tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050119356391611742.post6424517858186825341..comments2023-10-23T16:47:25.267-04:00Comments on Beckoned By Books: Review: Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth FamaSherrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05132055588504532128noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050119356391611742.post-12062150433056158172013-12-03T09:44:32.669-05:002013-12-03T09:44:32.669-05:00Lan: Yea it is a shame.
Sue: I guess there's...Lan: Yea it is a shame. <br /><br />Sue: I guess there's always something for everyone.Sherrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132055588504532128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050119356391611742.post-90366985429722061362013-11-18T14:50:37.818-05:002013-11-18T14:50:37.818-05:00I haven't read an mermaid book so far that'...I haven't read an mermaid book so far that's really done it for me. I do love this cover though. It's really beautiful. Such a shame the story itself didn't blow you away.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050119356391611742.post-41260310020426921402013-11-18T03:01:25.302-05:002013-11-18T03:01:25.302-05:00Sounds like The Little Mermaid with some horror el...Sounds like The Little Mermaid with some horror elements. ;-) I haven't read this one, but I can relate to your irritation at elements that make it hard to suspend disbelief. You'd think the editor would have caught it, but you never know; I have read a much-raved-about YA novel by a well-known local writer in which these elements come up frequently - a dead body found in the museum and nobody clears out the place for the police to investigate, the museum cafe is closed one page and open for the heroine and her workmate/romantic interest to go have a coffee and cake while recovering from the shock, then they manage to do their own investigation in places where in real life they would be thrown out! But this lady is one who can get away with this sort of thing, with cover raves comparing her to Agatha Christie, etc.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com