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I have never written a bad review until now. In this case Ms. Sands has gone a step too far.
****SPOILER ALERT*****
First, the minor problems:
1. If a writer is going to write an ongoing story, he/she needs to keep track of all the characters and their backstory. First, Elvi's friend is named Mabel, not Hazel. Secondly, since when does Victor drink bagged blood? He and his son, Vincent, have a genetic problem and as a result they can only driink blood "off the hoof." Was a cure discovered? Next, Elvi's outburst about Sherry not mentioning that she saw Leonius was completely understandable as it was noted in her book (The Accidental Vampire), that she lost her daughter in a car accident! Somebody should have put the pieces together and tell Sherry. Instead, Elvi makes an apology stating she was worried about her "daughter" Stephanie.
2. Basil was the first Argeneau that I didn't really like. He was bland and his relationship with Sherry was bland. There were no dilemmas, angst, fights or misunderstandings - just "let's have sex to find out if we are lifemates." It sounds like they were part of a lab experiment. And the sex scenes were so boring that I almost nodded off (even the mild bondage scene was boring). And 26 children....Really???? I understand that having a child would give him something to live for, but apparently that child was only good for 100 years! Children are always your children and should give you a reason to live, regardless of their age. Marguerite is a perfect example - She has 5 children and is close to all of them and is involved in all of their lives even though the oldest is 600! Mary (his baby mama) probably feels like a breeder and his kids have been made to feel useless once they reach 100. 26 kids wasn't cute or sweet - it was just creepy. Also there is no way that Lucien and Basil are alike - they are exact opposites. And why is it that we are just learning in book #21 that Lucien has another brother? All of these errors make me think that Ms. Sands is getting bored with the Argeneau family. If that is not true, then she should hire someone to make sure that all the parts of the story make sense and do not contradict previous books. On the other hand if it is true, just bring it in for a landing and have an epic final installment.
3. The dialogue was painful. It was either mind numbing boring (pages and pages about the history of the Immortals) or it was extremely juvenile (Bricker's listing all the different names for male genitalia). I used to like Bricker but that just made him creepy too. Stephanie, who actually is a kid, had the most interesting, insightful and mature dialogue.
4. It is just beyond belief that Stephanie would run into a store, grab Sherry and then go on the run to escape Leonius. And then sit down for a slice of pizza??? And then Stephanie goes on to explain all about Immortals??? That is a big no-no in the Argeneau world. (Remember - Lucien was ready to execute Rachel because she didn't want to tell a lie that would protect "his people", yet he doesn't even have a strong word for Stephanie for spilling all the beans!!). And Sherry just sits there and calmly listens to the story of the Immortals???
5. We've followed Leonius for quite a few books now and while it is true that his character was getting tedious, his death was a bit anticlimatic considering the problems he caused with so many people. It seemed like Ms. Sands was getting bored with him like a lot of her readers and decided to just stick him in this book to get it over with.

Now for the major problem: Rape is rape, PERIOD. To say that since there was no violence it wasn't really rape is ludicris at best and insulting, outrageous and dangerous at worst. It is demeaning to all women. When damaging misinformation like this is published it is no wonder that rape is the most underreported crime. What Alexander's father did to Sherry's mother was the same as using a date rape drug. He made her docile. He took away her choice. Yes, he did (in his own way) watch over Sherry during her childhood, but that doesn't erase the fact that he is a rapist. All it did was make the reader feel sorry for him - which in the end made me even angrier. And then the punishment was for the fact that he interfered with a married mortal - not for the rape! And while on the subject of the punishment - it was ridiculous and it led to childish jokes and dialogue. So instead of having a strong female character we got one more joke about rape.

If this is any indication of Ms. Sands's understanding of rape, then I am not interested in reading any more of her books. We have enough real people saying stupid things and making jokes about rape - we don't need fictional characters to do it as well.


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The Immortal Who Loved Me An Argeneau Novel Argeneau Vampire Lynsay Sands Books Reviews

Sherry owns a kitchen gadget store & has never or thought she hadn't met any immortals until Stephanie. Stephanie was with Drina & Katricia who were looking to buy a wedding dress when Stephanie saw Leo & his crew/sons & ran into Sherry's store. After Stephanie & Sherry left her store in order to save the customers from Leo & his crew they ran into a restaurant where Stephanie borrowed a phone to call for help. When Stephanie sat back down with Sherry she began to tell Sherry a little about immortals & she also told Sherry about Basil & that she would be his lifemate.

Basil works as an attorney for the Council & is also 1 of Lucian's brothers & was here to see the twins & visit with his daughter, Katricia. Marguerite also had told him of Sherry & that she would be the perfect lifemate for him. So, this book is about them & how they fall in love.

