Open Season

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Summary: Another Hit
Review: I am a BIG fan of Linda Howard's writing and I loved this book! I think this book is vintage Linda Howard, with moments where you literally laughed out loud to moments that tugged at your heart. I think most women will find a little bit of Daisy in themselves that they can relate to. Also in this book I think the hero, like all of the men in her books, was sexy. I will buy any book that has Linda Howards name on the cover, I haven't been sorry yet!!

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Summary: A pleasant break from her usual scenario
Review: While Open Season may not have been as suspensful as some of her other books, I found it a pleasant change. The conversant between Jack and Daisy about the colors mauve and puce was hillarious. Also the bits about Daisy learning to apply makeup and dress sexy were funny, any woman should be able to see the humor. I agree that the ending was anti-climactic,however I saw nothing wrong with Sykes taking up with the Jennifer. I read alot of mystery and suspense and perfer strong women in the stories, Howards women are always strong and her men always men you'd want to meet.

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Summary: More unbelieveable than some of her other work
Review: I found the main character to be toooooooo stererotypical - this book was too focused on appearances but I did find myself laughing aloud. If you like Linda Howard, you will overlook some of the problems with this book - All in all, it was a good read!

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Summary: Open Season
Review: I'm a Linda Howard buff and liked the book. It's full of her sense of humor, romance, good guy wins, as well as good story line. I had no idea how necessary it was to address the "date rape drug" and I'm glad it was Linda Howard to do it. WE ALL, men & women, need to take heed. I got quite an education. Thanks Ms. Howard.

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Summary: I CANNOT BELIEVE the ratings this book received
Review: I thought this book was great. It had lots of humor, mystery and romance in it. I really did not want to put it down. What were people thinking when they read this book. It was purely great reading. I am sure there are a lot of Daisy's out there. Women who have lived a drab life and will not change. This book should give those people the will to change their lives and come out into the limelight--Enjoy life. Way back when, in fact many years ago, I lived like this. But then I realized there was a life out there and I went for it. Gee, am I glad that I did. I have been very happy since. Forget all the other ratings you have seen here. This book is simply fantastic. You won't regret reading it. I am not sorry that I spent money for a hardbound on this one.

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Summary: Where is the thriller?
Review: I've been utterly mislead by some ad and/or review in buying this book. I don't know anything else by this author, but Open Season, in spite of Linda Howards skilful craftmanship as a writer, to me has been an absolute flop. As it is written in the back-cover, it defied me as a reader to put it down... but only because I was eager to find whether and whenever the story would become something close to a thriller, how and where I would eventually face the 'blending heart-pounding romance and breathless intrigue' its back-cover is talking about. I found rather hard to believe that the author is a woman: to me the psychology of her main character is very like the caricature of feminine psychology that one would expect from a terribly outdated, oldfashioned man. Here and there depictions of petty details totally irrelevant to the story are dealt with for an unbelievable number of long paragraphs or even whole pages, that in fact I've skipped altogether. The best evidence are all the pages spent about Daisy's pet - pages, moreover, full of the most obvious... common places concerning puppies. Finally, the quick evolution of the relationship between the two main characters from an... affair to a dedicated, everlasting, family growing love is simply ridiculous. My opinion is that this book is best epitomized by the following quotations: 'She had a lover and a dog: could life get any better?' (p.196) to be matched later on by her mate statement: '...A naked woman and a fuzzy puppy: what more can a man want?...'

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Summary: Just an observation
Review: After reading Open Season I read all of the previously written reviews. Only one review alluded to what I felt was a very important part of this book--the detailed information dispensed regarding "date rape," the drugs utilized in this type of crime, and the common sense safeguards women can and should utilize to protect themselves. I agree with the majority of reviewers that Open Season is basically a "fluff" romance, not on a par with Mr. Perfect or some of Ms. Howard's previous novels; however, it is worth reading partly because it is a "light" read but more importantly for its educational material.

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Summary: Pure Fun and Entertainment!
Review: I think I have already read all of her books. I love most of them. They are all exciting and sexy suspense that are so romantic. Besides a gripping plot, there are always scenes of great sense of humor here and there in every one of her books. This one is just full of them and I laughed out loud many times while reading it. I have a lovely time reading this book! Thank You Linda Howard!

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Summary: Should've Been A Paperback...
Review: As a HUGE Linda Howard Fan, I have to say I was mildly disappointed in the somewhat lackluster story. The humor was OK, but it just didn't grab you. Daisy was UNreal; let's face it - no one THAT prim & proper turns into a party girl after 34 years of being a prude. Jack Russo is believable, but I'm just not convinced they're a matched set. The underlying story of the illicit sex trade is tantalizing, but not much comes of that. The character Glenn Sikes is an enigma, however, and it is hinted that LH has some plans for him....

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Summary: not a keeper
Review: Linda Howard can write five star books, but this is not one of them. Did you ever get the feeling that an author was killing time? Howard does in Open Season. I agree with the reviewers who said that this should have been a paperback. I want to like Linda Howard's books, but I will never again buy one of her hardbound books without looking it over very carefully first.