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Summary: Tantalyzing Read
Review: I had the pleasure of visiting South Carolina last summer which put me in the mood to read this book. There is something hauntingly beautiful about the area that fits the mood of the story very well. It is a mystery/romance, and so much of the book is itself unexplained and makes no sense. But it is a story well told that unfolds slowly and rewards you with a satisfying, if incomplete, ending. I liked this book. I liked these characters. I wanted to know more about them. I wanted all my questions answered, all the loose ends tied up. Alas, that was not the case. It was still a good story and I will probably reread it two or three times before my next vacation. Disturbing violent theme but not graphic. Exciting sex but not graphic. Some exploration of what makes a a family of adults function. Happy ending.
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Summary: You Have Got To Love Those Southern Guys!
Review: Tory Bodeen grew up in a home where her father ruled with an iron fist, and a leather belt. He believed constantly that the devil was inside his girl, so he'll try to literally whip the devil out of her. She was not an evil child, but an extraordinary one. Her best friend was Hope, the sweet, young girl of the wealthiest family in town, who was the only one who let Tory be who she is: a child. Now Hope is dead and Tory must find the courage to return to her hometown after running away for so long. Tory wasn't bad, she was special. Her gift of premonitions and reading minds will help catch Hope's murderer. The scary part is that he's still at large, and is ready to strike!
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Summary: carolina moon
Review: I absolutely love Nora Roberts. She knows exactly how to keep you entertained until the very end of the book, quite literally as I belive you dont find out who the real killer is until the last couple pages!! She knows how to keep you guessing, until you almost just want to skip to the end to find the killer that way! She knows just how to disguise the real killer, and yet give subtle hints as to who he is. This may be a graphic book, but its well worth the reading time! What a page turner!
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Summary: Snoozer
Review: I got this book from the library, thankfully.
The first chapter seemed familiar & I realized I had checked it out previously and couldn't get into it then, either.
This time I got 1/2 way through it & was not unhappy to discover it was due back at the library and non-renewable b/c it's new.
I just didn't care about these characters. Tory needed to grow a spine. Her ability to read people's minds was never really explained. The romantic parts were really quite nauseating.
I skipped to the end and found out who the killer was but it just didn't make sense to me.
I like Nora Roberts, but this one was quite disappointing.
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Summary: The GOOD the BAD and the UGLY - I LOVED it!
Review: I normally don't read "romance" novels (since I prefer Sci-Fi), but this was book was great! I was unsure of the culptrit right to the end. The love stories were a little saucy, but not too much so, and only added to the overall elevated emotion of the story. I especially appreciated the comic relief and Ms. Roberts' uncanny ability to draw the scenery so well. I look forward to reading some of her other books. I hope you enjoy it, too.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: Robert's has outdone herself with Carolina Moon. Mixing intrugue, suspense, murder, laughter, and above all love. You'll find yourself wrapped up in Progress along with Tory trying to figure out just what happened 18 years before.
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Summary: Loved this Love Story
Review: I must say, that I have read this book time and time again-not like I don't have other books that need to be reador anything. It's that good of a book. The two loves stories mixed into one make it a great love story. But it's also a great thriller. How kiled the hero-Kincade-younger sister when she was but 8 years old, and why did they rape her? The suspense makes the 478 pages fly and gives you the just satisfaction of the story line.
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Summary: The Best Yet From Nora!
Review: I've been a Nora Roberts fan for years and have always looked forward to her next book! Somehow, I missed this one when it first came out. Luckily, I didn't miss it entirely. I know it sounds trite, but I didn't want it to end. Believable, likeable characters...a sinister, spine tingling plot...and a terrific setting...all wrapped up in the best prose yet from Nora Roberts. I'll definitely pick this one up again for a re-read. If you haven't read it...get a copy quick...and put aside an evening or two!
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Summary: The story was okay but could have been better!
Review: I'm a big fan of this writer's (usually) but I'm sorry to say a little dissappointed with this book. It was okay but not up to Nora's usual norm. Will I buy her next book? CERTAINLY! I'm one of her biggest fans!
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Summary: No surprise here
Review: I don't know if I'm just really good at knowing who the killer is in a book or if it was just too obvious but I knew who commited this crime at about a third of the way through the novel. Still I enjoyed the story somewhat. The lead character was a strong woman but after all the abuse from her evil dad and pitiful mother, it was amazing she turned out ok (and unrealistic). I think the father was also unrealistic in some ways. If he wanted to molest his daughter and not just beat her (the daughter admits she knew her father wanted her sexually when she was a child), it's hard for me to believe that a man as evil as he was would hold back. Things just didn't add up in her family life, and the end was cheesy and predictable. Definately not one of her best books but still interesting.
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