Blindside: An FBI Thriller

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Summary: Dur
Review: I actually got to page 79 before I threw this book in the trash. This was after a team of FBI agents AND the local Sheriff's team left two dangerous kidnappers unattended long enough for one to grab a gun and the other to escape. "Oh, no!" thinks Katie, "I should have cuffed him!" Ya think????

This is the first book by Coulter that I've ever picked up so maybe her other works are better. All I know is that I don't like books that require me to check reality and common sense at the door. Poor dialogue, unrealistic characters, silly situations and pointless meandering (Savich's "dream" sequence) make it unlikely I'll ever waste my time and money on another book by this author.

The cover of the book says it was a New York Times bestseller. That frightens me.

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Summary: Yawn!
Review: I bought this book because I love all of Coulter's older novels. I am really into the mystery thrillers right now and this sounded great. What a waste! I've never read a book where the characters lacked so much personality and chemistry. Even the dialog was boring and bland. As for the romance, what romance?! Are we really expected to believe that Katie and Miles get married after 1 week when they have barely talked to each other the entire time. This book was such a waste of time and money and a huge disappointment to a long time Catherine Coulter fan. Will think twice before buying any of her newer books.

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Summary: A Real Treat
Review: I enjoyed this book with great relish. It was well-written and exciting. Starts off with investigation of kidnapping and a murder of math teachers. I was really pleased that they bought Sherlock and Savich back. With the addition Miles Kettering. Are the crimes related? What is the Motives? It is well worth the time to find out.

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Summary: Blindside
Review: I found Blindside to be an interesting and facinating story. Yes, Savich and Sherlock do seem to have some leaway when it comes to assignments, but what are stories for? So what if it seems far fetched that they caught the serial killer with little brain power. Isn't that why he has Max/Maxine? You really root for Sam. I enjoyed the kids in the story. They sometimes are smarter than the adults. When a story seems to bog down, along come the kids to liven it up. I really recommend this book, especially if you have read the others in the series, but it isn't necessary.

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Summary: Blindside: An FBI Thriller
Review: I have always enjoyed Catherine Coulter's mystery books. This one was a dud. Boring, without the excitement of the prior books. Nothing there, thin plot, no spice. Save your money.

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Summary: Why did I spend the money!!
Review: I have never read this author before and will never do so again. FBI thriller? There was no FBI involvement. That subtitle should be removed. I enjoy criminal investigations, but there was none of this. I never really could figure out who Savich and Sherlock were, except that they liked to play with hair rollers. What a joke! I forced myself to finish it, but shouldn't have bothered. This is definitely going into the trash. It has more value being recycled.

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Summary: Blind Side, Catherine Coulter
Review: I have read three Coulter books now, with my favorite being Riptide. When I saw Blind Side in paperback, I grabbed it and thought I was in for an enjoyable quick read. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! This book is so poorly written, I could not believe that Catherine Coulter was the author. The story is just ridiculous, but even worse, the dialogue is very poorly written, the characters are not well-developed, and what has become of Savich and Sherlock? It is time for them to go away! Come on, Catherine, I KNOW you can do much better than this! Readers....look for a Coulter book with 4-5 star reviews; this is NOT one of them.

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Summary: I can't believe this book made it to publication
Review: I honestly wish I could give zero stars for this book because that is exactly what it did for me - ZERO. There are 2 separate crimes, math teachers getting killed and a little boy being kidnapped. I kept waiting for the two to connect somehow, but they never do. The math teacher killer is resolved in about 2 paragraphs - no given clues or that sense of chase. So the main flux of the story is about the kidnapping. The dialogue is unrealistic (I kept asking myself who would say that?) and doesn't flow. Some one will be talking about 2 different and unrelated things in one sentence. It is definitely not worth the paper it is written on.

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Summary: Why did I bother?
Review: I kept waiting for the two story lines to merge and they never did. There was no real detective work, and what there was was sloppy. This needed some serious editing and rewriting. The characters were stereotypes and the dialogue stilted. At least she didn't make the people in East Tennessee into brainless hillbillies. The touchy-feely relationships made me want to gag, and this seemed to be more a romance novel that just happened to have a crime in it. The sudden wedding of Miles and Katie made no sense, and there was no passion in it. This is the first and last Coulter novel for me. It was certainly easy to read (skim) and is best suited to people with low reading skills and bad taste.

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Summary: Worst book ever written.....PERIOD!
Review: I listened to the unabridged audiobook and let me tell you, it was almost painful at times. I am big fan of CC's books and I literally had to force myself to finish it. In my opinion, BLINDSIDE is the worst book ever written. If you've never read any of CC's books, please don't start with this one! Avoid it at all costs!