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Summary: Full Circle
Review: A Twist of Fate by Beverly Clark is definitely an original, outstanding, and heartwarming novel which identifies intensely with its title. You never know what life has in store for you from day to day and Camille King and Nicholas Cardoneaux truly learned that a twist of fate dealt a very unique blow to their senses. They meet for the first time at a fertility clinic and they are wondering why they have been summoned there to see the same doctor at the same time. Camille, who is now a widower, and Nicholas, who is now divorced, soon learn that they have quite a lot in common, and they leave the clinic with some very surprising and shocking news. It gets even better because Camille, who is African American can't believe the news; and Nicholas, who is white, is surprised as well which builds up to some interesting exchanges. Now, the "twist of fate" begins when Camille struggles to accept the news and move on, however, Nicholas does not intend to let Camille move on without him. What escalates the plot of the story is Nicholas' mother who has her own agenda and skeletons. Nicholas and Camille knock heads more then once, until reality and a strong bonding of love becomes the loving connection that sets the stage for more drama and decisions. This is nice page-turner and the surprise ending is very fitting for the twist and characters that Beverly so eloquently developed in the storyline. Ms. Clark outdid herself in writing a very touching novel of medical mistakes that have a way of turning everyone's emotions around. It touches on the reality of people wanting to be accepted for something that they are not and on how they will go to any length to get or keep that acceptance. You will truly enjoy this book. I was not disappointed, and neither will you. Reviewed by Kalaani
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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Summary: A Twist Of Fate
Review: A Twist of Fate can best be described as a chain of mistakes that lead to boy meets girl and they fall in love. However, it is not as simple as that and it is not without many obstacles in the way. Obstacles such as he is Caucasian and she is African-American; he is rich, she is middle-income; he is divorced, she is a widow; his mother disapproves and her brother disapproves and finally, they both can lay claim to the same child. Set in the outskirts of picturesque New Orleans, A Twist of Fate showcases Camille King as a music teacher and former circuit pianist and Nicholas Cardoneaux as CEO of Cardoneaux Construction and resident of Magnolia Grove. A Twist of Fate highlights emotional baggage from the main characters' former marriages and baggage of the secondary characters, which adds realism to some of the social stigmas at play today. Although, some of the social issues are a bit overdone, secondary characters provide a positive outlook for the main characters that are refreshing and add twists to the storyline. Ms. Clark has penned an emotionally charged story with sensuous lovemaking scenes, vibrant imagery and characters you can feel, see, touch and root for. A Twist of Fate is a quick read, which begs you to ask, how could a mistake like this happen? Reviewed by Dawn R. Reeves
APOOO BookClub
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Summary: This Is My Child
Review: A Twist of Fate can best be described as a chain of mistakes that lead to boy meets girl and they fall in love. However, it is not as simple as that and it is not without many obstacles in the way. Obstacles such as he is Caucasian and she is African-American; he is rich, she is middle-income; he is divorced, she is a widow; his mother disapproves and her brother disapproves and finally, they both can lay claim to the same child. Set in the outskirts of picturesque New Orleans, A Twist of Fate showcases Camille King as a music teacher and former circuit pianist and Nicholas Cardoneaux as CEO of Cardoneaux Construction and resident of Magnolia Grove. A Twist of Fate highlights emotional baggage from the main characters' former marriages and baggage of the secondary characters, which adds realism to some of the social stigmas at play today. Although, some of the social issues are a bit overdone, secondary characters provide a positive outlook for the main characters that are refreshing and add twists to the storyline. Ms. Clark has penned an emotionally charged story with sensuous lovemaking scenes, vibrant imagery and characters you can feel, see, touch and root for. A Twist of Fate is a quick read, which begs you to ask, how could a mistake like this happen? Reviewed by Dawn R. Reeves
APOOO BookClub
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Summary: Time changes, people don't
Review: Being an avid interracial romance reader I had to read this. Initally I was disappointed because I thought I was reading a copycat of "For Love's Sake"in that Camille and Michael got together due to the artificial insemination process. However, the storyline eventually proved to be different and the ending was unique. I read this in two days 'cause I kept wondering what would happen next.
