Book review
What a great anathology. All the stories were wonderfully told. Mom and I can understand unlike other anathologies why this one managed to stay in print. It is just so good.
Okay first of we thought the stories would be good but mom thought Stephanie Laurens might just be a light bit of fun and that Karen Ranney might be a bit to much considering Mom and I had just finished one of her books and sometimes mom can only take so much of one author at time (not so say she dislikes the author, but that her brain easily can get tired of reading the same style of writing; but we were in for a pleasant shock.
First of, we will go by each author, Christina Dodd story Under the Kilt was just beautiful it had some awesome sexual tension and focused on a tradition that was believable.
As for Stephanie Laurens. Okay first off Mom and I have never read any Stephanie Laurens books; before we started reading the Black Cobra Series. We like the Cobra series but more for being a nice fluffy read and nothing else. Other people seemed disappointed by the stories and now we can understand why. Not that the Black Cobra was bad, but that Rose in Bloom has some amazing A+ writing.
Julia Quinn had a rom-com feel to it, and we think that made this story perfect. We would also like to say hear that it balanced nicely with all the other stories too. Who ever set up this anathology did a good job. Sometimes, though not to speak badly of the people who but time and effort into these books, and not to say we don’t like them, but it feels like authors and the book themselves are sometimes set up a splatter paint on a canvas. It not always a bad painting and some people did seem to have given it their all, but other sometimes seem to have just shoved out what ever extra was available and it levels somethings lacking. This anothogy though had no such problems. It felt like it was seriously put together. That is why Gretna Greene works so well.
Lastly Karen Ranney felt like a fairy tale that had a little realty cow in a wack it on the head now and again. Oh it was such an amazing read. That Mom’s , we stated early, fears did not come to pass and she downed the whole story in one go.
Over all an amazing anathology and we highly recommend reading it at least, if not buying it.
- Goodreads rating – 3.80
- REVIEW – Chanel Sharp