Comments on: My Fair Captain by JL Langley

by: Carolyn Jean

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:31:30 +0000

Great review, T!
I loved this book, too. A crazy and fun read!

What I understood about the woman question: the women exist in normal numbers in the lower classes, but I don’t know how they fare, liberation-wise. But through genetic manipulation, it’s all gay men in the upper classes.

by: katiebabs

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:27:34 +0000

I am not really the type to like my heroes with facial hair but MY GOD Nate is one great bearded man and the fact he has a piercing is so sexy.
I love love the fact that Nate and Adrian like to cuddle, hug, kiss and everything in between. I heart Nate and Adrian and need to read the next book in their series NOW. Write like the wind JL!!!

by: Teddypig

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:59:31 +0000

The first time I saw this book Jenn had just finished the Prolog.

I was hooked from there.

by: sula

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:47:38 +0000

Great review, tumperkin. You summed up very nicely my own thoughts on this most excellent book. Personally, I think anyone looking to try an m/m romance couldn’t find a better introduction. Langley does a bang-up job of transferring those little Regency scenarios that we’re all familiar with into a fresh, new context. And the characters are really what makes the book, imho. I really felt that Nate and Aiden were a solid couple and that their relationship was real and believable. I also loved the scenes with Aiden’s parents and his brothers. I can’t wait to read their stories.

In the end, it’s all about the love. Romance makes me believe in the power of love between two individuals. And this is one book that definitely made me believe. *sigh*

by: azteclady

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:21:37 +0000

(blame Lisabea for my presence here)

And since we are blaming her, I’ll blame her when my credit card starts screeeeeeeeeching in pain.

Oh, and I see you there, Ann Aguirre–I’m blaming you too!!!

Thank you, ladies.

by: lisabea

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:18:02 +0000

Wow that Nate sure sounds hot. Heh.

I liked that she used standard Regency plot elements: the first meeting; the first waltz, the first kiss, being ‘compromised’. In fact, scenes that would be a wee bit tired in a M/F traditional regency were given new life in this sparky book.

Nicely done T! I was momentarily disappointed by the fact that there aren’t any women around, but, phew this book was fabulous enough that I began to not care. Especially after Adien hid behind that chair while Nate….

Jill~Aiden is young, working on his art and he’s been sheltered much like a regency era young woman would have been.

by: Ann Aguirre

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:54:35 +0000

I’m fascinated by the nipple playing peek-a-boo off the edge of the image. It’s almost hypnotic.

by: Jill Sorenson

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:37:20 +0000

With the exception of Suzanne Brockmann’s Hot Target and Force of Nature, I’ve never read a gay romance. I loved her characters and found myself wishing the love scenes between the two men had been a little more detailed. So I salute you for posting this review.

There are a lot of elements to this book I find fascinating. The guarding of male virtue, and the Regency in Space. Other things were jarring. Vanilla flavored lube? Maybe I’m not ready to broaden my horizons!

What really made me think about my own prejudice was the description of the “stuck in a tree” scene. My first reaction: too girly. If a woman needed rescuing from a tree, I’d think she was silly. A man? Not masculine.

So I had to reevaluate. Am I more interested in reading about two manly men getting in on? Maybe. I think this is also true for hetero men–they fantasize about ultra-feminine, long-haired beauties together.

Is this book for me? Probably not. Is it because I’m biased toward heterosexual relations? I guess so.

Anyway, thanks for making me think. Even though I’m not sure what, if any, conclusions I came to.

by: Katie Ann

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:22:46 +0000

That is just way too awesome to pass up. Next paycheck I’m all over this mofo…