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Summary: Witty Kallmaker
Review: The story is heartfelt, but what I found most captivating was the persona of Faith, perhaps because--as a writer--she is allowed to show off her verbal wit. And it is this capacity for verbal sparring that makes her ultimately irresistible to her eventual lover. This book is Kallmaker at her most civilized.
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Summary: The Writing Glows
Review: There is a lovely luminous quality to so much of this book. One of my favorite scenes is where Faith and Sydney are walking in a field. When I read it I thought of Sting's Fields of Gold. Later I learned that the author had been deliberately trying to invoke the feeling of that song without actually referring to it -- did she ever succeed!The passion, too, is astonishingly erotic, explosively conveyed and exquisitely detailed. Give me that over the two or three sentences I'm reading in a lot of uber books these days. Most of all, I love that both these women are smart, and it shows in all they do. They're moral and compassionate and the kind of women I really hope do exist. Sydney or someone just like her *does* need to be in government!
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Summary: This was my fifth Kallmaker--Wow!!
Review: This book was a little different than the earlier ones--the characters were better developed and the tension between Faith and the Catholic Church (I swear) is almost as unsettling as the tension between Sydney and Faith. Don't miss it.
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Summary: Well written little romance, I liked it alot
Review: This is a little romance story with a real story! And for anyone who has had difficulty with a strick Catholic upbringing- this puts some things into perspective. I liked the story and characters very much - I read it in 1 night.... thanks Karin and keep writing...
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Summary: Good, but a little slow to the punch.
Review: Wild Things was an interesting story, but it lacked excitement. This was the first of Kallmaker's books I've read, and I found that the story progressed rather slowly and it was easy to lose interest and put the book down. It might be helpful if the relationships among characters were emphasized more than historical research. After all, it is a romance novel.
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Summary: Choices
Review: Yet again, Karin Kallmaker surprised me. Half of the book is written in first person, giving us the narrative of Faith Fitzgerald's unwilling attraction to her boyfriend's sister. Faith's story is alternated with Sydney Van Allen's. Sydney is running for political office and has a promiscuous past to live down. She's not looking for a relationship, and certainly not with her brother's almost fiancee. These two women are mature and focused, and very strong. But when confronted by feelings they can't ignore they must find yet more courage to turn away from the safe and expected paths of their lives toward each other. Faith thinks of Sydney as the Wild Thing, the temptation she can't resist, but Faith is definitely Sydney's Wild Thing as well. The love scenes are intense and tender, the story truly touching. It's a must read for anyone who is tired of the Bible being used to condemn their lives because it is uplifting, too.
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