tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post8253256297648372294..comments2023-09-07T05:35:29.189-07:00Comments on Leslie's Psyche: Re-read Challenge: Blue Eyed DevilLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post-6528539738979625872010-05-13T13:03:11.242-07:002010-05-13T13:03:11.242-07:00Nah, still haven't read Sugar Daddy... the tit...Nah, still haven't read Sugar Daddy... the title of that book simply puts me off, sigh.nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post-3896766481340095552010-05-12T15:00:09.835-07:002010-05-12T15:00:09.835-07:00nath ~ You should read it. I think you'd like...nath ~ You should read it. I think you'd like it. :)<br /><br />Did you read Sugar Daddy? The hero of BED, Hardy, is introduced in Sugar Daddy.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post-68903901908793398422010-05-12T07:48:04.174-07:002010-05-12T07:48:04.174-07:00Great review, Leslie! I still have to read this on...Great review, Leslie! I still have to read this one. Kristie convinced me to buy it last year, but I still haven't read it, sigh. However, I'm glad you enjoyed it :Dnathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post-8126957809589206572010-05-04T10:22:45.078-07:002010-05-04T10:22:45.078-07:00Kristie ~ yes, she did an amazing job getting you ...Kristie ~ yes, she did an amazing job getting you into Haven's head and making you feeling what Haven was feeling. Strongest part of the book imo.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post-5726680319356813582010-05-03T19:25:39.947-07:002010-05-03T19:25:39.947-07:00BED is my favourite in this trilogy. I just loved...BED is my favourite in this trilogy. I just loved the way she wrote Haven and how she overcame what was done to her.Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post-89305922825357987092010-05-03T15:02:10.345-07:002010-05-03T15:02:10.345-07:00Christine ~ If a reader went by the cover they mig...Christine ~ If a reader went by the cover they might be disappointed with the lack of Hardy in the first half or so of the book. <br /><br />I wish for Joe’s book too. We just skimmed the surface of him but he seemed different than Gage and Jack, not so business oriented. <br /><br />Ha – the wine cellar scenes was hot. What a lovely case of mistaken identity. :)Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post-87412824845880356582010-05-02T18:34:18.873-07:002010-05-02T18:34:18.873-07:00Great review, Leslie.
I agree with you that this...Great review, Leslie. <br /><br />I agree with you that this novel is definitely more Haven's story than it is Hardy's, so the title and cover art are quite misleading. I forgave that though, because the guts of the book was so wonderful. I basically echo exactly what Hilcia stated in the second paragraph of her comment. As sad and as horrible as it is, those aspects of the book were incredibly realistic and well written. <br /><br />I love Lisa Kleypas' three contemporaries and wish like mad she had plans for Joe's book, but as of now she isn't planning on it. I feel so incomplete! LOL <br /><br />Wasn't that "oops" scene in the wine cellar just made of all kinds of awesome? I LOVE that scene.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post-12133724096825186452010-05-02T11:27:58.038-07:002010-05-02T11:27:58.038-07:00Danielle ~ I should re-read Sugar Daddy since it&#...Danielle ~ I should re-read Sugar Daddy since it's been a while. I do remember being mad at Hardy for what he did to Gage and Liberty. <br /><br />Hils ~ Kleypas did a great job getting those emotions of abuse on the page. She makes the reader feel like your right there with Haven, going through it. She didn't skimp on the darkness of abuse. <br /><br />I just wish there had been more of Hardy, but I already said that. :)Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post-67442996730053894842010-05-02T06:37:43.457-07:002010-05-02T06:37:43.457-07:00Leslie, I'm glad you enjoyed this book more th...Leslie, I'm glad you enjoyed this book more this time around. <br /><br />I loved this book and remember it stayed with me long after I closed the last page when I first read it. I thought Kleypas did an amazing job of researching and then writing a story about not only narcissistic abusive behavior, but also the way victims respond to the abuse. I admired Haven for having gone through it and for being a survivor of such abuse. <br /><br />Hardy and Haven's story remain an unforgettable story for me -- I was so happy they found each other.Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055517804410962340.post-83179597344594674412010-05-02T00:43:28.673-07:002010-05-02T00:43:28.673-07:00I love this trilogy, but I've got to say '...I love this trilogy, but I've got to say 'Blue Eyed Devil' was my least-favorite book. I never quite got over Hardy's betrayal in 'Sugar Daddy'... and I never really warmed to Haven. I was sympathetic to her plight in 'Blue Eyed Devil', but I just remember her introduction in 'Sugar Daddy' was saying to Liberty something along the lines of "it's unfair what the US Government does to your people!" and from there on in I just thought she was a tool. <br /><br />But I still really enjoyed this one. 'Smooth-talking Stranger' and 'Sugar Daddy' just rated higher for me.<br />Great review.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440460463119645788noreply@blogger.com