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Summary: Great story and plot but.....
Review: This is the first Nora Roberts book for me and I enjoyed the story line very much. She spent alot of time on character depth and it was truly a "whodunnit" but I have to say the heavy romantic scenes where actually distracting and almost gratuitous. After reading some of the book, I wondered why Fabio wasn't on the cover. Ms. Roberts needs to decide if she wants to be a Romance Writer or a Mystery Writer. I hope she decides on Mystery full time, she is a great writer.
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Summary: One of her best!
Review: This is the first Nora Roberts book I read, and it was what prompted me to read more. This book is fabulous. It is a book that kept me up all night because I just could not put it down. Genuine Lies is a tale of intrigue that continually makes you wonder, "Who done it?" Nora Roberts throws in a couple of twists that are not expected. I have read many Nora Roberts books since this one, but none of them compares. It's a cliche, but this is a MUST READ!
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Summary: Entertaining from Beginning to End
Review: This novel is like a soap opera, but only more fun, more interesting, and more suspenseful. I was dubious in the beginning about this novel because I usually don't like plots with flashbacks, especially when it isn't between the couple falling in love, Julia and Paul, in this case. But this book is a definite exception, most importantly because I love the characters. There were a lot of characters but you get so enraptured in the novel that you actually do end up knowing all the twenty characters or so. Heck, Eve's husbands and lovers probably made up most of it. Despite the many characters, each character was fully developed and had a personality which was great. Also, ever have a person try to describe a soap opera to you with all the love triangles, murder, and revenge? This novel is kinda like that.This book twists your emotions all around. A reader becomes sad, angry, understanding, and amused, sometimes all at the same time. I was laughing continuously throughout the book, especially when Eve meets Paul for the first time. I was tearing up with a couple of Eve's stories, especially of Charlie Gray's unrequited love of her and his action because of that. Yes, I am being deliberately vague to avoid giving away that story, although there are so many great stories I doubt you'd care. There were also some parts that were supposed to be sad but because of Nora Roberts's witty descriptions, I ended up laughing out loud despite everything. The novel has many plots all intertwining and then tying up into an unpredictable ending. Guessing the killer was a real mystery to me since everytime I thought I had it figured it out, I changed the killer to a different person. Now about the characters that I loved so much: Some people might think Eve coldhearted but she did care. She was a strong woman that knew everyone's secrets. Eve had a hard life and it was amazing to me how she could keep moving through all the trials that were heaped unto her. Paul and Julia made a great couple, distrustful of each other at first and then coming to love each other. Julia I really liked because she is a heroine, she protects her son in many ways even to the point of knocking a teacher out. :) There were some dark characters and some dark stories. If you hate books with rape, suicide, infidelity, people sleeping around, murder, and all that--this book might not be for you. Because like I said, it is kind of like a soap opera. But it is a great enough book to see if you would like it or not. Believe me, just buy it.
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Summary: Not Bad! Worth Reading
Review: This was a good read. Lots of characters that made the story interesting, and never boring.I enjoyed the romance, and just when you thought you knew the bad guy it changed. Really kept me guessing right up to the end. I do recommend this book.
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Summary: Enjoyable!!!
Review: This was my first time reading Nora Roberts work. I found this book to be very suspenseful(in my opinion, most of the characters were possible suspects -- this really had me going). The writer developed the characters very well. I would recommend reading. Thanks, Nora!!!
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Summary: HOOKED FROM PAGE ONE
Review: This was the first Nora Roberts book I read and I was hooked from the first page. I love the way she gives life to her characters- you feel as if you know them. I am now on a mission to read all of her books!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This was the Nora Roberts book that I would not recommand to anyone. The story was very well thought out and written but for some reason during the course of the novel I started to really dislike Julia. I find her arrogant, ungreatful, stuck up, spoiled, and pathetic. And it's very hard for me to believe that someone like Paul could actually enjoy her company. I think because of this I couldn't bring myself to finish the book (it's still sitting on my book shelf unfinished) I really didn't like this book.
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Summary: Sex, Suspense and Romance all wound up in a wonderful book.
Review: Who could ask for more? I loved it!! Nora Roberts is one of my favorites. ( If you like this one, try Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts and Mirror Image by Sandra Brown )
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Summary: Entertaining but VERY predictable
Review: You know the end from the very beginning. It is entertaining though.
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