Karen H. (warbler43) - reviewed on 5/31/2012 + 83 more book reviews

Other reviewers on Amazon have complained about the overuse of 'countenance' and 'my dove' and they're right. I'm reading this book right now and I'm having problems with the overuse of 'maiden'. It is so bad that I am beginning to count how many times 'maiden' appears on one page. And obviously, the plot is not strong enough to hold my attention. The author even refers to a prostitute as a maiden. If Jocelyn was ruined (which I believe is why her parents shunned her), how can she be considered a maiden? Whenever the author refers to Jocelyn, it's 'the maiden' this and 'the maiden' that. Come on already! Maybe the author should get a good dictionary to discover the meaning of the word. I think a thesaurus would serve her well too. I'm only on chapter 5 and I'm thinking of throwing in the towel on this one...I don't know that I can make it through to the end. I read My Lord Vampire, the first book in this series and gave it 3 stars. I didn't notice the annoying overuse of certain words in that book. I think I'll fold up my tent on this one.

I have the third book in the series 'My Lord Immortality' and from what I'm reading in the reviews, the plot is better, but one reviewer says she'll scream if she hears the word 'maiden' one more time! LOL....you're right Johnny, you can't win no matter what you do!

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