Shifting Caldor Wind

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Summary: The Calder Magic is gone!
Review: After Green Calder Grass I was afraid to buy this book so I waited and got it from the library. Smart move! The magic is gone! I have loved the Calder series but the death of Maggie and then the death of Ty really made me not want to read any further. I can't bring myself to care about the characters because I never know who is next on the chopping block. Plus, it's pretty obvious to me where the story is going with Ty and Jessie's daughter and Ty's ex-wife Tara. Tara's going to steal her affection from her mother. Also, I always loved Kat but in this story Janet Dailey all but made her Tara's partner in crime. I almost hated her! The only highlight was Laredo and Jessie's relationship but even that was hard to get into because of Ty and Jessie. Oh well, I gave it one more shot but the magic is most definately gone!

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Summary: Welcome Addition
Review: For those who have read all the Calder Series this is a welcome addition. When I read the back cover I was unsure I would like the plot. However, Janet did a wonderful job capaturing my interest once again...I didn't think there could possibly be another book after the death of Ty Calder in Green Calder Grass! This book surprized me and even though I had figured out before the end who the killer was...I couldn't put the book down.
I agree with the others who have wrote reviews...Janet locks you into the fantasy of wanting to be a part of the Calder family or at least we can all dream of a living on a ranch in Big Sky Country!

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Summary: She's losing her touch
Review: I've read every Calder book Janet Dailey has written since the series started in 1982. I was a precocious 8th grader then. Either my tastes have changed, or Janet Dailey is losing her touch. I thought the last book in the series (Green Calder Grass) was the worst at the time it came out, but this one reaches a new low in dullness. It's nice that the author has involved patriarch Chase Calder more in this story. He's the man that hooked us all in the first book. I guess she had no choice since she killed off Ty Calder in the last book. That was a crazy move, since he should have lived to become the new Calder patriarch. But the book's main romance, which Dailey is famous for, is between a mysterious stranger, Laredo, and Ty's widow, Jessie. I found their relationship rather boring. There wasn't enough interaction between them to make me really root for them to get together. Maybe it's because I don't care much about Jessie anymore. I just find myself wishing Janet Dailey had killed her instead of Ty. The mystery of who's trying to kill Chase isn't bad, but all in all, the storyline is weak. I'll probably continue to read any Calder book Dailey puts out because I have so much invested, and I'm a glutton for punishment. But I think now I'll just get them from the library.