Dying to Marry

Rating:
Summary: Not up to par--disappointed
Review: I have read several Janelle Taylor titles and have enjoyed all of them in the past. This book seems like it was written by someone else! It's just not realistic. The way the characters speak and their actions are stupid and unbelievable. I'm half way through the book and I am going to finish it, but I would suggest borrowing it from the library and not purchasing it.

Rating:
Summary: There is just something missing......
Review: I read this book with the hopes of it being up to Ms. Taylor past books and I found it lacking. I knew who the "bad guy" was within the fist 75 pages so the ending was anti-climatic. The love story between the two leading players, Jake and Holly was; in my opinion, not even believeable becuase it seemed like the conclusion of the book was rushed to give them having a happy ever after ending plus we knew more about Lizzie and Dylan who were suppose to be secondary players in this book. It made me wish she had of just told their story with Jake and Holly as secondary players. Oh well better luck next time........

Rating:
Summary: Who Were The Main Characters???
Review: This book was a big disappointment for me as this was the first time I've ever read Ms. Taylor and I was looking forward to a good romantic suspense.

Why the low rating you ask? First off, who were the main characters suppose to be. We learned more about the secondary characters Lizzie and Dylan than we did Holly and Jake. This storyline had great potential. They grew up together and had deep feeling for each other but a misunderstanding tore them apart. Now a wedding brings Holly back to town after 10 years Jake and Holly see each other for the first time. Were there sparks? No...in fact they were together so little, the ending (the happily ever after...for everyone) was cliched and...rather a let down.

This was a story that was billed as a suspense. Where was the suspense. The cast of characters was small and the "baddie" had to come from them in order for it to be a "personal" attack issue. At one point I didn't care who the bad guy was.

The ending was rushed. Over two hundred pages was taken to bring our lovers together (I'm counting both couples here...) and the ending was summed up in less than five pages. Okay...why did it take over two hundred pages to bring us to that point?

I'll try another read by Ms. Taylor before I consider not reading her again. I hope that another of her efforts is better than this one. If you do want to read this story I recommend that you borrow it from a friend, or purchase it secondhand.

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