tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post7774782925988472261..comments2023-10-22T05:12:28.626-07:00Comments on Apprentice Writer: Laughter Reviews #18 - KeeperM.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-22135882471799876022008-06-22T12:44:00.000-07:002008-06-22T12:44:00.000-07:00A high percentage of Apprentice Writer's family me...A high percentage of Apprentice Writer's family members are glued to the TV today, by turn is agony and ecstasy on the whim of a soccer ball. The Eurocup 2008 quarterfinals continue, with ludicrously fit, passionate men filling up the screen in a dozen camera angles including straight-from-the-top, UFO view) being ludicrously fit and passionate.<BR/><BR/>The crowds in the stands are somewhat less fit but no less passionate. Or colorful, for that matter, since having a costume/wig/chest coloration lively enough to warrant notice by the cameras can liven up a long, long game.<BR/><BR/>Makes AW wonder: any fiction out there with soccer as a backdrop? She herself knows of none, whereas American style football makes an appearance in many a contemporary novel.<BR/><BR/>Gentle Readers,what say you? Do you know of such a book, or any other that features a different type of sport?<BR/><BR/>(Apprentice Writer considers pondering on this subject sufficent exercise for the day).M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-76360196499812514292008-06-20T15:51:00.000-07:002008-06-20T15:51:00.000-07:00not just ana, but thea as well! welcome! apparentl...not just ana, but thea as well! welcome! apparently the 'book smugglers' like to travel in pairs! *g*<BR/><BR/>thea, you might like to try 'miss wonderful' in the carsington brothers series by loretta chase as well - it is very good, but i read it after 'mr. impossible' and rupert's place in my heart remained secure. but his elder brother Allistair's story contains one scene that plays with a historical heroine stereotype in such a funny way that it's worth reading for that alone (you'll know it when you get there). <BR/><BR/>glad you liked the 'crocodile on the sandbank' review - elizabeth peters also has a very enjoyable contemporary series built on the heroine vicky bliss. she is a six-foot blond Amazon who colletcts ph.d'sM.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-11634637996960097082008-06-19T12:51:00.000-07:002008-06-19T12:51:00.000-07:00Wonderful review M. :) Seriously...there's some we...Wonderful review M. :) Seriously...there's some weird Twilight Zone shiz going on with these simultaneous post ideas *looks around suspiciously for Rod Serling*<BR/><BR/>I've only read two Loretta Chase books, and this is one of them. While I do love LoS, Mr. Impossible was a laugh out loud, incredibly fun read. (Oh, and another creepy coincidence, I just picked up Crocodile on the Sandbank--very much looking forward to it now with your rec!)<BR/><BR/>I have to agree with you on the cover though. My bf teased me mercilessly while I was trying to read this one. Why is Rupert doing the Captain Morgan pose? And the screeching pink...such a strange color choice.Theahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11138984974139025278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-7833721746756761662008-06-18T10:32:00.000-07:002008-06-18T10:32:00.000-07:00M, I find that most writers, even the well stablis...M, I find that most writers, even the well stablished ones are huge sweethearts - points to Carrie Lofty above! <BR/><BR/>Loretta is awesome.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051732778079285105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-78826601351056136192008-06-18T08:33:00.000-07:002008-06-18T08:33:00.000-07:00wylie - this book was my first introduction to thi...wylie - this book was my first introduction to this author and i haven't looked back since. glommed almost all the backlist, and had a brief but heady email exchange with her (due to winning an autographed book) that impressed me once again with her wit and class and pretty much left me a fangirlpuddle on the floor.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-51356532236345770702008-06-18T08:29:00.000-07:002008-06-18T08:29:00.000-07:00hey! it's ana from 'the book smugglers'! welcome! ...hey! it's ana from 'the book smugglers'! welcome! and wow, loretta chase has really been making the rounds in blogland. kudos to you, a relatively young grog, for scoring such an impressive interviewee!M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-15132356235928313042008-06-17T12:42:00.000-07:002008-06-17T12:42:00.000-07:00Yet another book gets added to my TBR ;)I've never...Yet another book gets added to my TBR ;)<BR/><BR/>I've never read Loretta Chase. I look forward to it!Wylie Kinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271148590574475682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-70715843152154149732008-06-17T09:25:00.000-07:002008-06-17T09:25:00.000-07:00Oh I love this book! and the UK cover is awesome.Y...Oh I love this book! and the UK cover is awesome.<BR/><BR/>Your Scandalous Ways is really really good. <BR/><BR/>Your just commented on how we are cousins or something *twilight zone* - it's true, because this Thursday we begin a Loretta Chase event, with review of Your Scandalous Ways, interview with Loretta and giveaway! ; )Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051732778079285105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-33195970962333718932008-06-16T15:50:00.000-07:002008-06-16T15:50:00.000-07:00abby - well, there you go. proof that art is in t...abby - well, there you go. proof that art is in the eye of the beholder.<BR/><BR/>and ref the blackamoor phrasing - i did, at the time of immediate emotional reaction, rationalized exactly in this way to myself (i.e. to the average british person of that age, french people were usually considered wildly different, let alone italians, let alone actual moors) but it just recalled miscegenation history in various places so strongly that it will always be one of the things i associate most with that book. each reader is a unique accumulations of mental baggage, i guess, and this part of this book must have touched on mine.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-2714215507505923032008-06-16T15:43:00.000-07:002008-06-16T15:43:00.000-07:00carrie - yes, the metallic magenta was a big facto...carrie - yes, the metallic magenta was a big factor in my 'lurid cover' slam. the other one is the headlessness of the male figure, and how he pretty much leaves no alternative for onlookers but to evaluate his goods. <BR/>so far, the re-issured titles seem to have more attractive (or at least, less heinous) covers than the original releases - i'm hoping rupert will get a better cover on his next print run.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-27313217146703978502008-06-16T15:40:00.000-07:002008-06-16T15:40:00.000-07:00I'm with you on everything but the cover. I though...I'm with you on everything but the cover. I thought it was sexy!<BR/><BR/>Love, love this book.<BR/><BR/>You have to admit the "blackamoor" comment would have been in period, though if historical romance writers stayed strictly in period with all their attitudes, we'd all be too disgusted to read past page 3.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468237458319836724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-79237126406267911912008-06-16T14:49:00.000-07:002008-06-16T14:49:00.000-07:00Loved it. One of my faves. But the cover wouldn't ...Loved it. One of my faves. But the cover wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't PINK. The sequel's cover, Benedict's story, is much worse.Carrie Loftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589746700484524652noreply@blogger.com