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Summary: Good Book, But Could off Been Better
Review: The book was good up until the end, when I found out who the killer was. I was expecting more. Towards the end of the book finding the real killer killed it for me. To me towards the end the story started loosing itself. I guess the way the ending was written, letting one know who the killer is, was not done properly. One is kept in suspense through out the whole story, and then she just trows you who the killer is out of nowhere and in a rush. Her best work is the Dark series books. I cannot wait for DARK DESIRE.
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Summary: Ms. Feehan has done it again!!
Review: I am so pleased to see my favorite author writing in a new genre! WOW, I ask you, how talented can one person be? This book has suspense, mytery and good old fashion romande. I love it! The story line was just dark enough to thrill me and the gothic concept was truelly forbodding. i can't wait for her next book to come out. Ms Feehan if you read this please don't keep us in suspense much longer.... I need new reading material. Write faster.
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Summary: Ho hum
Review: I guess I was expecting more. I would like to establish that I love the Dark series and cannot get enough of them. This book however, left a bit lacking. I thought ... was going to make more out of the paranormal relationship between the two main characters. I felt this never developed like I wanted it too. I didn't feel Nicoletta was a very interesting character at all and lacked the strength of her previous lead characters. .... There was a lot of build up with not enough punch. If you like the Dark series I would recommend that you read this one if you have nothing else around to read ....
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Summary: A New Style From Feehan
Review: This book was just great and was a pleasant break from our Carpathian buddies, who we all know and love. The Scarletti house has a curse upon it. Every female that enters is said to leave dead. Not that Nicholetta believes this. All she knows is that there is a strange evil in the house. Nicholetta is a healer, and is summoned to the palazzo to help an ailing child and the Don Giovanni Scarletti. Don Scarletti sees her and knows that she is the one for him, so he goes into town and picks her to be his bride... Naturally, Nicholetta trys to run away, but is caught by the Don. During the time of her betrothal, she learns more and more about the mysterious curse, the Scarletti family, and her future husband. She and Giovanni will be caught in a web of mystery and intrigue, and time is running out for them to find who wants them dead at any cost. Nicholetta is intelligent, kind, and a perfect foil to the dark, possesive yet tender Don. Our Don is dark and mysterious as he was raised in the midst of a curse, but Nicholetta helped him to grow and move past the forces controlling him. These two characters worked very well together to overcome their troubles. Their marriage was a true partnership which was pleasant to read about. Secondary characters are also good such as Maria Pia who helps Nicholetta, and her young friends Sophie and Ketsia. This is a wonderful story of how a bright and beautiful young woman manages to bring light and happiness to a dark and dreary place and of course there is a happy ending. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good romance and to Feehan fans everywhere. Happy Reading!
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Summary: Gothic danger and passionate love -- Very highly recommended
Review: The ancient dons worshipped the old gods, honoring their pagan heritage and building the palazzo in defiance of the Holy Church. Two centuries ago the Scarletti family was cursed, and now for years there have been rumors of murders and assignations. Indeed, the palazzo itself feels evil to sensitive Nicoletta, a woman who is known to be "different" in her gifts to heal, to listen to the wind, to sense danger. So when the mesmerizing Don Scarletti chooses her to be his bride, Nicoletta knows every bride who entered the palazzo is doomed. Nicoletta roamed the hills surrounding her village before the don's choice of her curtailed her activities to the palazzo. She had sworn no man would command her, but when she fled her home to hide, the don followed her, luring her with his own gift. The don's darkly sensual voice, erotic and seductive, entices her imagination and her womanhood, linking her to the man she would flee. Don Scarletti knows well the dangers that lurk upon his land. Political upheaval and family secrets threaten the woman he takes as wife, as well as the others dependent upon him. He carefully guards his own gifts from others than his chosen bride. Only Nicoletta can reach through his icy aloofness to the passionate man concealed within. As a new comer to Christine Feehan's work, I had very high expectations based on other reader's reactions, and I am not disappointed. Written with a sensuous style, a deep understanding for history, and a respect for both Christianity and Paganism, THE SCARLETTI CURSE contains a fast paced plot and dynamic characterizations. All the classic gothic elements keep the pages turning, including the dark castle with gargoyles, warnings from natural elements, portents from ravens, secret passageways, family secrets, and multiple dead wives. Further, the strong heroine isn't too perfect; the troubled hero still maintains his strength amid his human failings, while the gothic elements lend the perfect depth and shadow. Very highly recommended.
