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Summary: Time for a change
Review: This was indeed a departure from her other books that I love. IT was most interesting and a new setting outside of Cambridge was a change of pace. I believe to have a character develop that there needs to be some occasional changes in the basic format of the series. This was a fine book but definitely not typical of the series. I am more of a cat person but have learned a great deal of information from her books concerning showing and the obedience aspect of dog showing. The new characters were interesting but admittedly I was most complacent and pleased with her familiar Cambridge setting and characters. Good job to the author and keep those Holly Winters stories coming.
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Summary: What happened to Kevin and Rita?
Review: While I am still a Susan Conant fan and eagerly anticipate every new Holly Winter adventure, the last one I truly enjoyed was "Animal Appetite". I miss the familiarity of the Cambridge scene and rich characters such as Kevin, Rita, Leah, etc. I appreciate Ms. Conant's attempts to change scenery, and being a Maine enthusiast, I enjoyed the recent attention to Acadia, but I felt that I needed a GPS to understand portions of the text (similar to my feelings about the cemetary scene at the end of "Evil Breeding"). Even though I am not a dog show expert, I continue to relish Ms. Conants exuberant "dog person" attitude. I liked seeing more of Buck Winter in this book, and seeing more interplay between him and Holly, but I do miss the old "gang". Even though I must admit to being drawn in by the other characters in this newest book, I have deep concerns about a major returning character. All Holly Winter fans should read this book; the ending could be read as foreboding (?), and I will wait for the next to see if there are further developments!
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Summary: What happened to Kevin and Rita?
Review: While I am still a Susan Conant fan and eagerly anticipate every new Holly Winter adventure, the last one I truly enjoyed was "Animal Appetite". I miss the familiarity of the Cambridge scene and rich characters such as Kevin, Rita, Leah, etc. I appreciate Ms. Conant's attempts to change scenery, and being a Maine enthusiast, I enjoyed the recent attention to Acadia, but I felt that I needed a GPS to understand portions of the text (similar to my feelings about the cemetary scene at the end of "Evil Breeding"). Even though I am not a dog show expert, I continue to relish Ms. Conants exuberant "dog person" attitude. I liked seeing more of Buck Winter in this book, and seeing more interplay between him and Holly, but I do miss the old "gang". Even though I must admit to being drawn in by the other characters in this newest book, I have deep concerns about a major returning character. All Holly Winter fans should read this book; the ending could be read as foreboding (?), and I will wait for the next to see if there are further developments!
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Summary: Not as good as the old days!
Review: While I still enjoy reading the latest story from Susan Connant, I find her most recent work lacks the skillful and entertaining writing of her earlier efforts.From the beginning of this book I found the entire set-up unbelievable: why anyone with amnesia would continue on with their life as if nothing had happened all the while having a deep fear of personal injury is beyond me. As the story unveiled itself the impossibility of it all continued to taint the storyline for me. This was not, in my opinion, one of her better books. If you find that you must read it, I suggest waiting for the paperback version to reduce your losses.
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