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Title: Something Wicked
ISBN: 0451213785
Author:
Jo Beverley
Publicate Date: 2005-01-04
Publish: 2005-01-04
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Major frustration
So why do I give it 4 stars? Because I liked it anyway.
I truly wish Fort had pursued Elf a bit. She was pretty astonishingly pathetic throughout. The most groan-worthy was when we'd get to see her inner thoughts manipulating his words into niceness (at first) and then romantic interest (nearer the end when he was incredibly hateful).
I liked Rothgar's conversation with Fort and it was probably the moment that saved the book and actually made me like it (and sympathize with Fort). But I would have been happier if Fort had had to work a bit. It seems more interesting to have this man who absolutely loathes the family find himself unwillingly pursuing Elf. Instead they were in disguise almost the whole time and then he was horrid and she debased herself by pursuing him humiliatingly followed by him leaving without saying a word, coming back very changed and then she marries him. I would have liked to see that last, crucial bit of development in Fort.
And I've still read it three times and give it 4 stars. Only Jo Beverly could do that.
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2: Definitely Wicked
The third book in the Malloren series, Something Wicked, Elf's story, is more on par with the first delightful book.
Elf, the twin sister of Cyn, has always longed for adventure and at age 25 resigns herself to the fate of spinsterhood. Elf longs for the one man she knows she can never have, family nemesis Fort Ware, the Earl of Walgrave. Fort carries hatred for the Malloren's that not only goes back to a long standing family fued, but the incident in which Fort has to shoot and kill his mad father. He blames the Malloren's for forcing this event into play, but the truth is he hates himself far more than anyone else and at times has hoped for death at the hands of the Mallorens. When a masked and disguised Elf stumbles across a couple of men plotting to kill the king, she is horrified to discover one of the pair is Fort. Fort, believing she is a French woman named Lissette, ties her up and takes her to his house where he is surprised to find he is attracted to her. Fort, suffering from depression over his father's and his own actions, has not been able to enjoy women in months...he offers Lissette the position of mistress and she refuses. Elf "Lisette" escapes but decides she wants one night with Fort and so disguises herself again as Lisette, and then finds and seduces Fort. We are next thrown into a grand adventure of treason, betrayal and passion at its rawest.
This book was so awesome mostly because of the revealed emotions of the hero and heroine. I love when an author lets you see inside a character to see all the emotions, lust, hate, love, both the good and the bad. Elf was delightful because she is strong, spirited and fun but not self destructive. Fort's intensity in everything he does whether its hate, sex, love is just great...unlike one of the characters in the previous books, he is allowed to have the feelings, even unreasonable, because he recognizes that they are unreasonable and acknowledges his own fault in his disasters. I hope Brand's story is half as good as this one.
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3: a most unsuitable man, jo beverly
first off i gotta say that i loved the mallorens, so i may not be the most impartial reviewer. i liked "an unsuitable man" mostly because the female lead, was a strong woman, who took a some hard knocks, picked herself right back up, got on with her life and went after the things she knew would make her happy. i'm not gonna get into plot at all, the book flowed well and kept my interest from cover to cover.
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4: Didn't care for it at all, she pursued the guy the entire book
Shesh, the heroine kept throwing herself at the guy the entire time, sending him gifts and slept with him, but he hated her family (and her). I realize it was the love of her life and all, but she shoulda had more self respect.
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5: Unlikable characters
This book was horrible. The characters weren't very intelligent or likable. Elf (what a name!) is just a nimrod who thinks she's smart. And Fort (I kind of do like his name) is laughable as a hero or a seducer. He actually gave a speech to her about how he would handle any unexpected pregnancies while trying to get her into bed. So wierd.
Bad writing, bad characters.
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