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Summary: Finally!!
Review: I really enjoyed Into the Night. The romance between Mike and Joan isn't full of sparks and fire, but it's still sweet. Regardless, it moved fast with a great plot that you just can't seem to put down. I have to admit that I was really interested in the ongoing Sam/Alyssa thing and I figured that I'd just skip to those parts, but Brockmann makes it hard to do that. You want to read the entire book. I was also eager to see how she dealt with the infamous Mary Lou and I wasn't disappointed. I still don't like her, but her story is really, really good. I also really enjoyed the secondary WWII story, it was just as well developed as the rest of the book. Never a dull moment. I'd highly recommend it!
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Summary: Her slowest paced booked yet.
Review: First, I have to say that I pretty much was convinced by the end that this was a book about Sam, Alyssa and Mary Lou with the story of Jane and Mike just a substory. It certainly felt that way with Mary Lou getting more attention and action than Joan or Mike ever got!The thing I love about Suzanne Brockmann books is that they are always filled with action and have beautifully interwoven plots. Unfortunatley, her latest effort fell far below par. There was no action until the very very end, and even that was rather dull. The "bad guy" was easy to guess from the begining, and for the first time ever I found myself considerably bored with the WWII substory. In previous books the WWII story was interesting and it actually moved the main plot along. Here, Brockmann seemed to have written it simply because she's done one in all her other troubshooter novels. Overall, I was really dissapointed because I expected more; however, dissapointed with Brockmann is better than other authors' best works, so I suppose I recomend you read this some day. It's just not one that will keep you up late. If you haven't yet read a book by Brockmann, go pick up Out of Control instead!
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Summary: NOT EVEN ONE STAR
Review: Wow did I pick up the wrong book. The subplots were fairly decent. Mary Lou was the most compelling character in the book as she struggles to grow up, shed her excessive baggage, do the right thing and get her priorities straight. She certainly had much more compassion and caring for Donny than his own sister, Joan. The Vince/Charlotte story was a nice one but I find it most unlikely that a woman like her and in her 80s would be using such terms as "pissed off". The main storyline about Joan and Mike was absolutely the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. In actuality I skipped through pages and pages of their frivolous, uninteresting (filler)banter. Unfortunately the author chose to write in this age difference conflict. She then proceeded to paint Joan as chronologically 7 or 8 years older than Mike but with a maturity level at least 10 years younger than his 25. What's the point then? Joan is a shallow, silly, self-centered, sewer-mouthed unlikeable character. As for Mike Muldoon, I found him rather bland and unbelievable in his attraction to this woman. The book started out with about a 15 page wonderful action sequence but that was it except for a few pages at the end of the book. I got the impression there was going to be lots of SEAL action. No more Brockmann for me thank you.
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Summary: Ready for something new
Review: I am a HUGE Suzanne Brockmann fan. I have every book she's written (save for one that I *sigh* can't find) but this book was a little on the lack-luster side. Typically, I buy her books and have them read by the end of the night. This one, I let sit for a few days. Once I sat down to read it, I did do it in one sitting, but not with the same fire as I did with her other books.
Mike and Joan were a very good couple. I really liked Joan's character. She was witty, strong and not a rail, but I felt like something was missing. Or more to the point....this story was a set-up for Sam, Alyssa and Mary Lou's story. I am not a fan of the WWII sub-plots and this one really did have me skipping over it and since it really wasn't an integral part of the story, I didn't feel I missed much by skipping these pages.
While I am def. waiting for Sam and Alyssa's story, I am ready for Suz to move on. Her single title "Heart Throb" was an excellent single title and while I LOVE the SEALs, I am ready for soemthing else. I am still looking forward to Wes' story in the TD&D series and my first love is the alpha squad, but I'm ready for Suz to expand her focus.
I def. recommend this book. It's by Suz! LOL, but don't let this be your first Suz book....
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Summary: How long till July?
