tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post8890513674865744418..comments2023-04-18T08:43:41.417-07:00Comments on Book Utopia: Aquamarine by Sara BellBook Utopia Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17735284948363798601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post-74335742462698844202008-04-01T15:07:00.000-07:002008-04-01T15:07:00.000-07:00I had the same opinion on the book. Ford sudden ga...I had the same opinion on the book. Ford sudden gay-ness had me rolling my eyes.clear skieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304174697110279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post-59504137286191224102008-04-01T13:21:00.000-07:002008-04-01T13:21:00.000-07:00Josh - I have to thank you for the pimp. And yes,...Josh - I have to thank you for the pimp. And yes, I do think of myself as a fangirl, even if maybe that doesn't come across in the reviews. When I saw your LJ post, the first thing I did was get a hold of my best friend and squee that you mentioned me. I had a smile all day. :)<BR/><BR/>Teddy - I think authors sometimes get lost in trying to figure out conflict for their characters and forget that the characters still need to be both believable and likable.Book Utopia Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735284948363798601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post-74550039715537774532008-03-31T22:38:00.000-07:002008-03-31T22:38:00.000-07:00Yep pretty hard to like a romance when it is not r...Yep pretty hard to like a romance when it is not romantic.Teddy Pighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660335158038390871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post-12594944037686566032008-03-31T09:01:00.000-07:002008-03-31T09:01:00.000-07:00In this particular story, everything is told from ...<EM>In this particular story, everything is told from Derek’s POV. The problem is, Derek’s an idiot, and that’s obvious almost from the get-go.</EM><BR/><BR/>I agree. In mainstream general fiction, the main character need only be interesting enough to make it worth following him for three hundred pages, but in romance: you've got to like the characters. Ideally both, but at least one of them.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.com