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Summary: Very well done - the pages turn themselves
Review: Sandra Brown has moved on from category romances (some of which were rather good and some of which were eminently forgettable). This is a fast-paced novel within a novel focusing on one man's legacy of exposure to envy without equal. Parker Evans is a man of many layers who has suffered a painful disability, humiliation, incarceration and disgrace but who, as a man of exceptional talents, ultimately finds the strength through love and self-acceptance to triumph over hatred of an old friend turned bitter enemy. Noah Reed is somewhat two dimensional as the villain of the piece and his wife, Maris Matherly-Reed is a little naive. However, both of them, along with Parker Evans, are necessary for the intricate and well realised plot to run its course. I don't understand one reviewer's comments about what happened to Howard the attorney because this episode was meant to portray the utter evil inherent in Noah - a true psychopath. It was a difficult passage but got the point home. I enjoyed this; it was a jolly good read.
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Summary: The Very Best of Sandra Brown
Review: The characters are worth knowning (most of them) and the ones that are not make the story the terrific suspense that it becomes. Maris Matherly-Reed is a successful editor. Her father is the owner, as was his family before him, of the publishing house that Maris works for. Her husband is the No. 2 man in the publishing house having ingratiated himself with Maris' father and then having married Marris. Marris has only begun to suspect that her husband might not be all that he seems to be when she receives a prologue to a manuscript from a writer who identifies himself only as P.M.E. Marris becomes intrigued with the prologue and sets off to find the author and as she becomes involved with the story of the book we find that "Envy" is a book within a book within another book. There is a relationship between the mysterious author and her husband Noah. The plot of both "books" is beautifully crafted and a must read from cover to cover.
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Summary: Steamy and Intriguing
Review: This is my first Sandra Brown and certainly not my last. I loved the story within the story, the development of the characters and the plot twists. I couldn't put this down at the end of the Chapter. The fast pace of the story and great writing style make this book a complete and satisfying tale. This is a great summer read.
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Summary: Steamy and Intriguing
Review: This is my first Sandra Brown and certainly not my last. I loved the story within the story, the development of the characters and the plot twists. I couldn't put this down at the end of the Chapter. The fast pace of the story and great writing style make this book a complete and satisfying tale. This is a great summer read.
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Summary: 4 1/2 Stars! Very Different and Original!
Review: This is my first Sandra Brown book and I was pleased. "Envy" was so different and original. A story within a story. A twisted tale of revenge and anger and plain deceit. I truly enjoyed the plots twists (and there were many) and the overall plotting of an angry man who needs closure to a long ago crime. ~A New York book editor named Maris Matherly-Reed has stumbled across a brilliantly written manuscript called 'Envy'. Only partially written and the only identity to the author is the initials P.M.E., with the return address of a remote island off the coast of Georgia. Maris makes it her duty to find him. Her trip to the island takes her on a weird and eerie journey through a ruined and rundown plantation house where the mysterious author resides. The author, now revealing himself as Parker Evans, is confined to a wheelchair and is very bitter. he doesn't want her there and now has refused to show her anymore of the book. Through arguments and deals, Parker finally is coaxed to reveal a chapter at a time to Maris. What Maris finds is disturbing.
'Envy', a story about two friends who rent a boat with a young woman for a night of wild sex and drinking and only one person will return from that trip bloodied and hysterical. Disturbed, yet intrigued, Maris begs for more and also unwittingly finds herself attracted to the weird author. Worried about her failing marriage, she reluctantly returns home to husband Noah Reed, co-publisher and recieves more of 'Envy' in the mail from Parker. What she realizes slowly is that this harrowing tale is not fiction...but a real life account of a long ago crime in which Maris is being used for revenge.
How well does she really know her husband? Who is he...really? Who is Parker Evans? How does 'Envy' tie in to all of this and how did she get involved? Searching for the truth is more dangerous than she imagined and truth is far stranger than fiction... Very intense and full of twists that will keep you guessing until the end! And boy does the end make you widen your eyes! Well worth your time and money! Ms. Brown has now become an author for me to look for... Tracy Talley~@
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Summary: could not put it down
Review: This is one of my favorite books, if not THE favorite. It's really that good.
Sandra Brown always comes up with good plots, but the thing about her is that she can really capture the emotions of the characters in a scene. And it affects the readers as much as it affects the characters. Envy was no exception. It was (besides the Alibi) her most emotional novel.
I could really feel Parker's pain and Maris' struggle to not fall for him. The sexual tension between the two of them was incredible. Both characters had so much depth, I wonder how the heck the writer accomplished this. She's one of the most talented writers I've come across in the emotional aspect. She's one of the most talented female writers I've ever come across. Period.
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Summary: Awesome writer!
Review: This is the second Sandra Brown book I found on the bargain rack. The first "The Crush" left me feeling a little flat with characters I didn't feel for, but "Envy" is the best suspense novel I've ever read. I see how some detractors felt it was unrealistic at times, but for me, Brown knows how to write her scenes in such a seamless manner I had no trouble buying whatever plot twist she had coming. This book would make a great movie, I wonder has one been made? Looking forward to reading more of Sandra Brown's work even if I pay full price.
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