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Summary: Enjoyable Read
Review: This was definitely worth reading! I became a fan of Christine Feehan only a few months ago and I hope she continues to write often as I have enjoyed all of her novels so far. This story was very enjoyable and interesting. I enjoyed the interaction between the two main characters and also some of the secondary characters, especially the children. It was a little predicatable, but there is still a quality in Christine Feehan's writing that grabs you and keeps you interested... and wishing that it had not ended! The only compliants I have is that one of the brothers characters was undeveloped to the point that it did not make sense, as well as the "special gifts" that both the main characters had. The authors seemed to imply some power beyond ESP, but yet never expanded or provided any sort of explanation for these "gifts". I am really looking forward to the next novel. I hope it will be a continuation (perhaps the Don's brother?) of this story. I am also still hoping for more vampire romances as well!
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Summary: YOU HAVE ANOTHER WINNER..... CONGRATULATIONS
Review: CHRISTINE HAS DONE IT AGAIN... THIS BOOK IS AS GOOD AS HER DARK SERIES... WITH JUST ANOUGH SUPERNATURAL ELEMENT - TO SPARK THE INTEREST... OF THOSE PARANORMAL ROMANCE LOVERS. IN HER USUAL STYLE THE CHARACTERS ARE IMMOTIONALY BOUND AND KEEP YOU READING ON AND ON IN ONE SITTING - WITH A CLIMATIC ENDING THIS BOOKS KEEPS YOU QUESSING RIGHT TILL THE END...TRUE GOTHIC WITH CREEPY HOME - WEIRD RELATIVES AND ODD SERVANTS.. I LOVED IT... AND WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED.... CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT GOTHIC - OR ANY OF HER DARK SERIES FOR THAT MATTER.. WELL DONE..
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Summary: Feehan never misses
Review: If you're a fan of Christine Feehan, you already know some of the elements you'll find in this book - beautiful, courageous, spirited heroine and strong, intelligent, handsome, tortured hero. Christine Feehan has put these elements in play in such exciting ways in her Dark series that she's raised the bar incredibly for Paranormal romance. It's hard to picture anyone writing about noble vampire-like creatures in a more exciting, sensuous, just flat out stunning way. This book, though not about the vampire-like beings in her others, adds an exciting Gothic twist to Christine's writing, and a clever mystery to her incredibly involving characterizations. The suspenseful ending is very exciting, and the reader is not sure until the end how the book will resolve. I particularly loved Nicoletta's free-spirited, naturalist perspective; her grounded innocence makes such a compelling counterpoint to Don Scarletti's cursed magnificence. I own every Christine Feehan book and recommend them ALL. This is a fitting addition to her wonderful writing.
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Summary: Fabulous Book! Fabulous Author!!
Review: I'm not usually a gothic fan, but I LOVE Christine Feehan's books, so I grabbed this one and took a chance(I did the same back when I picked up Ms. Feehan's first "Dark" book, never having been a vampire fan,and those books have become my all-time favorite Keepers). Once again this incredible author did not dissapoint. I was riveted from page one! This is an author that not only yanks you into the story with a fascinating plot and incredibly descriptive detail (I actually got chills and the hair on my arms raised while I walked through the Palazzo with Nicolletta), but her characters become a part of you. Her characters are so real I truly found myself loving them. Not just finding them interesting, amusing, wonderful and touching, but really caring about them, as though they were actual people, a part of my life. Ms. Feehan weaves such a powerful spell sometimes I have to remind myself it's not real. Her books are THAT GOOD!!! The only drawback, of course, is the usual one, waiting impatiently for this author's next book to come out! I highly recomend The Scarletti Curse, as well as ALL of Christine Feehan's previous books. YOU ARE IN FOR A REAL TREAT!
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Summary: Not her best...........
Review: Before I begin, let me just say that I absolutely love her Dark series. Those books are great. This one had potential, but it just fell flat. Her characters simply weren't developed enough this time for me to relate to them. This effort was decent but not at all up to her usual standards.
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