Review: This book was worth the wait. While it wasn't the best of the Troubleshooter series - I STILL COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! I liked that Joan was a "real woman". I totally relate to only running to the store to get chocolate before it closes!! Her trouble with the age difference did start to get on my nerves though! Mike was a good looking, red blooded male and she was attracted to him! What was the problem? I wouldn't have thought twice about it!! Truck scene was hot!! The WWII story was nice. I was good to learn more about the origins of the SEALs. Like the other reviewer, I also found myself more interested in the secondary characters than in Mike and Joan. I still hate Mary Lou, but I do better understand her. I don't want to understand her or sympathize with her - but I do. She is one confused kid! I still love Sam. He is my all time favorite SEAL! I understood his feelings/fear of being a bad father - I mean, hey, he was trapped into it!! He didn't want it! But he can learn. Kids don't come with an owners manual! And I was glad that he and Alyssa did not have any direct contact in this book. Gave us a break and let some other characters grow. I found myself very interested in Cosmo for some reason! However, that teaser for Sam and Alyssa's book was NOT FAIR!! How long till July??? SUZANNE - CAN I PLEASE BE ONE OF YOUR PROOF READERS???
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Summary: Romantic Times Review
Review: SEAL Team 16 is preparing for a presidential visit to their home base of San Diego, CA. Lt. Mike Muldoon is assigned as the official liaison to White House staffer Joan DaCosta. Joan has the unenviable task of setting up positive press for the president's headstrong, troublesome daughter Brooke. The minute Mike lays eyes on Joan he is attracted to her; but Joan sees him only as a handsome younger man. Under Mike's persistence, Joan finds herself weakening; however, a PR disaster with Brooke puts a large monkey wrench into the works. Rising fears that the president's upcoming visit could increase the risk of a terrorist attack prove correct when an elaborate assassination plot is uncovered. INTO THE NIGHT is timely, thrilling and makes for excellent reading. As with the previous books in this series, there are multiple story lines melding together to produce a complex new tale. (Dec., 480 pp., $6.99)
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Summary: Should have been subtitled "A Soap Opera"
Review: Wow, this book has more boring page fillers than any other book that I've ever read. The main storyline is about Seal Team 16 member Mike Muldoon and Joan DaCosta who works at the White House. Mike and Joan are thrown together when the President decides to present an award to the team at their base in San Diego. Mike is assigned to Joan as her liaison while she scopes out the base for the President's visit. Unfortunately, the the Seal Team commander is not happy about this high profile visit due to possible terrorist threats. Of course, Joan and Mike are instantly attracted to each other, but Joan has a problem with their age difference. Mike is 25 years old and Joan is 32. Mike pursues her and is basically rebuffed due to Joan's insecurity. The reason I call this book a soap opera in my title is due to the fact that there are so many characters and storylines going on at once. There is Joan and Mike. The love/hate quadrangle of Sam, Alyssa, Max, and Mary Lou. Mary Lou and Ihbraham. Charlotte and Vince. Last, but not least, Donny who has a severe mental illness and the brother of Joan. Whew! There is just too much going on and these storylines do not connect fluidly with each other. I'm reading about Joan and Mike one minute and the next thing I know I'm reading about someone completely different. Each storyline comes to a jarring halt every few pages. I found the WWII storyline completely superfluous. I was very irritated much of the time while reading this book. I assumed that this book was a Suspense/Romance story, but it lacked suspense and the romance just dragged on and on between the main characters for strange and unbelievable reasons. I will try one of SB's other books as I have read some of the reviews for "Out of Control" and "Over the Edge" and these books sound promising. Moreover, from the reviews that I have read, Sam and Alyssa seem to appear in SB's other books and I did read the preview pages for Sam's story at the end of the book. From the pages that I read, Sam's book also seems promising. I just hope that SB does not add unnecessary characters and storylines so that it seems like a thick hardcover book. The editors should realize that the reader looks for a satisfying read and not necessarily a long read to feel that we got our money's worth.
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Summary: Raise the Flag!
