Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780425210659
ISBN number: 0425210650
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: June 06, 2006
Publishing house: Berkley
Sale Popularity Level: 492578
Studio: Berkley
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In this sexy, emotional debut, a beautiful Saxon princess must guard her heart against the formidable Viking who is the enemy of her people.
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I've read over 100's of romances and so over the years I've become very picky about the romances I read. From a "picky" reader's perspective, therefore, I would have to say that, overall, Ms. Mathis has created a winner with "The Sea King." She brings a great new voice to the genre, she has well-developed characters, and her storyline is (for the most part) pretty engaging. My main complaint would be her dialogue: it often runs very trite. For example, in one of the very first scenes of the book, when the Sea King (Kol) has just brutally conquered the heroine's home, this is how the scene plays:
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The warlord tilted his head, and peered at her all the more intently. "Gift, my lady?"
"Aye." Her eyes slid down the length of him, and back up again. She could not prevent the curl of her lips. "My very own nightmare, come to life." >>
That's it? A NIGHTMARE? C'mon, gimme a break. Isabel is not just "some girl" speaking - her dialogue is written by an author who can sit at her desk and come up with all the best zingers. This just struck me as a silly thing to say at such a momentus moment.
Anyway, Ms. Mathis would've earned 5 stars from me had it not been for her dialogue - however, when this author gets down her "snappy repartee," I have no doubt that she will be a force to be reckoned with.
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From the description I thought this book had so much potential. I was wrong, I did not enjoy this book at all. I skipped pages at a time and didn't miss a beat. The heroine drove me nuts, by letting her sister talk to her any kind of way but, had a lot of lip for the hero. This was not one of my favorite books but don't let my review stop you. What I found lacking you may enjoy.
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I didn't have particularly high hopes for The Sea King, because somehow Viking stories usually end up hokey, cheesy and not too well written. I am SO glad I ended up buying this book because it's original, well plotted, with fabulous characterization and is just a beautiful story. Ms Mathis successfully pulled off something that many 'best-selling' authors yesterday can't seem to do, which is write a story with two original characters that smash stereotypes, yet keep the language and behavior true to the period. Bravo!
I LOVED that the author gave Kol vulnerability instead of just making him your typical, run of the mill Alpha male. We were able to understand that Kol had essentially fallen in love with Isabel at very first sight and spent the entire book trying to solve the mystery and find out who had raped her and fathered her child. I also sympathized with Isabel, who was torn betweenn believing the most obvious suspect to be guilty (Kol) and going with her gut feeling.. and then she had to try to balance her loyalty to her adopted brother with her trust and belief in Kol.
This is a truly exceptional book, and I'm hoping to reread my copy a few months down the line. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Jolie Mathis has another book in the works, too!
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I loved this book! The hero is sexy but tortured. The heroine is tortured but feisty. Nobody is innocent -- everybody is guilty of betraying somebody, and everybody gets betrayed at some point. There are so many plot twists, it is hard to see how the good guys will prevail. But they do! A perfect romance book -- put it in your "must read" pile. I would like to see more books from this author.
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I could not put this book down. I loved the medieval romance and knowing that "going Viking" could actually be loving and oh so romantic and not just crazy blood thristy savages. This was a great saxon/viking story.
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