Dead and Loving It
Registered by ladiibbug of Paradise, California USA on 5/23/2006
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
5/10/06 Rec'd via Paperback Swap - RSVD - June RABCK for CheriePie
5/17/06 I absolutely *hated* this. No story, no plot, just undeveloped one dimensional characters with no connection & sex, sex, sex, over the mainstream erotic / steamy sex into porn imho. Reading these stories made me feel yechy.
I'm no prude, I like an sexy, erotic story - but kidnapping, rape, forced sex "howlingly funny"? I have no problem with erotica, but why not label it as such? I haven't read any book specifically labeled "erotica", but would those books include rape?
The more MJD I read, the more her books and stories fall for me into 2 wildly different categories quality-wise - either hilarious & delightful LOL, or disappointingly *awful*. It's a mystery to me how she & her publisher can put out a book with no plot, no development of story or characters.
Dead and Loving It is my #1 candidate for my worst read of 2006.
5/17/06 I absolutely *hated* this. No story, no plot, just undeveloped one dimensional characters with no connection & sex, sex, sex, over the mainstream erotic / steamy sex into porn imho. Reading these stories made me feel yechy.
I'm no prude, I like an sexy, erotic story - but kidnapping, rape, forced sex "howlingly funny"? I have no problem with erotica, but why not label it as such? I haven't read any book specifically labeled "erotica", but would those books include rape?
The more MJD I read, the more her books and stories fall for me into 2 wildly different categories quality-wise - either hilarious & delightful LOL, or disappointingly *awful*. It's a mystery to me how she & her publisher can put out a book with no plot, no development of story or characters.
Dead and Loving It is my #1 candidate for my worst read of 2006.
Oh no, another you didn't like. Well, I plan to read the 2 MJD werewolf stories from Secrets 6 and Secrets 8, as well as Derik's Bane, before this one, since they're all to do with the Wyndham Werewolves like this book.
Book Description
USA Today bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson has enchanted readers everywhere with her delicious blend of wicked humor, sizzling sex, and totally unique vision of vampires and werewolves. In this collection of four novellas she brings her beloved Wyndham werewolves (featured in her acclaimed novel Derek's Bane) together with the vampires ruled by Betsy Taylor (from her bestselling Undead series).
Book Description
USA Today bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson has enchanted readers everywhere with her delicious blend of wicked humor, sizzling sex, and totally unique vision of vampires and werewolves. In this collection of four novellas she brings her beloved Wyndham werewolves (featured in her acclaimed novel Derek's Bane) together with the vampires ruled by Betsy Taylor (from her bestselling Undead series).
Filled with equal parts of spicy heat and laugh-out-loud moments, this collection will drive Davidson's legion of fans wild with blood-pounding delight.
"Santa Claws" (read 11/4–5)
Not a whole lot of substance to this one. I can see why the first three of these Wyndham werewolf stories were initallly published in e-book format. I suspect they're mostly fillers to fill in a bit of back story on the various werewolves of the Wyndham pack. That said, I did appreciate this story for what it was: how Alec met Giselle, and how they rocked the sheets all night. ;-)
"Monster Love" (read 11/15–16)
Again, not a whole lot of substance... just a way to introduce you to a few more minor characters to be introduced/talked about in the Wyndham Werewolf series. In this story, we've got Janet Lupo—whose name they kept shortening to Jane which is really stupid because Jane is not a nickname for Janet. I know lots of people by both names and none has ever shortened Janet to Jane! Anyway, Janet's a real bitch of a werewolf: harsh mouth, bad attitude, the works! And now she's finally met her match in local vampire, Richard "Dick" Will. Their initial "getting-to-know-you" revolves around sex... which is fine by me. Being dogs by nature, that's how werewolves judge their compatibility apparently. ;-)
"There's No Such Thing as a Werewolf" (read 11/25)
This one didn't appear to have as much sex as the previous two, at least not anything as explicit. Instead, it was a nice story about Drake, a former werewolf of the Wyndham pack, who's gone rogue and who's actually a practicing doctor among humans. Oh, and did I mention he's blind as well? Well, that is until he meets Crescent, a street girl who thinks she can fly. What is it about her that causes him to be able to not just sense her with his extrasharp senses, but actually see the light eminating from her? This is their story, and I quite enjoyed it. :-)
"A Fiend in Need" (read 12/2)
This story actually takes place in the Queen Betsy universe, and occurs between book 4, Undead and Unreturnable, and book 5, Undead and Unpopular. Here we meet Antonia, a werewolf who's a little unique in that she cannot Change. She can however see the future, and one of her visions has told her to travel to Minneapolis, MN to see the queen, and she'll get what she needs. Since the pack doesn't seem to miss her, an address pops into her head and off she goes! She doesn't realize until she gets there that the queen she's visiting is actually Queen Betsy, Queen of the Vampires. She falls into a fast friendship with the gang at Betsy's, particularly George the Fiend, née Garrett Shea, where it's pretty much love at first sight. So this is primarily Antonia and Garrett's story, and it reads very much like a typical Betsy story. It'll be interesting to see how things progress with Garrett and Antonia in the later Betsy books, since Antonia has decided to move into the mansion with Betsy and the gang.
