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Summary: She should stick to romance
Review: This book didn't live up to the promise of the rest of the series.
Maybe it's just me, but one of my favorite things about the rest of the SEAL books is the Ms. Brockmann's treatment of different races. They're teammates, they're friends, they're lovers, and they balance each others' strengths and weaknesses. And all her characters have strengths and weaknesses. In this book, she seems to have given up on making everyone human in favor of blatant political correctness.
1. The Al Quaeda terrorist is from Ohio or somewhere and has blond hair and blue eyes.
2. The Saudi Arabian Muslims are all kind, gentle, peace-loving Americans.
3. The black Americans of 1945 are kind to whites and receptive to interracial marriages, while the white Americans are intolerant violent rednecks.
4. Germans in the 1940's are also racially tolerant and eagerly accept interracial marriages (right, tell that to Jesse Owens!)
5. Alyssa Locke, who used to be "part White, part African American, part Hispanic and part God only knows what", has morphed into a "black woman", and a "sister" and has a black mother and a white father (naturally he deserted his family). This makes her a much less interesting character and incidentally makes her red hair and green eyes a genetic impossibility.
Like I said, I really liked the way she treated the different races in her earlier books, and that's probably why this one was such a disappointment.
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: I could not put this book down and when I finally finished it I didn't want to flip the last page.I love her books about Navy SEALs and hope she keeps writing.
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Summary: Mediocre at best . . .
Review: A massive diasappointment and a waste of $13.I love the Seal series that Suzanne Brockmann creates. It's full of passion and wonderful men that you just can't help but fall in love with (yes, even Jules!) With very few exceptions, I love her writing. Unfortuately for me and my pocketbook, this is one of those exceptions. I had been eagerly anticipating the next novel in the series, and, when I heard that it was about Sam and Alyssa, I debated long and hard and decided to buy the hardcover, instead of waiting desperately for it to become available in the library or as a paperback. Sadly, this novel only rehashes the glimpses of Sam and Alyssa that made them so wonderful as a subplot in previous books. There is no substance, I felt no passion, and in fact, I couldn't read through it all. I read the first two chapters, jumped to the end, flipped through the book, and was so disappointed that I put the book down. I had no inclination to read it until my guilt over spending that much money (poor college student) forced me to try to get my money's worth. I'm a readacholic and a fast one at that. If I like the book, I will sit there and avidly read for 3 hours until I'm done. I wasn't even willing to spend another ten minutes looking for an appearance of Jules or a sex scene. The one bonus: Gina and Max are brought up again and they are so wonderful. If this book is any indication, I *never* want them to have their own book. Final nail in the coffin: I never got my rebate. Final words of advice: Wait for your library to get this book. Don't buy it. It's worth a trip to the library to stock up on this and other books, but not worth the money.
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Summary: You might want to read the previous books in the series 1st.
Review: Navy Seal Sam Starrett hasn't had a word from his ex-wife yet on their divorce. He travels to Florida hoping to convince her to go on and sign the papers. When he arrives at her sister's house he discovers the body of a murdered women on the floor of the kitchen. She's been there several days but from the hair color and size it sure looks like Mary Lou- but where is their little 2 year old Haley? After looking around the house himself being careful not to disturb anything, there's no baby! Sam calls his contact with the FBI. It's made to look like a robbery but not all of the pieces fit. FBI agent Alyssa Locke is put in charge of the investigation. Sam and Alyssa apparently go wayyyyyyyy back. Sam and Alyssa's relationship was one that was powerful but brief due to Mary Lou caming up pregnant. Sam wanted to do the right thing by marrying Mary Lou. Bad situation! Now Sam and Alyssa are thrown together again in a tough working situation with emotional and physical sparks flying. I don't want to say too much and give some of the story away. Is the woman Mary Lou and if not where is she and Haley? With terrorist tension high and with certain evidence- could this be a terrorist act and how will this affect Sam and his career? There are several other stories going on too as well to follow... Sam's Seal commander, Tom Paoletti- accused of aiding terrorists and his live-in girlfriend Kelly who gets involved trying to prove Tom's innocence; FBI negotiator Max Bhagat, Alyssa's Boss- dealing with his feelings for Alyssa and Gina, a younger woman who was taken as hostage during a terrorist attack and feeling threatened having Alyssa and Sam working together; Noah Gaines and his grandfather, Sam's black childhood friend who played a vital part in Sam's growing up and career choice. Well there's just a lot going on. Great story! At times a little confusing with there being so much going on. It was my first of this series to read and from reading the other reviews I wonder if it would have been easier to follow if I had read the previous books. But it is still a good one. Sam needs his mouth washed out with soap. A little dirty talking is expected but Sam's was unnecessary and that did get OLD! It is definitely not a "one-sitting" read and it might be a little slow in the beginning for some- but hang in there (it's like a roller coaster- making that "up hill climb" it is slow at first but then there is that drop) and things really get going. I am headed not to get the previous books to read! Yea, I would recommend it!