This book mentions or has several of the other characters that have been in previous books in this series; it also has Sherry finding out who her real father is; this book also has lots of sex scenes but the most important part of this book was that Leo gets killed & now Stephanie doesn't have to worry about him capturing her again. This book was very good.
Lynsay Sands knows humor and knows her target audience with her Argeneau Novels. Now with that being said - she did a 180 and wrote some craziness with this one. It has Basil Argeneau and his 'lifemate' Sherry. Right off the bat - I didn't take to either lead characters. I was happy for the book to end! **Possible Spoiler Alert** I did not like the product of rape/coercion and baby mess at all. Sherry was at first strong, then a wimp, then a milksop, then scatterbrained. She is too flat and definitely not lead heroine/protagonist material. Basil is straight up gross - TWENTY-SIX children? Why - because he is lonely and likes kids - has nearly 30 kids with a female that isn't his wife/lifemate - heck not even really his close friend. They could dump this book from the series *2.5 Stars* for having Marguerite, Stephanie, Lucien and a few good characters be in the story.
Not the best book for this author, but not the worst either. It kept me entertained and I enjoyed the cameos from other characters, and motivated me enough to also buy "Runaway Vampire" (Dante's book). The writing style is more similar to the first books in the series, as opposed to the most recent installments (about which several readers have suggested that a ghost writer may be involved). However, there are multiple inconsistencies in character development, repetition and plain errors that to me point to VERY DEFICIENT editing and disinterest from the author in her own characters/story arc (or simply burnout). I pretty much skimmed through the sex scenes, but these have never been my main interest in this series, as what attracted me in the first place was the vampire theme, not the romance. I do not think that this is truly a stand alone book. There are far too many details and multitude of secondary characters that point to information given in previous books. Though this may be immensely appreciated by those who already are fans of Ms. Lynsay's Argeneau books, it may also be the very thing that would put off many newcomers (not everyone would be willing to go back to the past 18-20 books to understand the most recent one). Then again, it could also be what prompts someone to seek out more tomes of this series. If so, I strongly recommend new readers to start with any of the first 4 - 5 books of the series.
I have never written a bad review until now. In this case Ms. Sands has gone a step too far.
****SPOILER ALERT*****
First, the minor problems
1. If a writer is going to write an ongoing story, he/she needs to keep track of all the characters and their backstory. First, Elvi's friend is named Mabel, not Hazel. Secondly, since when does Victor drink bagged blood? He and his son, Vincent, have a genetic problem and as a result they can only driink blood "off the hoof." Was a cure discovered? Next, Elvi's outburst about Sherry not mentioning that she saw Leonius was completely understandable as it was noted in her book (The Accidental Vampire), that she lost her daughter in a car accident! Somebody should have put the pieces together and tell Sherry. Instead, Elvi makes an apology stating she was worried about her "daughter" Stephanie.
2. Basil was the first Argeneau that I didn't really like. He was bland and his relationship with Sherry was bland. There were no dilemmas, angst, fights or misunderstandings - just "let's have sex to find out if we are lifemates." It sounds like they were part of a lab experiment. And the sex scenes were so boring that I almost nodded off (even the mild bondage scene was boring). And 26 children....Really???? I understand that having a child would give him something to live for, but apparently that child was only good for 100 years! Children are always your children and should give you a reason to live, regardless of their age. Marguerite is a perfect example - She has 5 children and is close to all of them and is involved in all of their lives even though the oldest is 600! Mary (his baby mama) probably feels like a breeder and his kids have been made to feel useless once they reach 100. 26 kids wasn't cute or sweet - it was just creepy. Also there is no way that Lucien and Basil are alike - they are exact opposites. And why is it that we are just learning in book #21 that Lucien has another brother? All of these errors make me think that Ms. Sands is getting bored with the Argeneau family. If that is not true, then she should hire someone to make sure that all the parts of the story make sense and do not contradict previous books. On the other hand if it is true, just bring it in for a landing and have an epic final installment.
3. The dialogue was painful. It was either mind numbing boring (pages and pages about the history of the Immortals) or it was extremely juvenile (Bricker's listing all the different names for male genitalia). I used to like Bricker but that just made him creepy too. Stephanie, who actually is a kid, had the most interesting, insightful and mature dialogue.
4. It is just beyond belief that Stephanie would run into a store, grab Sherry and then go on the run to escape Leonius. And then sit down for a slice of pizza??? And then Stephanie goes on to explain all about Immortals??? That is a big no-no in the Argeneau world. (Remember - Lucien was ready to execute Rachel because she didn't want to tell a lie that would protect "his people", yet he doesn't even have a strong word for Stephanie for spilling all the beans!!). And Sherry just sits there and calmly listens to the story of the Immortals???
5. We've followed Leonius for quite a few books now and while it is true that his character was getting tedious, his death was a bit anticlimatic considering the problems he caused with so many people. It seemed like Ms. Sands was getting bored with him like a lot of her readers and decided to just stick him in this book to get it over with.

Now for the major problem Rape is rape, PERIOD. To say that since there was no violence it wasn't really rape is ludicris at best and insulting, outrageous and dangerous at worst. It is demeaning to all women. When damaging misinformation like this is published it is no wonder that rape is the most underreported crime. What Alexander's father did to Sherry's mother was the same as using a date rape drug. He made her docile. He took away her choice. Yes, he did (in his own way) watch over Sherry during her childhood, but that doesn't erase the fact that he is a rapist. All it did was make the reader feel sorry for him - which in the end made me even angrier. And then the punishment was for the fact that he interfered with a married mortal - not for the rape! And while on the subject of the punishment - it was ridiculous and it led to childish jokes and dialogue. So instead of having a strong female character we got one more joke about rape.

If this is any indication of Ms. Sands's understanding of rape, then I am not interested in reading any more of her books. We have enough real people saying stupid things and making jokes about rape - we don't need fictional characters to do it as well.