tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post8846285498158266112..comments2024-01-30T12:33:15.670+01:00Comments on LesleyW's Book Nook: Lover Enshrined by J.R.WardLesleyWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-65559294092768189022008-07-09T18:21:00.000+02:002008-07-09T18:21:00.000+02:00KMont - My bad. I did read your review honest. Obv...KMont - My bad. I did read your review honest. Obviously need to go and read it again. I may have skippy read it as you posted before I'd actually got my hands on the book and I was trying to be good and not read spoilers...honestly. :)LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-14552366616988704632008-07-07T18:08:00.000+02:002008-07-07T18:08:00.000+02:00Oh no, it wasn't Cormia I had a problem with in LE...Oh no, it wasn't Cormia I had a problem with in LEn, not at all...I could go into what didn't work for me, but that would cause me to take up way too much space lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-35625312414190509282008-07-02T21:29:00.000+02:002008-07-02T21:29:00.000+02:00Tracy - better late than never. :) Mary is perhaps...Tracy - better late than never. :) Mary is perhaps my favourite heroine, and I can't believe that she would just have left Cormia alone in her room. This is the woman who was sensitive to Z's feelings after all, but it's like she's disappeared from the series.<BR/><BR/>I guess it would be worse to try and force her in where she wouldn't go. But I do miss her.<BR/><BR/>KMont - Glad you liked the review, though I think I like Cormia a little more than you do. :)LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-24680326185430882352008-07-02T16:37:00.000+02:002008-07-02T16:37:00.000+02:00Glad you enjoyed the book, Lesley! It sounds as if...Glad you enjoyed the book, Lesley! It sounds as if we're pretty much in agreement on what did/did not work.<BR/><BR/>But then you know how I felt after reading LEn. :o)<BR/><BR/>Going to go peruse your Phury and Cormia thoughts now. Ciao!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-87447694389501126562008-07-01T19:55:00.000+02:002008-07-01T19:55:00.000+02:00Great review Leslie...I'm a little late posting - ...Great review Leslie...I'm a little late posting - sorry! :)<BR/><BR/>The product placement drove me batty! What the heck was that all about?<BR/><BR/>I love the troika! Love them. Can't wait to see what goes on next. <BR/><BR/>I wish to heaven the Ward would bring the women (from past books)in to the stories more often. I'm not a fan of Jane's either but it was nice to see her and Beth in this book. We've barely heard from Mary since her book - and I love her!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320961506471746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-85639923062717411392008-06-30T21:11:00.000+02:002008-06-30T21:11:00.000+02:00Darlynne - Cormia for me I rank up there with Bell...Darlynne - Cormia for me I rank up there with Bella, maybe even above her. And I do think I'll re-read LEn again, the first BDB book in a while I can say that about.<BR/><BR/>Nicole - I kind of missed the wizard out of my review completely. The wizard of Oz reference didn't quite work for me.<BR/><BR/>And I am really missing the Butch, Rhage, V banter. Qhuinn, Blay and JM are a little more serious. Though the scenes between Qhuinn and JM (fathead) after Qhuinn became his a.n. ('cause I just can't remember how to spell that one) made me smile.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-27126139788726408952008-06-30T04:55:00.000+02:002008-06-30T04:55:00.000+02:00Right, I remembered that Rehv and Marissa were fro...Right, I remembered that Rehv and Marissa were from different families after I posted that. I remembered Marissa having an annoying brother, and since I don't like Rehv, I kinda lumped them together... =p<BR/><BR/>I like Phury and Cormia together. I really do. And while Jane annoys me, the sections I skimmed/skipped were where the wizard shows up. Bugged me.<BR/><BR/>Though like Darlynne, I really missed the banter. Some of my favorite parts of the previous books were the bits between V, Rhage, and Butch. It was almost entirely missing from this book, and that made me sad.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415819230337026236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-49412546295826696842008-06-29T16:34:00.000+02:002008-06-29T16:34:00.000+02:00Lesley, I'm glad to see you liked Cormia and Phury...Lesley, I'm glad to see you liked Cormia and Phury. I liked her a great deal and admired how she's becoming her own person. While many see Ward's female characters as flat or too perfect, I'm relieved at having only one dysfunctional person per relationship at a time. And, of course, I'm all about the Brothers, so any imbalance doesn't bother me in the least.