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Summary: A Dissenting Voice
Review: I'm going to be the odd one out here, and say that I didn't really like this book. The book played up all the emotional heartstrings, but it left me rather cold.I found the main character, Emma, to be extremely annoying and selfish. Perhaps it's just that I have a differing viewpoint of death and suicide, but I just couldn't understand the survivor guilt. Emma's dogged pursuit for the reason behind her father's suicide, knowing full well that any verification of it would jeopardize the insurance money that her family desperately needs, just made no sense to me. I disliked the fact that she began the investigation and involved a public official in it unilaterally, never bothering to discuss her action with her mother or her siblings until after the fact. Also, coming from a family where my mother was widowed young, I had absolutely no sympathy with the mother locking herself away for weeks in her room nursing her own hurt and anger when her children needed her. My mother never behaved that way, no matter how much she was hurting. Perhaps this reflects a real-life experience, I don't know, but I could not respect the mother after that. Regarding the romance between Emma and Matt, this was one of those situations where you have this gorgeous bad-boy who's made good type in love with a woman forever, she loves him, but she's afraid to commit to him because she has an independent life elsewhere. Nevermind that in that other life she's basically a glorified shop clerk who's never going to be able to do the job she actually wants to do, nevermind that she apparently has no social life and only a limited amount of friends. THAT life is better in her eyes than being with a man whose love she reciprocates, having her beloved family nearby, and the possiblity of owning her own antiques business. Just made me want to give her a smack upside her head.
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Summary: A great book!
Review: I've always had a natural aversion to these types of books, even though I've never read a Danielle Steele, Nora Roberts, Anne Rice, or Sherryl Woods book before in my life. Good call, I guess. But I was desperate and didn't have time to get to the library, so call this my moment of weakness. Lame characters, unbelievable interactions and conversations, and too many loose ends. Thank God I borrowed it and didn't spend any thing on this except too much time.
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Summary: ...and coming from me, it must be pretty bad....
Review: I've always had a natural aversion to these types of books, even though I've never read a Danielle Steele, Nora Roberts, Anne Rice, or Sherryl Woods book before in my life. Good call, I guess. But I was desperate and didn't have time to get to the library, so call this my moment of weakness. Lame characters, unbelievable interactions and conversations, and too many loose ends. Thank God I borrowed it and didn't spend any thing on this except too much time.
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Summary: A great book!
Review: This book was great! It had characters that were true to life, and a romance that made me sigh. I liked how everything was not as perfect as it first seemed to be with the family, and that there were secrets. Still, through the tragedy that the family had to go through, they bonded and became closer than ever. The book didn't try to solve all the problems in a couple of weeks, instead they went for months and still it wasn't completely resolved. It made it seem like life would continue with ups and downs and all that we really know is today. I liked that the ending was sweet but exactly a happy-ever-after type. I couldn't wait to finish reading it and I look forward to the next Sherryl Woods book!
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