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Summary: I've read every one of Jude's books - This is the BEST!!!!!!
Review: Among the best Jude Deveraux has written - She spins the tale
so magnificently that I hard time putting it down for even a moment - It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
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Summary: Read Knight In Shining Armor or Remembrance instead
Review: This book wasn't bad, but I expected more from Jude Deveraux. As other reviewers have mentioned, the existence of two separate heroes and the unequal amount of time spent with them seriously mars the pacing, leaving the reader unsatisfied at the end. For time-travel romances, A Knight In Shining Armor is far superior. In Legend, Deveraux is much sloppier about handling paradoxes associated with time travel, and fails to wrap up the stories associated with secondary characters. The one truly wonderful aspect of this book is the emphasis on the protagonist's culinary talent; anyone who likes cooking or just plain loves good food will delight in the descriptions of her concoctions.
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Summary: Entertaining, but a little too strange for me.
Review: Let me just say that I love Jude Deveraux. I know some of you that read the title of my review are thinking "She just doesn't appreciate a good Jude Deveraux story" or "Well, time travels just aren't her thing". I'll clear the air for you. Jude Deveraux is fastly becoming one of my all time favorite authors, and I am a BIG fan of time travel. But, _Legend_ just doesn't do it for me... sorry.I started the book prepared to hate it. Let me tell you... I didn't. It was well written and entertaining. But, the story line was a little too twisted. The book starts out inroducing us to Kady Long, a famous chef. She is about to be married to her boss' son. Although he is gorgeous and gives Kady the freedom she thinks she needs, the reader knows right away that he is not the man for her. While browsing through an antique store, Kady impulsivly buys a flour tin. But, when she gets home, she realizes she bought more then she thought, and that the simple little flour tin would change her life forever. Once Kady pries open the tin, she finds three treasures inside: a breathtaking wedding dress, a watch and a family photo. Since Kady is getting married so soon, it seems that the hands of fate were guiding her decision to buy the ancient tin. Kady tries on the dress, and is overcome by a dizzy spell. When she wakes up, she is no longer in her drab little appartment in Virginia. Instead, she is on a mountain top, and a hanging is about to take place. Rushing to the hanging tree, Kady sees three men trying to hang a gorgeous man. She uses her wits and saves the man. It turns out his name is Cole. Kady instantly feels a pull to him, but thinks that he is not the man for her because all of her life, she's dreamt of an Arabian Night. Because of Cole's fair features, he can not be the man for her. Nevertheless, Cole feels that he is in Kady's debt for saving his life, and so the two end up getting hitched. Cole is in love with Kady, but she is still trying to decide what it is exactly that she feels for him. All this while there is a secret, and once Kady figures it out, Cole is gone from her forever. Can she still find true love? Will she ever see the truth about Gregory? Will an Arabian come from the desert and sweep her off her feet? Okay, I never usually give a three to a book, so I'm going to break down the good things and the bad things about it so you can understand why it's not the greatest. Bad Things- 1) About half of the book is spent with Cole. Now, I loved Cole, and he was a great character. I got tricked into thinking he would be the hero. Not so. Kady is whisked away from him, so you are left with a strange feeling of loss. Then, we are introduced to Tarik, Kady's Arabian man, and think that he could be Cole's replacement, but alas, he treats her very badly. When he later tells her that it was all an act, I had a hard time believing it. Tarik treats Kady hostilely and then it is explained in two seconds, and all is forgiven. It was a little sloppy. 2) The ending. The first part of the book was really good. I could see how Jude came to the conclusions that she did about time travle. But, the second half was too confusing. She got sloppy, and it shows. The relationship between Tarik and Kady was too shaky for me to believe that it was actually true love. 3) Jude's whole time travel idea in the second half of the book. I think Jude forgot about the cosiquences of changing things in the past. For instance, Tarik's biker straddling cousin stays back, with her cycle mind you, and when Kady and Tarik return to the real world, nothing has changed. This was a little too convinient for me to believe. One thing I really enjoy in most of Jude's books is that it is easy to believe that this could really happen. _Legend_... well... it just doesn't make the grade. But, Jude is a good writer, and I did enjoy _Legend_. Although there are problems with the story line, it is still a pretty good book. So, if you feel you have to read all of Jude's work, it's not a waste of your time. But, if you are just looking into Jude Deveraux books, I'd say wait a while. If you're looking for a good time travle, try _A Knight in Shining Armor_, _Remebrance_ (both by Jude Deveraux), or Diana Gabaldon's _Outlander_ series.
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Summary: Time Travel Story , it was good but not great ...
Review: One of Jude Deveraux's time travel stories,it was good but not as good as A Knight and Shinning Armor... alot of twists in the story,the main character Kady,chubby gorgeous girl,went back in time and saved Cole,dark handsome man,which she married during that time to survive,helped him to experience love... i liked this one ... the character is not perfectly slim or thin,like in most books... the stories are great eventhough the characters are not perfect... it was GOOD...
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Summary: Read Knight In Shining Armor or Remembrance instead
Review: This book wasn't bad, but I expected more from Jude Deveraux. As other reviewers have mentioned, the existence of two separate heroes and the unequal amount of time spent with them seriously mars the pacing, leaving the reader unsatisfied at the end. For time-travel romances, A Knight In Shining Armor is far superior. In Legend, Deveraux is much sloppier about handling paradoxes associated with time travel, and fails to wrap up the stories associated with secondary characters. The one truly wonderful aspect of this book is the emphasis on the protagonist's culinary talent; anyone who likes cooking or just plain loves good food will delight in the descriptions of her concoctions.
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Summary: Really, really enjoyed this!
Review: This is better the second time around. The first time I got too attached to Cole. Knowing everything before hand is much better. I'm not going to give away to much because some people may still want some surprises. Cole has a big secret, which Kady finds out about from somebody.
I won't say how she meets the other guy, but on second read he is more likeable (you may want to wait a few weeks at least to reread the book to get how great Cole was out of your mind)
Too much time was spent on Kady's relationship with Cole, and not enough on the one with the other guy. An extra chapter or two at the end would have been nice.
The best part of the book, surprisingly, was actually near the end. I won't give away what happened. Cole does get his own story in an anthology. However, he's quite different then he is in this book.
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