<BR/><BR/>I liked all of the aspects you mentioned as well. The BDB is going to have their hands full with Lash in charge of the Lessers. The destruction he will unleash is terrifying and I have concerns about who isn't going to make it. <BR/><BR/>OTOH, I absolutely loved Lassiter. As things became darker in Lover Enshrined, I didn't realize how much I missed the banter, and he certainly brought his game face. <BR/><BR/>The product placement still throws me, nearly out of the story. If I'm wondering as I read whether sponsors are paying for the advertising or getting it for free, then clearly I'm not focusing on the important parts. No idea what's going on with that.<BR/><BR/>I've read Lover Enshrined twice now and liked it even more. I just want to see where this world and these characters are going, so I'm in for the long haul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-51004802235432218012008-06-28T13:42:00.000+02:002008-06-28T13:42:00.000+02:00Donna & Brie - Just not Jane fans are we? :)Donna ...Donna & Brie - Just not Jane fans are we? :)<BR/><BR/>Donna - at least her models would be 3-d.<BR/><BR/>Brie - Hope to have my P&C thoughts up either today or tomorrow.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-42688884835581212412008-06-28T13:40:00.000+02:002008-06-28T13:40:00.000+02:00Nicole - that was something I'd forgotten to menti...Nicole - that was something I'd forgotten to mention. I do think books should be able to stand on their own. Not everybody has access to the internet.<BR/><BR/>I think R&M are the heads of different families. In Lover Revealed Rehv was already on the Council and Marissa took over her families seat from Havers.<BR/><BR/>Jill - I did think briefly that Qhuinn might have seen Payne. But I'm not sure that makes any sense at all. LOL.<BR/><BR/>I think LEn has brought the series back on track for me. But that might have something to do with the amount of page time that JM got.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-25423635412629486632008-06-28T07:18:00.000+02:002008-06-28T07:18:00.000+02:00I feel the same way about Jane. I skimmed her "app...I feel the same way about Jane. I skimmed her "appearances." I'm still not sure when Jane became equipped to do the things she did in this book. Like saving a vamp with a slit throat and resuscitating a centuries old vampire without loosing corporeal form. I guess she's a Jane of all trades.<BR/><BR/>I am looking forward to reading your Phury/Cormia essay.Briehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303100605089813253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-83479193975938342052008-06-28T02:28:00.000+02:002008-06-28T02:28:00.000+02:00>>Jane - I have to restrain myself from putting my...>>Jane - I have to restrain myself from putting my hands over my ears and going La La La I can't hear you whenever she enters a scene.<<<BR/><BR/>LOL I have EXACTLY the same reaction!!<BR/><BR/>As for Cormia and her "architectural" skills, I think there was actually a mention late in the book that she was working on Rehv's new club. My question is ... will she do her models with toothpicks and peas?<BR/><BR/>DonnaDonnaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084481047963331136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-76260026174601114862008-06-28T01:36:00.000+02:002008-06-28T01:36:00.000+02:00Nah, we can never have to many reviews! There is ...Nah, we can never have to many reviews! There is so much to talk about. I totally forgot about Quinn almost dying. What did he see? Any thoughts on that? There is so much going on that I am sure to have missed a few things.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed this book as well. Yes, there were things I didn't like, but as a whole, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I think that speaks for itself as to what kind of writer and storyteller Ward is.Jill D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10994157783980931093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-76036980480917154272008-06-28T01:23:00.000+02:002008-06-28T01:23:00.000+02:00It's nice to see your thoughts on this book, I'm a...It's nice to see your thoughts on this book, I'm a bit torn as to what I like and what I don't. One of my biggest dislikes, though, is the number of things that only seem to make sense because I've read her forums on occasion. I don't think enjoyment of a book should be dependent on reading a webpage.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I don't think Rehv and Marissa are the two he's talking about. Aren't they from the same family, and so only one can technically be called the head of the family? Just my two cents, though.<BR/><BR/>I've made my decision about the hardcover. I won't be buying it.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415819230337026236noreply@blogger.com