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Summary: An exhilerating ride
Review: If you want a book you can't put down, this is the one. The characters are fabulous, and the irony takes you by surprise and makes you laugh out loud - that is when you aren't trying to read faster to see what happens next. There are also take your breath away declarations of love. In short - it's perfection. Don't miss it.
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Summary: Another winner
Review: I love the way the author ties the plot together with the stories of 3 generations, each with their own unique view of life. I am hooked on her series and can't wait for her spring release!
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Summary: disappointed
Review: I was so anxious for this book to be put on the shelves for sale. I read it primarily to find out what happened to Sam and Alyssa. Then the ending for them left me so diappointed that I wanted to cry. Surely, this isn't the end for Sam and Alyssa. I read some of the other reviews implying that another book is in the works for Sam and Alyssa. I sure hope so! I love Suzanne Brockmann's books.
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Summary: Selfish reader!!
Review: Ok, Ok. So the author has the absolute right to do whatever she wants to do with her heroes. She can kill them, she can throw them into any hell of a marriage, and she can break their hearts. She also has the right to try to change her writing style. Where you, gentle reader, were expecting a little recreational happy-ending-love-me-forever romance, you've got some drama attempt. With the real life hurt and cruelty. Mixed with romance. With lots of question marks at the end.
Well, it does not matter that it is no longer just only a romance, I love drama too. Only I am hooked up on Sam Starrett and Alicia Locke's romance. I want to see what comes out of this, and I pray that they end up together. It is going to be a torture to wait.
I am not buying another Suzanne Brockmann's book unless I've read a preview first and made sure that a) it is about Alicia and Sam as its main heroes, and b) why, it should have a happy ending, of course!
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Summary: High School Dialog
Review: I normally can't wait for a Suzanne Brockman book but the dialog
in this book is so high school (maybe Jr Hi) I just could not
read it... so sorry but this one is a bomb!!!...I couldn't even
finish it it was so boring.
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Summary: Add another Rita to this author !!
Review: Not a fan of over the top aplha males, this book was wonderfully plotted and a very welcome surprise. Crying males are so beta male wonderful to find given the current trend in contemporary romances. With OVER THE EDGE Ms Brockman has given readers smart, sexy sensitive heroes challenged by the strength and beauty of women: there are no whiney wimps in a Brockman book: male or female. Surely experienced romance readers will understand that Alyssa and Sam will find their own HEA down the road but she has created the ultimate angst for this couple. Nowhere is the reader mislead to think this is Sam and Alyssa's story, but it was nice to see them added giving the whole book a well plotted depth so lacking in other contemporary fiction. What made this one so enjoyable was there were three distinct couples to enjoy, but only one could be resolved at the end. To do more would be cheating both Alyssa and Sam and Gina and Max: each deserves and will get their own story. The only downer was the sub plot of Helga, the reader will figure out her problem quickly but Brockman let that drag on too much. Might be seen by some as filler, but as this was Teri and Stan's story it was understandable and gave Stan a more human side; the ulitmate gentleman. The story was gritty with language(but as a former service wife, it was well within the context of the characters,) and given the timing it might be a bit too close to reality for some because of today's headlines but it should be read by those who want to see the good guys win and win big. We all sort of need to feel that again. Given this past week it is refreshing to find that love like the mythical phoenix can rise from the ashes and triumph.
Brava! Suzanne Brockman is romance's Tom Clancy and romance is so much better for it!
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Summary: The Troubleshooters
Review: Brockmann has created a wonderful series about Navy SEALs and mangaged to add little bits of WWII history -- which also has a romantic thread. I've seen some reviews complaining about the "end" of Sam and Alyssa's story. This is *not* the end! The next book will be about Wildcard, but the book after that will be Sam and Alyssa's story, from what I've been told. I think what Brockmann is aiming for is a continuing series in the true sense of the word. Each book will stand alone, yet each one builds on the previous ones with characters and situations. Sam and Alyssa's story is a thread in a greater tapestry. Once Sam and Alyssa's story is "complete" I think there will be another story that will be a continuing thread -- hopefully for Max and Gina. Their story was introduced in Over the Edge and has a lot going against it, their age difference will be the least of their problem. This is no ordinary romance either. Lots of heavy topics are dealt with; from a hostage situation, to the Danish people protecting their Jews in WWII and a brilliant older woman's realization that her mind is going. I've been enjoying Brockmann's books for years now, and this is no exception.
