Comments on: REVIEW: Tempted All Night by Liz Carlyle

By: Shakera

Shakera — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:47:18 +0000

I LOVED this book. It was utterly brilliant and very sexy.

I loved that Phaedra really developed throughout the book; she didn’t just help the hero learn who he was. Her character was equally as as “tortured” as Tristan’s which is very often unseen in other historicals.

And Tristan’s way of helping Phaedra overcome her fears? Christ it was hot! I had to fan myself down like a debutante. Although Liz’s other books feature some feisty sex I hadn’t expected that.

It did let me down in one aspect though. It was TOO good. I got very excited about Wicked All Day but was let down as it just wasn’t the same.

By: Liviania

Liviania — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:14:44 +0000

Huh, I enjoyed the Never trilogy . . . maybe I liked it more because I didn’t have any expectations? (Glad you like it JenB! I love it when I use my powers for good.)

By: Pam P

Pam P — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:05:42 +0000

I thought the same of the Never trilogy as Trish, but this one is a winner.

By: JenB

JenB — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:46:35 +0000

I just started this one last night. Sooo good so far. Thanks for the rec!

By: Trish

Trish — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:38:00 +0000

Yeah, I’ve never considered Liz Carlyle’s books “light and frothy” either. As pointed out previously, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW and it’s companion book BEAUTY LIKE THE NIGHT are all angst and dark family secrets. Though Liz always knows how to inject a little wit, her stories are generally rather serious.

By: Liviania

Liviania — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:13:59 +0000

Haha, guess I really will have to pick up the earlier ones. There seems to be a consensus.

By: mdegraffen

mdegraffen — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:03:48 +0000

OMG, you’ve obviously never read Carlyle’s The Devil You Know. That is anything but light and frothy. Talk about a tortured hero! A great book with a dramatic character arc. You must get a copy.

By: Trish

Trish — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:31:08 +0000

I enjoyed this book more than most of her recent offerings. The One, Two, Three trilogy was the least enjoyable and the Never trilogy was rather uneven for me (liked Xanthia’s story; loved Kieran’s; Gareth’s not so much).

By: Marg

Marg — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:51:03 +0000

I loved Liz Carlyle early books, but have been disappointed with the last few. As a result, I have had this book since release date, but still haven’t read it! Sounds like I really should!

By: Liviania

Liviania — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:21:23 +0000

Guess it wasn’t a good suggestion to help you out of your slump then.I still need to read her stuff that came before the Never trilogy.

By: c2

c2 — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:02:51 +0000

I liked this one, too. I was very disappointed in the Never trilogy…in fact, I don’t think I managed to finish it. I’ve enjoyed all her other stuff, though.