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Summary: Old School
Review: Black or white, if Nicholas pulled up to that house with the porch swing or Camille said take me home one more time I was going to scream. Talk about redundant. The dialog and the scenes. The readers intelligence is insulted. Get through the first 100 pages, then the story actually starts. As an old school romance reader, I have to say this is a twist on an old plot. The minute I started reading this book the disappointment set in because I knew what was coming.
However it's always nice to witness two people falling in love. A Forward Motion by S. L. Givhan may be over written but a more realistic interracial romance where a character like Jamal would have homies hanging with him most of the time. One out of the group would know to at least try to play money bags Nicholas. One of the more realistic scenes was Jamal and Nicholas having a beer together. And picturing Camille up on all fours is not very romantic, but the steamy detailed sex scenes scored some points. I'm a big fan of interracial romances right now but want originality. Certainly no violence, and not too many negative emphases on the race issue. Okay put a new spin on the classics, but at least give it some substance. I echo one of the other reviews by saying unrealistic. I wasn't convinced this story could really happen.
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Summary: Unrealistic, but I loved it
Review: I disagree with those who called the book trach. It wasn't very realistic, but the story was entirely too sweet. Nicholas truly loved Camille and the dialogue was passionate. The love scenes were steamy-- I truly enjoyed it.
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Summary: Oops! They Did it AGAIN!!!
Review: I just read, or attempted to read A Twist of Fate. You know, I was willing to overlook many things, simply because there are so few IR romance novels out there. Poor production values, and when I say poor, Genesis leaves everyone else hungry, because they most definitely take the cake, peanuts and punch! I've never seen anything like it! They published the whole book in the PageMaker default format! Yes! 10 point Helvetica double-spaced. The widows and orphans could keep most police and fireman charities in business for years, not to mention broken sentences in the middle of paragraphs. That too, I was willing to pass. I was even going to ignore the fact that the plot, girl meets boy through a sperm bank is hackneyed to death. For the love of Pete folks, black women meet white men the same way everybody else meets, we don't need modern technology to combine our bodily fluids. You're a romance writer, give us romance! But, like I said, with a little effort, I got past that also. But in my opinion Beverly Clark made a fatal error: I HAVEN'T A CLUE AS TO WHY THESE TWO FELL IN LOVE! The characters are so flat and one-dimensional, I wouldn't care if they were beamed up to a space ship; ...
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Summary: A Twist of Faith With a Twist Of A Plot!!!!!
Review: I read this entire book in one day and I can say I was very pleased with the storyline and the characters. I did't find them to be too over top or too sterotyped. Ms. Clark's style of story telling is unique. The book draws in the reader from the start. The only complaint I have with the book is Camille's brother was just too angry for me. He was over doing the "protective brother" role. Also the font of the print was a little confusing, but nevertheless, this is a book worth reading.
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Summary: A Twist Of Fate
Review: I totally disagree with the previous reviews. While the production was not great, most books are never perfect and some things are left to style. The plot and writing of this experienced writer was phenominal. I truly enjoyed the relationship that developed and then was risked by the two main characters. I don't see how anyone could write such a terrible review. Genesis Press is the only African-American owed book publisher regularly putting out books for a genre most publishers considered ignorable. I would hope you would share your reviews with Genesis instead of just knocking them. If you won't buy anymore of their books, I'll buy your part! I love them and Beverly Clark. I suggest other books by Beverly Clark.
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Summary: This was horrible
Review: Okay, y'all, I really tried to give this book the benefit of the doubt. I desperately want there to be more IR romance novels out there, so I cut this book an incredible amount of slack. I even tried (not very hard) to overlook the absolutely dismal production values, I even tried to ignore the hackneyed plotline that's been done to death and was even a movie, (Made In America) but the writer committed a fatal error in my book: I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THESE TWO FELL IN LOVE! They were so dull, flat, and one-dimensional that they had no personality at all. I had NO INTEREST in these characters and could not finish the book. Genesis cannot continue to charge almost double the price of most romances and deliver such poor quality. I AM FURIOUS. I intend to write them and demand a refund. I cannot believe Genesis published a whole book in the default format in PageMaker. You can't double-space an entire book in 10-point Helvetica. Have you ANY idea how hard that is to read? There were widows and orphans on almost every page, breaks in the middle of sentences, lost copy, you name it, they violated every production standard out there. These people should not be publishing books, and I will NOT purchase another until they clean up their act.
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