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Summary: pretty ripping good
Review: Colorful characters, exciting twists and turns, spys, stalkers and ne'r do wells, all the baddies die or go to jail as an innocent victim gets 'em all in the end, and even gets "her man" to boot. A good listen, not boring, not super predictable.
Not all blood and guts,a good "story" behind it.
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Summary: Lowering the standards of literacy
Review: Having never written a review before now, my reaction to this "best selling" book was such, that I felt a compelling, if not overwhelming, need to caution others. Fortunately, I did not buy the book, but picked it up at the library. Being a devoted fan of Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca," there was something wonderfully reminiscent about its dark stormy night cover that had me imagining myself all curled up with a full weekend ahead to do little else but savor, what I assumed would be, a spellbinding thriller. Apart from the story, which does a fairly commendable job of weaving and turning its way to a fairly predictable close, the prose is so awkward, stilted, amateurish and bad, it is hard, if not impossible, to focus on the story. Either the author or the editor, or both, were so arrogant, or simply sloppy, as to allow the repetitiveness of ideas, dialogue, thoughts, etc., which were nothing more than a series of rearranged words, to appear throughout -- within plain view of each other! From my understanding, this is an author of some renown with several best sellers to her credit. In my view, books such as this don't elevate literacy, but dumb it down.
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Summary: ...
Review: I found this book to be an excellent read. I picked it up on the shelf at a Ramada hotel gift shop, thought it looked alright so i decided to give it a try. I'm not usually the kind of person to like romantic novels but this one had just enough romance to be good but not graphic. This story has more twists and turns then a 6 flags rollercoaster! all i can say is read it.
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Summary: Good, but some holes
Review: This was a great suspense story with characters that I really liked. The only thing I didn't like was the identity of the stalker. Usually the antagonist is someone that you would never suspect and are shocked to discover. But this time we didn't even know of him at all and it seemed to take away from the book's climax.
Overall it's a good story and I'm eager to read more by C. Coulter.
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Summary: Entertaining, but predictable and sometimes painful
Review: I listened to this book on tape as I drove on a weekend trip. It kept my interest for the most part, although some of my time was spent counting the number of times events in the book happened "suddenly" AND "without warning", and attempting to piece together the huge holes in the plot. I know it's fiction, but I really disliked the heroine's complete refusal to have any information withheld from her (for example, CIA and FBI classified info), however, she felt free to withhold crucial info from her fiance at the end of the book. Annoying!
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Summary: I thought it Was Good
Review: I have read the other reviews of this book but I don't agree with the ones who did not like the book. I was hooked on the book from the beginning. It held my attention which is not easy to do. I recommend it to everyone who reads Catherine Coulter and authors like her.
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Summary: Aspiring Editors and Writers, there is new found hope!
Review: This was my first Catherine Coulter novel, and though I tried and tried, the prose was simply too repetitive, mistake riddled, and quite frankly awful. Her character development comes off as if it were written by a 4th grader. Though Coulter has a creative mind in putting together a story, there were some pieces of the puzzle come together like trying to reconstruct a shattered whindow. With better editing, fewer "Damnations" and "down to his/her toes" the book would have been less frustrating to read. Many a suspenseful moment exist, with good ideas, ruined by the teller's plodding prose. At least at the end, the story answered it's few unanswered questions. I just wish it were put together more effectively and edited by a professional. I will give Coulter another chance, there has to be something to a person who can write several best sellers. Just not this one.
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Summary: Apparently anyone can publish a book!
Review: As a long time mystery reader, I was interested in reading my first book from this author with 42 New York Times best selling novels. Imagine my dismay when after 50 pages, I couldn't bear to continue. This may be the most poorly written book I've ever attempted to read. The premise of the book, the character development and the prose are something I would expect from a fourth grader. It amazes me that this book ever got published- apparently Ms. Coulter is living off of her reputation. The GOOD news is that according to her website, she only writes one book a year. Perhaps when she's not writing she could attend some creative writing and English composition classes at a nearby university.
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Summary: 0 stars is more appropriate
Review: This is probably the most poorly written work of fiction I have ever come across in my life. The prose is just horrible. Absolutely horrible. I don't know how it ever got past an editor. The story could be interesting, but I can't get past the awful writing. Redundancy abounds, along with excessive attempts at 'flowery' descriptions that just leave you confused or wondering why Coulter can't write language the way it is spoken instead of trying to make herself sound profound. This book seems like something a 6th grader would write. I honestly don't know how it ever got published. But at least it gives this aspiring writer hope about her own attempts at fiction. If Coulter can be a 'bestseller' then I should really get in gear and finish my own novel.
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Summary: I LOVED IT!
Review: I read most of the reviews, after I read this book and yes the story line and the plot was a little far fetched, but that's what makes it fun to read. When I read a book I want to forget reality! I thought this book was fun, cute and sexy. It kept me in suspense from the minute I picked it up, until the very end. And, even with all the characters throw in the mix, I didn't find it hard to follow at all. I didn't want to part with this book. Yes I'll admit it, I was sad when I finished it!...
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