819 and counting …

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Finished The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt.

One thing a proper English lady should never, ever do is fall in love with her servant. But that’s exactly what happens to Lady Georgina Maitland, who becomes rather attached to her land steward (i.e. servant) Harry Pye.

Georgina is a wonderful character — warm, bubbly, and just a tad scatterbrained. Harry comes off as a bit gruff in comparision. My one real quibble with the book is the fact I didn’t like Harry that much. I thought he ran roughshod over Georgina too many times and didn’t treat her well in certain places.

Most historical romances focus on the upper crust of society and give little thought to servants. Sometimes, I get tired of reading abouts dukes and lords and ladies. (Surely, there was a servant somewhere who had a grand love story. The human race would not have survived otherwise.) So, I really liked the change of pace in this book. 

I also liked the bit of whimsy Hoyt added by having Georgina tell Harry a fairy tale about an enchanted leopard prince who wins the hand of a beautiful princess.

So, thumbs up.

Up next: Surviving Demon Island by Jaci Burton.

What about you? What have you read recently? Inquiring minds want to know …

7 Responses to “819 and counting …”

  1. Chasity says:

    I just finished Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong. Overall it was a good book. There were a couple of times I found myself saying “Huh?” or “What?”. For example:

    I never quite grasped the Heroine motivation. Why would a cop turn into a hitwoman? The explanation given just didn’t mesh for me. After a bit, I got over it and moved on.

    The hero tended to answer in non-sentences and I did find myself having to re-read his monologue several times. But I eventually got it.

    I loved the character interactions, the plot, and the action scenes.

    Overall, good book. Not Armstrongs best by far. My favorite is still Bitten.

  2. Jennifer Estep says:

    I have never read Armstrong, but I’ve heard a lot of good things about her books. She’s on my to-be-read list …

    I found myself saying “Huh?” and “What?” when I read the last Harry Potter. Some of Rowling’s plot machinations were a bit hard to follow. I also get the same way whenever I read the latest Robert Jordan novel. I don’t even remember who half the characters are anymore.

  3. Chasity says:

    With Harry Potter I just wanted to read the book and find out what happened. I didn’t take too much time to ask myself “what, who, or huh?”. I made mental notes to go back over a few details and figure out what I missed, or what wasn’t making sense. When my TBR stack manages to shrink, I shall take the time to read Harry again.

    You should add Armstrong to your list. I recommend Bitten and Stolen. Those are my 2 favorites. The magic books were pretty good, but after those I just lost interest.

    I just finished Stephenie Meyers first Twlight book and loved it. (It’s YA, but a really good read). I was dying to know what happened, so I ran by Walden’s and picked up the next 2. I can’t wait to finish them. Have you read any of those?

  4. Amy says:

    I was the same way with Potter. I went back after I finished and kinda sorted through the fuzzy parts.

    Right now I’m reading _Plain Truth_ by Jodi Picoult. She’s my new “author of the moment” and I’ve been reading everything of hers I can find. They are all very sad stories, but I’m really enjoying them. My book club chose _Pride and Prejudice_ for this month’s book, so I’m trying to put of reading that again. Brings back memories of 10th grade when I had to read it for school. 😐

  5. Jennifer Estep says:

    Chasity — I’d like to sit down one day and read all the Potter books straight through. I think that would be the only way to really appreciate Rowling’s brilliance.

    I love YA. I’m really glad you posted about Meyers because somebody asked me if I’d heard of a hot new YA vampire novel. Now, I can tell them yes. I’m sure she’s who the person was asking me about. I haven’t read those either, but I’m going to add her to my list too. :bub:

    Amy — Did you know Jodi Picoult is writing a Wonder Woman arc right now? I think it’s still going. I haven’t read the last few issues yet. :ww:

    I’ve heard a lot of good things about Picoult too, but most of her books seem a little depressing. Even the WW arc is a bit of a downer.

    I’m probably going to get shot for saying this, but I was never a big fan of P&P. I like Sense and Sensibility much better. And the S&S movie totally rocks. Who thought Alan Rickman in period clothes would be sexy? 😎

  6. Chasity says:

    I actually read all the Harry’s before the last one came out. I picked up on a few things that I missed the first few times around.

    Meyers is excellent. Twilight is a great book. I couldn’t put it down. The second, New Moon, was so-so. I found myself skimming through parts so I would know what was happening but not all of the details. I attribute my lack of interest to teen angust and the absence of a few of the characters. I’m now reading Eclipse, and once again I can’t seem to put it down. I’ve been so tempted to read the last chapter so I know how it ends, but I’ve been a good little girl. I’ll know how it ends soon enough.

    I downloaded P&P and S&S sometime last week. I used to love them both, but now, I just can’t seem to read them. Who knows, my mood must be off.

  7. Jennifer Estep says:

    I have to admit I usually peak at the last chapter (if only to see how long the book is). I resisted the urge with Harry Potter, though. It was sooo hard! :blos:

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