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Summary: Her best yet!
Review: I've read about six Julie Garwood novels now and this one is by far my favorite. I started reading it again as soon as I finished it, and I NEVER do that. I highly recommend For the Roses to anyone.
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Summary: Excellent comeback for Julie Garwood!
Review: I was becoming disappointed in Garwood's books because of the "Me, puissant hero. You, ineffective heroine." style she was adopting. With this book, she has achieved a great triumph: she penned a believable, romantic and above all, humorous tale.Too many novels have trite dialogue or exaggerated sex scenes and Garwood manages to steer clear of both. "For the Roses" entertained me so much that I had to put it down more than once so that I could stop laughing at the antics of the characters. I especially loved her heroine, Mary Rose Clayborne, because the young woman was intelligent, sassy and sweet. She also has a strong streak of common sense not often found in the gloriously beautiful and reckless heroines that populate lesser author's works. Mary Rose is definitely NOT monotonous or vain. I like the structure of the novel, with its chapters interspersed with letters written by the Clayborne family to their matriarch and Mary Rose's namesake, Mama Rose. The characters come alive through the letters and we gain an insight into their personalities that we would not normally have. Bravo, Ms. Garwood! This is the most excellently written novel of yours I have ever read.
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Summary: One of the greatest novel in the century!!
Review: Wow!'For the Roses' was one of the best novels I have ever read! I simply loved the way Julia Garwood created such wonderful characters! I instantly fell in love with Mary Rose, Cole, Travis, Douglas, Adam and of course Harrison. The way the Claybourne brothers all took care of each other tugged at my heart, if only I had had such brothers! I have never read such a novel that could make me laugh so much.
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Summary: One of her bests.
Review: I think this is one of her best books, mostly because I like Mary Rose's brothers. I like the books that come after this too, Travis and Emily are my favorite Clayborne couple.
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Summary: Irresistable!!!
Review: I loved this book so very much. I read Come the Spring before I read this one, though, but that didn't diminish the joy of reading such a good, relaxing book. This is the type of book that you read in bathtubs or on afternoons when you have to escape the daily grind. It is a total reality escaper!
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Summary: The best of all Garwood's work...
Review: All the characters creates a very strong story with full of love and passion. The sister, Mary Rose were protected by strangers and grew up to be a wonderful, remarkable woman. This is the best work so far from Garwood.
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Summary: Julie Garwood always delivers!!!!!!!
Review: This is one of the GREATEST books that I have ever read. The characters were wonderful. I especially loved the way Harrison was bemused by the arguing and yelling of Mary Rose's brothers at the table. What a GREAT family and a GREAT love story. I can not praise this book high enough. Please, if you haven't read it, go and get a copy. It is most DEFINATELY worth your money.
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Summary: A family in the truest form.
Review: For the Roses: This book depicts family in its truest form. Although not related by biology four boys save a baby girl, form a family and raise her with the written and sporadic guidance of Mama Rose. This is a family by choice, one that sticks together out of friendship, respect and common interest. Upon reading this book you become a part of this family. You care what happens to each of them. You want them to succeed. Julie Garwood has written a book that tells the story of one of the Clayborne's, Mary Rose however entwined within this one story is the lives of the four men who raised her. The beauty of this is that Ms. Garwood continued the saga with One Pink Rose, One White Rose, One Red Rose and finally Come the Spring. With each book I read I was impatient to find out how it would end. I was very happy with the results and would and have recommended this book.
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful!
Review: I loved this book! I thought it was witty and fun to read. It had me laughing out loud a number of times. I enjoyed the rapport between the characters and the atmosphere it created . I have read almost all of Julie Garwood's hisorical romances and have enjoyed each one.
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Summary: Drives me nuts
Review: Garwood has started this really bad habit of 5 characters trying to talk at once. What was once funny in her earlier books is now becoming annoying. She tries too hard to be funny. She may have one character say something, then it's seven paragraphs later before another one answers. You lose track of what is going on. I think this is her worst book ever, followed only by the other rose books, which I call "Stupid," "Stupider, and "Stupidest." Very lazy and unimaginative writing, all designed to get us to buy them and lead up to the next one. She could learn something from Nora Roberts, who never gets lazy in any story. I've quit reading Julie Garwood. I'm tired of spending money on stories that drive me nuts.
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