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Liked It “I am glad I bought the whole series. Starting the second book immediately. I love Sarah!” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Cute but not enough subastance or action for me. I found it has potential but ended up lacking.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I am glad I bought the whole series. Starting the second book immediately. I love Sarah!”
IamRosebud wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Sarah Dearly has had a bad date. What else would you call being buried alive before dessert? Not to mention that bite mark on her neck, and the creepy way her date keeps saying that he’s sired her. Then those guys with the stakes show up and turn her date into so much dust! Sarah runs for her life, only to be rescued by a tall, dark, and handsome stranger. Sure, she interrupts him as he’s about to throw himself off a bridge – but as far as rescuers go, Thierry de Bennicoeur will have to do. Only problem is their age difference. He’s a six-hundred-year-old vamp with a death wish. She’s a new kid on the block with a need for someone with experience to show her the ropes. And to keep her one step ahead from the vampire hunters that are in town to rid Toronto of the ‘monsters’. Sarah doesn’t know what to make of all this. Sure, she’s got a healthy hankering for blood lately, but she doesn’t feel like a monster. Just an unemployed girl looking for love. Even if the object of her affection—Thierry—can’t go out in the sun for very long.
Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time wrote this review Sunday, November 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“If you like vampire romances then this book is for you.”
Bluesnikkers wrote this review Sunday, November 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Bitten & Smitten starts with a familiar and amusing premise that I happen to enjoy - a quirky, sort of socially gawky girl meets tall, dark, and fangy and romantic hilarity ensues. Unfortunately in this particular book, the lead character, Sarah Dearly, is a wee bit too frustrating to be quirky and the hilarity fell flat. It starts with Sarah being buried in a graveyard by her blind date (no idea WHY her erstwhile suitor had to bury her, as the other two turnings that happened in the book didn't seem to require graveyards, but as the erstwhile suitor ended up shish-kebobbed shortly thereafter, and the rest of the story was laden with some unexplained stretches of intelligence, too, I'm not going to make that big a deal out of it) and goes downhill from there. Unfortunately, the sequence of successive horrors that Sarah kept tripping into didn't serve to amuse me as much as I'd hoped, and a couple put a strain on my intellect.
Tracy wrote this review Friday, November 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I was hoping for a light, engaging read that gave me a few chuckles, and I suppose I shouldn't be too disappointed, as two out of three isn't THAT bad, but given that the one that missed was the "engaging" part, I ended up feeling a little unsatisfied. I had a hard time warming up to Sarah, though admittedly, she did appear to have the right intentions for the most part, and by the time I did warm up to her, other things were going on that just annoyed me. I don't want to spoil anything, but come on, how long have vamps been around? And they can get together to socialize but haven't figured out that working together to fight against the threat of hunters just MIGHT be a bit more effective than the "walk around until you get staked" plan? Uh...right. And it takes the recently fired executive assistant to tell them that? How are they not extinct already???
I admit to having a prejudice against plot points that are outside the bounds of common sense because it does a serious number on my willing suspension of disbelief, and there were just too many things in Bitten & Smitten that pushed that button for me to be able to rate the book any higher. I'm not giving up on the series, because there WERE aspects of the story I did enjoy, but my patience won't last if the second book is of a similar vein...no pun intended.”
“Good book I liked it a lot, kept me entertained.”
Amber L wrote this review Tuesday, November 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a cute one.”
Case wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is a comical vampire story which was very enjoyable to read.”
Kristen G wrote this review Wednesday, September 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Cute but not enough subastance or action for me. I found it has potential but ended up lacking.”
Lizzie G wrote this review Monday, August 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent, fun, attention grabbing, kept me reading!”
Sandra Kay wrote this review Thursday, August 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
