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Summary: Something to kill the time
Review: I bought this book to read on the beach and got sunburn because I couldn't put it down. More than once I found myself wanting to slap the heroines (even calling them that is a stretch) - all three are proper and meek to the point of frustration. The men are equally as frustrating, but to the other extreme - they are all male testo-pigs. But, to feel as strongly as I do about the characters, they must been well-written. The dialogue at times is unreal but the settings are vivid.
This book will kill a few hours, but more than likely you'll wish you'd been doing something else.
Rating:
Summary: Something to kill the time
Review: I bought this book to read on the beach and got sunburn because I couldn't put it down. More than once I found myself wanting to slap the heroines (even calling them that is a stretch) - all three are proper and meek to the point of frustration. The men are equally as frustrating, but to the other extreme - they are all male testo-pigs. But, to feel as strongly as I do about the characters, they must been well-written. The dialogue at times is unreal but the settings are vivid.
This book will kill a few hours, but more than likely you'll wish you'd been doing something else.
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Summary: The first three books of the Long Tall Texans series.
Review: Although I enjoy reading DP's books, I get tired of the repetition. Sometimes I think if you have read one of her books then you have read them all. The heroines are usually naive virgins who don't know how to dress and put up with too much from the heros. The heros usually behave badly until they quit fighting their feelings for the heroine. And all the jewelry stores only sell emerald solitairs. Reguardless of all this the stories are usually good. Some are better than others. But I do wish the women had careers, backbones, and didn't need a makeover. Justin was my favorite in this book because Shelby didn't need a makeover or seem so naive.
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Summary: Ordinary DP - and I do mean ordinary
Review: I adore Diana Palmer for the most part. I can't relate to the "modern" heroines that have been coming out of books in recent years and hers are usually old fashioned and virginal and the men bring them out of their shells. I have a similar personality to those basic qualities. But there is a such thing as being too stuck on the same story. First of all, does she watch soap operas and think that's how people really talk? I have never once said to a man, "It's so sweet!" when being kissed and yet every one of her romantic characters says it at least once in every book I've ever read by her. And every hero I've ever read by her calls the heroine "little one". These women are innocent to the point of being ridiculous! Particularly Shelby who was the eldest and the most immature. I couldn't figure out why a guy like Justin would even be interested in her! 27 years old is a bit old to be embarrassed and completely imbecilic about sex. Abby and Nell were reproductions of the same character and has anyone else noticed that in nearly every book DP writes her heroines end up staying home to have kids? And of course then they talk about it like it's the best thing that's ever happened to them. I love melodrama - it's why I continued to put up with her half-hearted efforts in every book over these past few years - but this is suspending disbelief a bit too much. And does she have an Oedipus complex? The heros treat the heroines almost like children, but then the heroines ACT like children. Still, at least the stories were interesting enough to get me engrossed even as I was wincing at the silliness of her heroines. That's why it got two stars rather than one.
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Summary: Good, but tame
Review: I am a big Palmer fan, and I especailly like the sexual tension and frank dialogue that she writes for her characters. That exists in spades in these three stories, and the plotlines are all unique enough to keep me interested. My only complaint would be that for all the steamy build up, only one of the stories gives us a complete love scene. Palmer writes those so well in other books that I have come to expect them, and was disappointed not to get the payoff in all three stories here.
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Summary: Short, but sweet
Review: I liked all three stories of this trilogy, contrary to some of the other reviews. They were too short, and therefore I think in places they moved too fast and covered too much ground with too little time and attention paid to some details. Also, as I noticed with some of Ms. Palmer's other works, she often made some mistakes with continuity, and some of the phrasing she used could be confusing and construed several different ways. But on the whole, all the stories were good.
Calhoun and Abby: A sweet love story, and contrary to what some thought, I saw no taboo. Abby was over the age of consent, and there was no blood between them. True, she was his ward, but so what? Men haven't married their wards, we had a president in our history that did so! Provided he didn't go after her when she was 15 or something, there's no taboo involved. I thought Calhoun was a bit too much of a playboy, but at least he stopped playing when he started noticing Abby. 4 stars for this one.
Justin and Shelby: Not my favorite of the three, as I didn't seem to get involved in this one emotionally as much as the others. In the first book, Abby was charged with being too immature, I found Shelby most immature of all. She was lying all the time, much too embarrassed for her age, and she acted really stupid when things didn't go her way, like speeding down a highway at 80 mph. But Justin I had more sympathy for. I gave this one maybe 3 and a half stars.
Finally Tyler and Nell. I liked this one a lot. Nell paid a little too much credence to the incident that shied her away from men I felt, but oh well. Tyler was patient and I thought he was a great leading man. I gave this one 4 stars.
I really loved how all three stories were tied together and they mentioned all three couples in each one, so you can keep tabs on their progress, even after marriage. The only other grips I have is all three women seem to be slightly different takes on the same person. I didn't mind that they were all virgins, I thought it was nice. But, change their personality somewhat, please. I recommend this book though, completely.
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Summary: no stars at all!
Review: It doesnt deserve to be rated at all.Not only to juvenile to have all three virgin in the whole book they are also too boring to read. Who wants to read them all if in the end you already know the end of it.I regret to say that DP needs something of a new style of wrinting, for the first timer readers of DP reading them are Ok but like me I`m kind a know some of the previous books i had from DP.
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Summary: Justin saved this book
Review: Justin's story deserved 5 stars. Justin and Shelby were great together. They loved each other so much even with all their misunderstandings. And you felt all the emotions. Calhoun's story was the worst one of the three stories in this book. Too much conflict and the heroine ,Abby, was very immature. Tylor's story was okay but it was mostly boring.The hero was very likeable and that was the only good thing about this book. I didn't understand Nell, the heroine. The whole book was about her insecurity and the tramatic experience in her pass. And then she becomes friends with the person who was responsible for it and she say's it was partly her fault.
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Summary: Easy read, disappointing.
Review: Note to reader: These stories were originally published in 1988. Three 30'ish men: Cajhoun, Justin, Tyler. Three girl/women: Abby, Shelby, Nell. The author submits to you that three mature, experienced men fall into the loving spell of three virgin girls. It works if you have that kind of imagination. Calhoun and Abby's story: can you say taboo? Stupid and completely unbelievable. The story of Justin and Shelby did indeed deserve 5 stars on it's own merit. The depth of emotion between Justin and Shelby was heartbreaking and conveyed in a very real sense. The story of Tyler and Nell was boring but showed a bit of promise when Tyler told Nell that if she wanted him, come get him. If this had been earlier in the story, and had actually chronicled Nell's attempts to "get" Tyler, it could have been quite hilarious. It's almost hard to believe that all three stories were written by the same author. All in all: so much potential, so little satisfaction.
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Summary: First And Best
Review: This was the first book by Diana Palmer that I read. And it was where I fell in love with the Long Tall Texan's. I loved the tension between the characters. And would have to say that Calhoun's story would have to be my favorite with Justin coming behind closely in second. This book was great a definite keeper!
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