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ssummar's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
squinderella's review against another edition
5.0
I actually picked Amazon Lily up because it was on sale for FREE for my Kindle AND (Bonus!) I was looking for an 80's cover for a reading challenge. After reading this ravenously, I am somewhat (only somewhat) doubting my unfailing loyalty to the paranormal genre and am wondering about specifically seeking out books from the radical 80s. Weir blew me away. I am a fan of romance, yes, and I am a HUGE fan of adventure, so the combination here was just amazing. I have it bad for any guy that isn't afraid of getting is hands dirty and has a scruffy face, so Asher Adams was pretty much the perfect man to me. (A regular Indiana Smith!)
danner24's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I randomly stumbled across this and loved it. It’s got action and Romance and scenery.
nononanette's review against another edition
3.0
Slightly dated but fun adventure romance. Really liked the characters, their backstory and motivations and the descriptions of the Amazon and flying.
melissad75's review against another edition
3.0
An enjoyable old-school romance novel. I liked it, but didn't love it. Still, it kept me entertained over the past few days, and given the reading slump I've been in lately that's something!
takethyme's review against another edition
5.0
It was suppose to be a simple trip. Exciting but simple. Chicago to Brazil, meet with the owner of a parcel of land and return to the US. With a degree in social work and one year spent in practical nursing, Corey McKinney convinced her church minister that she was their best representative to travel.
If only it was that easy.
Upon arrival, her bush pilot -Mister Jones- was a no-show. Instead, Asher Adams greeted her. Grumpy, ornery, sweaty, scowling, unhappy Asher Adams. Cranky, dirty, detestable and full of advice, Asher Adams.
You want my advice? go back home get married have babies why is it you women have to prove your men? yada yada yada
In all her years helping others, Corey had never met such a disagreeable, nasty person. She had absolutely no intention of listening to him. After all, she was here for a purpose: to assist her church.
I don’t need your advice. I don’t want it. I’d like to leave now.
Asher was rude. He was abrasive and had a habit of calling Corey names. His attitude likened to a caveman when Lily, I mean Corey, didn’t listen to him. But darn, if I didn’t like him. His soul was buried deep, waiting for the right woman to come along.
~~~~~
I read this story in 1992 and it became one of my first ‘keepers’. [b:Amazon Lily|736501|Amazon Lily|Theresa Weir|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331164893s/736501.jpg|3244773] was my introduction to Theresa Weir and the concept of an anti-hero. Eventually I read all of her older romances and moved on to her contemporary thrillers under the name, Anne Frasier.
It is a shame that this story is under-appreciated. Yes, you will need to suspend your disbelief. The bulk of the romance takes place over a few days. Because it was originally published in 1988, there was some datedness: Dudley Do Right (from the cartoon Rocky and Bullwinkle), Jethro Bodine (The Beverly Hillbillies) and a few other select references to Asher’s childhood.
I love a solid romantic story of redemption. I enjoy a good opposites-attract trope with a fair amount of tension between the H and h. A quarrel here and there. Some angst with an adventure. Humor with contrariness. Why not include an animal? Perhaps an ugly brown dog with scars and one of his ears missing.
[b:Amazon Lily|736501|Amazon Lily|Theresa Weir|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331164893s/736501.jpg|3244773] had it all. I would love to see this romance made into a movie. It is available on Open Library or free at KU. Need I say more?
If only it was that easy.
Upon arrival, her bush pilot -Mister Jones- was a no-show. Instead, Asher Adams greeted her. Grumpy, ornery, sweaty, scowling, unhappy Asher Adams. Cranky, dirty, detestable and full of advice, Asher Adams.
You want my advice? go back home get married have babies why is it you women have to prove your men? yada yada yada
In all her years helping others, Corey had never met such a disagreeable, nasty person. She had absolutely no intention of listening to him. After all, she was here for a purpose: to assist her church.
I don’t need your advice. I don’t want it. I’d like to leave now.
Asher was rude. He was abrasive and had a habit of calling Corey names. His attitude likened to a caveman when Lily, I mean Corey, didn’t listen to him. But darn, if I didn’t like him. His soul was buried deep, waiting for the right woman to come along.
~~~~~
I read this story in 1992 and it became one of my first ‘keepers’. [b:Amazon Lily|736501|Amazon Lily|Theresa Weir|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331164893s/736501.jpg|3244773] was my introduction to Theresa Weir and the concept of an anti-hero. Eventually I read all of her older romances and moved on to her contemporary thrillers under the name, Anne Frasier.
It is a shame that this story is under-appreciated. Yes, you will need to suspend your disbelief. The bulk of the romance takes place over a few days. Because it was originally published in 1988, there was some datedness: Dudley Do Right (from the cartoon Rocky and Bullwinkle), Jethro Bodine (The Beverly Hillbillies) and a few other select references to Asher’s childhood.
I love a solid romantic story of redemption. I enjoy a good opposites-attract trope with a fair amount of tension between the H and h. A quarrel here and there. Some angst with an adventure. Humor with contrariness. Why not include an animal? Perhaps an ugly brown dog with scars and one of his ears missing.
[b:Amazon Lily|736501|Amazon Lily|Theresa Weir|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331164893s/736501.jpg|3244773] had it all. I would love to see this romance made into a movie. It is available on Open Library or free at KU. Need I say more?
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