Laura E. (retro-redux) reviewed The Devil Who Tamed Her (Locke Family, Bk 2) on + 219 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
My Amazon Review:
disappointing....., January 6, 2009
I've read and enjoyed many of Miss Lindsey's books but not this one. The two prevalent storylines, the "goddess beautiful" but hateful heroine and a "kidnapping" storyline are two of my least favorites are they are just distasteful.
I hoped that Miss Lindsey could however redeem these storylines in such a way as to make the storylines palatable. No such luck here. I just could not get over how vindictive, judgmental and stuck on herself that Ophelia was. Being treated badly by your parent growing up is no excuse for being a witch. Ophelia comes off as quite a schemer and very disfunctional.
As to the kidnapping, at the point when Ophelia asks Rafe's Aunt (who he wrangled as chaperone) "I don't want to be here, don't I have any rights", and the Aunt basically said "No dear, you're too young to have any rights" I just quit in disgust.
not recommended-1 star.
disappointing....., January 6, 2009
I've read and enjoyed many of Miss Lindsey's books but not this one. The two prevalent storylines, the "goddess beautiful" but hateful heroine and a "kidnapping" storyline are two of my least favorites are they are just distasteful.
I hoped that Miss Lindsey could however redeem these storylines in such a way as to make the storylines palatable. No such luck here. I just could not get over how vindictive, judgmental and stuck on herself that Ophelia was. Being treated badly by your parent growing up is no excuse for being a witch. Ophelia comes off as quite a schemer and very disfunctional.
As to the kidnapping, at the point when Ophelia asks Rafe's Aunt (who he wrangled as chaperone) "I don't want to be here, don't I have any rights", and the Aunt basically said "No dear, you're too young to have any rights" I just quit in disgust.
not recommended-1 star.
Diana B. (AuntDi) -
Helpful Score: 1
It's been a long while since I've read a Johanna Lindsey romance and I really enjoyed this. The heroine's "transformation" was somewhat abrupt as she just suddenly realized she had been mean and selfish and then felt really bad about it, but there were some nice emotional moments. This is apparently the second book in a series, but I didn't read the first and didn't feel that I missed anything.
