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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Someday Soon
So I read Someday Soon, by Debbie Macomber
. It's about two guys from a mercenary group who fall in love with regular women. It sounds exciting and romantic. It's also apparently the first in a series or something? I dunno, this is the first of her books I've read.
Spoilers in this paragraph, the rest are spoiler-free. In idea it was good, in reality it was meh. There's inconsistencies (seriously, if you're a retired gun for hire who specialized in getting into buildings and all the lights in your barn go out and it's nighttime and there's no reason for the lights to be off... you wouldn't step outside unarmed yet this guy does), bizarre moments (a widow and a man who's no stranger to women decide to wait till after they get married?), and eye-brow raising skeptical moments (they BOTH get pregnant on the wedding nights!?). And then there's another matter. Occasionally there's a good romance that doesn't show you the higher rated scenes and you don't care cause it's pulled off nicely. This one just kinda leaves you hanging, and the first time it's kind of a surprise like "Oh... Well, ok then, but isn't that partially what romance novels are for?", and after that you're expecting it and don't care as much.
I did not care about the main characters. The real story was with the secondary characters. I think if the book was solely about them I'd have enjoyed it a lot more. The book almost feels like the secondary characters story was the one she originally wrote, and then she realized it was too short so she threw in the main characters to give it more bulk.
So, I guess if you're wanting a light, practically kid-friendly romance novel and you don't care about a few details that don't make much sense, go for it. Personally it's going on the get rid of pile (which, btw, is donated to the library).
And don't worry, I have an excellent review coming up for the book I'm currently reading. It's a sci-fi book. And it's been so long since I've read one (I don't count that horrid robots of dawn book) that as I started it I felt a rush of extreme happiness, like I'd come home. You know, I'm messing around with all these other genres, but the one I should read more is scifi, it's the one I love the most. And maybe that's why almost all my reviews are mostly negative, because I'm not reading the right books for me.
. It's about two guys from a mercenary group who fall in love with regular women. It sounds exciting and romantic. It's also apparently the first in a series or something? I dunno, this is the first of her books I've read.Spoilers in this paragraph, the rest are spoiler-free. In idea it was good, in reality it was meh. There's inconsistencies (seriously, if you're a retired gun for hire who specialized in getting into buildings and all the lights in your barn go out and it's nighttime and there's no reason for the lights to be off... you wouldn't step outside unarmed yet this guy does), bizarre moments (a widow and a man who's no stranger to women decide to wait till after they get married?), and eye-brow raising skeptical moments (they BOTH get pregnant on the wedding nights!?). And then there's another matter. Occasionally there's a good romance that doesn't show you the higher rated scenes and you don't care cause it's pulled off nicely. This one just kinda leaves you hanging, and the first time it's kind of a surprise like "Oh... Well, ok then, but isn't that partially what romance novels are for?", and after that you're expecting it and don't care as much.
I did not care about the main characters. The real story was with the secondary characters. I think if the book was solely about them I'd have enjoyed it a lot more. The book almost feels like the secondary characters story was the one she originally wrote, and then she realized it was too short so she threw in the main characters to give it more bulk.
So, I guess if you're wanting a light, practically kid-friendly romance novel and you don't care about a few details that don't make much sense, go for it. Personally it's going on the get rid of pile (which, btw, is donated to the library).
And don't worry, I have an excellent review coming up for the book I'm currently reading. It's a sci-fi book. And it's been so long since I've read one (I don't count that horrid robots of dawn book) that as I started it I felt a rush of extreme happiness, like I'd come home. You know, I'm messing around with all these other genres, but the one I should read more is scifi, it's the one I love the most. And maybe that's why almost all my reviews are mostly negative, because I'm not reading the right books for me.
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