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Post by devogirl on Feb 22, 2014 10:23:03 GMT -5
Just finished a great book. Riveted by Meljean Brook. On Kindle but kinda spendy 10.99, but they got me with the free sample. Steampunk which I had never tried. Loved the characters. Hero had been injured as child and was DAK amputee, lost a arm and a eye but had been fitted with prosthetics that were pretty wild. Lots of adventure, wonderful, interesting characters. Language was beautiful. Placed mostly in Iceland in steampunk land. HaHa Some very devy parts for me but just an all around great story. Enjoy Cool, thank you! I'm always looking for something new and this sounds interesting. But I looked at the preview and it was hard to get a sense of how devvy it might be. So he is missing both legs and one arm and an eye? How much does this figure into the story? Cause his prosthetics seemed pretty magically perfect. Is he functionally disabled at all or does it get glossed over most of the time? Also this is the third book in a series, is that character in the earlier books or is this the first one? Sorry to grill you, but none of the reviews on Amazon talk about that aspect and I'm curious.
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Post by 21lakis34 on Feb 22, 2014 14:40:08 GMT -5
sorry to bother but have somebody read Leanne Karella "Hearts in Hiding"? i was thinking about buying this ebook I hadn't known this one and just gave it a try. Depending on what you're looking for it could be a total loss or good. It's well-written, the characters feel real and believable, and the story doesn't center about the protagonist's disability and the overcoming of thereof or so, but is entertaining in its own right. But from the devo point of view I found it disappointing. There are too many details that are or feel unrealistic (the same goes for other things, but I don't know them well enough to judge). I can live with a DAK wearing prosthetics and doing a doctor's (sometimes overlong) working hours, but it's never mentioned that he might have problems wearing them, particularly when it's for unusually long hours. Or that he might have problems with swelling, fit or whatever. But the author let the female protagonist admire his slim, muscular hips and thighs more than once, and the close-fitting jeans he's wearing setting both off. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't heard of any AK prostheses yet that leave any part of the thigh free and visible, or which would be "invisible" under a pair of tight jeans (he's weargin "bionic-looking ones". And while it was nice to see she extremely accepting of his disability and his missing legs, this seemed too easy and over-the-top as well. What also was not to my liking, though well-done (and will certainly be a good point for those who enjoy it) was the hormone-drenched atmosphere and the nearly continual "state of arousal" of both protagonists, if I may call it so. They were both continually having the hots for each other and start groping as soon as possible, and more. It felt too much and too often for a realistic portrayal, and that scene on his desk in his doctor's office - good gracious. Grab as many related clichés you could think of, and they're all there, I think. So I'm ambivalent. I suppose the book is a good read if you're looking for some romance heavily dotted with erotica and a good-looking wounded hero complete with the trademark insecurities which he overcomes thanks to her, and the dev factor is certainly much higher as in most books of a similar kind. But less so if you're looking for a realistic, satisfying story with a really believable dev factor and/or disability portrayal. thank you so much for your opinion! and for your answer!
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Post by RyooT on Feb 22, 2014 15:03:58 GMT -5
hi!i would like to read some romance about amputee...but there is a lot of these books....but i also know a lot books where is only minor impact of ampuatation on character anybody know pretty good book?...i also like blind hero Here are some that I like: A Broken Christmas - Claire Ashgrove Clouds and Rain - Zahra Owens (M/M) Dakota Home - Debbie Macomber Devils on Horseback: Lee - Beth Williamson Finally Finding Faith - Tammy Falkner Golden Deeds and Lovers - Marty Voight Her Lone Cowboy - Donna Alward An Improper Holiday - K.A. Mitchell (M/M) The Messenger - Siri Mitchell Nobody's Business - Gina Ardito Nobody's Perfect - Kalypso Masters True Surrender - Tracey Cramer-Kelley Trooper's Run - Cindy Clarke Paper Planes - M. Jules Aedin (M/M) In a Soldier's Arms - Marin Thomas Christmas in Snowflake Canyon - RaeAnne Thayne Hope there is something in here you haven't read yet. Enjoy!
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Post by blueskye101 on Feb 22, 2014 21:59:36 GMT -5
Just finished a great book. Riveted by Meljean Brook. On Kindle but kinda spendy 10.99, but they got me with the free sample. Steampunk which I had never tried. Loved the characters. Hero had been injured as child and was DAK amputee, lost a arm and a eye but had been fitted with prosthetics that were pretty wild. Lots of adventure, wonderful, interesting characters. Language was beautiful. Placed mostly in Iceland in steampunk land. HaHa Some very devy parts for me but just an all around great story. Enjoy Cool, thank you! I'm always looking for something new and this sounds interesting. But I looked at the preview and it was hard to get a sense of how devvy it might be. So he is missing both legs and one arm and an eye? How much does this figure into the story? Cause his prosthetics seemed pretty magically perfect. Is he functionally disabled at all or does it get glossed over most of the time? Also this is the third book in a series, is that character in the earlier books or is this the first one? Sorry to grill you, but none of the reviews on Amazon talk about that aspect and I'm curious. Soo.. Not a lot of glossing over on his prosthetics but they are pretty fantastic (in the future stuff) Are pretty perfect except not very well accepted in some of his travels and certain people. Hard to explain and not wreck the story. They do discuss his life before he received these and they are NOT removable. He rode around in a wagon! Is a stand alone book though. I think the rest of series is a bout other characters and places as far as I can tell. Lots of angst and sexy scenes. Was devy to me but hope I'm not the only one.
