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Summary: Loved it!
Review: It seems like readers either loved it or hated it - I loved it! I have read all of Gibson's other books and while I agree with some of the other reviewers that this story wasn't as strong as some of her earlier books, I still thought that it was a great romance. Daisy is less quirky than some of her other characters and the storyline has been used before, but there were scenes that had me laughing out loud.
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Summary: not her best
Review: I have read every book by Rachel Gibson, and this was definitly not her best. If this is the first book of hers that you read, than i'm sure you'll like it, but as far as her long time fans go, you'll surely be dissapointed in it. I didn't feel as if I really got to know the characters well, and I don't recall her every describing their looks. I also didn't feel connected to the characters as I did with her other books. As far as books go its okay, but I expected much better from her.
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Summary: A keeper
Review: Fabulous. Vintage Gibson. I don't know what everyone is so warped out of shape about. This is a wonderful read. Daisy Monroe is eighteen, pregnant and scared. The father of her baby, Jack, has just lost both of his parents in a car wreck. She doesn't feel she can tell Jack about the baby so she panics and turns to her best friend--also Jack's best friend---Steven. She tells Steven about the baby and the two get married and leave town. Fifteen years later, Steven dies and Daisy feels it is past time that she try and make things right with Jack. As expected, Jack is less than thrilled to see Daisy. Both Jack and Daisy's feelings are intense and completely understandable. Fifteen year old Nathan is so real and a real kick to read about. This book is funny and hot and at times tender. I loved it.
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Summary: Daisy's Back in Town
Review: Not funny! Not romantic! No empathy for the female main character! I have loved each and every one of Rachel Gibson's other books, but this one is a Stinker! The perspective of the heroine in this book was one that no rational person could buy. She demands sympathy for herself while offering unfounded criticism of the hero. No only does this book lack the escapist, entertainment value I expect from Rachel Gibson, it was a chore to read.
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Summary: Great story--a big hit!
Review: This is a very good read. It is sad at times and then wonderfully romantic. You can feel the love between Daisy and Jack and I loved their kid.
I highly recommend this read. I don't know what the others are complaining about--this is great!
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Summary: How much did I hate this book?
Review: Let me count the ways. Let me say first that I really enjoy Rachel Gibson's books normally. But I detested this one. I have to say that Daisy was one of the most self-absorbed, selfish characters I think I've ever read. At 18, she's upset because she finds out she's pregnant and then she immediately assumes that the 18 year old father is dumping her when he asks her to give him some space after both of his parents are killed in a drunk driving accident. She doesn't even try to tell him about the pregnancy a second time. Instead of that? What does she do? What every smart girl does! Marries the guy's best friend, runs off to a different state, raises the father's baby and doesn't even give him the courtesy of his name on the birth certificate or even a note to tell him, "Oh, by the way, you're a father". She comes back 15 years later to "make amends" and then basically tells him he needs to "get over it" if he wants a happy life. One of the truest lines in the book is when her sister looks at her and says, "I'm sorry doesn't mean anything unless you really mean it." How could anyone have a happy life with someone who betrayed him on such a basic level and then was flippant about it even 15 years later? The lack of real character interaction is unbelievable. Nathan isn't even remotely upset that his mother kept him from his biological father. Never even questions it. Even Stephen, the best friend, admits in a letter he wouldn't forgive or forget were it him. Daisy acts like Jack should be over this in a week. What planet does she live on? I'm still trying to shake off the effects of this book and it's going in my "to be burned" pile. If you want a really good Rachel Gibson book, go read See Jane Score or the one with Nick and Delanie (the title's escaping me at the moment). Leave this one on the shelf or in the dumpster where it belongs.
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Summary: solid contemporary romance
Review: In Lovett, Texas, Jackson Parrish is the owner operator of Parrish American Classics, a business that restores vintage cars. Fifteen years ago, he and his best friend Steven Monroe, who just died from brain cancer, had a big fight over the third musketeer Daisy Lee Brooks as both insisted that they loved her. At the same time Jackson's parents died. While Jackson grieved, Daisy Lee married Steven. Though her family including her son knows that Jackson sired her boy, the biological father does not know he has a teenage child. Daisy Lee is back in town to tell him the truth, but he refuses to have anything to do with the person who most hurt him. Daisy regrets not informing Jackson over the years. She reflects back to when she learned she was pregnant while he was grieving the deaths of his parents; she leaped at what she felt was her only salvation. Time slipped away, but she knows she still loves Jackson and always will, but though he will detest her even more than he does now, she must tell him the truth. Jackson loathes himself as he does not trust her with his heart, yet reciprocates her feelings. This is a solid contemporary romance starring two hurting individuals struggling with a decision she made that still leaves both raw. Though why Daisy Lee feels a need to tell Jackson the truth after fifteen years even with Steven's deathbed encouragement, will make readers will question that decision. Still, she shows courage as she defies her feelings and her concerns to confront the injured lion in his den. This is a terrific tale that just avoids soap opera status. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Wow
Review: This was my kind of book. Dark passion mixed with moments of humor. A powerful love story. Daisy has come home to face former lover Jack. Years before Daisy had left town with Jack's best friend and now she most tell him the secret she's been keeping for fifteen years.
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Summary: One of Gibson's Best
Review: True, this one isn't as funny as some of Gibson's other books, namely It Must Be Love, but it is a wonderful read. Daisy and Jack are the perfect romance couple, and I thought Gibson did a great job portraying seventeen year old Nathan. This one goes on my keep shelve.
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Summary: Simply Irresistible
Review: Gibson does it again. Daisy's Back In Town is one of the best books I've read in months. A perfect combination and humor and heart break.
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