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willbefunorelse's review against another edition
1.0
I was really excited to see what exactly Demon Rumm was going to be about. Therefore, you can imagine the level of disappointment I felt when I learned this book had nothing to do with either demons, pirates, or rum.
For the full review - including a couple of references to Bush's classic song "Everything Zen" - follow the link to That's What She Read.
For the full review - including a couple of references to Bush's classic song "Everything Zen" - follow the link to That's What She Read.
jbarr5's review against another edition
4.0
Demon Rumm (Loveswept, #197) by Sandra Brown
Kristin Rumm is writing a book about her husbands life and his work.
There is a movie that is coming out about it with Ryan North playing the major role. He moves into her beachfront house so he can get a feel for the hero.
He finds himself very attracted to her an she leans into him as well...
He agrees to do the stunt himself, the crash that had ended her husbands life. Something doesn't go just right and his gloves are smoldering and he's on his way to the hospital...
He had cuddled her the night before when she cried out because of the nightmare of when her husband had died. She keeps reliving it and now she delivered the script changes to the set and saw the crash again for herself.
She still has questions about the original crash and is able to visit the airport and ask those who were on duty more questions to help ease her mind..and they are able to reenact his time at home prior to the crash..
Hot steamy sex scenes and I especially liked the house layout-the dining room specifically where it hangs over the cliff with 3 walls open to the ocean scene below.
Kristin Rumm is writing a book about her husbands life and his work.
There is a movie that is coming out about it with Ryan North playing the major role. He moves into her beachfront house so he can get a feel for the hero.
He finds himself very attracted to her an she leans into him as well...
He agrees to do the stunt himself, the crash that had ended her husbands life. Something doesn't go just right and his gloves are smoldering and he's on his way to the hospital...
He had cuddled her the night before when she cried out because of the nightmare of when her husband had died. She keeps reliving it and now she delivered the script changes to the set and saw the crash again for herself.
She still has questions about the original crash and is able to visit the airport and ask those who were on duty more questions to help ease her mind..and they are able to reenact his time at home prior to the crash..
Hot steamy sex scenes and I especially liked the house layout-the dining room specifically where it hangs over the cliff with 3 walls open to the ocean scene below.
0live_tr33's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Sexual harassment
faustin2nd's review against another edition
4.0
I liked it. The pace was really nice and Rylan was a great hero. And quite believable too. I didn't even dislike the dead husband. All in all I liked how the whole story was put together.
retiring2read's review against another edition
2.0
I heard about this book from the Fated Mates Podcast (https://fatedmates.net/). It was mentioned that this was a hero POV and I found that intriguing. I picked up the audio from Libby, and unfortunately the audio is voiced by a female voice artist. She was fine, but it would have been better had it been voiced by a male.
This is a story was published in 1987, and it shows. The hero is entitled, handsy and arrogant. The heroine is portrayed as an icy stiff beauty that makes it difficult to connect with her. The prose is over the top and at times it can jar you out of the story. With all that aside, I gave it stars for the nostalgic read. Referencing music from the time (Chicago, Wham and REO Speedwagon) and the description of casual 80's fashion, it sent me back in time.
This is a story was published in 1987, and it shows. The hero is entitled, handsy and arrogant. The heroine is portrayed as an icy stiff beauty that makes it difficult to connect with her. The prose is over the top and at times it can jar you out of the story. With all that aside, I gave it stars for the nostalgic read. Referencing music from the time (Chicago, Wham and REO Speedwagon) and the description of casual 80's fashion, it sent me back in time.
ccgwalt's review against another edition
2.0
2.5* Early, and understandably dated, series romance by Brown. It was fine, but the angst was far more than the situation called for.
alexa_ayana's review
1.0
Setelah kematian tragis seorang pilot akrobatik Charlie "Demon" Rumm, jandanya Kirsten menulis buku untuk memberikan kenangan tentang beliau yang public figure. Di luar dugaan sambutannya sangat meriah sampai penulisan buku itu langsung dibuat paralel dengan film layar lebarnya.
Ryland yang aktor jenius idaman Amerika sudah terkenal punya kelakuan unik kalau menyangkut totalitas pendalaman peran. Jadi saat dia menuntut supaya boleh ikut tinggal di rumah Demon Rumm sebagai pendalaman peran, Kirsten tidak bisa menolak dan hanya bisa melancarkan aura permusuhan nan jutek.
Selama ini aku menghindari buku tipis SB karena konfliknya ringan, standar dan mirip-mirip. Hero yang suka ngeselin tapi seksi. Heroine yang stereotip dan tentu saja scene panas dan foreplay yang lebih dominan. Buku ini juga sama.
Di sepanjang halamannya aku dibuat bosan dengan monolog tentang ketertarikan fisik instan yang di alami Ryland terhadap Kirsten. Pendekatan gigih pepet-pepet ala angkot pria ini juga mendominasi buku tipis ini. Walau begitu kinerja Ryland sebagai bintang film dan karakter asli dibalik tampilan bintang filmnya lumayan menarik dan khas hero SB. Kirsten yang penuh rahasia dan judes, sejak SB menggambarkan penampilannya aku tidak merasakan koneksi dengannya.
Romance mereka magical, bersifat fisik dan sulit dipercaya. Konflik buku ini ringan, kurang wow dan tersembunyi sampai ke chapter-chapter akhir. Buku ini tidak istimewa tapi lumayan sebagai bacaan ringan sekali duduk. Tapi aku lebih menyukai buku suspens beliau.
Ryland yang aktor jenius idaman Amerika sudah terkenal punya kelakuan unik kalau menyangkut totalitas pendalaman peran. Jadi saat dia menuntut supaya boleh ikut tinggal di rumah Demon Rumm sebagai pendalaman peran, Kirsten tidak bisa menolak dan hanya bisa melancarkan aura permusuhan nan jutek.
Selama ini aku menghindari buku tipis SB karena konfliknya ringan, standar dan mirip-mirip. Hero yang suka ngeselin tapi seksi. Heroine yang stereotip dan tentu saja scene panas dan foreplay yang lebih dominan. Buku ini juga sama.
Di sepanjang halamannya aku dibuat bosan dengan monolog tentang ketertarikan fisik instan yang di alami Ryland terhadap Kirsten. Pendekatan gigih pepet-pepet ala angkot pria ini juga mendominasi buku tipis ini. Walau begitu kinerja Ryland sebagai bintang film dan karakter asli dibalik tampilan bintang filmnya lumayan menarik dan khas hero SB. Kirsten yang penuh rahasia dan judes, sejak SB menggambarkan penampilannya aku tidak merasakan koneksi dengannya.
Romance mereka magical, bersifat fisik dan sulit dipercaya. Konflik buku ini ringan, kurang wow dan tersembunyi sampai ke chapter-chapter akhir. Buku ini tidak istimewa tapi lumayan sebagai bacaan ringan sekali duduk. Tapi aku lebih menyukai buku suspens beliau.
julgas's review against another edition
3.0
I should really give this two stars because it was so wrong on so many levels. But it’s summer so it gets bonus points. 🤷🏼♀️
melluuvsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Eh. This was sold to me a virgin widow trope… and it’s not that. It’s more of a sex-starved widow.
rainnbooks's review against another edition
2.0
Sandra Brown's early books are not the usual fare that one has actually started expecting from her. This was was written in the 80's so probably that has to be taken into consideration. It has a captivating story line but conceptualization falls flat. There's quite a few hot n cold scenes but the heroine comes across bitchy and the hero too accommodating.
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