Comments on: REVIEW: ‘The Conqueror’ (2009) by Kris Kennedy

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:11:58 +0000

@Jill D. You know, my opinion is often the polar opposite of AAR's. Before I discovered review blogs, I thought my taste in romance books had to be very odd.

By: Jill D.

Jill D. — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:39:08 +0000

Sarah, How did I miss this review? I can see you point about the sagging middle. But I seemed to take it as adding more angst to the story. I don’t know, something about her writing really connected with me. One of the things that I really enjoyed was the sideplot of the treasure. I found it quite interesting and unusual. I definitely will be reading more by Kennedy in the future. I am glad you gave it a try even though we didn’t agree!

Everybody’s tastes are different. I remember when I read the book SEALed with a Kiss by Mary Margaret Daughtridge. It was her debut book and I fell in love with her style and the characters and rated the book an ‘A’. When I posted my review I also posted links to other reviews. I had come across a review from AAR (All About Romance) and that reviewer gave the book an ‘F’. I was shocked! I wondered if we had even read the same book. Needless to say, the book seemed to push all her hot buttons, where those things didn’t bother me at all and I even enjoyed them. Go figure. It’s what make things interesting.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:13:15 +0000

@heidenkind I've been lucky with the Zebra cheap books, actually. Mind you, I haven't read that many of them.

By: heidenkind

heidenkind — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:29:08 +0000

I have to admit I’m suspicious of $4 books. I’ve gotten burned by them way too many times.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:44:03 +0000

@Marissa Paula Quinn...the name rings a bell, but I'm not sure I've read anything by her. Thanks for the rec. @katiebabs It was almost a DNF for me but I persevered and it did pick up again towards the end.

By: katiebabs

katiebabs — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:11:08 +0000

Psst… this was a DNF for me.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:52:11 +0000

I love the medieval genre, and you’re so right we could use more good books in this genre. I have this one on the shelf I will definitely read it, just to give it a try. Great review, at least I know now what to expect when I decide to give this one a try! Have you read Laird of the Mist by Paula Quinn, I thought that was a great medieval story as well.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:23:47 +0000

@Mandi I certainly hope so. We could do with a few more good medievals on the market.

By: Mandi

Mandi — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:02:18 +0000

Nice review – while I may not read this one, it sounds like this author, if she can solve some pacing problems, may have better luck with the next book.