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Summary: A lot of computer jargon, a lot less romance..
Review: I found this book confusing. Although, SEP tried to speak in layman's terms, I still was completely confused. Maybe I'm an idiot but, I think she went into too much detail on the pioneering age of home computers. However, I did enjoy Susannah's character. You could almost feel what she most have been going through when she jumped on the back of Sam's Harley and didn't look back. Going to an exciting new world yet being scared out of your mind. How terrifying!! She held together w/ dignity and an uncanny spirit that she never let go of. She sure did show them in the end!
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Summary: Don't bother
Review: I hate to contradict the previous reviewers, but I did not find this book half as good as they said it is. And I had to give it up half way through it as a good gesture to myself! I think you've got to be terminally bored to stick to it till the end. The characters are so flimsy, the plot line so unimaginative, it is not worth the while.
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Summary: Not the best Susan Elizabeth Phillips book
Review: I have read all of S.E.P.'s Chicago Stars/Bonner Brothers books (It Had To Be You; Heavan,Texas; Nobody's Baby But Mine; Dream A Little Dream; This Heart Of Mine) and I loved them. So I picked up Hot Shot to read on a road trip. This book is so boring. It had so many flashbacks and it focused on the lives of about five different characters at once, then it would completely stop talking about a character and you would be left wondering what happened to them for 100 pages. The book didn't move along at all. I am usually a very fast reader, but I just couldn't bring myself to read it. I did finish the book to see how it ended, however. The ending stank.It was very shallow compared to the deepness of the rest of the book. I did give it one star for the bits of humor and the love scenes. S.E.P. is a wonderful writer, but this was not her best book. Read the Chicago Stars/Bonner Brothers books, they are great.
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Summary: Definitely not a typical romance!
Review: I have read every one of Susan Elizabeth Phillip's books and Hot Shot took me the longest to find. When I finally located it at a bookstore a few weeks ago, I was slow to start it. It didn't look the same as her other books. However, once I began I couldn't stop. I raced through the book in two days and became totally wrapped up in the story. Susannah is a beautiful and deep character who reminds me of myself. She discovered such strength and overcame incredible obstacles. The three men in her life after she runs from her wedding are very realisitc. They have flaws, but, in all they are strong people who help Susannah to grow into her own person. I would absolutely reccomend this well-researched and facinating book to anyone. Instead of another romance, this is a story about personal growth and is an inspiration to every woman who is still finding her place in the world. My only regret is that this is the last available book by Susan Elizabeth Phillips that I haven't read.
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Summary: A surprisingly good read
Review: I have read every one of Susan Elizabeth Phillip's books and Hot Shot took me the longest to find. When I finally located it at a bookstore a few weeks ago, I was slow to start it. It didn't look the same as her other books. However, once I began I couldn't stop. I raced through the book in two days and became totally wrapped up in the story. Susannah is a beautiful and deep character who reminds me of myself. She discovered such strength and overcame incredible obstacles. The three men in her life after she runs from her wedding are very realisitc. They have flaws, but, in all they are strong people who help Susannah to grow into her own person. I would absolutely reccomend this well-researched and facinating book to anyone. Instead of another romance, this is a story about personal growth and is an inspiration to every woman who is still finding her place in the world. My only regret is that this is the last available book by Susan Elizabeth Phillips that I haven't read.
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Summary: Not normal SEB! But stil quite good
Review: I liked it, although it's not SEB's usual style that I've come to know from Nobody's Baby but Mine, and This Heart of Mine, but it's still quite good. I've never looked books where the heroine has to choose between two guys, and it just pisses me off when they always make the wrong decision becasue there is so much better guy right in front of her, in this case Mitch...and it just drives me insane. But it's romantic, it's and fun, and you always get that rish when revenge is returned...so, ya, I definitely had fun!
