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Didn’t Like It “Bla. I couldn't get into this book at all and ended up skipping 75 pages to get to the end and read the last 30 or so. I figured it out the mystery way too early. I just couldn't suspend my disbelief that it would be just like real life playing the pirate game. This book was more about sex/sexual...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Light and witty.”
Lee wrote this review Thursday, October 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved it!”
Tereza G wrote this review Friday, June 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved this book!! It was hilarious!! If you have ever been in love with a mmorpg you can totally relate to some aspects of this book. I think I need to own this book now so I may re-read sometime down the road.”
Jennifer the Forgetful Faerie Queen wrote this review Sunday, May 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Bla. I couldn't get into this book at all and ended up skipping 75 pages to get to the end and read the last 30 or so. I figured it out the mystery way too early. I just couldn't suspend my disbelief that it would be just like real life playing the pirate game. This book was more about sex/sexual tension then it was about romance. I didn't feel there was any romance in this book, just people bickering with each other who then ended up in bed. I was really expecting more from this as it is my second book by the author but now I might re-think picking up any more.”
WonderBunny wrote this review Saturday, May 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I was surprised by Blow Me Down--I'd been expecting something along the lines of The Corset Diaries or Hard Day's Knight (#22), but I got more than I bargained for. I love when that happens.
DKayeS wrote this review Wednesday, November 19 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Katie MacAlister, by the way, is on my must-buy list. Which is not to say that I've caught all her books--there are a few of her backlist I have yet to find, and I only have one or two of her Katie Maxwells.
Amy's a workaholic businesswoman who, according to her teenage daughter, doesn't know how to have fun. So she accepts her daughter's challenge to spend an hour playing Buckling Swashes, a pirate-themed virtual reality game.
And that's where the paranormal part comes in, so you really need to check your disbelief suspension before going further. She gets stuck in the game and can't get out. Furthermore, it's not just audiovisual--you feel everything that happens in the game as if it's real. And your character looks the way you see yourself.
Amy meets Black Corbin, the rival pirate, who's also the game's designer. He initially looks like a romance novel cover model, but when Amy objects, he changes his appearance to something more real. Corbin's also stuck in the game, and hijinks and romance ensue as they try to figure out who's trapped them there and why, and how to get out, all the while continuing to play the game.
I rolled my eyes a bit at Amy's (to my mind) overdone insistence on there not being any killing in the game, and even more when Corbin agrees--hello? It's a pirate game. What do they think happens when they sink a ship? And what, then, is the point of the cannons and swords?
But that was a small annoyance in a fun, delightful book. I enjoyed the puzzle aspect, and despite the unreal setting, the development of the relationship between Amy and Corbin was realistic and sexy. I particularly enjoyed what their characters' appearances said about them. It was a nice touch.
The ending, too--and I'm not going to give it away--was just right. As they started falling in love--and having great sex!--in cyberspace, I worried how that would translate in real life. To my relief, it was handled perfectly.”
“While I loved the first book I read by this author.The Corset Diaries , this one was just not my kind of book.
MarleneNL wrote this review Monday, January 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
To much fantasy I guess? ”
“http://reviewsofthings.blogspot.com/2008/01/whale-of-tale.html”
Ladytink_534 wrote this review Wednesday, January 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked this book. The romance didn't hijack the plot. Light & fun.”
cowgirl-up wrote this review Wednesday, August 22 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“What do you do if you have a teenage daughter that thinks you have no fun? If you are Amy Stewart you give in and do as she ask after all it is only to play a stupid virtual reality game, right? Well that is all fine until she finds out that she is trapped in the game with no other option than to kill Black Corbin, the most blood thirsty pirate on the seven seas, how hard can that be when she already bested him at swords? Well, for a pacifist it is harder than you would think particuarly with the growing attraction between them.[br/][br/]Corbin was the best player in his soon to be released virtual reality world. That is until Amy Stewart AKA Earless Erika showed up. Life has just turned complicated now not only does he have to convince Amy that she is in love with him but he also has to uncover the villian that has locked them into the game. Can the love that they have found last in the real world or is it doomed to remain in virtual reality?[br/][br/]Katie MacAlister has once again created a world from her active imagination that [br/]is not only hilarious but fast paced and filled with adventure. ”
RhaeV wrote this review Saturday, July 21 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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