Review: In this Navy SEAL tale, Suzanne Brockman may have captured the idiocyncracies of military personnel and their love interests too well for it seems to have disgruntled some reviewers. However, journalists who have been imbedded with the military in more recent terrorist conflicts can recognize how real her characters are. Mary Lou is more typical of some military wives than readers may care to know. Men who have lived through and seen horrible atrocities in their overseas missions need an understanding ear when they return home, but many don't find it, as Sam didn't, because their families and spouses can't cope with it. They end up battling the heroic image of a soldier, commando or SEAL--or top gun, sailor, marine-- and suppressing the real live person wearing the uniform. It's one of the chief reasons why the post traumatic disorder syndrome haunts so many of our military who have served time in the field. Accolades to Brockmann for combining romance with suspense plots that let our heroes and heroines emerge with human foibles, including a fat kid that morphs into a poster SEAL model and a woman so conditioned to appearances that yes, she would be concerned about how it would look and affect her career to fall in love with a hunk younger than herself and who doesn't fit into Washington's power circle and social set. And kudos to Brockmann for weaving a background storyline set in WWII through all her SEALS series. While civilians have become more cynical because of today's instant access to information, those who sign up to serve their country still hold the same values as their grandparents did and they still lay down their lives for the same patriotic reason. Laying parallel story lines like this help keep alive a memory of those who protected the freedoms we take for granted today. God bless them! And God bless Brockmann! This is another taunt page turner and deserves five stars.
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Summary: Well...Worth Reading But Not A "Must Read"!
Review: First off I should admit to not having read any other book in this series so yes, I was a tad bit confused with the prior relationships that were revisited especially the Sam and Mary Lou storyline that was one of three storylines that this book held. Sam was a very unlikable man and since I was not "up to date" on the nuances of his relationship with Mary Lou this one was my least favorite storyline. The Vince and Charlotte storyline was good. It was at least easy to follow since she started their story with flashbacks from the past, and it was tied to Joan and her storyline with Mike. Joan was an okay character. Again I must agree with other reviewers about how annoying her age thing was. She was not that old and hey, age is just a number! I liked the action scene that Ms. Brockmann wrote for the opening, and I must admit to being new to Ms. Brockmann so I'm not totally sure what her writing style is like but she seems to be able to write a very interesting story that grabs you from the beginning. This one just seemed to loose it's fizz at the end. Maybe it's due to the whole "no closure" thing that seems to be a part of the formula for this series. This is not a bad thing if you've read all of the books in the right order. It is a little confusing if you are coming in mid way (which I admit is a problem with me that I have with most series. I pick up #3 of 4 and then wonder why I'm so confused. <G>) but this is incentive to pick up past titles! Still this is a good book worth picking up. Especially if you have already put time into the series from the beginning. If not and your like me and picked it up...just know that it's good but you should invest in the other titles if you want complete understanding (I know I will).
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Summary: The weakest in the series
Review: Okay, I loved the first four books up until this one. I didn't hate it at all. I found it really very good but like Meg, Joan irriated me too. First of all, her problem with the age thing? Give me a break. I mean, yeah, I have a slight hang up with age but if I met a guy who cared enough about me, I think I could over look it. She was a real woman, but also a tad on the very very obnoxious side. Mike was a little weaker than I anticipated once he got his own book. He seems very pro-USA and that's all fine but the golly gee stuff? Ah, shut up, Mike. The Charlotte/Vince thing. Eh, for once, I didn't care about it. It added nothing to the storyline.
Mary Lou. Least favorite character ever. After her comments about Alyssa in a pervious book, I'm supposed to care about her situation now? So what that NOW she's all in love with Ibraham? Who cares that now she has had a change of heart? She's miserable, Sam's miserable. And because of her silly scheme, she brought an innocent baby into the world that didn't asked for that dysfunctional situatuon. Jesus. I think out of all the reccuring characters, I could jettison her out of there so quick. She chose the life she was in, and didn't once try to make nice with the Navy girls. Bleh. Sam! Okay, yeah, I wasn't a big fan of his [stuff] about Donny or how he wasn't really around for his daughter, but (and this is probably because I LOVE his character) I think the situation he was in affected him more than he ever thought it would. Hence the absenteeism and the like. Do I like it? No, but I get it. I have Gone Too Far but am waiting until I'm on vacation to read it. The only saving grace with this book is Sam/Alyssa, even though they aren't in it a lot. Don't start with this book. Start from the very beginning, and at least with this one it'll go down easier.
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