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Phantom Lovers #3
Watchkeeper
Book by Glass, Debra
264 pages, Paperback
First published October 22, 2008
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About the author
Debra Glass
38 books101 followersGrowing up in the south where the air is thick with stories steeped in legend and truth, Debra came by her love of romance novels honestly. Well…sort of. At an early age, she pilfered from her grandmother’s extensive library and has been a fan of the genre since.
A full time freelance writer, Debra especially enjoys combining history, mystery and a touch of taboo to weave stories with unforgettable, haunted heroes.
She lives in Alabama with her sexy real life hero, a couple of smart-aleck ghosts and a diabolical black cat.
Email: DebraLGlass@gmail.com
A full time freelance writer, Debra especially enjoys combining history, mystery and a touch of taboo to weave stories with unforgettable, haunted heroes.
She lives in Alabama with her sexy real life hero, a couple of smart-aleck ghosts and a diabolical black cat.
Email: DebraLGlass@gmail.com
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August 29, 2011*sighs* This one was a loser for me. It's the only Debra Glass novel I've had to force myself to finish. "Watchkeeper" is the third installment in Glass's Phantom Lovers series, but the storytelling is oddly distant and inconsistent with the previous two novels. I found the heroine too emotionally damaged, insecure/needy, self-pitying, and just plain useless to enjoy her story. She struck me as near-childish at times, reminiscent of the old bodice ripper heroines (usually in their late teens, orphaned, neglected, helpless and lacking in confidence, ready for Prince Charming to sweep them away and solve all their problems.)
Meanwhile, the hero was too good to be true and lacking in dimension. Glass took a chance in borrowing real-life historical figures for the hero and for the villain. She's done this in other stories, but it didn't "work" for me here. Stede and Blackbeard read as caricatures to me. I couldn't take them seriously and it was sort of fun that many of the bit characters didn't take them seriously, either.
"Watchkeeper" has three things going for it. Debra Glass always paints a well-developed setting and she makes full use of Charleston (locations and cultural elements) to that end. I enjoyed the descriptions of Stede and Blackbeard's reactions to the present-day era versus their memories of "Charles Towne." Finally, the erotica was positively savage. Everybody's ideas of "sexy" and "erotic" are different, but the scenes are very passionate, shameless, and well-written. Toward the final chapters, however, I found myself skimming past the erotica because I just wanted to finish the read. I didn't feel the emotional engagement in the characters necessary for me to "escape" into this book.
I can't really recommend this book because it just doesn't work for me. It has its good points, but I've read lots better storytelling from Glass.
Meanwhile, the hero was too good to be true and lacking in dimension. Glass took a chance in borrowing real-life historical figures for the hero and for the villain. She's done this in other stories, but it didn't "work" for me here. Stede and Blackbeard read as caricatures to me. I couldn't take them seriously and it was sort of fun that many of the bit characters didn't take them seriously, either.
"Watchkeeper" has three things going for it. Debra Glass always paints a well-developed setting and she makes full use of Charleston (locations and cultural elements) to that end. I enjoyed the descriptions of Stede and Blackbeard's reactions to the present-day era versus their memories of "Charles Towne." Finally, the erotica was positively savage. Everybody's ideas of "sexy" and "erotic" are different, but the scenes are very passionate, shameless, and well-written. Toward the final chapters, however, I found myself skimming past the erotica because I just wanted to finish the read. I didn't feel the emotional engagement in the characters necessary for me to "escape" into this book.
I can't really recommend this book because it just doesn't work for me. It has its good points, but I've read lots better storytelling from Glass.
May 9, 2013
Watchkeeper by Debra Glass 2 1/2 stars
Ok, this one didn't quite hit the mark.
Spoilers********
The heroine is on a "second honeymoon" trip with her husband hoping to breathe life back into her marriage. Unfortunately, he presents her with divorce papers. Fast-forward, the husband falls in the shower and dies. The heroine who happens to be a witch brings him back but instead of her husband it's the spirit of a 300 year old pirate.
The concept was interesting but it just didn't quite work. The heroine falls in love with the hero-residing-in-her-dead-husband's-body in one day.
I don't mind the whole love/lust at first sight/shag but the author just didn't sell it. To make matters worse, it ended with a cliffhanger.
Liked the first two in the phantom lovers series but this one fell short. Not a total write off just not up to her previous work.
Ok, this one didn't quite hit the mark.
Spoilers********
The heroine is on a "second honeymoon" trip with her husband hoping to breathe life back into her marriage. Unfortunately, he presents her with divorce papers. Fast-forward, the husband falls in the shower and dies. The heroine who happens to be a witch brings him back but instead of her husband it's the spirit of a 300 year old pirate.
The concept was interesting but it just didn't quite work. The heroine falls in love with the hero-residing-in-her-dead-husband's-body in one day.
I don't mind the whole love/lust at first sight/shag but the author just didn't sell it. To make matters worse, it ended with a cliffhanger.
Liked the first two in the phantom lovers series but this one fell short. Not a total write off just not up to her previous work.
August 3, 2012
This book is a fun read. I hope she writes more in this series.
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