tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post4930752733581237818..comments2024-03-28T07:43:17.934-06:00Comments on Read All The Things!: Review: Vengeance Road – Erin BowmanAj @ Read All The Things!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-6992362325021569262015-11-08T14:40:46.219-07:002015-11-08T14:40:46.219-07:00Not only is the cover lovely, but it FEELS good. ...Not only is the cover lovely, but it FEELS good. I'm trying to read The Secret Chord right now, and had to take the cover off because it feels really weird against my hand--slippery and sticky at the same time. I was actually able to keep the VR cover on the whole time I read, because it was soft and a bit textured. <br /><br />Oh, and I enjoyed the book too...I wondered if the Native American was handled that way because Kate and Co. were so incapable of knowing her, given their own world view. Just coming to the understanding that she was a real person and that her point of view was grounded in an actual culture, not just WEIRD was probably more than most actual 19th century whites understood. Or maybe I'm just being an apologist for racist stereotypes, in which case, I apologize for my excuse making...Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296827820807569574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-28268108963385136882015-10-15T16:44:22.197-06:002015-10-15T16:44:22.197-06:00Isn’t that cover great? I think it’s one of my fav...Isn’t that cover great? I think it’s one of my favorite covers I’ve seen so far this year.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a>Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-10851966767886220022015-10-15T16:42:53.052-06:002015-10-15T16:42:53.052-06:00I totally agree. The romance was handled very well...I totally agree. The romance was handled very well in this book.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a>Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-16251487750717552002015-10-14T18:19:10.546-06:002015-10-14T18:19:10.546-06:00I never really considered reading a western, but t...I never really considered reading a western, but the reviews that have been rolling in for this one have convinced me I need to give it a try. (And you're totally right about that cover!)<br /><br />Nicole @ <a href="http://feedyourfictionaddiction.com" rel="nofollow">Feed Your Fiction Addiction</a>Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637114079800138680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-81294552348992876492015-10-12T12:43:28.276-06:002015-10-12T12:43:28.276-06:00I liked the lighter hand with the romance....it wo...I liked the lighter hand with the romance....it would have felt like it didn't fit in, otherwise....<br /><br />Kate @ <a href="http://exlibriskate.com/blog/" rel="nofollow"> Ex Libris</a><br />Kate @ Ex Librishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161681565485372950noreply@blogger.com