http://www.monkeybearreviews.com/2009/05/26/review-under-her-skin-2009-by-susan-mallery/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:20:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.monkeybearreviews.com/2009/05/26/review-under-her-skin-2009-by-susan-mallery/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Sarah Tue, 26 May 2009 14:18:27 +0000 http://www.monkeybearreviews.com/?p=600#comment-783 <a href="#comment-782" rel="nofollow">@Heather (errantdreams)</a> Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books spring to mind. I loved the first few but the last couple were unreadable. Much as I love series, sometimes it's better for an author to end it on a high note rather than churning out sequel upon sequel, each one worse than its predecessor. My favourite series are those which have a clearly defined end in sight, such as a trilogy or a quartet. @Heather (errantdreams) Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum books spring to mind. I loved the first few but the last couple were unreadable. Much as I love series, sometimes it’s better for an author to end it on a high note rather than churning out sequel upon sequel, each one worse than its predecessor. My favourite series are those which have a clearly defined end in sight, such as a trilogy or a quartet.

]]> http://www.monkeybearreviews.com/2009/05/26/review-under-her-skin-2009-by-susan-mallery/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Heather (errantdreams) Tue, 26 May 2009 14:12:43 +0000 http://www.monkeybearreviews.com/?p=600#comment-782 <a href="#comment-780" rel="nofollow">@Sarah</a> It makes sense to me. After all, there are a lot of intense fans who, once they get hooked on an author, will happily read anything by them. That definitely gives publishers an incentive to keep publishing anything a best-selling author gives them. @Sarah
It makes sense to me. After all, there are a lot of intense fans who, once they get hooked on an author, will happily read anything by them. That definitely gives publishers an incentive to keep publishing anything a best-selling author gives them.

]]> http://www.monkeybearreviews.com/2009/05/26/review-under-her-skin-2009-by-susan-mallery/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Sarah Tue, 26 May 2009 14:05:27 +0000 http://www.monkeybearreviews.com/?p=600#comment-780 <a href="#comment-779" rel="nofollow">@Heather (errantdreams)</a> I've enjoyed some of Mallery's previous books but this one just didn't do it for me. While reading it, I alternated between outrage and hilarity. I think if an author already has an established readership, publishers are less fussy about the quality of her work. I don't know this for sure, of course, but it's an impression I get. While some of the books on the NYT bestseller list are deserving, there's a lot of crap on there. @Heather (errantdreams)
I’ve enjoyed some of Mallery’s previous books but this one just didn’t do it for me. While reading it, I alternated between outrage and hilarity. I think if an author already has an established readership, publishers are less fussy about the quality of her work. I don’t know this for sure, of course, but it’s an impression I get. While some of the books on the NYT bestseller list are deserving, there’s a lot of crap on there.

]]> http://www.monkeybearreviews.com/2009/05/26/review-under-her-skin-2009-by-susan-mallery/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Heather (errantdreams) Tue, 26 May 2009 13:45:52 +0000 http://www.monkeybearreviews.com/?p=600#comment-779 I... wow. That sounds horrid. Parts of it remind me of my recent review of Christine Feehan's "Burning Wild," which really made me mad (emotionally abusive male lead). Sometimes I'm amazed books like this still make it to market, given how much trouble some very good stuff has getting published. I… wow. That sounds horrid. Parts of it remind me of my recent review of Christine Feehan’s “Burning Wild,” which really made me mad (emotionally abusive male lead). Sometimes I’m amazed books like this still make it to market, given how much trouble some very good stuff has getting published.

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