My Rate: ☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠ (3/10 Skulls)
Original Title: Tempting Fate
Norwegian Title: Skjult lengsel
Written by: Nora Roberts
Genre: contemporary romance
Written for: Adult
Pages: 320
Publisher: Silhouette
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 1985
Published in Norway: Not sure
My copy: 2006/2007 (?) (Paperback)
Norwegian Publisher: Forlaget Harlequin
Norwegian Publisher: Forlaget Harlequin
I read it: September 13 – September 18, (2011)
Source: Bought
Source: Bought
(Goodreads)
Attorney Caine MacGregor
had a reputation for being a demon in the courtroom -- and in the
bedroom. He yearned to break down Diana Blade's icy wall of control and
release the passionate woman within. When he offered Diana a partnership
- in both business and pleasure -- could he entice her to risk
everything for the love of a MacGregor?
Some feelings are impossible to hide...
Diana is a grown and independent woman who grew up with her aunt. She is a lawyer after studying in many years and she is proud of the woman she has become. She is afraid to let anyone close to her 'cause she doesn't want her career and safety to fall apart. She likes to have control of everything. And to be the person she is now.
After many years she gets to meet her brother. She hasn't seen him in years. And she thinks it probably won't hurt to get in contact with him again after so many years. And everything goes fine when she meets Caine MacGregor. Caine MacGregor is the brother to Justin's wife (Diana's brother).Caine is also a lawyer and he is very handsome. But Diana doesn't need a man in her life now. She's busy with her career so she hasn't time and she also doesn't want to be independent on someone. But Caine got charm and he also doesn't taken no for an answer. Is he a man worth to get to know or will he get in the way for her career? And will she remain the contact with her brother, Justin after all these years?
Nora Roberts is very popular in the romance genre. She writes both contemporary romance and romantic suspense. I've seen some of the movies that are based on her books. They are nice and cozy suspense movies. And after seeing some of those books I've always wanted to read a Nora Roberts book. The first book I read by her was early last year, The fall of Shane MacKade. I loved that book. It was fun, mysterious, and it had a lot of suspense. So I had very high hopes for this book. But unfortunately I like The fall of Shane MacKade a lot better than Tempting Fate. The problem I had with The fall of Shane MacKade was it had a lot of weird dialogs. And Diana and Caine didn't seem real to me. I wanted to get to know them better but it never happened. So, I really didn't care what happened to them. And wow they got feelings for each other very fast - too fast! And I got tired of the I'm - not-interested-in-you-at-all, but - I-really-am from Diana's view. We know that she is interested in Caine but she is afraid to get hurt and that it will come in the way for her career and blah,blah,blah. And no matter what she says or thinks we know what's gonna happen anyway!
So, as you probably understand, I got really disappointed at Tempting Fate. Tempting Fate got too flat and I don't know how many times Diana got on my nerves. Isn't she old enough to take chances instead of behaving like a teenager? Just asking ...
Tempting fate was a very boring and disappointing experience for this reader but I do have still hope for Nora Roberts. At least I loved the first book I read by her and it gives me hope to explore her books in the future even though Tempting Fate was a little too corny for my taste.
Highlights: Couldn't wait to read a Nora Roberts book.
Downhill: Boring, flat, and the translation had too much typos.
A historical romance with really engaging characters, original story line and sharp wit, this book is well written and just plain fun to read. I enjoyed the camaraderie with the main characters from the last book and laughed out loud at the dialog between the feuding hero and heroine.
ReplyDelete