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Summary: Could have been better
Review: When Linda Howard started writing mainstream titles I was overjoyed. Now I am beginning to wonder if her publishers are holding her back. Her Silhoutte IM titles are still the best work she's ever done. DIAMOND BAY and MAC'S MOUNTAIN are two notable titles. She has lost her edge and charactor impact in her mass market work. In NOW YOU SEE HER I have to agree with the reviews here. There were too many questions left unanswered. The villians" were mere cartoons. Even her trade-mark sexual tension was missing from the h/h. I will continue to read Howard - in paperback only.
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Summary: Don't waste your money!
Review: Linda Howard is one of my favorite authors and I was greatly disappointed by this absolutely terrible book. Those of you expecting another Dream Man should just go back and reread that book--this one is sure to disappoint. From the implausible opening prologue to the all-too-predictable ending, there's nothing but boredom in store for the reader. Although Howard has used paranormal elements effectively in other books, this time they're just unbelievably stupid and she offers no explanation as to why the heroine, Sweeney, is suddenly able to see ghosts, make traffic lights change, etc. Plus, the cast of "bad" characters are so broadly drawn you know who's going to be the killer practically from page one. The romance is also annoyingly predictable. The book and storyline had potential, but Howard dropped the ball----her last book, Kill and Tell wasn't good either, but this one's worse! Here's hoping Howard returns to the form of her great books, Son of the Morning and Dream Man in her next book.
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Summary: Good, entertaining read
Review: Linda Howard is one of my favorite authors and I enjoyed this new title (read it in one night). It reminded me of an earlier title Dream Man, in that a person with paranormal powers becomes involved with a crime. I do feel that the hero was rather contradictory in his presentation. He was portrayed as a decisive, take action fellow, so why he be content to stay in a bad marriage for so long? Also, the abrupt attraction that the artist felt for the hero was unexplained. What changed her narrow focus from art to a man? Hormones and biological clock is a rather facile explanation. I did enjoy the work, but I prefer Linda Howard's earlier title Dream Man.
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Summary: Reader's won't be able to put this one down
Review: When she began seeing ghosts, Paris Sweeny decides to move from Clayton, New York to the Big Apple because she found it difficult to live amidst spirits that she once knew when they were mortal. Though she still encounters shades, they are individuals she did not previously know when they were alive. In the big city, she can become the observing artist as opposed to the observed oddity. Sweeny's feelings to limit any social contact abruptly changes due to the continual growth of her psychic powers that make her sexually aware of Richard Worth. He happens to be the estranged spouse of Chandra, owner of the art gallery that displays Sweeny's paintings. Richard is also falling for Sweeny, but is unaware of the danger she soon will face and nothing he can do can stop that from occurring. It has been long overdue, but now that it has finally arrived, Linda Howard's hardcover debut is the pinnacle achievement of an already great career. NOW YOU SEE HER cross! es romance, suspense, and paranormal genres to become an active story line that is humorous and intense. Ms. Howard has brilliantly merged aspects of romantic suspense with the psychological thriller, redefining both sub-genres to the point that she is on a level with such luminaries as Mary Higgins Clark and Barbara Parker. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: A Great Read...Anyway You Look At It !
Review: "Now You See Her" was my first Linda Howard novel... but is by NO means my last ! I loved this book! I purposely kept it to read on vacation, and am glad I did. I read it in a day, and then found a bookstore by the beach and dug up another half dozen Linda Howard's novels. Sweeney is a great character, a lady whose preoccupation with her art does'nt always allow her to understand whats happening to her, but does her best to cope with the hand she's been dealt. Richard Worth is the quintessential leading man - strong, handsome, loyal, sexy and romantic. Once he realizes that Sweeney is the woman he's been looking for to give his life some meaning, he does'nt let anything get in his way. And there are plenty of obstacles - like a lover who see ghosts, and paints as yet uncommitted murders - in her sleep,not to mention the brutal murder of his soon to be ex-wife . I'm sure fans of Linda Howard's are not surprised with such a great novel, and I look forward to searching thru Amazon.com 's stock for her other available titles. A great love story, a great mystery, and a whole bunch of memorable characters. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE !!!
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Summary: Spooky stuff !
Review: Paris Sweeney, a reclusive,New York artist, finds that her style is changing to a more agressive and flamboyantly colourful one as she also realises that other aspects of her life are changing. At the gallery run by her friend Candra Worth, Sweeney, as she prefers to be known, meets and is immediately attracted to Richard Worth, Candra's estranged husband. After strange, periodic episodes of psychic happenings, Sweeney and Richard become involved in an intense love affair, leading indirectly to the murder of Candra.This may well sound like a soapie but it was SUCH a good read.
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Summary: I really liked this book!
Review: My friend lent this book to me telling me that I "have to read this" and that it was something she "kept around to re-read on occasion." I wasn't all that impressed with the first 40 pages. I had to start it over a few times. Finally after the 5th time she called to ask how I liked it I just sat down determined to read the whole thing. After page 50 or so I found myself unable to put it down! The sensuality of this novel was really well done. The characters were interesting and human.
The suspense of the novel itself isn't all that exciting or surprising. But the best part of the suspense is that the book reaches a climax during the last 25 or so pages. This might seem strage but it sure beats the climax happening 75 pages from the end, in which case I usually just find myself skimming the final pages to see who did it. I enjoyed the book thoroughally. It seems like Linda Howard is hit or miss (this is my first novel by her) but this one is a hit in my book! I will be buying this one for myself to re-read later!
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Summary: surprisingly good, given it's questionable plot
Review: Linda Howard is hit or miss. Her later work in the Kill and Tell and All the Queen's Men stage is highly recommended. Dream Man, her short story collections and others are so lacking in plot or character development as to be painful and make me feel somewhat embarassed for Howard that her name is on them. That said, I rate this book with the former. As a general rule, I hate all things other-worldly in a plot (it's unrelatable and tends to be a cover for lack of an actual good idea.) When I succeeded in pushing past that psychological block, I found that Howard handled the physic aspects with aplomb. Her heroine was mildly abrasive and loveable at the same time, her hero compelling and secondary characters surprisingly vivid. I shocked myself by liking this one - of course you should keep in mind that I also had absolutely zero expectations going into it.
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Summary: Could have been great
Review: About three fourths of the way through this book I realized it was not going to end well. There was just too much going on for everything to be tied up by page 325. Sure enough, I felt someone had torn the last 50 pages out of my copy. Of course, if it had not been a good story I would not have cared. But it was a good story, and different. I was caught up in it. I wanted all the ends tied up, all the mysteries solved. Unfortunately, the epilogue added nothing to the story. Was there a scandal? What happened to the senator? Most of all, what happened to Sweeney's gift? Was it lasting, could she help people before they died? Or was her gift to help solve the crime? Since she could see and talk to dead people why didn't she ask them why they were ghosts? What happened to her health? And what is the meaning of the title? I wanted more from the epilogue. Maybe Linda H. will revisit Sweeney in the future. P.S. I liked the romance between Sweeney and Richard. (...)
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Summary: Run, sweeney, run
Review: Normally I am not a fan of parapsychological thrillers, but I put my prejudices aside and read this and I am very glad I did. The plot twists are wonderful and the romance is well done. Paris is caught between two people in a divorce--the man she loves and the woman who handles her art work. And for lack of a better phrase, she is having "Visions." No more ot I'll ruin it for you.
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