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Summary: Luanne Rice is MAGIC.....
Review: I love romance novels but I hate tear-jerkers. I won't read a story if I know it's going to make me cry. Luanne Rice's previous book, Cloud Nine, was absolutely wonderful even though I cried buckets over it. (I didn't know that it was going to be that sad.) Even though this new book, Follow the Stars Home is magical, I must warn you that it also has a few tears. The characters - Alan, Dianne, Lucinda, Amy, Julia, Tim - are all so real, you don't want to let them go when the book is finished. The plot is pure soap opera: woman marries the "wrong" brother, bears a disabled child, husband leaves, while angelic doctor-brother lovingly and patiently waits in the wings to take over from irresponsible brother. Small scenes are full of love and caring; big dramatic scenes make you catch your breath in fear and apprehension. This book is far above a standard romance. Rice is truly gifted and talented and I will continue to read her with great joy, even knowing there's bound to be some teary moments.
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Summary: Easily The Best Book I've Ever Encountered
Review: I love this book so much that it is beyond words! It's so heartfelt, warm, loving, caring, and at the same time balences it with mistakes, wrong turns, hatred, and despair. First I saw the made-for-TV movie and I really enjoyed it, although I felt the plot was rather hollow. Then I decided to read the book and see how far the movie was off and which was better. The Book passed the movie by miles. I swear, the book is so far ahead of the movie, the movie is dot to it!! A DOT! The book is so much better and the plot is so different and extrodenary. The only fault I found, was that I was alittle disappointed that there wasn't more to the ending. Don't get me wrong, the ending was wonderful, but I just wish they would have went into more detail. Other than that I loved this book!! READ IT NOW! :) God bless!
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Summary: Loved It!
Review: I loved this wonderfully written story. It was very heart warming, with lots of love and devotion. Loved the characters. Well worth the money.
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Summary: page-turner
Review: I picked this book up at an airport before a 3-hour flight. I started reading it and couldn't put it down. I love the ending also. Many books feel incomplete or predictable, but this book was fresh and unique.
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Summary: Loose Ending
Review: I purchased this book after reading and loving Cloud Nine. This book was wonderfully written; however, the ending was a bit loose and I was wondering if my book was missing pages. I loved all the characters, even Tim who broke my heart. I hope those people who quickly turn when facing a handicapped child will reassess their actions, and learn to smile and love. A heartwrenching/heartwarming story!
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Summary: A book club favorite!
Review: I read Stone Heart by Ms. Rice & knew I had to read more.
I had bought the book on a clearance shelf years ago & finally read it a few months ago. This is my second book by her, and they just get better. I know many people say her earlier works aren't much to talk about, however, I liked the previous book.
I admit, this one was better though. What a story! That's what drew me in & kept me reading. I haven't read much like it, and I read A LOT. I felt she really did a great job at helping the reader understand what the characters were thinking & feeling.
And I couldn't help wonder what I'd do in their place...would I be that strong? The ending was the best part. I didn't think she could pull it off, or that anyone would try, but it was wonderful. I'm looking forward to more time spent with Ms. Rice
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Summary: She just gets better!
Review: I read Stone Heart by Ms. Rice & knew I had to read more.
I had bought the book on a clearance shelf years ago & finally read it a few months ago. This is my second book by her, and they just get better. I know many people say her earlier works aren't much to talk about, however, I liked the previous book.
I admit, this one was better though. What a story! That's what drew me in & kept me reading. I haven't read much like it, and I read A LOT. I felt she really did a great job at helping the reader understand what the characters were thinking & feeling.
And I couldn't help wonder what I'd do in their place...would I be that strong? The ending was the best part. I didn't think she could pull it off, or that anyone would try, but it was wonderful. I'm looking forward to more time spent with Ms. Rice
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Summary: Good read, although predicatble
Review: I read this book soon after a friend gave me a copy of Cloud Nine. I like Luanne Rice's writing style, which is very similar to that of Nicholas Sparks who is my favorite author of fiction. I sometimes find it hard to get going with novels, but this one held my attention. Maybe because I had a child with spina bifida who passed on, but I believe the whole story will capture your attention and heart. The characters are likeable, even when they are supposed to be "bad". It flowed nicely and didn't drag on and on. My only disappointment was the ending, which I felt could have been wrapped up a little more completely. I look forward to Ms. Rice's next novel
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Summary: A Great Story of a Mother's Devotion!
Review: I really enjoyed this book very much. Luanne Rice definitely writes with a lot of feeling for her characters in the book, making it seem as though it really happened. Dianne Robbins has spent eleven years caring for her exceptional child's every need when her ex-hisband, Tim McIntosh would not accept a 'defective child.' Throughout these years of waiting, watching, and caring, Alan hid his love for his brother's wife. But Dianne has closed her heart toward men. Alan, being Julia's pediatrician as he always has been, begins to win his way into Dianne's heart as the story moves on. The story also demonstrates Julia's struggle with Rett's Syndrome, a degenerative neurological disorder in children. I found the book very worthwhile to read.
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Summary: It's been a long time
Review: I'd not read such an absorbing book for a long time. A love story, no doubt, but of a different kind. Not only does it warm your heart by the love of a woman and a man who are kindred spirits but got thrown apart by a mistake; the love a mother has for her child - a child whom no one wants to keep in their home, and the love of a child for her mother, a mother who is unable to love her the way she deserves. Sappy, true, but how it grabs you with the beautiful dream that it holds. How many of us seek for the love that knows no bounds, a small spark of love that that would lead to a changed world forever. We see each character from their own eyes, we feel their emotions, feel their pain, cry their tears, wallow in their sorrows. The simple prose leads us deep into the beings of each character of the story, a truly wonderful experience indeed. Lovely story. You'd identify with it if you have ever loved before.
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