tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post3234015386913075782..comments2024-01-02T00:48:13.255+00:00Comments on Rosario's Reading Journal: The Suitor, by Mary BaloghRosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-17971529178874065222013-08-23T07:02:06.404+01:002013-08-23T07:02:06.404+01:00Nath: I think that would be a good idea. All you n...Nath: I think that would be a good idea. All you need to know is that you shouldn't feel sorry for the girl the hero rejects and doesn't want to marry in The Arrangement, because she doesn't want to marry him, either.Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-60631918286139149172013-08-22T16:44:56.290+01:002013-08-22T16:44:56.290+01:00Oh well, I'm skipping this one and waiting for...Oh well, I'm skipping this one and waiting for The Arrangement :)nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-49308286417913192842013-08-17T07:40:20.589+01:002013-08-17T07:40:20.589+01:00This will be my 2014 reading resolution: I will no...This will be my 2014 reading resolution: I will not feel I should read these short stories and novellas, unless they've been well-reviewed and interest me on their own. I think I hate feeling exploited a tiny bit more than feeling I have missed something, so it could work!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-71111593651526452652013-08-17T05:10:24.724+01:002013-08-17T05:10:24.724+01:00I could not agree more. I was so disappointed. It&...I could not agree more. I was so disappointed. It's a blatant manipulation of fans like ourselves when a publisher asks for these kind of stories. I just thought Balogh would have more pride in her work. This felt as if it were dialed in. I had no sympathy for Phillipa and, yes, Justin's wait for her to grow up was most definitely creepy. Great review.Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665665401551658932noreply@blogger.com