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Summary: Silicon and romance
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I am not a romance novel connoisseur. I have thumbed through a few over the years as some of the book covers scream. Without fail, within four or five pages, I want to gag. (Romance addicts are now scrolling to the bottom of this review and clicking "no".) Romance novels just aren't (weren't?) my thing. Then along came Suzie, the heroine of Hot Shot. Author Susan Elizabeth Phillips has done her homework. The plot, yes there is a real plot, evolves around the Silicon Valley in the late '70s and the emergence of the computer and nerd nirvana. The story is fascinating. It is nostalgic - where were you when Elvis died? I read Hot Shot because I was told that I would like it. I was really skeptical. "Give it chance", it was suggested. Five pages in "His voice rose over the roar of the Harley, and his dark, mesmerizing eyes speared through her skin" activated the gag reflex. "Give it a chance" echoed in my mind. I did and I am glad. 4 ½ stars
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Summary: I love this book!
Review: I think this is one of the best romance novels of all time: smart, sophisticated, funny, touching, complex, and fascinating. Susannah's character arc alone is worth the cover price, but Phillips finely drawn cast of supporting characters makes every page a treat. It's just a wonderful read!
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Summary: Not my favorite SEP book but I still recommend it
Review: I've read almost all her books and never thought I'd ever give her less than five stars but this early SEP style is a little different than what I am used to and I prefer the style of her later books. Of course, SEP at worst is still great when compared to alot of what is out there in the mainstream romance category. Not that this book is bad in ANY way. It reads well as I would expect from SEP but it's not my idea of what I want to read when I read for escapism/fantasy. It had a little too much real-life senarios for my taste. I also don't want any confusion about who the hero and heroine is supposed to be. It's been over a month since I read Hot Shot and I still get an uneasy feeling when I think of Sam and what he did to Suzi. Guys like that exist in real life, I don't want that in my fantasy. I want to feel good and warm and happy. I want happily ever after with the same guy in my romances. Nothing dark is welcome there. I also thought Suzi should have woken up and smelled the coffee a long time before she did. And that was ONLY by accident! How long would she have kept her head buried in the sand? I prefer my heroines a little stronger. And her running away for as long as she did did not impress me either. I understand and I might have done the same thing but Suzi is my heroine, not me. I want my heroine to do all the gutsy stuff that I could never do, that's why I read FICTION. As usual, all of SEP's characters are well drawn and you still get a good story written very skillfully. Her writing is one of the best in her field and she doesn't fail here. Don't get me wrong, there is a happy ever after - but with a twist. I also loved the part about when she was a little girl and how she looked up to her step-father as the golden prince who came to rescue her. That and Suzi's ever-lasting devotion to her step-father and the way that SEP explains it all is the SEP I know and love! But I also agree w/other reviewers when she got detailed about the computer field. It is interesting, just not what I want in my romance. Obviously, I have conflicting feelings about this book. If you're like me and label yourself SEP's number one fan, then by all means, go get this book and read it. If you want to read a short saga about a high-class young woman growing up and changing into a more confident woman during the computer revolution in the silicon valley before silicon valley became a household word and about the three men that shaped her life, then this book is for you.
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Summary: S. E. Phillips' best!
Review: I've read several books by Susan Elizabeth Phillips and of them, HOT SHOT is my hands-down favorite. I found the characters rich and fascinating and I loved the backdrop of the birth of personal computers. And this is coming from someone who is just barely computer-literate! Susannah's relationships with the pirate, the nerd, and the stuffed shirt are great. Her growth in the book from Daddy's girl, to rebel, to woman is wonderful. Also interesting is the evolution of her relationship with her sister, Paige. Anyone who wasn't touched by Joel and Angela's pilgrimage to Elvis' funeral in August, 1977, must have ice water flowing through her veins. But the distinctiveness of the book is its exploration of the birth of personal computers. It was fun watching SysVal duke it out with Apple. As an aside, I thought the battle for Susannah at the end was one of the most hilarious scenes I've read in romance fiction. Don't miss it! I haven't read another book by Susan Elizabeth Phillips that I've enjoyed as much as this one. Try it!
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