NUMBER: 6TITLE: Double Standards
AUTHOR: Judith McNaught
STARTED: January 23, 2005
FINISHED: January 23, 2005
PAGES: 310
GENRE: Romance
FIRST SENTENCE: Philip Whitworth glanced up, his attention drawn by the sound of swift footsteps sinking into the luxurious Oriental carpet that stretched across his presidential office.
SUMMARY: [From amazon.com] In the exclusive, glittering world of business superstars, Nick Sinclair was a legend...
The ruggedly handsome president of Global Industries handled his business the way he handled his women -- with charm, daring and ruthless self-control. A man used to the very best, Nick hired Lauren Danner, and assumed the proud beauty would soon be another easy conquest. But Lauren's flashing wit and rare spirit dazzled him -- and slowly, against his will, he was intrigued, challenged -- and in love.
Yet Lauren was living a lie, a charade that became more dangerous with every passing moment. Trapped in a web of deceit, she fought her growing love for Nick. Her secret could destroy his fragile trust -- and the promise of life with the most compelling man she had ever met!
REASON FOR READING: I needed a quick romance read.
THOUGHTS: Judith McNaught was not her best with this one. Aside from the fact that I devoured this in one sitting without thinking, I found myself outwardly cringing. The roomie had already read this one and we got a kick out of how bad it actually was. We both enjoy Judith McNaught tremendously, but this is the worse book of hers that we've read. It was cheesy, overly dramatic, completely unbelievable, and just plain silly.
And, oh God, I kept on having to remind myself that this was published in 1984. The clothes made me want to gag.
Really, I like reforming a rogue as much as the next girl, but Nick Sinclair was just a womanizing ass.
MISCELLANEOUS: Not re-read worthy.
KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): Cringe!
RATING: 1/10 [Don't waste your time / Awful]
CR: The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great by Steven Pressfield
RN: Remember When by Judith McNaught
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