tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post3100442903021240259..comments2023-11-05T03:22:55.709-08:00Comments on Bookworm1858: Taste TestThe Insouciant Sophisticatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-87907914174705641052013-09-04T21:34:14.946-07:002013-09-04T21:34:14.946-07:00The beginning is good and those feelings may be ab...The beginning is good and those feelings may be able to sustain you through the rest-I would be interested to see how it turns out for you.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-73426884986097379212013-09-04T21:33:53.076-07:002013-09-04T21:33:53.076-07:00Thanks to some bloggers I follow, I've become ...Thanks to some bloggers I follow, I've become more attuned to that kind of slut-shaming language and it disgusts me how often I see it pop up in YA lit-not the kind of thing I like to see.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-91227996282889252322013-09-04T21:33:14.510-07:002013-09-04T21:33:14.510-07:00Yep, started well, plummeted down. Definitely more...Yep, started well, plummeted down. Definitely more of a library read than buy.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-11457734658579768792013-09-04T21:32:48.989-07:002013-09-04T21:32:48.989-07:00Ooh I will need to check out your blog for recomme...Ooh I will need to check out your blog for recommendations-I'm really into sport romances lately!The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-50713366306918875732013-09-04T21:32:29.612-07:002013-09-04T21:32:29.612-07:00I think a lot of us bloggers are turned off by Nor...I think a lot of us bloggers are turned off by Nora's words and actions but Liviana for example above liked it so it may still be worth giving a read.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-79396328153907281632013-09-04T21:31:21.435-07:002013-09-04T21:31:21.435-07:00I was actually thinking of you when I wrote that! ...I was actually thinking of you when I wrote that! I know sometimes we see something very human in these kinds of characters but I just didn't get that vibe here.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-69369860221139769482013-09-04T21:30:43.045-07:002013-09-04T21:30:43.045-07:00Do you think it's wish fulfillment that motiva...Do you think it's wish fulfillment that motivates us? I wish I had the confidence to stride into the kitchen like that but I tend to be too timid.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-58881903866513868842013-09-04T21:30:06.643-07:002013-09-04T21:30:06.643-07:00I just wanted to love the characters and yet I fou...I just wanted to love the characters and yet I found them so annoying!The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-17729139850843350272013-09-04T21:29:47.102-07:002013-09-04T21:29:47.102-07:00I just read your review and could see how this wou...I just read your review and could see how this would work for you-I'm not sure I was in the best headspace at the time of reading.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-57592510203952020592013-09-04T21:29:26.624-07:002013-09-04T21:29:26.624-07:00Luckily I've seen some other reviews that agre...Luckily I've seen some other reviews that agreed with me so I don't feel too out of step.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-8036674916017213652013-09-04T21:29:08.752-07:002013-09-04T21:29:08.752-07:00I just ended up thinking they were such awful peop...I just ended up thinking they were such awful people and that's a dealbreaker for me.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-70043500679075192162013-08-30T13:10:36.963-07:002013-08-30T13:10:36.963-07:00Bummer! I have this one too and was debating on ac...Bummer! I have this one too and was debating on actually reading it. I am big on likeable characters or at least ones that have a good reason for being unlikeable, but this doesn't seem the case here. I may start it just so I have something to tell NetGalley. We'll see how far I get.<br /><br />Tressa @ <a href="http://tressaswishfulendings.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Tressa's Wishful Endings</a>Tressa @ Wishful Endingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526748955941114672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-79731241357088843512013-08-29T21:21:01.278-07:002013-08-29T21:21:01.278-07:00Oh ugh, these characters definitely don't soun...Oh ugh, these characters definitely don't sound like my cup of tea either! I hate when they make derogatory comments like that and use such ugly words. Ho-bag is definitely one of the worst.Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701325312535440179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-34218240813053832542013-08-29T20:15:05.309-07:002013-08-29T20:15:05.309-07:00Yuck. This is the second review along this vein o...Yuck. This is the second review along this vein of this one. The other review I read basically said it had a strong start but went way downhill. I WAS really looking forward to this one because of the premise but it seems like one I'll have to hope my library gets, instead of splurging on or anything. (I didn't make time to get/read an ARC like I'd hoped to.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.net" rel="nofollow"> Once Upon a Prologue</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473351242691599229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-4357962217737313172013-08-28T22:23:50.237-07:002013-08-28T22:23:50.237-07:00Aw I'm sorry that this didn't work out for...Aw I'm sorry that this didn't work out for you when it seemed like it should tick so many boxes. I recently read a few ice hockey romance novels cos I love ice hockey and thought they'd be fun while I was travelling: some of them were pretty damn disappointing which is a real shame. Lauren's Loquacious Lithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885735855924653227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-22714477503692173672013-08-28T17:56:27.618-07:002013-08-28T17:56:27.618-07:00I've read some other pretty negative reviews a...I've read some other pretty negative reviews about this book. The premise sounds so promising and it is too bad it didn't live up to that. <br /><br />I love books with cooking and food descriptions and recipes and it is nice to see that in teen fiction but of course it won't save a book when the main characters are difficult to like.Christina Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756342293865115352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-16324194741235917402013-08-28T16:16:44.707-07:002013-08-28T16:16:44.707-07:00I am obsessed with the Food Network so I had high ...I am obsessed with the Food Network so I had high hopes for this, but I'm getting the feeling this may not be for me. When you said this:<br /><br />"There have been times when I've really liked characters that other bloggers/readers find unlikable; those characters are difficult people often flailing in a world where they feel misunderstood. That is not the case here as I felt both characters were supposed to seen as charming and appealing by the reader, while I was increasingly turned off."<br /><br />I was nodding like crazy. I love those prickly, misunderstood characters and I'm often suspicious of the ones who ooze charm. And I really don't like when female characters in books call each other sluts and whores. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756695137600895936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-76808465441286290262013-08-28T15:46:00.834-07:002013-08-28T15:46:00.834-07:00I do love cooking shows, too, even though I suck a...I do love cooking shows, too, even though I suck at cooking. This sounds like it should be an adorable read -- sorry it wasn't as happy and perky and fun as it could have been.Mary @ BookSwarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099395167194720599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-42303334702116957242013-08-28T15:35:29.920-07:002013-08-28T15:35:29.920-07:00Oh no, this sounded so cute! But unlikeable charac...Oh no, this sounded so cute! But unlikeable characters would turn me off too, especially in a story that's supposed to be fluffy and fun. <br /><br />Wendy @ <a href="http://www.themidnightgarden.net/2013/08/allouryesterdays.html" rel="nofollow">The Midnight Garden</a>Wendy Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471461156849725177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-2870443721304277482013-08-28T08:30:46.196-07:002013-08-28T08:30:46.196-07:00I actually liked this one quite a bit, but I can s...I actually liked this one quite a bit, but I can see why the characters wouldn't work for you.<br /><br />(I mostly disliked that in the end Christian is going to keep working with his awful father.)Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-34774723367821481322013-08-28T08:07:38.103-07:002013-08-28T08:07:38.103-07:00Awe, I thought this one was going to be good. Sorr...Awe, I thought this one was going to be good. Sorry it wasn't all that great for you.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17441774134845678055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-20715283272998047962013-08-28T06:32:16.567-07:002013-08-28T06:32:16.567-07:00Aw, sorry the characters didn't live up to the...Aw, sorry the characters didn't live up to the premisebrandileigh2003https://www.blogger.com/profile/01669251993917961293noreply@blogger.com