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Post by blueskye101 on Feb 22, 2014 22:03:11 GMT -5
Thanks Ryoot. Have read some but there are some new ones to me.
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Post by AlrightyAphrodite on Feb 22, 2014 22:11:40 GMT -5
I will jump on the Cuckoo's Calling bandwagon, I won't give it away, but I will say someone gets beaten upside the head with a prosthesis, and I'll be damned if that's not entertainment :-) I enjoyed it because while I do dig a good old fashioned dev fest, I generally like my fiction to not push the disability angle too hard, I like it integrated into the story more naturally, and this book had a great blend for me. It's also just a well written whodunit. Highly recommended for the amp dev in all of us :-)
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Post by devogirl on Feb 23, 2014 8:36:53 GMT -5
Thank you Bluesky! That does sound promising, maybe I will check it out.
21lakis34, if you want more blind guy book suggestions, look at the movie and book reviews link at the top of this page. I have reviewed tons of them.
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Ynis Ainu
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Post by Ynis Ainu on Feb 23, 2014 16:10:55 GMT -5
Thank you for the list, RyooT, there are some I didn't know yet. I'm not usually reading romance novels, just the dev ones... *g* And I really have to read "Cuckoo's Calling" soon. I have it since it came out, and enjoyed the beginning, but got side-tracked repeatedly.
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Devushka
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Choosing to believe in serendipity.
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Post by Devushka on Feb 27, 2014 23:45:43 GMT -5
I agree with Ynis about "Hearts in Hiding". It just wasn't believable, particularly the tight jeans and the office desk sex that they somehow had without her realizing he wore prostheses. Plus, his 12-inch long above knee leg stumps just don't do it for me dev-wise, and I am a big fan of double above knee amputees. Neither does the cliche of him not thinking he's good enough for the girl. I'm so sick of that cliche. I liked that his accident was 8 years earlier and he was fully adjusted to his disability, but I'm really sick of the disabled hero not wanting to burden the female heroine because of his disability. I've never dated a disabled guy who expressed those sentiments, and every person I've dated since 1999 has been disabled. Also, it had too much erotica for my tastes. It did have an actual plot and suspense and romance and it wasn't all about the erotica, but it just didn't hit my dev buttons. I'd give it maybe three stars out of five.
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Post by Pisti on Mar 5, 2014 4:19:07 GMT -5
I don't know why you girls say it isn't realistic. I'm in the middle, and they just had a picnic and a heavy petting session in the graveyard where his son is buried, right on his sons birthday. Isn't this what normal people do?
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Ynis Ainu
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Gender: Female
Dev Status: Devotee
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Post by Ynis Ainu on Mar 5, 2014 4:43:06 GMT -5
Don't get me even started on that...*rollseyes*
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Post by devogirl on Mar 5, 2014 7:21:08 GMT -5
I'm really sick of the disabled hero not wanting to burden the female heroine because of his disability. I've never dated a disabled guy who expressed those sentiments, and every person I've dated since 1999 has been disabled. THIS ^^^^^^^^^ OMG I am SO SICK of this trope in crappy romance novels. This is not at all the same as struggling with feelings of inadequacy, which is totally normal. No, it's a weird kind of noble suffering which only exists in fiction: "Although I love you and we are perfect for each other, I would never burden/shackle/tie you down to someone imperfect." Always expressed using those exact words (burden/shackle/tie down). The implication is "I would rather suffer a million years of loneliness than inconvenience you in any way with my disability." Said no one ever. It's a sure sign that the writer has never met anyone with a disability or done any research.
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Post by 21lakis34 on Mar 5, 2014 18:58:07 GMT -5
hi guys!.... i just find a book: roller coaster ride by Eileen Register ....and i just want to know if anybody read this one
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Post by fray on Mar 5, 2014 20:51:45 GMT -5
hi guys!.... i just find a book: roller coaster ride by Eileen Register ....and i just want to know if anybody read this one ...I don't understand how that is a dev book, I looked it up. Am I missing something in the description?
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Post by fray on Mar 5, 2014 23:17:17 GMT -5
Huh, I must have been looking in the wrong places. I was reading the individual book synopsis hahahaha oops
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