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Promises Linger by Sarah McCarty

Summary:

Elizabeth Coyote will do anything, anything at all, to save the ranch she loves, including marrying Asa MacIntyre, a broad shouldered, lean hipped silver eyed gunslinger with a ruthless reputation for getting the job done.

Asa dreams of a place of his own, a wife, and the respect that comes with both. Marrying Elizabeth may have started as a means to an end, but nothing in Asa's wildest dreams prepares him for the excitement of unleashing the carnal woman beneath his wife's prim and proper exterior.

I'm still trying to figure out why my words are all in italics but before I know what's going on, this is how it's going to be.

Uf. It works now.

The cover: I don't like it that much really. It reveals too much skin and it's awkward. I think whoever made this cover could have done it better. So much better. What's going on with his head? I can't make out the part above his neck. All I see is a bunch of muscles getting bunched up. Weird.

Given the comments about bookcover, it would make sense that I did not enjoy reading this book, right?

Wrong.

If there's one thing I want to say about this book, it's WOW. Okay, WOW here is not really for the plot. Apparently this type of novels don't really have much plot. It's not for the sex either (although there are some pretty hot scenes in here - but I'm not going to discuss them here. It's not the point.) WOW here is for the hero. I love him love him love him. I swear if he's real, I'm going to marry him right at the spot, I don't care of we're 20 years apart and yes, HE IS THAT HOT.

I love his personality. The way he's always cool and patient, and the way he looks at the heroine as if his world revolves around her (and it is to him!) The story starts out with the heroine having to marry Asa to save the ranch. Elizabeth is a very very prim woman because of her tough past. But layer by layer, Asa tripped away her severity and reveal her true self for her. One more thing I'm going to comment is that Elizabeth is THE MOST innocent virgin I've ever read. The first time they are in bed... well, you'd have to read it to find out and I had so much fun reading it!

If you like romance and innocent virgins, you WILL love this book. I guarantee!

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I few weeks ago I told you I lost my bio binder. Well, I didn't. Or rather, I found it. I can't remember how (omg, what is wrong with my brain these days?) and yeah... and today... well, guess what? I forgot my spanish finder in my Art class. At least I DO remember where I left it so it's kind of an improvement.

Right? (to think that the I have a test in spanish on Monday... but we're not gonna go there.)

So the thing is: I seriously visited three bookstores this weekend and bought a total of more than well, 20 books! I have absolutely no idea why, I just... bought them! Apparently if my room were bigger than my nostril, I wouldn't have been a problem. Well, it is. So my room right now is flooded with boxes and boxes of books! and I don't even know when in God's name I'm going to finish reading them all.

Given I have tests and quizzes coming up next week AND I have 3 chapters of Bio to read! Plus the fact that I'm off to college in less than 6 months! I wonder if they have a large enough room for me to put all my book? Please let that room be bigger than 3 food strides (that's the size of my room by the way) and please please please don't let my roommate be a drunkard or one who has a crazy appetite for sex and drugs or anything like that! Okay, I'm getting ahead of myself here.

So back to the problem, too many books, too little space but that's no problem. I can always make use of my closet.

The main problem is that I ALSO bought some more books online. Books that are older than myself even! So they're in pretty bad condition. Apparently they smell.

I'm currently reading a rather old romance book (published in 1995, I think. Not that old to some people but compare to the fact that I've only witness life for 19 of years. It IS old)

The next post will be about one of the old books that I bought online. It's called Virgin Star by Jennifer Horsman.

Summary:

Captain Sean Seanessy returns home after braving the fury of nature and the treachery of men to discover a beautiful woman lying abandoned and unconscious on his doorstep.

I really think the cover is cute. 4.5/5 if I might rate it. I didn't give it the last 0.5 b/c while knowing that this book was published when I was 4 years old, I thought they could have done something more with the edges instead of putting a plain pink background. It made everything flat and 2D. I think it would be so much more beautiful of they could just large the flowers to fill the space instead.

Before I review this book, let me tell you straight up that I did not finish this book, and I'm not planning to in the near future either. I know I've mentioned sometimes in the past that I love reading romance where the heroin is a virgin. Well, this heroine is every bit a virgin and totally innocent. In fact, she is so innocent that it annoys me. How could she not understands that kisses make her heart faster and her pulse accelerated? Can a 21 year old woman be that innocent, or should I say dumb? Seriously? Common!

The hero is not well built either. I know nothing from his past throughout 2/3 of the book. I mean, NOTHING. I don't even know his mom's or dad's name or what they did or whether they're alive for not. I don't even know his age for crying out loud. Overall, I supposed he's the cool, mysterious, never show emotions to even the most danger situation kind of hero but really, he didn't portray that. He seems to me like a blunt, lay back person who cares nothing about the girl.