This book was placed in the Paranormal VBB in round 18 (Nov 07). So we'll wait and see if it gets picked from there.
Not a whole lot of substance to this one. I can see why the first three of these Wyndham werewolf stories were initallly published in e-book format. I suspect they're mostly fillers to fill in a bit of back story on the various werewolves of the Wyndham pack. That said, I did appreciate this story for what it was: how Alec met Giselle, and how they rocked the sheets all night. ;-)
"Monster Love" (read 11/15–16)
Again, not a whole lot of substance... just a way to introduce you to a few more minor characters to be introduced/talked about in the Wyndham Werewolf series. In this story, we've got Janet Lupo—whose name they kept shortening to Jane which is really stupid because Jane is not a nickname for Janet. I know lots of people by both names and none has ever shortened Janet to Jane! Anyway, Janet's a real bitch of a werewolf: harsh mouth, bad attitude, the works! And now she's finally met her match in local vampire, Richard "Dick" Will. Their initial "getting-to-know-you" revolves around sex... which is fine by me. Being dogs by nature, that's how werewolves judge their compatibility apparently. ;-)
"There's No Such Thing as a Werewolf" (read 11/25)
This one didn't appear to have as much sex as the previous two, at least not anything as explicit. Instead, it was a nice story about Drake, a former werewolf of the Wyndham pack, who's gone rogue and who's actually a practicing doctor among humans. Oh, and did I mention he's blind as well? Well, that is until he meets Crescent, a street girl who thinks she can fly. What is it about her that causes him to be able to not just sense her with his extrasharp senses, but actually see the light eminating from her? This is their story, and I quite enjoyed it. :-)
"A Fiend in Need" (read 12/2)
This story actually takes place in the Queen Betsy universe, and occurs between book 4, Undead and Unreturnable, and book 5, Undead and Unpopular. Here we meet Antonia, a werewolf who's a little unique in that she cannot Change. She can however see the future, and one of her visions has told her to travel to Minneapolis, MN to see the queen, and she'll get what she needs. Since the pack doesn't seem to miss her, an address pops into her head and off she goes! She doesn't realize until she gets there that the queen she's visiting is actually Queen Betsy, Queen of the Vampires. She falls into a fast friendship with the gang at Betsy's, particularly George the Fiend, née Garrett Shea, where it's pretty much love at first sight. So this is primarily Antonia and Garrett's story, and it reads very much like a typical Betsy story. It'll be interesting to see how things progress with Garrett and Antonia in the later Betsy books, since Antonia has decided to move into the mansion with Betsy and the gang.
This book was placed in the Paranormal VBB in round 18 (Nov 07). So we'll wait and see if it gets picked from there.
Journal Entry 4 by CheriePie at PaperBackSwap in USPS, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, January 5, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (1/7/2008 UTC) at PaperBackSwap in USPS, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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This wasn't taken from the Paranormal VBB after three rounds so I listed it on PBS and it was immediately requested there. :)
Mailed to a PaperBackSwap member in Texas on 07-Jan-2008 via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation # 9102 8052 1390 7481 1643 33.
This wasn't taken from the Paranormal VBB after three rounds so I listed it on PBS and it was immediately requested there. :)
Mailed to a PaperBackSwap member in Texas on 07-Jan-2008 via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation # 9102 8052 1390 7481 1643 33.
