There were some books read throughout the year that we couldn’t believe we’d read and didn’t like at all. We thought we’d list them in an effort to you know, help a sister out. Here’s our list of books we were just not that into.
Rowena’s List:
- Loves Me, Loves Me Knot by Heidi Betts
- His Other Lover by Lucy Dawson
- With a Twist by Deirdre Martin
- Sinful Temptations by Cassidy McKay
- The Wildest Heart by Rosemary Rogers
Casee:
- Loves Me, Loves Me Knot by Heidi Betts
- Shattered by Joan Johnston
- Riptide by Margaret Carroll
- Silent Killer by Beverly Barton
- Seduce Me in Shadow by Shayla Black
The first three books I didn’t like for obvious reasons. When I skimmed my reviews, I found that I had a lot of ‘blah’ reviews. The book wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t great either. It just didn’t resonate with me. Seduce Me in Shadow was different insofar as I didn’t like the hero or the heroine. I was expecting great things, which probably lowered the grade as well.
Holly:
- All of Me by Lori Wilde
- Take Me For A Ride by Karen Kendall
- Too Hot To Handle by Robin Kaye
- Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
- Can’t Stand the Heat by Louisa Edwards
In All of Me the actions of the hero drove me insane (coupled with the actions of the heroine and the general plot of the book), but in the rest it was all the heroine who pushed me over the edge.
What about you, what were your worst reads of 2009?
Despised psycho fallen angel YA read Hush, Hush. And don’t get me started on that Soul Catcher book…
unfortunately I have to add Catherine Coulter’s Knock Out to the 2009 worst book list. It is going to take some positive reviews from fellow bloggers on any future books for me to be willing to read another
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Mame
http://www.besottedbookworm.com
Sad to say I hated When Alex Was Bad” by Jo Davis, because he was, and not in a good way. TSTL hero and a wife who I didn’t respect because she stayed with him. Jo knows I didn’t like the book, which is not easy to know, but she was extremely gracious about it. No Amazon rants from her *g*
I’m glad to see that others were also disappointed with the Heidi Betts. I loved that first book in the series, and am a big fan the exes reunited storyline.. but seriously.. the heroine was just plain crazy! That poor hero!!??
For me it was Lover Avenged, JR Ward.
For me it was Lucky in Love… biggest disappointment of the year.
For me it was Caleb. It used every cliche in the book, was totally uninspired, and the brothers lusting after the pregnant heroine squicked me out.
I liked several of the books on your did not likes list. I did not like SEP’s What I did for Love – couldnt even finish it – and I usually love her books – I did not like either character – the hero treated the heroine like crap and I couldnt understand her putting up with it. What a disappointment.
did NOT like riptide either. too complicated, though I did like some of the others.