This is when I come to hate the heroine. There is a scene in the book where the hero is taking her to the place where he is supposed to meet other men to discuss about some plan and she's coming with him because she's obsessed about the fact that someone is trying to kill her and she doesn't want to be anywhere without him. Seriously, if she's a strong, free spirited person like the book "tries" to portray her, then she should just freaking stay at home instead of begging to go with him to the meeting place because he told her the meeting might end with a gun showdown. And get this, she doesn't care about his safety, she only cares about her safety so any sane person would have keep their butt home right?

No.

she begs and begs him to let her go, dressed as a man! What he heck? And while they're on the way there, some of the hero's mistresses come and flirt with him. He comes and kiss one of them in the mouth! right in front of the girl and all she does is getting jealous and wanting him to kiss her again. If she's an innocent virgin, shouldn't she feel hurt that the man who kissed her with that same lips is kissing other girl? She doesn't even care! and the hero is rubbing in her face that he only kisses his "aquantances" whom he had bedded or planning to. And understand that I did not include the fact that they were discussing lewd things right in front of the girl's face. She. does. NOT. even. care.

What kind of an innocent virgin is that?

I know this is a really long review but I have to, have to get it out. I'm so frustrated. The author keeps throwing in engthy information and background description of character who appeared in only one or two scenes of the book. Like the guy at the antique store. All his contribution to the plot is that he happens to have the girl's piece of jewel and the hero's men want it. The author spent THREE pages on that guy's life and his relationship with his wife and what nots. I mean, seriously, WHO CARES? I kept getting sidetracked by all that information and the author keeps throwing in more characters along the way that it's really hard to keep track of the all the names.

The plot is summed up in one long and rather boring letter at the beginning of the book...

With all that was said, I'm pretty sure that you know I won't be recommending this book to anyone. Yeah, anyone. Besides, it's not like you can go to a bookstore and grab it. I had to hunt this book down and bought it online since they stopped publishing it while back.

The reason I bought this was that the reviews at amazon rate this book as 5 or 4 stars. Well, maybe it's just me who couldn't get my head in the book. Maybe I like a more short sweet and to the point books so that's why I have such a hard time with this book. So if you're a fan of slow paced and detailed description background and such this book is for you.

I can't seem to give short titles. Most of my blog tittles are like, at least 4, 5 words long. I guess I can't just get to the point, I suppose.
Anyway... just feel like making a post although I have no idea what I'm going to say. ..

Oh yeah.

I lost my bio folder. It's one of my AP classes and I lost the whole folder. My teacher is sooo going to kill me... Argh!

I have several things to say but I don't feel like saying anymore... depressed. Y_Y

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I came across this a while back on facebook but am too lazy to post until now.
Here's my favorite version of Asian Grading System.

A= Average
B= Bad
C= Crap
D= Death
F= Freak (now, this I made up. For the real one it's a bad word - I'm sure we're all on the same page now)

And oh, my teacher once asked me "what about A+"? and so I replied him that A+, according to this system, is "above average" and because where I live there is no such thing as that, the most ANYONE can have is an "AVERAGE GRADE" and he proceeded to smirk, which was as miraculous as snowing in August (and I hope he's not reading this).

Of course we all know that Asian countries don't have LETTER GRADING SYSTEM as in A, B, C and such. Well... for a while they did. I'm not sure now but before I came here, elementary schools still use that system but it varies by TEACHER. Some gave A+ others didn't. Some accepted F others thought D- was the lowest grade. It was pretty messed up and so I hope they got rid of now. Or unified the system to the very least. Seriously, it's not that hard people!

I actually liked the ten point scale system. Which, for me at least, 9-10 is an A 8-7 is B and 6-5 C... and so on. Although I couldn't quite make out how a 5 would equate to a D- with my system since anything below 5 is considered an F, but I can careless since I'm not a very bad student myself to get those F often. Thank the lord.

But to be fair, I have to admit that the American grading system creates a HUGE advantage to students. Seriously, it's very hard to fail a class with such a wide range for letter grades. Don't get me wrong, I have to work my butt off to get good grades but really, it's not IMPOSSBLE!
so I REALLY REALLY think that anyone who live in America should be thankful. AMERICA IS AN IDEAL COUNTRY! No, really, it is! that's why I want to bitch-slap anyone who blames their teachers about how he/she doesn't know how to teach and blah blah like that. I know that not every teacher's way to teaching is easy to understand. My physics teacher lectured for 45 min and nobody in my class understand jack about what he's saying until we read the workbook.

But seriously, if you DO want to pass the class and have enough determination, YOU WILL! (I'm not sure you'll pass with a good grade, that depends on you but you will pass) Gosh, I wish my classmates are here. Better yet, I hope I could tie them all down and lecture them until their ears bleed! Those ignorant things!

Well...

How did I end up yapping about other people's business? Really, it seems like I can NEVER have a bloody post w/o digression, doesn't it? So I'm going to zip my mouth now before go to great length about another useless thing, which I'm sure I would. I'm about to do it now, see?

PS. Eating BROCCOLI with KETCHUP seems like a fine idea but trust me, it does not taste good at all, especially when the Broccoli is bloody bitter for whatever reason. Same principle applies to Celery. NASTY STUFF.

That is all. I hope.