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Date Posted: 13:01:20 04/04/03 Fri
Author: becca
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i'm sooo jealous
In reply to: mapetite2 's message, "It's too quiet around here...Wonder why?" on 16:18:53 04/03/03 Thu

i'm soooo jealous!! i just got back from spring break and i've started class so i spent all my money on school books and have no time to breathe! it's gonna be awhile before i get to read it. i sit in the dark and cry...pray for me.

>OK Girls! You reading yet? I am about halfway
>through. I didn't read your spoilers though someone
>told me a few of them. I just want to say that Belle
>Morte is a real bitch!
>I hope the Tri can do away with her. Reading slowly
>and savoring. I mean,there won't be another book for
>awhile.
>I hope you get talking more.
>Hi Becca and Bad and the others. Awww Poor Richard.
>Getting your JC fix? I knew Asher pretty well as it
>turns out
>Sometimes the writing seems to leave something.
>It goes from this to that. Like NIC.
>Lots of conversations. So far the flashbacks are my
>fav.

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[> [> Read it... -- Gigs, 13:06:57 04/07/03 Mon

Yep...I spent a couple days slowly savoring and reading through it. I think as I've read over some of the remarks, reviews of some of the other forums that I did have things I enjoyed which were mutual...and I also had some disappointments that have been mentioned.

From a publishing standpoint, it was not worth $22.95. That was the biggest pile of editing fopahs and YAABIs I've seen since the re-appearing Nova. I honestly think they took what was originally a 750 page excellent story and chop shopped it into a 400 or so page so-so story based on the nauseating theme coming out of Hollywood and now the book publishers have caught it..."sex sells".

My biggest disappointment was that the mystery plotline was once again sacrificed on the alter of "sex sells". Egad People...Woman with a brain here! Not just a hole and a heartbeat!

The obvious hole in the middle of the story between the boys waking up in the early evening, ensuing argument, and WHAMMO! Early morning and we're chasing the bad guys around the parking lot. ???? Did she fall asleep leaning against the door all night?

I enjoyed Asher a great deal. I think that goes without saying...and I look forward to his presence in future books. But PLEASE bring back the mystery plot PLEASE!!!

I missed hearing about her arsenel. Only token mention of her beloved Browning...and NO mention of the wrist sheaths or machete down her back or the trouble with evening apparel and armament. No scathing "discussions" with Bert.

SUPER SIGMUND SAVES THE DAY! I loved the re-appearance of plush.

What little mystery was there I did in fact enjoy....the two bodyguards checking her out in the graveyard I DID NOT see coming...which is new for me. I only noticed that Harlan dropped out of the whole story until chp 56 or so...which made me nail him for mega-bad. She could have done more with it. MUCH more! Course, Laurell probably DID do much more with it...before the chop shop got a hold of it. Somebody nail the Berkley Publishing Execs to the wall!
How dare they chop shop our Laurell's work! Who do they think they are!

I think we need those other 350 pages back. Hey, if DVD's can get away with director cuts...why can't LKH? I'd buy it.

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[> [> [> that's it! -- becca, 20:34:16 04/08/03 Tue

that's it! i'm just gonna have to get it this weekend,i'm just gonna have to put off all my responsibilities and freaking read this book!
i'm gonna pay for it i swear...

>Yep...I spent a couple days slowly savoring and
>reading through it. I think as I've read over some of
>the remarks, reviews of some of the other forums that
>I did have things I enjoyed which were mutual...and I
>also had some disappointments that have been mentioned.
>
>From a publishing standpoint, it was not worth $22.95.
> That was the biggest pile of editing fopahs and
>YAABIs I've seen since the re-appearing Nova. I
>honestly think they took what was originally a 750
>page excellent story and chop shopped it into a 400 or
>so page so-so story based on the nauseating theme
>coming out of Hollywood and now the book publishers
>have caught it..."sex sells".
>
>My biggest disappointment was that the mystery
>plotline was once again sacrificed on the alter of
>"sex sells". Egad People...Woman with a brain here!
>Not just a hole and a heartbeat!
>
>The obvious hole in the middle of the story between
>the boys waking up in the early evening, ensuing
>argument, and WHAMMO! Early morning and we're chasing
>the bad guys around the parking lot. ???? Did she
>fall asleep leaning against the door all night?
>
>I enjoyed Asher a great deal. I think that goes
>without saying...and I look forward to his presence in
>future books. But PLEASE bring back the mystery plot
>PLEASE!!!
>
>I missed hearing about her arsenel. Only token
>mention of her beloved Browning...and NO mention of
>the wrist sheaths or machete down her back or the
>trouble with evening apparel and armament. No
>scathing "discussions" with Bert.
>
>SUPER SIGMUND SAVES THE DAY! I loved the
>re-appearance of plush.
>
>What little mystery was there I did in fact
>enjoy....the two bodyguards checking her out in the
>graveyard I DID NOT see coming...which is new for me.
>I only noticed that Harlan dropped out of the whole
>story until chp 56 or so...which made me nail him for
>mega-bad. She could have done more with it. MUCH
>more! Course, Laurell probably DID do much more with
>it...before the chop shop got a hold of it. Somebody
>nail the Berkley Publishing Execs to the wall!
>How dare they chop shop our Laurell's work! Who do
>they think they are!
>
>I think we need those other 350 pages back. Hey, if
>DVD's can get away with director cuts...why can't LKH?
> I'd buy it.

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