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I've actually read this book twice (the second time by mistake but I kept on reading, anyway) and for me it was an ok read (both times). It had most of what I usually look for in a romance book: Alpha Male, Beautiful Heroine, and lots of crazy & illogical mix-ups, etc. Yes, you can call me shallow LOL. But that's why this is fiction. It's not meant to be taken so seriously as most of the reviewers seem to be doing with their literary critiques. By the way, I'm not making sarcasm here-just being droll :D I love most, if not all, romance books (this one included) simply for the escapism of it. That's why I read these types of books (badly written or otherwise), not for their critical acclamation (although some authors have done it!). If it's bad, just point at it and giggle.

With that said, I'd like to hypcritically offer a few of my opinions on what I read (a few spoilers coming up) heh heh. For one, the hero was doing the Alpha routine a tad overboard and venturing into jerk territory. I mean after he's supposedly figured out his feelings for the heroine and then thinking he's lost her (twice!), what does he do? Why, he "made the mistake of letting [his vindictive ex-mistress] back into [his] bed for a night or two". What, he couldn't even remember if it was one night or two? And then on the second time he screwed up his chances with the heroine, he's so morose and dysfunctional that he went to bed with different prostitues (foreigners, of course) every night. Yeah, I'm not sure what the significance of the foreign cyprians was.

The first instance I can accept, as it was part of the whole pain and heartache the heroine must seemingly always have to suffer in these stories. But I believe the author could have held back on the second information about the expensive London madame and her foreign hoes. It just made the hero that much more callous in my view when I was just starting to like him (and this was towards the end of the book). So note to author: sometimes too much information is just that.

Also, I'm really not a big fan of sub-plots that include secondary characters having their own little romance on the side. In this book that second love story was the hero's mother finding a second chance at love, well technically the first as her first marriage was a loveless one. The story was kinda sweet in an icky kind of way. So on my second reading, I just skipped over those parts. No, thanks.

Overall, if you like your heros and heroines to lust at first sight (I mean love), or if you like alpha males who tip the scale of the cad-o-meter, or if you like a lot of really screwed up logic and misunderstanding just to cause the necessary friction in a story, or pretty much NOT want to delve too deeply, and read some sexy scenes - then this book is a good read. :)


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An Impossible Attraction The DeWarenne Dynasty Brenda Joyce 9780373774609 Books Reviews

I like this series of books and am hooked. this book is a good relaxation technique, good to get away from the stresses of everyday life. Read the book, relax, and enjoy!
I usually enjoy Brenda Joyce's novels but this one was pretty weak. I got tired of the all- suffering heroine and the snobby lead male. It was always Ms. Bolton doing all the sacrificing for everyone. Her father was an abusive drunk and Stephen a manipulating, domineering individual who doesn't really improve much through the book.I was really looking forward to this book having read an excerpt from it. I still don't understand why she even put in a storyline for Stephen's mother as it seemed rushed and incomplete. Half way through the book I got the impression that the author was rushing through the story and by the end she seemed in a hurry to just end it (and so did I). At the end it sort of hints toward a story about Nick and Olivia but I won't be in any hurry to buy that when it comes out.
I have read all of the De Waren books by Brenda Joyce and Have loved them all. I read this book overnight and could not put it down. It made me laugh and cry... I can't wait for the next novel in the series to be released!
I have read all the books in this series. I have enjoyed them all but The Masquerade was my favorite until this book. I can feel the attraction between the H/h from the first meeting. They had much to overcome but with their mutual love and the help of good friends and family they got their HEA. Thanks for another good read in the De Warenne series.
Brenda Joyce delivers again! I really hope to read the story hinted at about Jack O'Neill and Olivia. It's been years and I am still waiting!!! Time for another O'Neill/de Warrenne story.
Really really like it! So classic and so loving female and male leading character. I have not read the two previous saga books but did not like the cousins ♡♡♡♡♡
**SPOILERS** I've loved Brenda Joyce for years, but her recent books have left me very disappointed. I forced myself to finish this book. The heroine, Alexandra, was such a doormat. I found the opening scene so ridiculous...why spurn the man she loved and who loved her in order to care for her family??? In this era, couldn't she do more for them as a woman married to a kind and generous man who understood her devotion to her family, than she could as a single woman sewing clothes for a living, for Pete's sake??? Ludicrous. Her relationship with her father was downright dysfunctional. Look up "enabler" and you'll see her pic. I liked her sisters more than I liked her, and I'm hopeful that maybe they'll reappear in future novels.

Where to even start with Clarewood? He's an angry, immature, pompous snob. His repeated accusations toward Alexandra, constantly suspecting her of being a scheming opportunist...it grew tiresome. So many of their interactions revolve around Clarewood throwing accusations at her, and Alexandra offering such wimpy defense that I really grew to dislike them both by the end of the book. I found myself wishing she'd take off with Owen, at the very least!

This story was just unlikeable to me. From start to finish, I felt frustrated with the behavior of the main characters, and found their fairy-tale ending to be abrupt and incredibly unlikely, given their personalities throughout the entire book. This one isn't a keeper.
I've actually read this book twice (the second time by mistake but I kept on reading, anyway) and for me it was an ok read (both times). It had most of what I usually look for in a romance book Alpha Male, Beautiful Heroine, and lots of crazy & illogical mix-ups, etc. Yes, you can call me shallow LOL. But that's why this is fiction. It's not meant to be taken so seriously as most of the reviewers seem to be doing with their literary critiques. By the way, I'm not making sarcasm here-just being droll D I love most, if not all, romance books (this one included) simply for the escapism of it. That's why I read these types of books (badly written or otherwise), not for their critical acclamation (although some authors have done it!). If it's bad, just point at it and giggle.

With that said, I'd like to hypcritically offer a few of my opinions on what I read (a few spoilers coming up) heh heh. For one, the hero was doing the Alpha routine a tad overboard and venturing into jerk territory. I mean after he's supposedly figured out his feelings for the heroine and then thinking he's lost her (twice!), what does he do? Why, he "made the mistake of letting [his vindictive ex-mistress] back into [his] bed for a night or two". What, he couldn't even remember if it was one night or two? And then on the second time he screwed up his chances with the heroine, he's so morose and dysfunctional that he went to bed with different prostitues (foreigners, of course) every night. Yeah, I'm not sure what the significance of the foreign cyprians was.

The first instance I can accept, as it was part of the whole pain and heartache the heroine must seemingly always have to suffer in these stories. But I believe the author could have held back on the second information about the expensive London madame and her foreign hoes. It just made the hero that much more callous in my view when I was just starting to like him (and this was towards the end of the book). So note to author sometimes too much information is just that.

Also, I'm really not a big fan of sub-plots that include secondary characters having their own little romance on the side. In this book that second love story was the hero's mother finding a second chance at love, well technically the first as her first marriage was a loveless one. The story was kinda sweet in an icky kind of way. So on my second reading, I just skipped over those parts. No, thanks.

Overall, if you like your heros and heroines to lust at first sight (I mean love), or if you like alpha males who tip the scale of the cad-o-meter, or if you like a lot of really screwed up logic and misunderstanding just to cause the necessary friction in a story, or pretty much NOT want to delve too deeply, and read some sexy scenes - then this book is a good read. )