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Summary: Action, Suspense, and Romance, what more could you want?
Review: I just recenlty found Julie Garwood by reading Mercy and I loved it. I also loved this book as well. It's fast paced but it matches with the plot. The romance between the two characters develop nicely and I love how spunky the heroine is. It's a great read and a great follow up to Mercy, though not a sequel. I loved it and would recommend it to anyone who loves suspense and romance in one package.
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Summary: Not as good as should be
Review: I'm one of the biggest fan of Julie Garwood. I love all her books and have the whole collection or most of it. I do have to say that her historical stories are the best of them all, while I liked the change of HeartBreaker and was open to the idea of Julie's new style I was a bit disapointed by Mercy, and almost didn't make it to the end of KillJoy.
I think it is from far the only book that shouldn't be worth buying. But try her historical books, they are amazing!
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Summary: Full of Suspense, Romance and Laughs
Review: This is a great story that I am sure you will enjoy. Keep in mind that there is some character cross over from a previous book of Ms. Garwood's (Mercy), but even if you haven't read it you will still be able to follow along easily. This was a tough novel to put down. It kept me on the edge of my seat trying to guess what would happen next in the saga of Avery and John-Paul, as well as Aunt Carolyn and Monk. This isn't a traditional romance, nor a traditional suspense novel which made it a wonderfully quick and entertaining read. The characters could easily be real life, and the comic relief that was scattered throughout the book was delightful. This is one that I feel just about anyone would enjoy.
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Summary: Getting Closer
Review: I have long been a fan of Julie Garwood's work, having first fallen in love with her historical novels. I admit to being disappointed when she switched to suspense romance though. Her newer books (Mercy, Heartbreaker) lack the sense of humor she had in the historical pieces. In fact, the humor was the reason I so enjoyed her books. For the first time Ms. Garwood has included that humor in her suspense novels. I enjoyed Killjoy, though as with other reviewers I was disappointed also with the ending. After the huge build-up, the ending left a lot to be desired, the reader is just left hanging. Avery Delaney is an FBI analyst. For a woman that is perceived to be so brilliant in the begining she really does fizzle when her own life is in danger. The hero, is fairly predictable. He like all heros is a loner with deep emotional scars. He is the typical macho man who saves the day. The plot is complicated and the villian just too warped for words. Jilly, the supposedly dead mother of Avery has returned for revenge. She is delusional and apparently so beautiful that every man she ever meets falls hopelessly in love with her. Jilly concocts a complicated scheme to kill Avery and her aunt. Of course the plans to wrong and she and her accomplice struggle to find a way to kill them before being caught. I found the dialog between Avery and John Paul witty and it reminded me of many of her earlier works. Hince the reference to the humor. This is the first of her contemporary novels that I have truely enjoyed and hope she continues to improve in this area.
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