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Summary: Preliminary treatment?
Review: Is there an idea here that might have the center of a real, full length novel? Maybe, but as published, Home for the Holidays isn't it! Disappointing in the extreme.
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Summary: Sensual and Fascinating
Review: Our hero Vincent and heroine Larissa are very passionate people who find themselves torn between the incredible attraction they feel for each other and the strong reasons why they should rather hate one another. Home For The Holidays is a very sensual and fascinating story of how these well drawn characters learn to look beyond prejudices and into the value of another human being. This is a highly entertaining read which I highly recommend.
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Summary: Are all her books like this?
Review: The "heroine", Larisa is so foolish and easily manipultated. There's being naive but this is taking it to extremes. On the other hand it is ridiculous to think that such a young, naive girl would be so easily and quickly seduced. Let alone that the seduction would be so enjoyable and without any regrets. Her life would have most likely been ruined in good society but she goes about her business as if nothing has occured. I am afraid to read any more of her books.
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Summary: Extremely disappointing
Review: The plot is marginal, the characters hardly developed. As a reader, you don't care what happens to the hero or the heroine. It's even hard to believe they fell in love, given the scant number of scenes where they actually talk to each other.Aside from all that, although the book was 300 pages (of very large print and 3 page chapter breaks), it felt a whole lot longer. This was one romance I could put down, again and again.
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Summary: Don't waste your time
Review: This book from the start feels rushed. Although over 300 pages in length, the type is so large that in a regular novel it would be about 200. The "love" scenes feel extremely rushed and lack the romance of the usual Lindsey romance.
(...) To be honest, you'd get more drama and suspense from a Scooby Doo cartoon. It's so obvious that it's almost laughable.
The characters are marginal. Thomas, Larissa's younger brother, is especially annoying. The "boy" is just too over the top. Vincent is too concerned with revenge for a crime against his brother(who he doesn't even like!!).
For anyone new to Lindsey, take heart, most of her books are excellent. Recently I read "Fires of Winter" and "Captive Bride"-both were very entertaining.
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Summary: Not Typical Lindsey
Review: This book was not Lindsey's typical writing. However, I still enjoyed it. It is an excellent book if you are looking for a quick reading, light romance!
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Summary: Save your money and your time
Review: This book, by far, is the worst Johanna Lindsey book I've read. I found the characters uninteresting (and down right boring) and the same can be sad for the plot. The more I read, the worst it got on and on (it's a very feet that I made it to the end). Save your money but more importantly your time. I would have given this book a negative star if it were possible.
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Summary: Boring!!!!!!
Review: This has to be one of JL worst books! The plot and I use the term for lack of a better one was really really bad! Larissa was as dense as a potted plant. Vincent was a flat cardboard copy of what a romance hero should be. Together they had a much chemistry as water and water. So in sum a poor plot and weak one dimensional characters made for very dull reading. I was very disappointed.
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Summary: Decent . . ..
Review: This is a good little book to read during the holidays. Decent characters. Decent plot. However, it's shorter and less detailed than Johanna Lindsey's usual works. It was obviously written as a holiday treat and not as one of her regular novels. It's tepid whereas I would describe some of her other works as hot. I recommend borrowing this one from the library before committing to a purchase.
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Summary: Lacks likeable characters
Review: This is definitely not one of Lindsey's best works. I kept reading it and hoped that as I got closer to the end, it would get better. I just didn't come to care for the characters like in many of her other books. The man was given no reason to love the woman other then her stunning good looks for the vast majority of the story. The details didn't fit together well and at times I felt I was being force fed information to move the plot. The premise to the story was a good idea, but it felt like this book was written under a short deadline. I own all of Johanna Lindsey's books and love her writing style. This one just missed the mark.
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