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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Workaholic Amy Stewart is inveigled into playing a virtual reality pirate computer game by her teenaged daughter. The action is mostly played out in this “VR” world, where Amy becomes trapped. There’s lots of swash-buckling, swords, grog and ships, and the obligatory sexy-but-really-quite-sweet hero, Black Corbin, fiercest pirate to sail the seven seas (or to look at it another way, super wealthy computer game magnate who just happens to be single, not bad looking and a nice guy). There’s plenty of action and humour as Amy and Corbin must team up to find a way out of the VR world in which they’ve become trapped.
The description and humorous writing (Plenty of “Yarr, me hearties” -no clichés here then!) bring to mind the Lucas Arts computer game series “Monkey Island”, no bad thing in my opinion, and this was in general an enjoyable book. My only gripe is that there a couple of major continuity issues, and they only get more noticeable as you go “eh” and re-read the offending sections. This is something that should have been picked up by the editor, and it’s a real shame as nothing jolts you out of the story quicker than a problem like this. Shamelessly light and frothy, this would make a good beach read.
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If only Katie's worlds were real !!! I LOVE Buckling Swashes. I didn't read it all in one go ~ because I try to make my books last ~ especially the good ones, and this is just wikkid. I just wish the game was real and I could go play in it!! Brilliant fun!
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I love Katie MacAlister's books, and this one didn't let me down. Amy was likeable and a fun charactor. I loved the idea of getting stuck in a virtual reality game, and could picture the world vividly. It kept my attention and read it quickly.
Maybe a bit too much cyber sex... but what the hey!
I loved the pirate setting mixed with fantasy, and as the author says at the end she did use some artistic license with her writing, but that certainly didn't bother me! As it is fiction, and all fantasy stories aren't based on reality.
I loved Corbin... I want one! I sort of pictured him a mix of Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner lol - and shame Holder was married... I would certainly jump into that world, pirates do it for me :)
Great fun, definately recommend this one to all.
Maybe a bit too much cyber sex... but what the hey!
I loved the pirate setting mixed with fantasy, and as the author says at the end she did use some artistic license with her writing, but that certainly didn't bother me! As it is fiction, and all fantasy stories aren't based on reality.
I loved Corbin... I want one! I sort of pictured him a mix of Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner lol - and shame Holder was married... I would certainly jump into that world, pirates do it for me :)
Great fun, definately recommend this one to all.
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I thought this book was extremely disappointing. The blurb on the back sounded promising and the first few pages held my interest, but it all went downhill from there. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2007 by Maybel
Loved it!
I've read most of Katie MacAlisters books and I love the Heroines she creates.
I got this book this morning and couldn't put it down until I finished it and it will... Read more
I got this book this morning and couldn't put it down until I finished it and it will... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2005
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