan to buy the first two after the second one is released. I am debating if I should pre-order the last two. Last edited by Blossom; 02-06-2014 at 12:19 PM. |
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I'm the one that told you about it Blossom, I think you will like them. Fern has an extensive back list that needs to be released!
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I was just looking at the horrible reviews that people are writing about the series. They are obviously younger readers. If I read them now, I would probably hate them too.
But this was the style of writing back then and then add in the fact that they are forgetting it took place back in what the 17th-18th century. Women had no rights, were the property of their fathers or husbands and the men didn't think twice about having another woman on the side. What I loved about this book is that Serena REFUSED to be a victim! And the scam she pulled to keep Regan at bay was absolutely hysterical! I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Fern early work. |
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