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Summary: The Pursuit Wins!
Review: I have read all of J.L.'s books and I really enjoyed this book. While it may not rank as one of my favorite J.L. books, the story moved very fast as all her books usually do, and the dialogue many times was witty, especially with Melissa. I couldn't put it down and ended up reading it in a day. I also enjoyed the storyline, showing mature hero and heroine characters. The only thing I felt was a little over the top were the uncles and how involved they were in Melissa's life and what they would do to prevent the two from getting together.
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Summary: Wait for the paperback - not one to be re-read
Review: As a huge JL fan of many, many years, I find this one much below her usual in plot and in the interaction between the main characters.
Though, for me, JL's most recent books haven't been as well loved as her earlier works, I at least felt they were worth purchasing and re-reading occasionally. I am relieved I got this one at the library. This was just an "okay" to read "once only" book for me.
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Summary: Not worth the effort
Review: Called all over town to get the book on the release date - should have waited for the paperback. Ms. Lindsey has obviously lost her touch. Not enough interaction between Melissa and Linc and way too much with the 16 uncles and Linc. Wait until you get to the ending - you will not believe what you read. I will think twice about buying another Lindsey hardcover.
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Summary: Cupid's arrow has been shot!
Review: The arrow has been shot - Cupid has claimed another heart this time it's the geart of Lincoln Ross Bennett - the seventeenth Viscount Cambury - Lincoln's heart has been claimed forever and he will never feel whole again until Melissa MacGregor is his bride. Though destiny has spun them down separate paths currently in life - Lincoln is determined to win Melissa's heart even if he has to follow her to the ends of the earth.The Chase is on or perhaps in this case I should have said "The Pursuit." "The Pursuit" by talented author Johanna Lindsey is a romantic tale of an enticing nature!
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Summary: I was this close to throwing it across the room!
Review: The main idea of the story is that when Lincoln, the "hero," was a 10-year old child, he was befriended by a boy with 15 brothers. Linc and this boy got into a fight and the other brothers more or less ganged up on our hero. The brothers swore that Lincoln had "gone crazy" and therefore when he is older and has fallen in love with the brothers niece Melissa, they are determined to kept the two apart for fear that he will "go crazy" again and hurt Meli. How stupid of a premise can you get? Because of his actions as a 10-year old child the 16 brothers have decided the two lovers can not be together. That was 19 years ago the fight happened. I'm sorry but people can grow up and learn to control their anger, as Lincoln had done. That was a big point of my reason for hating this book. The characters continued to dwell upon what he had done as a child, giving no thought to the fact that in the following 19 years he had never "gone crazy" again. I found the 16 brothers to be extremely annoying in all of their actions. At one point they shanghai Lincoln to China in order to keep the two apart. This is not a sane or rational idea, especially considering that Linc is the sole provider for his aunt and cousin, which the brothers never give a second thought about. I didn't like Lincoln because I found him to be a little too "needy" of an individual. He seemed like the type to smother Melissa and cling to her. Definitely not one of Johanna Lindsey's best works. If you want one of her good books, check out her early fantasy works, like Challen and Tedra d'Ar in "Warrior's Woman," and stay away from this book.
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Summary: Short, Simple and Sweet
Review: I've read a lot of Johanna Lindsey's works, this is by no means her most stellar piece of prose, but the story makes for a very pleasant read. The book was missing the primary key: tension, especially the kind between the two protagonists.
I would recommend this book for a nice afternoon when you have a few hours to spare between loads of laundry, in other words read it whenever you can because the story doesn't require vast amounts of attention.
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