tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665081061335208089.post5093926547146497714..comments2024-03-17T21:23:25.643-06:00Comments on TBQ'S Book Palace: Talking BooksThe_Book_Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530088066451745366noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665081061335208089.post-68333734342561302852012-09-24T09:16:04.409-06:002012-09-24T09:16:04.409-06:00Thanks for stopping by, Anna! :) I'm glad to k...Thanks for stopping by, Anna! :) I'm glad to know that I'm not alone; obviously this isn't the first book where the hero has acted as such, but it finally got me to thinking (a dangerous thing, sometimes...) I think the main reason why I was willing to forgive him was the letters---from when he was a boy, and his last one to Penelope at the end. LOVED that, I think they showed us more than most of the book did. ;) lol. <br />Enjoy!<br />TBQThe_Book_Queenhttp://tbqspersonalbookpalace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665081061335208089.post-3502734655387037972012-09-23T23:51:42.486-06:002012-09-23T23:51:42.486-06:00Oh goodness. Yeah I read this one just the other d...Oh goodness. Yeah I read this one just the other day. I haven't gotten my review put together for it but man Michael was rough. I loved the book but oh he really made me want to de-ball him for most of it, And he really walked that line for me of being more of an ass than a hero. It took me a long time to be convinced of him. Even with all that though I love that he got a response. Like you said. Who wants a cardboard character that makes you feel nothing? Great topic :) <br /><br />~Anna@<a href="http://herdingcats-burningsoup.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">herding cats & burning soup</a>Anna@herdingcats&burningsoupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665081061335208089.post-11044713533987280612012-09-22T21:05:30.030-06:002012-09-22T21:05:30.030-06:00I think there are times when the hero may be too m...I think there are times when the hero may be too much of a jerk, but it's rare (at least in my opinion--obviously we all have different views on what "too much" is). But I love watching them learn the error of the ways and fall to their knees for their woman! <br />I have to agree with you--many of Alexandra's heroes are that way, but I don't think I've met one yet that I didn't end up loving ,or at least liking, by the end! <br />Thanks for stopping by, Adria!<br />Enjoy,<br />TBQThe_Book_Queenhttp://tbqspersonalbookpalace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665081061335208089.post-38069990882830256952012-09-22T17:54:28.693-06:002012-09-22T17:54:28.693-06:00Oh I hate it when people complain about the hero b...Oh I hate it when people complain about the hero because he's an "asshole." I love books where the hero is a jerk but then as he starts falling for the heroine, he sees the error of his ways or has an epiphany. Like "Eleven Scandals..." by Sarah MacLean, the Duke is such an asshole in the first two books and even the beginning of his own book, I couldn't stand the man but he did redeem himself in the end and he fell so hard for Juliana but by that time he has so much to make up for in the way he treated her.<br /><br />Alexandra Hawkins has some borderline villains as heroes but she's such a talented writer that she can pull it off. Those are the best kinds of heroes to me.Adria @ Breath of Life Reviewshttp://looking-for-a-breath-of-life.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com