tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post9184670599383930073..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): DIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-77519936384944352152009-11-19T02:00:15.988-08:002009-11-19T02:00:15.988-08:00i have to say nothing really is a deal breaker fo...i have to say nothing really is a deal breaker for me when it comes to books only thing i wouldnt read would be something that would be illegal so im not picky if the stories good ill read it oftenSiNnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975065072902528623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-62396120983141492062009-11-18T17:34:08.038-08:002009-11-18T17:34:08.038-08:00Demons and/or witches. Which might explain why I b...Demons and/or witches. Which might explain why I buy so few books anymore. One or both seem to be featured in nearly every PNR or UF released. Yeah, I've read a few, but they've proved to me that they're really just not my cuppa.Bev(QB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03571585694956752892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-91577987228400306262009-11-18T13:54:24.524-08:002009-11-18T13:54:24.524-08:00When I think about rape in a book of course my fir...When I think about rape in a book of course my first instinct is 'TOSS THE BOOK'--- BUTTTTTTTT the truth is one of my all time favorite historical romances starts off with the drunken hero raping the virgin heroine whom he THINKS is a street walker.<br />The book is "The Flame and the Flower" by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss and its really a beautiful romance story.<br />The hero had no idea she wasn't willing, he was that foxed and it wasn't until he saw the blood and was horrified at what he had done. He marries her to make things right (he knocked her up) and then slowly they become friends and fall in love.<br />I love the book, so I guess rape can work for me in romance books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-18100318589884736662009-11-18T13:32:56.949-08:002009-11-18T13:32:56.949-08:00I agree with everyone on the cheating and the hero...I agree with everyone on the cheating and the hero raping the heroine or a previous woman. They are both big SHUDDERS for me. I mean, really. I wouldn't put up with that in my life, why would I want to read about it in a story?Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831144769121001738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-29028653459228929392009-11-18T09:16:20.494-08:002009-11-18T09:16:20.494-08:00Mostly it's cheating but I have read books whe...Mostly it's cheating but I have read books where it didn't bother me so it's apparently not a deal breaker. lolTracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320961506471746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-43892987003549711912009-11-18T08:09:07.619-08:002009-11-18T08:09:07.619-08:00Love by Deceit is a deal breaker for me. Any love ...Love by Deceit is a deal breaker for me. Any love story where the hero (in particular) is masquerading as someone else and doesn't cop to it pretty darn quickly. I hate, loathe, despise stories where one or the other of the characters falls in love with who they think someone is, only to find out they're something else. Eloisa James' "The Taming of the Duke" springs immediately to mind as an example. Hated that book.Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178354927628992485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-76448267074076468502009-11-18T05:35:29.998-08:002009-11-18T05:35:29.998-08:00Cheating's a deal breaker for me as well. So i...Cheating's a deal breaker for me as well. So is menage. Twincest. Torture. Most historicals. Most fantasy, other than urban.<br /><br />Ye gads, it's a wonder I can find anything to read! ;)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-41609663222844322182009-11-18T04:33:23.980-08:002009-11-18T04:33:23.980-08:00If the back blurb mentions *shudder* selkies...I j...If the back blurb mentions *shudder* selkies...I just can NOT see a sexy hero who turns into a seal. Seals SMELL like dead fish and are cold and wet. There is NOTHING appealing or even remotely sexy about selkie stories- I just can't stand them and avoid them at all costs. *shudders some more*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-18727236384100434182009-11-18T04:23:49.502-08:002009-11-18T04:23:49.502-08:00Cheating is a deal breaker for me too. If the h/h ...Cheating is a deal breaker for me too. If the h/h breaks up w/ someone for someone else and then gets down to business that's fine. BUT, if they're cheating on their current significant other, that's just wrong. One of my all time favorite authors did that last year and I just can't read her anymore. Seriously, the hero and heroine were cheating on their SO's w/ each other and I found myself hoping they'd both end up w/ an STD at the end. <br /><br />Oh, and rape is also a deal breaker. If the hero is involved in any sort of rape, it's over for me. There are a couple historicals where I've let it go b/c of the writing and b/c it was a 'grayish' type situation, but in a contemporary, I'm throwing the book against the wall and it's a DNF for me.Katie Reushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085461796363818906noreply@blogger.com