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Summary: Yuchhh!!!
Review: Last one I'll read by her.
I didn't like the last book. But, I had to read this book after living with Sam and Alyssa for years.
I liked Marylou
I didn't care about Tom and Kelly.
Needless to say, I was ready to throw the book before the first 100 pages.
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Summary: It was unbelievably dissappointing
Review: Like many fans of SB, I had been anxiously awaiting Gone Too Far. As much as I loved Sam and Alyssa in previous books, I did not like either one in this one. Those of us who have read previous books, know that Sam does not have the cleaniest language. However, I was truly distracted by the number of times the F-word was used. (I lost count after 75) It was not funny. And Alyssa, when did this character become so cruel and weepy. Give me a break! The other distracting thing was the heart-to-heart conversations these two characters had during the weirdest points in the story. By the end of the book I could care less if they finally got together. The Tom and Kelly part was like an aberration. This guy is suppose to be a pretty straight arrow. Who would believe he was a terrorist? Max was so annoying. I don't know why Gina continues to want this guy. I thought Out of Control was an annoying story line, but this one beat it by a long shot. My advise to any one considering buying this book is to get from your local library. Save your money for some other book.
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Summary: Well worth waiting for!!!!
Review: I'd give it a perfect 10 stars if possible. I try to never buy hardcover books because they don't travel well. I was dying to read this book about Sam & Alyssa so I bought it instead of waiting for the paperback. I know some of the reviews have called this not one of her best books but I totally disagree. If you've never read one of her books about SEAL Team Sixteen you may be lost for a while, but as far as I'm concerned you just need to read all of this series and get the thrill of your life. This is one of Suzanne's best series and I'm just sorry it may be over. Come on Suzanne there has to be someone you left out and need to write about in your next book.
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Summary: I don't know what some of these readers are talking about!
Review: The reviewers of this book that complain about it must be nuts! Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann, was an excellent story. Probably, the best in this series so far! Ignore the bad reviews and buy the book! I notice on some of the books I have been reading lately (especially, the ones who get slammed) the reviews seem personal in nature and meanspirited. I wish Amazon didn't allow those type of reviews to be posted. It is not a nice thing to do!
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Summary: GONE TOO FLAWED
Review: Yes, we were all looking forward to Sam and Alyssa's story. Yes, this is an excellent series. But in common with many other reviewers, I feel that there are too many story lines going on in GONE TOO FAR. You never can settle back with the book, because it jumps around every few pages. Also, this book keeps going back to previous books in the series. I had trouble remembering who Ms. Brockman was talking about. Maybe it would help to go back and read three or four of the previous books in the series prior to reading this one. In any event, it was hard to get through the book. I usually read a book in one sitting, but this one took me several days. Hopefully, Ms. Brockmann's next one will be an improvement.
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Summary: HUGE Letdown!!!
Review: I have been anticipating Sam and Alyssa's story since their first sighting in UNSUNG HERO. However, when I finally read the book, there was hardly anything of Sam and Alyssa'a romantic relationship in it. There were so many story lines going on that there wasn't time for Sam & Alyssa. Though I am a huge S. Brockmann fan, I just don't think this book delivers the same intense passion and action as the ones that came before it. It definitely wasn't worth the paperback dollars, let alone Hardback money. I can only hope the next installment will redeem Ms. Brockmann, as I have greatly enjoyed this series(up until now).
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