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Summary: Great book!
Review: I really enjoyed this one. It was well written and very easy to follow. It kept my interest from the first page. Keep up the good work Jude.
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Summary: Not Her Best Effort
Review: The synopsis of this book sounds so great but the story differs from it too much. The characters are interesting, but there is no romance in this novel. I typically expect more of a love story from Jude Deveraux. Also, I expected more of a ghost story not a tale about the devil. I really wouldn't reccommend this book to Jude Deveraux's normal readers.
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Summary: Decent, not wonderful.
Review: Overall, this book was interesting and fun to read. I have two complaints. The first is that there is VERY little romance, just a lot of built up tension between the two main characters but Jude takes way too long for them to get together. Also, the book is pretty slow on action. A lot of the scenes are just people hanging around and while it is interesting, it gives the book a "drag on" feeling. Like you wish something exciting would happen. Overal, a good read though.
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Summary: Intriging idea, different heros and funny dialogue!
Review: I am not a long-time fan as many of the other reviewers seem to be, but have read a few of her "straight" romance books. While good, they did not set her apart from many other romance writers. In Wild Orchids, Ms. Deveraux presents the often written premise of second love in a fascinating way . . by including a curse, the devil, odd characters, a hero with angst and a heroine with a very sharp tongue. The romance was perfectly suited to this plot - an older man hesitant about a younger woman; an average Jane undecided if a famous author could be interested in her. It would have been unrealistic if they had fallen in bed the first week!
Certainly Ms. Deveraux had some sterotyped country boys with a love of trucks and mechanical things but the exaggeration made the novel funnier. It was not written in such a way as to offend anyone - regardless of their roots (and mine are in the South)- and she showed the best side of family before the book's ending.
All in all, a good read and highly recommended to readers not expecting the same romantic novels previously written by Jude Deveraux. As many of us have done, she's trying something different and it works.
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Summary: A Very Enjoyable Read
Review: Simply put...I enjoyed this read. I enjoyed seeing the same situation through both characters senses. I enjoyed seeing the Devil (ex-Heaven resident) be a character in this story. He is protrayed as he was made...something beautiful (ex-angel...as do you ever see an evil looking angel?)vs the red-horned devil we are used to seeing. I enjoyed the story premise. I try not to limit myself to an author ALWAYS writing each book the same way. When an author has a large library of characters I feel it is nice to see them stretch their imagination and not try and limit themselves. I wish more readers would simply allow all the walls built around an author fall down and enjoy the story. If a person was telling the story as a storyteller would I think we would all pull up a chair and listen to a good tale. Simply put. I have enjoyed this author's hardback's and feel she has grown. Go Jude !!!
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Summary: Very Disappointed
Review: I have every book Jude Deveraux has written. That tells you how much I love her work. But the last 4 books have been disappointing. "The Mulberry Tree" started out great but dissolved into a mystery novel. "Forever", with it's take-turn 'voice overs' and a female lead that I found I couldn't really care about. (She was more annoying than anything else). Not the strong women leads Deveraux is known for. (This 'he said-she said' continues in "Wild Orchids". Again a mystery novel rather than romance and nothing about the Taggerts or Montgomerys). Then "Forever and Always". The same annoying her turn/his turn and just a filler novel until the third "Always" book comes out to finish the story. There seems to be a running "I really want sex" theme throughout these 4. I noticed in her biography bit at the back of the book she seems to be unmarried/divorced and lives with her small son. If that's what it takes to bring back the old Jude Deveraux writing, take Jackie Maxwell's advice in "Wild Orchids" - 'I decided I needed to start dating'
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Summary: A Different Deveraux
Review: I enjoyed this book. The style was a little different from past books of hers that I've read. She's trying here to write a part mystery novel, part romance fiction. The blend seems to work - at least it kept my attention. The other departure from "formula Devereaux" is that instead of including a storyline or two about an angel this time she introduces the devil to readers. There is good nonsensical escapism here!!!! Some may like it others may hate it. I enjoyed the read.
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Summary: Sad to see her go
Review: I have read every book that Jude Deveruax has ever written and I must say I am very disappointed in her last three books. It's as if someone else is writing them. The spark she use to have seems to be fizzling out. I miss the old Jude Deveraux
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Summary: Just Plain Enjoyably Reading!
Review: This is a fun book to read. It held my interest and also held some suspense.I didn't particularly like the back and forth chapters of the two characters, which I felt took too much time....but did offer each persons' side. It was an enjoyable read especially for the hot, hot summer we've been having.
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Summary: Different but well done!
Review: I have been reading Jude Deveraux's books for about 12 years. I think that this book symbolizes a certain maturity in her writing. Yes her romances were phenomenal. But so is this book. Everything from the fact that the devil is in jeans and is just exactly what you'd expect the tempter that satan was to be in human form, down to the young girl's slow fall in love with the older man... turn this into an enjoyable read. I read books aloud for a small group of my friends once or twice a week. We had gotten burned out on romance and were ready for a change. This has been a good change. We are a diverse group and we have all enjoyed working our way through this book.
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