Comments on: REVIEW: The Assignment by Evangeline Anderson http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/ A reader review blog { of genre fiction } Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:12:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charlene http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-14653 Charlene Tue, 15 May 2007 09:04:13 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-14653 I couldn't stand this book. It contained every single slash fanfic cliche in existence ca. 1998. Every one of them, including ye olde (and I mean olde) fuck or die scenario. I wanted to transport the author back eight years and point out that reinventing the wheel was hardly necessary. And come on: the protagonist is worrying about whether his partner is really interested in him <em>while said partner has the protagonist's dick in his mouth!</em> Please. And a club named the RamJack? What's next - the CockOff? I couldn’t stand this book.

It contained every single slash fanfic cliche in existence ca. 1998. Every one of them, including ye olde (and I mean olde) fuck or die scenario. I wanted to transport the author back eight years and point out that reinventing the wheel was hardly necessary.

And come on: the protagonist is worrying about whether his partner is really interested in him while said partner has the protagonist’s dick in his mouth! Please. And a club named the RamJack? What’s next — the CockOff?

]]> By: Teddy Pig http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-5862 Teddy Pig Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:27:50 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-5862 Don't feel too bad, I am gay and a man and kept wondering why Nicholas let Sean do all those things in bed with him. I mean they were not even friggin drunk, COME ON! I just totally lost my ability to any of it. Don’t feel too bad, I am gay and a man and kept wondering why Nicholas let Sean do all those things in bed with him. I mean they were not even friggin drunk, COME ON!

I just totally lost my ability to any of it.

]]> By: Avid Reader http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-5062 Avid Reader Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:05:06 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-5062 [quote comment="5055"]My interpretation (heavy emphasis on *interpretation* here), is that before they developed feelings for each other, they both had been heterosexual. And then, what happened during this book was that both had mostly accepted their feelings for the other to themselves, but were not completely sure the other was feeling the same. So, while Sean wasn't quite ready to come out and say to Valenti that he was gay and hot for him (just in case he was reading Valenti completely wrong), he was otherwise doing all he could to show him.[/quote] Hmmmm. I just thought the author would have did better to have readers know Sean's thoughts. Sean really wasn't as fleshed out as Nicholas (to me). I don't think we got much of Sean's POV, now that I think about it. Anyway, thanks for sharing your thoughts on this book., Rosario. Jorrie, I'll keep those titles in mind when I'm in the mood for something different :-) Thanks, ladies. [quote comment=“5055”]My interpretation (heavy emphasis on *interpretation* here), is that before they developed feelings for each other, they both had been heterosexual. And then, what happened during this book was that both had mostly accepted their feelings for the other to themselves, but were not completely sure the other was feeling the same. So, while Sean wasn’t quite ready to come out and say to Valenti that he was gay and hot for him (just in case he was reading Valenti completely wrong), he was otherwise doing all he could to show him.[/quote]

Hmmmm. I just thought the author would have did better to have readers know Sean’s thoughts. Sean really wasn’t as fleshed out as Nicholas (to me). I don’t think we got much of Sean’s POV, now that I think about it. Anyway, thanks for sharing your thoughts on this book., Rosario.

Jorrie, I’ll keep those titles in mind when I’m in the mood for something different :-) Thanks, ladies.

]]> By: Rosario http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-5055 Rosario Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:50:21 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-5055 My interpretation (heavy emphasis on *interpretation* here), is that before they developed feelings for each other, they both had been heterosexual. And then, what happened during this book was that both had mostly accepted their feelings for the other to themselves, but were not completely sure the other was feeling the same. So, while Sean wasn't quite ready to come out and say to Valenti that he was gay and hot for him (just in case he was reading Valenti completely wrong), he was otherwise doing all he could to show him. My interpretation (heavy emphasis on *interpretation* here), is that before they developed feelings for each other, they both had been heterosexual. And then, what happened during this book was that both had mostly accepted their feelings for the other to themselves, but were not completely sure the other was feeling the same. So, while Sean wasn’t quite ready to come out and say to Valenti that he was gay and hot for him (just in case he was reading Valenti completely wrong), he was otherwise doing all he could to show him.

]]> By: Avid Reader http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-4321 Avid Reader Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:09:26 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-4321 Hi Rosario, there just wasn't any acknowlegement from Sean or maybe I read that character completely wrong. So, as I'm to understand it, Sean was already gay it was just Nicholas who was confused? Hi Rosario, there just wasn’t any acknowlegement from Sean or maybe I read that character completely wrong. So, as I’m to understand it, Sean was already gay it was just Nicholas who was confused?

]]> By: Jorrie Spencer http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-4178 Jorrie Spencer Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:51 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-4178 Cool, Rosario. I actually bought Vaughan's books because of your reviews :) So I'll be curious to hear what you think. Cool, Rosario. I actually bought Vaughan’s books because of your reviews :) So I’ll be curious to hear what you think.

]]> By: Karen Scott http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-4123 Karen Scott Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:23:16 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-4123 I dont mind Man love, but I usually prefer there to be at least one female interest. I've not been able to read a purely M/M romance yet, and probably wont. I read an F/F about eighteen months ago, and was so scarred by the experience, that I wont be dipping my nose in that pool again. I dont mind Man love, but I usually prefer there to be at least one female interest. I’ve not been able to read a purely M/M romance yet, and probably wont.

I read an F/F about eighteen months ago, and was so scarred by the experience, that I wont be dipping my nose in that pool again.

]]> By: Rosario http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-4122 Rosario Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:42:03 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-4122 Wow, Keishon, we really saw this one from different perspectives! I do totally agree that it would be completely unbelievable for Sean to be straight, but where we differ is that I didn't think Anderson wanted to make us think he was. The way I saw it, Sean was doing all he could to show Nicholas that he was gay, gay, gay. Well, different strokes, I guess! And for Jorrie: I loved the Vaughan book you mention, so I'll be definitely checking out the other two you mention. Wow, Keishon, we really saw this one from different perspectives! I do totally agree that it would be completely unbelievable for Sean to be straight, but where we differ is that I didn’t think Anderson wanted to make us think he was. The way I saw it, Sean was doing all he could to show Nicholas that he was gay, gay, gay. Well, different strokes, I guess!

And for Jorrie: I loved the Vaughan book you mention, so I’ll be definitely checking out the other two you mention.

]]> By: Jorrie Spencer http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-4047 Jorrie Spencer Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:47:22 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/2006/12/17/the-assignment-by-evangeline-anderson/#comment-4047 Not that I want to push a subgenre on anyone, but my fave m/m romances (off the top of my head) are JL Langley's <i>Without Reservations</i>, Ally Blue's <i>Willow Bend</i> and Stephanie's Vaughan's <i>Crossing the Line</i>. I just really enjoyed the characters in these books, and the romance. I haven't read Evangeline Anderson. Not that I want to push a subgenre on anyone, but my fave m/m romances (off the top of my head) are JL Langley’s Without Reservations, Ally Blue’s Willow Bend and Stephanie’s Vaughan’s Crossing the Line. I just really enjoyed the characters in these books, and the romance.

I haven’t read Evangeline Anderson.

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