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| Heart of the Matter | 
 enlarge | Author: Ki Thompson
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 48228
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 234
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1602820104
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781602820104
ASIN: 1602820104
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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 I admit, predictable *possible spoiler* June 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I admit. This story is "predictable". But then again, every lesbian romance is. The characters go through a series of obstacles to finally come together. However, the truth is, we read and/or write stories to see where the journey takes us. We've all started something, so clearly knowing the result, only to wonder, how the hell we'll get there. I enjoyed seeing the obstacles the characters go through, the things they have to overcome in order to succeeed together. Beautiful story, heartwarming. Probably will not make it into the literary cannon, but definately made it into my heart.
hot June 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
good summer romance read!!...loved it... this is the second book I have read from
KI Thompson... love this author so far!
Excellent Book! July 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I highly recomend this book to all. This book will make you go through many feelings good, bad, and nerve racking. Don't get me wrong, this is an excellent read. I enjoyed it thoroughly! It is a very well written modern day romance.
 A good effort May 27, 2008
I was a little disappointed in this one, as I thought "House of Clouds" was much better written. I appreciate the effort to develop two characters with serious issues...one recovering from a debilitating car crash, and the other with self esteem problems from being overweight, however, both characters could have been developed a little more. Also I thought the dialogue was stilted at times and didn't always ring true. The POVs alternating from paragraph to paragraph is a pet peeve. I look forward to KI's writing developing because I think she has great potential.
So-so August 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed KI Thompson's first book, "House of Clouds," although after reading it I shared the opinion of a few other reviewers that I would have liked to have seen more interaction between the two heroines. However, based on the fact that her writing and grammar seem above average when it comes to lesbian romances, I purchased this book as well.
*Possible spoiler information on the way*
I have to say I was disappointed. One of the heroines, the news anchor, seemed very one dimensional to me, which is saying something you're talking about genre writing. Also I thought the author overdid the element of keeping the characters apart for reasons that started to wear thin. I mean, these were not young women, but more mature ladies (around 40, which is not old, but certainly women around this age are usually more self-assured).
The idea was interesting -- a woman whose looks are a big part of her career (television anchor) suffers a facial disfigurement; another woman, who is attractive, smart and confident in many ways, feels very insecure about her looks because she is somewhat overweight. That setup offers some interesting possibilities, but I grew weary of the characters not progressing and of the basic situation repeated over and over: they spend time together, they are interested and attracted, they part ways and then both over-analyze every interaction and fall victim to the same insecurities over and over.
Now, we all have insecurities, especially in the romance department and concerning looks. I'm not saying this rings false, just that it made for repetitive and increasingly frustrating reading, in my opinion. I never really felt the characters moved beyond this until the very last pages.
Also, there were a couple of times where I thought the author used words that she might not have understood the meaning of, which really drew my attention away from the story. I can't recall the instances immediately, but one of the words was "temerity," and I just don't think she used it properly.
Anyway, I don't think I'm being overly harsh; as I said, I mostly appreciated her first book, but this one was lacking. As a lesbian reader, I yearn for books that are better written and more interesting than the standard ones that are printed. And while the explosion of fan fiction and online publishing has given us a lot more books to choose from, it hasn't necessarily improved quality. I wish these publishers would be more critical in their work with authors and push for better stories and writing in general.
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