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Summary: :)
Review: I bought this book the day that it came out. I am an avid reader. I started this book at 10:30pm and stayed up until 3:30am in the morning to finish. You know that you have read a really good book when several weeks later you are still thinking about the characters and their stories. I LOVE the 'troubleshooter' series. I enjoyed Heart Throb, and although it will also remain one of my favorites, it still takes a back burner to The Unsung Hero, The Defiant Hero, and Over the Edge. The SEAL Team 16 Troubleshooters are called on to take down a group of terrorists that have hijacked an airplane and forced it to land in Kazbekistan, which is better known as "the Pit" to Brockmann's readers. Lt. Teri Howe is a rescue pilot and a woman used to being harassed by men. Senior Chief Stan Wolchonok sees the harassment and does not like it. Stan gets permission to have Teri join his SEAL team on a training mission. Stan felt that it would get her away from the man currently harassing her and he would be there to look after her. Stan had no idea that a simple training mission would turn into a real mission, or that his feelings for Teri would become so complicated. Once landing in Kazbekistan the SEAL team began intense drills preparing themselves to overtake the plane with the hijackers. In the meantime, hostage negotiator Max tries desperately to speak to the hijackers, but is only able to speak to a young woman passenger. Gina has put her life on the line to protect the rest of those on the plane and now her only lifeline is the faceless man, Max. And in her usual style, Ms. Brockmann, gives us her story within a story that involves a tragic love story that took place during WWII. This story is told by Helga, a Holocaust survivor, who is currently suffering from Alzheimer's. Ms. Brockmann also brings back a very popular pair, SEAL member Sam Starrett and FBI sharpshooter Alyssa Locke. My favorite couple is, of course, Sam and Alyssa. Although at the end of Over The Edge I wanted to cry for them both. I am still reeling from what happened to Gina, Sam, and Alyssa. I hated the ugliness that happened to Gina. I could not believe I actually cried for this character and for Max and the others who were there to hear everything the poor young woman went through at the hands of the terrorists. I have hundreds of books from many different authors, but none have touched me like this series. It must be a great thrill to make characters come alive. I actually feel like I know all of them. I hope that Sam and Alyssa find there way back to each other in a future book. I also hope Gina finds happiness after all she has been through. And lets not forget poor Tom and Kelly who are still unmarried. Over the Edge takes you on an emotional roller coaster. I admit that when I got to the last page I, at first, felt cheated. I thought no way could this story be over. Like another reviewer said, I wanted to throw the book across the room. But, several days later, when I was still thinking about the story and its characters, I knew that the storytelling was beyond good. Yes, it was extremely tragic and emotionally draining with very small glimpses of romance and humor, but because of the dark side the reader was pushed into finding the positives of every story. The outcomes to several of the stories could have been far worse than they were. I have never read a book that has left me feeling as drained as this one did. As another reviewer stated, this is not a "get away from reality" book. I would also highly recommend that you read The Unsung Hero and The Defiant Hero before reading Over the Edge. Ms. Brockmann has me hooked and impatiently waiting for her next book in this series. Thank You Ms. Brockmann for the love and passion of the characters that you write about that is so clearly evident on every page.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I'm really disappointed. If you haven't read Suzanne Brockmann before, or haven't read The Defiant Hero, I'm sure you'll love this book. It was very well written and it was a great story. But if you were waiting to find out what happens with Sam and Alyssa, you may not even want to read it. Oh, I'm sure this isn't the end for them. But how long will it go on? Will their story be resolved in Out of Control, or will I be disappointed again? I don't know if I want to know or if I'll even read any more by Suzanne Brockmann. Maybe by March I'll be over it and ready to read on. I just feel like I can trust romances, that I can care about the characters because I know there will be a happy ending. I don't feel like I can trust Suzanne Brockmann for that any more. I don't feel like I can care about her secondary characters, and then have it end like this, even temporarily. I guess I just wish Sam and Alyssa had had their own book, so I could read start-to-finish at one time. Then I could have hurt with them but still been emotionally safe. Then I could have been looking forward to little glimpses of them in future books, and been secure that they were happy. Instead I'm just disappointed, and not sure whether it's emotionally worth reading on. I was going to say that the rest of the book was awesome, and end with a positive. Maybe what happened to Gina was realistic, and definitely I don't like gritty reality. And at least Gina's story ended on a positive. But I really don't need the images it put in my head, and I skipped over the worst part.
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Summary: Most impressive book I've bought this summer!
Review: The characters were all brilliant. The primaries, secondaries, even the minor characters were all so real you felt you could touch them. The action was well woven into an intricate and intense story that made it an all-night, I-can't-put-down-no-matter-how-early-I-have-to-get-up read. All of the characters were so different than the tired romance novel norms that I felt a bit like Alice, falling through the romance into a completely differnt genre. Teri is capeable, but afraid of men. Stan is a fix-it man who doesn't think of himself as attractive. Though he is attracted to Teri, he spends almost the whole book pushing her away, or setting her up with someone else. Sam is macho and rough, with a wall a mile thick to keep Alyssa from breaking his heart again, while she is a sharpshooter who has to be falling-down drunk to spend any time with him. If you a re a bit tired of typical, cookie cutter plots and characters, this book will renew your faith in the romance novel. Take heart, there are original authors out there.
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