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Summary: Great!
Review: "Mirror Image" was my 1st Sandra Brown novel, and it is still my absolute favorite! The main character, Avery Daniels, is smart, witty, sensitive, woman just like all of Sandra Brown's heroines. Avery was able to make a husband who despised her, fall in love with her because of her personality. Plus, the sex scenes in this novel are HOT. Overall, this book has an interesting plot, well-developed characters, is a wonderful mystery, and has great love scenes. What more can you ask for?
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Summary: Okay, but not one of her best
Review: ...While the attraction between the hero and heroine was good and the sex scenes were really sexy, the plot was so ridiculous that I just couldn't get fully into it. I kept getting really annoyed at Avery for not coming clean with her identity; this prevented me from liking her as a heroine. Her decision to deceive Tate & his family reeked of clingy, emotional desperation, something that I can't stand in a heroine. Also, as the other reviewer pointed out, the reason behind all of the intrigue was so stupid that it seemed like something that someone made up in 5 minutes to create a convenient explanation at the end of the story. Finally, and this is probably just a personal preference, I never could really get into a romance whose fulcrum is mistaken identity (this is the same problem I had with THE SWITCH, another of Brown's novels). Something about the hero being confused about who the heroine really is seems to diminish the romance a little, in my opinion.I like Brown's work (especially SLOW HEAT IN HEAVEN and BREATH OF SCANDAL), but this one wasn't one of my favorites.
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Summary: One of Sandra Browns best books!
Review: A contemporary story with her usual wonderful characters, great story line and "can't put it down" quality. On my keeper shelf.
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Summary: FAST-PACED ALL THE WAY!
Review: Absolutely wonderful. The best Sandra Brown book I've read. Just when you think you have it all figured out, she pulls you back in again and again. If you like a good suspense story, buy this book!
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Summary: Sandra's best
Review: Along with "Hidden Fires", this is definitely my favourite Sandra Brown novel. Only the final reconciliation between Avery and Tate could be a little more detailed after all they had been through. Someone really should make a movie out of this, perhaps with Vince Vaughn as Tate?
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Summary: One of the best!
Review: Although I have recently fallen in love with Sandra Brown's work, I put off reading "Mirror Image" for quite a while because the story description sounded a little odd. But since I have never read a negative review about the book, I knew I should give it a chance . . . It only took one chapter and I was hooked on this story and read most of it in one day! I felt sorry for Avery having to put up with the negativity from the Rutledge's and admired her determination win Tate's love and save his life.
This is definitely on top of my favorite romantic suspenses list. Others I recommend are "Slow Heat in Heaven" and "Best Kept Secrets"
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Summary: One of the best!
Review: Although I have recently fallen in love with Sandra Brown's work, I put off reading "Mirror Image" for quite a while because the story description sounded a little odd. But since I have never read a negative review about the book, I knew I should give it a chance . . . It only took one chapter and I was hooked on this story and read most of it in one day! I felt sorry for Avery having to put up with the negativity from the Rutledge's and admired her determination win Tate's love and save his life.
This is definitely on top of my favorite romantic suspenses list. Others I recommend are "Slow Heat in Heaven" and "Best Kept Secrets"
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Summary: A little better than average
Review: Although this book is well-written, the story is so contrived and the conclusion so ridiculous that it is hard to fully enjoy it. Sandra Brown generally writes very typical romance novels with typical characters, but atleast her stories are interesting. The problem with "Mirror Image" is that Brown fails to explain many of the seemingly foolish decisions made by the characters. For instance, it is hard to understand why Averry does not tell Tate that she is not his wife after coming out is surgery. Jake's odd behaviour is never explained. The actual killer's motives are extremely non-sensical, and the disgusting details about the sex life of Tate's teenage niece are both tasteless and unnecessary.
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Summary: The Best of All
Review: Among hundreds of romance books I read, Mirror Image is the best of all. The characters, the plot, and the setting are fascinating, compelling, and intriguing. The romance and suspense fit nicely and develop smoothly and excitedly from the beginning, capturing my full attention. This is a book worth to keep in your bookshelf. You will not be disappointed.
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Summary: Cowboys need love, too
Review: As an author in general, I like Sandra Brown. Her writing is fairly good and her relatively simple plots are aimed at the average person, mostly female, of course, hence the emphasis on strong female protagonists and intelligent yet hunky, manly men for their foils. The story line and general tone kept the book within the realm of recent events so the reader doesn't realize how old it is until running across references to Johnny Carson still hosting the Tonight Show. The story holds up well, as it deals mostly with relationships, most especially within the dynasty of the Rutledge family of Texas. The main premise from which the title is derived may seem far-fetched but has been a staple for many a movie and seems to be a popular concept. For my part, the story was like a mini-series script of the old "Dallas" TV show. All the familiar characters were there with name changes, and the part of J.R. Ewing wasn't played as a bad boy by Larry Hagman this time. Instead, it is a Justin-booted, Stetson-hatted gentleman named Tate Rutledge who stands for everything good in America. As Brown readers will attest, the author really likes cowboys. I mean, really. Other than a slight problem with his "dad" (think Jim Davis) and a round-heeled teenage bimbo(think Charlene Tilton) in the family, the aspiring cowboy-senator hero should have been a cakewalk. But thar's trubble a-brewin' at the Ewings on South Fork, podner. (woops! There I go again) A sneaky miscreant(Cliff Barnes?)with a dark past is fifth-columning from within to destroy a political campaign and assassinate 'guess who' utilizing such ghastly weapons of mass destruction as a retired stripper(not a furniture refinisher) who plies her crafty, sensual way into the family and guess what? She's up to no good! Then there's the over-emotional, caring, career-driven, desperate for a comeback lady journalist(Victoria Principal?) who is also a true humanitarian who loves puppies and somebody else's children. Having been a journalist at one time with a large staff of reporters, I find all those qualities a bit hard to reconcile.
But, as in most of Brown's fiction, the story moves along well, there are some expected plot twists and some steamy sex. As I have mentioned before in other Brown reviews I am a bit put off by her blow-by-blow, if you'll excuse the expression, sex scene descriptions. My tolerance for such things seems to decrease with each passing year so I suppose I'm sadly out of touch with modern standards. Still, there is such a thing older people remember, called "taste." By describing these bedroom passages as shockingly graphic I will no doubt increase Brown's book sales by twenty-seven percent. Aside from that, I actually liked this book better in some ways than her latest work. It seems a bit faster-paced, fresher somehow, as though she was trying harder, but that's just my take. I do think all in all it is a good read for it's genre, so if you are a bodice-ripper fan and have not yet perused this one, give it a try, I think you'll like it. -Barker Reviews
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