Reviews for Nothing Ventured

The average rating for Nothing Ventured based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-08-27 00:00:00 Michel Aressy Imagine if you met your favorite romance author, only to discover that he's a man who doesn't believe in love! I think that alone was enough for me to download this book! The heroine is a woman many of us could identify with ~ a school teacher who loves to read romance novels. I thought this was an easy read and hooked my interest. Please keep in mind that this is a re-release of her early work. I've been reading Ms. James's books for years and I can tell she has really grown as a writer. I'm looking forward to reading her other early contemporaries when I get the chance.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-02-18 00:00:00 Jay Allison This early work by James (who is also Jayne Ann Krentz, Amanda Quick, and Jayne Castle) is definitely a product of its times. The guy we adored back in 1986 seems ridiculously out of touch and patronizing in today's view. The character of the heroines written by the author has also changed over time. This one needs assertiveness lessons we never had but gave to our daughters. I was not too fond of the plot. The suspense elements do not mesh well with the developing relationship. A weakness of the story that has nothing to do with when it was written is that the heroine's parents are away, the hero's family is never mentioned, and the only bits of their backstory that we are given are those that affect the plot. They seem to be floating in the world. Where are his siblings, family, pals? He is singularly unconnected in this world. She has one friend who is mentioned in the story, I suspect only so the plot can remove our heroine from her responsibility as a store owner and introduce the villain to a scene. I think it's fun to read some of these early works in order, so as to watch the development of the author's skill. Other than that, this tale has little worth. Being a fanatic fan of the author, I do reread her books in order sometimes, which is why this book is a keeper for me.