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Title: All That Glitters by Linda Howard ISBN: 1-55166-432-1 Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.05 (44 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Linda Howard fans, remember when this was written!
Comment: Fellow Linda Howard fans, you certainly have a right to be angry about a heroine who has a backbone as rigid as a wet spaghetti noodle, and a hero who was not only domineering, but also downright sadistic, but that's what almost all the series romances were like then. This was the Harlequin formula at the time, and Silhouette, who originally published this book, was still following the Harlequin formula. Jayne Castle/Krentz/stephanie James, Nora Roberts, etc., were just beginning to change America's series romance readers views on doormat-ish women and psychotically possessive heroes. But even then, Linda Howard showed her talent; I did not like All That Glitters in 1982, but Linda's ability as a storyteller was very much in evidence, and boy, did she improve over the years. New writers have to start somewhere and if you love the Mackenzies, Dream Man , and Son of the Morning, then realize how far Linda has come since All That Glitters, and also how far we readers have come--in the 1970's and early 80's , we category-romance readers used to accept those kind of heros and heroines as the norm. My quarrel is with publishers who cash in on an author's popularity by republishing his/her older books without considering whether they deserve republishing (and, I might add, at a much higher price). If Ms. Howard wanted it reprinted, she might be thinking twice now . Those people who are just discovering her might not buy another book of hers if this is the first they read, but I hope they will try one of her more recent books (but not Now You See Her) and find out why we Linda Howard fans are so loyal.
Rating: 1
Summary: No, seriously, it's really that awful
Comment: I love Linda Howard, but oh boy! was this a stinker. The other reviewers are right - the "hero" is so irredeemably awful and the heroine is so moistly ineffectual, that I wanted to throw up. This is not some post-feminist, can't-men-be-more-like-women rant. I love strong, capable heroes, but Nick is a spousal-abuse case waiting to happen.
And the heroine - what does it say that I don't even remember her *name*! She puts the "co" in co-dependent. She keeps saying she'll just turn Nick away and get him to leave her alone, but she never says "no" like she means it. Why not call the cops, refuse to answer the door, leak the story to the press, etc? It's not like this was feudal England and she had no options.
If you want to read a good romance with a strong, difficult hero, I'd recommend "Duncan's Bride" (Howard) or "These Old Shades" (Georgette Heyer).
Rating: 1
Summary: I'm surprised the hero can walk upright
Comment: What a Neanderthal! Usually romance novel heroes are so great (even with their one or two token flaws) that I imagine myself in the heroine's position. However, this is the one of the few romance novels where, if I were really in the heroine's position, I would have rejected the hero early on. I cringed in a couple of scenes (e.g., the scene where he's kissing his mistress as a way to forget the heroine; readers can just imagine that he'd burst a blood vessel if the heroine were to be caught kissing another man). I despise the way the heroine caves in to Nick's demands and consents to become his mistress (yes, I know she didn't follow through---which is another thing that got on my nerves: her perpetual vacillation).
I imagine this is a very early Linda Howard. It reminds me of some of those thin Harlequins I used to read as a teenager.
Even if you're a fan of Howard, skip this one.
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Title: Midnight Rainbow by Linda Howard ISBN: 1551661535 Publisher: Harlequin Sales Corp (Mm) Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Against the Rules by Linda Howard ISBN: 1551664771 Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Cutting Edge by Linda Howard ISBN: 155166478X Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Diamond Bay by Linda Howard ISBN: 1551663074 Publisher: Harlequin Sales Corp (Mm) Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Duncan's Bride by Linda Howard ISBN: 1551664798 Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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