Captive of My Desires (Malory Family)
by Johanna Lindsey
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Author: Johanna LindseyEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-17
ISBN: 1416505482
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Pocket Books
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Book Review: Review of the book on CD/audio version
Summary: 2 Stars
Okay, background here. I was driving to and from Colorado, non-stop each way, for a wedding. At a rest stop I decided that I needed something to keep me occupied in the weary hours of the morning while the husband and kids were asleep. Found the only romance on audio that they had, and listened to it on the return drive. Imagine, if you will, that it's the hours between about 11 p.m. (when everyone fell asleep) and 5 a.m. (when my leg of the drive was over). Imagine also, that I can't recall ever reading any other Johanna Lyndsey books, so this is my first exposure to her work.
So, now, about the story. Wow. It was... hilarious. That's why I gave it 2 stars instead of one. This was hilarious in the way that Mystery Science Theater is, as you can have so much fun making fun of this book. Part of it, I admit, would not be the author's fault. I had never listened to a romance novel on audio before, and there is something incredibly funny about a woman trying to speak the "sensual" or "erotic" dialogue of a man. It just didn't work. Gabrielle's character sounded like a 12 year old girl, and Drew sounded like a very angry, possibly constipated, grandpa. Now put the two of them in a sex scene, and you can see my humorous reaction.
As I mentioned, though, that is not the fault of the author. What IS the fault of the author, however, is the actual story and dialogue that the poor woman was trying to give voice to. Because I was listening to it "unfold", it was very easy to see that there was no obvious reason for Drew and Gabby to like each other, other than mutual attraction. There was certainly nothing that brought it to the level of love. It was also much easier to see just how stilted, stunted, and absurd the dialogue and interactions were. By the time we got to "You stole my virginity", I was literally smacking my forehead at the absurdity. (Shamefully, I woke my husband up. I felt bad. But it didn't stop my from doing it again, after the THIRD TIME she said it!)
Everything was just so... trite. So absurd. So overdone and stereotypical. It was laughable, which is not usually what I prefer my romance novels to be. It was, however, a nice diversion on a 25 hour drive. I can't complain too much about that -- hence the 2 star rating. If you must read/listen to this, make sure you get it CHEAP, as that's all it's good for -- a few cheap laughs (and head smackings, which hurt like the dickens the 6, 8, 10th times you do it).
Summary of Captive of My Desires (Malory Family)
THE MALORYS RETURN!
Johanna Lindsey sweeps readers into the dazzlingly passionate world of the incomparable Malorys, an aristocratic family of rakehell adventurers and spirited ladies -- which turns ever more tempestuous when James Malory introduces the daughter of a pirate to London society.
Gabrielle Brooks sets sail from England to a Caribbean island in search of her estranged father and encounters a life-altering surprise -- her father is a pirate! After spending three wonderful years hunting treasure with him, Gabrielle is dismayed when he decides she must return to London to find a proper husband. His old friend James Malory will sponsor her in polite society. Gabrielle is escorted to balls and parties by James's wife, Georgina, and her brother, Drew Anderson, a dashing American sea captain and fun-loving rogue. When Drew embroils Gabrielle in a scandal the night before he's to sail home, the pirate's daughter vows revenge by commandeering Drew's ship and taking him prisoner. But as passion runs high on their sea voyage, it becomes difficult to tell who is truly the captor and who is the captive.
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