tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post5836765434034240257..comments2024-03-15T03:54:16.131+00:00Comments on Pen and Paper: ALYS, ALWAYS.Felicity Grace Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-46449224301866186812014-10-06T18:52:08.041+01:002014-10-06T18:52:08.041+01:00How disappointing!How disappointing!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-34327471427783335152014-10-03T22:24:05.265+01:002014-10-03T22:24:05.265+01:00Hi Tracy,
Whilst the overall rating for this book...Hi Tracy,<br /><br />Whilst the overall rating for this book isn't too bad, the actual individual ratings are either very very good, or very very bad, no middle ground at all, which really surprised me.<br /><br />If the story is as dull and boring as you imply, the fact that Frances works as a book subeditor, isn't a very good recommendation, is it?<br /><br />The storyline itself sounds great and just right for some intrigue and subterfuge, but if it fell that flat, then I am not surprised at your disappointment.<br /><br />Thanks as always for the honest appraisal and I hope that your next choice is a more successful one.<br /><br />Enjoy your shindig this weekend and catch up next week.<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-87053246727129438862014-10-03T14:59:05.456+01:002014-10-03T14:59:05.456+01:00I had already added this to my ‘must find and read...I had already added this to my ‘must find and read at any cost’ list before arriving at your conclusion. Hah, I now have a big black line on through the title thank you for saving me the trouble of feeling the disappointment. Off to read more of your fabulous reviews, forgive me if I don’t comment on them all, but rest assured I do read and thoroughly enjoy them. Have a super weekend, Barbara xBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-35272883662517582132014-10-03T07:27:45.291+01:002014-10-03T07:27:45.291+01:00Ah shucks, the protagonist-type does sound familia...Ah shucks, the protagonist-type does sound familiar. Too bad, the cover is real pretty, though ...Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-1256940794879999692014-10-03T02:43:58.196+01:002014-10-03T02:43:58.196+01:00Well, this sounds disappointing and one I will hav...Well, this sounds disappointing and one I will have to miss. Kudos to you for always finishing your books, though. If I have a difficult time getting into a book, I can rarely see it through to the end.Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116544104167420505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-88657022576470782162014-10-02T01:08:40.432+01:002014-10-02T01:08:40.432+01:00It always annoys me to read a book that has been h...It always annoys me to read a book that has been heavily endorsed or received a lot of attention, only to find it doesn't live up to all the hoopla.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-75983575164649884252014-10-02T01:05:09.246+01:002014-10-02T01:05:09.246+01:00I hadn't heard of this one- though the cover d...I hadn't heard of this one- though the cover does look interesting. I absolutely loved your last paragraph. :) Stephanie@Fairday's Bloghttp://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-30598311663719644142014-10-01T20:36:02.924+01:002014-10-01T20:36:02.924+01:00I'm doing that right now with a tv show. I kee...I'm doing that right now with a tv show. I keep watching it expecting it to do something! LOL! At least you were trying to be optimistic until the end. :)Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-15708513776068634552014-10-01T13:37:41.887+01:002014-10-01T13:37:41.887+01:00I tend to dislike cliched situations in books unle...I tend to dislike cliched situations in books unless an author puts an original twist on them. Originality seems so important to me.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-78657741312732901222014-10-01T12:47:35.650+01:002014-10-01T12:47:35.650+01:00Hi Tracy, hope you are doing great.
Thank you for...Hi Tracy, hope you are doing great. <br />Thank you for your honest review. Hope you will find a great book next time :)Aunt Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732663968352463136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-44218877282007969942014-10-01T03:16:56.544+01:002014-10-01T03:16:56.544+01:00So sorry this didn't work for you. Sometimes y...So sorry this didn't work for you. Sometimes you can't really believe blurbs...Shooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-19829473819651713072014-09-30T18:38:32.024+01:002014-09-30T18:38:32.024+01:00Tracy, I'm sorry this was such a disappointmen...Tracy, I'm sorry this was such a disappointment to you. Hopefully, the next book will make up for it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-853826504419718852014-09-30T16:05:32.159+01:002014-09-30T16:05:32.159+01:00I just hate it when a book doesn't live up to ...I just hate it when a book doesn't live up to its hype...or even worse, when I wonder if I just "didn't get it". <br /><br />I'm sorry this one fell short for you.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-48692514376412905862014-09-30T15:39:42.187+01:002014-09-30T15:39:42.187+01:00Hi Jane, Nice to meet you. It's my Readers Gro...Hi Jane, Nice to meet you. It's my Readers Group next week and I can't wait to see what the others thought of it. Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-45820193941920508352014-09-30T15:30:28.404+01:002014-09-30T15:30:28.404+01:00This was one of book group reads for the summer an...This was one of book group reads for the summer and it received mixed reviews with us. We all thought it was a mere okay. Overrated? I thought so.B Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818322719920646859noreply@blogger.com