Comments on: A Contender For The Dullest/Silliest Book Ever…

By: Karen Scott

Karen Scott — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:13:33 +0000

Yeah I love the cover too actually. Shame the contents didn’t actually live up to the good cover though.

By: Jill Sorenson

Jill Sorenson — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:27:47 +0000

I use disinterested to mean not interested.

Cute cover. Seriously, it’s adorable. I love it.

By: Julia Sullivan

Julia Sullivan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:44:15 +0000

Angela James, dictionaries describe how people use words. Writers are supposed to use words more precisely than the average person on the street.

Although people do use “disinterested” to mean “uninterested”, there is absolutely no reason for a writer to do so. “Uninterested” is a good word, and it unambiguously means “apathetic” or “indifferent” (which would also be good, unambiguous words to use).

By: Sonya

Sonya — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:46:31 +0000

I’ve noticed of the couple of EA books that I’ve read her heroines have a tendency to be more than a bit clueless and they also st-st-studder a lot.

For example: “I-I-I don’t know what you’re talking about!!”

Sounds like it may be a trademark of hers.

By: Maddie

Maddie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:50:01 +0000

She become more of a hit or miss with of lately my favorite book of hers was Planet X and my least favorite was, Full Exposure which read more on the lines of those thin paperback sex books with the semi naked women on the cover.

By: MD

MD — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:08:18 +0000

That’s too bad. It sounded like a cute plot with fun twists and the potential to be entertaining.
But stupid heroines…ick. No thanks.

By: JenB

JenB — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:37:11 +0000

I haven’t read this ’cause I’m not that interested in fairy godmother stories, but I have enjoyed several of EA’s other books. Don’t skip her other stuff based on this one.

The Pleasure Palace is a good sci-fi romance, and The Assignment is a good m/m romance. Pledge Slave is another good m/m paranormal romance. I’ve also heard good things about Take Two (m/f sci-fi) and Charlie’s Bargain (m/f sci-fi).

By: Angela James

Angela James — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:50:59 +0000

@ Julia Sullivan

From Dictionary.com

dis?in?ter?est?ed
? ?/d?s??nt??r?st?d, -tr?st?d/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [dis-in-tuh-res-tid, -tri-stid] Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective.

2. not interested; indifferent.

Backup source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinterested

Disinterested in this context in the blurb is correct.

By: Me

Me — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:47:49 +0000

Mary Suzanne’s “Flawed Angel” from Excessica tops my charts this year as worst story.

By: Julia Sullivan

Julia Sullivan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:30:51 +0000

Don’t we all want an impartial, unbiased, and fair fiance? OH WAIT SHE MEANT ‘UNINTERESTED’.

Bzzt. The judges will not accept this.