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Summary: an overpriced harlequin romance.....
Review: Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy this, but just couldn't help thinking it belonged as a [price] paperback instead of the hardcover treatment. Incredibly simple book, written on about a fourth grade level, no depth or realism to it. Also, it was incredibly short....large print, and just not worth the $.
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Summary: Whatever happened to the Linda Howard romance?
Review: If you're looking for one of those heart-throbbing romances, typical of the old Linda Howard, you're going to be disappointed with this. Unfortunately, Ms. Howard has been slowly but surely drifting away from her gripping love stories and venturing more toward--well, simply telling a story. Yes, there's a romance here, but it's just a small part of the whole, instead of BEING the whole. I was left in awe when I read Mackenzie's Mountain, truly half in love with Zane when I finished Mackenzie's Pleasure, wistful by the power and strength of Kell Sabin from Diamond Bay . . . . Open Season, however, insomuch as the story was enjoyable, left me with little more than a closed book when I was finished reading. Sorry, Ms. Howard. In fact, I'm one of your biggest fans. But I miss the love in your love stories.
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Summary: Wait for the paperback
Review: Linda Howard is one of my favorite authors and I eagerly look forward to her books. I was very disappointed in this book. When I finished I was left with a feeling of "that's it?". The development of the characters was very quick and sketchy. The phrases were so similar to other recent books that I wondered what which Howard book was I reading. Don't waste your money on the hardback - wait for the paperback to come out if you're looking for a quick, no involvement read.
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Summary: fantastic read!!!
Review: I am a major fan of Linda Howard , and was not disappointed the story was fantastic!!!. the sparks between the main characters are perfect. Ms.Howard is a rare talent, I will buy anything with her name on it!!!.
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Summary: too much junk; not enough romance
Review: I usually love Linda Howard. But, she has slowly started going what I call the "Sandra Brown" way and this book, like Brown's recent books, definately shortchanges her fans. Instead of continuing to write the fun, sexy, charming "romances" that made her (and Ms. Brown) popular, Howard has begun writing hardcover "books." Howard now definately spends way, way too much time setting and describing scenes. (For instance, in this book, she spends literally a page describing her heroine's walk across a crowded bar and almost another page describing a playful puppy). This overdone prose comes at the expense of dialogue. Her books also are way too crowded with secondary characters and development of all of these characters shortchange the romance of the two main characters. (Her books are not getting any longer, after all. She is just cramming all this stuff into her books and in return, something has to go. In this book it was any development of the romance between the hero and heroine.) In short, I just did not get the "feel" I traditionally get from a Linda Howard romance and I truly believe that this is because she is trying too hard to be a bestselling "author" rather than just a romance writer who writes entertaining and fun romances for the masses.
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Summary: Fun
Review: Quick lighthearted entertaining read. Witty dialogue made up for the less than suspenseful plot and lack of character development. I hope Ms Howard's next offering would be better...like After the Night and Mr Perfect. I wouldn't mind waiting a little longer for it. Nevertheless, I'm still a fan....she has yet to do a Sandra Brown on me.
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Summary: A real disappointment
Review: I like Linda Howard and have read all her books but Open Season is bad. The book cover reads 'Seamlessly blending heart-pounding romance and breathless intrigue'. Seamlessly blending it was not. It took Ms. Howard twelve chapters to remember there was suppose to be some intrigue in this book. And calling it intrigue is really stretching it. The ending was also a disappointment. It's as though Linda Howard knew how bad the book was and just wanted to get is over with. There is no comparison between Mr. Perfect and Open Season. Mr. Perfect I recommend, Open Season - forget it.
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Summary: Greatly Disappointed
Review: I have read all of Linda Howards books and this is her worst. I was greatly disappointed. I expected more of everything, romance, mystery just everything. I would have never expected a lukewarm book from LH, maybe any other romance writer but not her. She has time to write better books now that she's only putting out one book a year, so what happened????????????
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Summary: It could be better...
Review: Linda Howard's current novel, Open Season, is the story of Daisy, a small town librarian who is a bit dowdy. On her 34th birthday she transforms herself into a man magnet and goes on the prowl for husband. Not to impressed with the prospects she meets she decides to casually date Jack, the local chief of police, in the meantime. To her dismay she falls in love with him, while he is trying to protect her from a killer, after she inadvertently witnesses a murder. In this novel, Howard has spent a great deal of time on character development. Therefore one will like the characters. However, by doing so the story lacks Howard's usual suspense element and the psychological intrigue that makes the reader sit on the edge of their seat. One has to wonder if an editor requested that the psychological aspect be toned down, or if Howard was rushed in writing. My guess would be a combination of both. Halfway through the novel I was able to figure out who the killer was, whereas when reading some of Howard's other books, such as Mr. Perfect the killer wasn't as obvious. Nonetheless, it is still a wonderful tale for true romantics.
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Summary: Terrific!
Review: Definitely worth the hardback cover price. Jack was a delight, teasing his lady love with a quip or jibe meant to bring a blush or flustered reply. Despite the danger, this is a humorous book. Doesn't every woman want to find a man who loved her for herself before her makeover? And the key questions to test a man's sexual preference was hilarious!
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