tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post3456199791422706852..comments2024-01-27T03:42:09.622-05:00Comments on A Bookish Affair: Review: The Island House by Posie Graeme-EvansMeg @ A Bookish Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-72953311597754844972012-08-13T10:37:23.618-04:002012-08-13T10:37:23.618-04:00Thank you :)Thank you :)Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-87875565032632833832012-08-13T10:37:08.829-04:002012-08-13T10:37:08.829-04:00I'd love to read more about the Vikings. I jus...I'd love to read more about the Vikings. I just don't know that much about them!Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-25880420101252392822012-08-13T10:36:45.732-04:002012-08-13T10:36:45.732-04:00Yes, the wow factor was definitely missing :/Yes, the wow factor was definitely missing :/Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-20257360403690265312012-08-13T10:36:24.009-04:002012-08-13T10:36:24.009-04:00I hate insta-love so much!I hate insta-love so much!Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-78985902258480994722012-08-13T10:36:09.837-04:002012-08-13T10:36:09.837-04:00The setting was definitely one of the best parts!The setting was definitely one of the best parts!Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-4355783604873666482012-08-13T10:35:52.775-04:002012-08-13T10:35:52.775-04:00I loved the cover as well!I loved the cover as well!Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-5335646445067298242012-08-08T00:56:39.259-04:002012-08-08T00:56:39.259-04:00I love how you described the present tale, but the...I love how you described the present tale, but the lack of world-building in the past leaves me leery. Awesome review!Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658833731713991138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-82098258885590664622012-08-07T20:36:53.476-04:002012-08-07T20:36:53.476-04:00That is unusual to like the present story better. ...That is unusual to like the present story better. I'm not sure what I'd think of a book set in Viking times. It sounds interesting but quite foreign.Alison Can Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908868606441539344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-47552366043454230212012-08-07T12:51:02.803-04:002012-08-07T12:51:02.803-04:00Thanks for the honest review....I've had my ey...Thanks for the honest review....I've had my eye on this one and was waiting for reviews to come in. Sounds like it didn't have much wow factor, so I'll probably pass.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716758796036142540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-91719437643324779562012-08-07T08:30:05.486-04:002012-08-07T08:30:05.486-04:00Meg, I felt the exact same way about this book. T...Meg, I felt the exact same way about this book. The love story between Signy and Bear was wonderful but the one with Freya and Dan made no sense at all. Dan's whole personality seemed to change overnight and they were in love and I just did not get it.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720949976758052019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-2128370486777159552012-08-07T07:57:42.722-04:002012-08-07T07:57:42.722-04:00sounds interesting! I like the setting and the pl...sounds interesting! I like the setting and the plot.missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866072925145042561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-64327536276678217602012-08-07T06:49:14.000-04:002012-08-07T06:49:14.000-04:00I love that cover, but sorry the book was just so-...I love that cover, but sorry the book was just so-so.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com