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Summary: Not quite worth the wait
Review: After reading "The Passionate One," which I loved, I quickly bought all the Connie Brockway books I could find and settled in to wait for "The Reckless One" to be published. However, I was disappointed to find that this book is not among her best. I admired the twisting plot--shady pasts, overbearing relatives, jail break, betrayal, false names, treasure hunting, fake and real ghosts--but I felt the plot overshadowed the characters' romance. Favor and Raine were so busy getting from A to B that they never developed a true spark.
Rating:
Summary: Not quite worth the wait
Review: After reading "The Passionate One," which I loved, I quickly bought all the Connie Brockway books I could find and settled in to wait for "The Reckless One" to be published. However, I was disappointed to find that this book is not among her best. I admired the twisting plot--shady pasts, overbearing relatives, jail break, betrayal, false names, treasure hunting, fake and real ghosts--but I felt the plot overshadowed the characters' romance. Favor and Raine were so busy getting from A to B that they never developed a true spark.
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Summary: Elegant Romance
Review: Another elegant, witty romance from Connie Brockway. Sympathetic and engaging main characters, and a deliciously evil villian. The book is fast-paced and the plot twists nicely. An entertaining read.
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Summary: It Gets Better and Better!
Review: Connie does it again with The Reckless One. A tortured hero with a damaged soul, a mysterious woman with the weight of her clan on her shoulders. Only through the love of each other do they find healing, a family treasure and the truth. I cannot wait for The Ravishing One! Thank you Connie!
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Summary: A great read !
Review: I did enjoy reading Raine and Favor's story, though there were many times while reading this story I felt cheated. With an obviously dysfunctional family and a psychopath as a father, Raine turns out to be a surprisingly levelheaded youth. He might be called "The Reckless One", but in truth he is "The Considerate One" or even "The Dependable One". Except for his undercover attempt at finding hidden jewels (which he sensibly wants to use to start a new life in America), Raine is not very Reckless. Maybe when he was younger (between 15-17) he rebelled looking for his father's attention, but even then it didn't sound like he did too much that was "Reckless", youthful indiscretions maybe, but hardly Reckless. He spends the whole book trying to selflessly help Favor, never once really doing anything for himself.Favor is an interesting character insofar as she is strong willed, but by knowingly letting herself be manipulated, I'm not sure how to define her. Strong willed people do not usually let themselves be manipulated and I had a hard time reconciling the one with the other. It is pretty obvious throughout the story that she is doing what she is doing because of guilt but she does it half-heartedly and risks the whole thing by acting Recklessly in her relationship with Raine. I also missed having a more thorough relationship with the siblings. Ash is mentioned once or twice in passing, so at least Raine doesn't think he was totally abandoned in France, but some sort of reunion would have been nice. Raine also does not have much contact with his sister Fia. This is done on purpose and we get a brief glimpse into the next story (seeing that Fia isn't all that bad, and does love her brothers even though she barely knows them) but I would have like to have seen some more interaction. Lastly, I hope we find out what happens to Raine and Favor. Where are they going to go? What are they going to do? What happened to Muira? What about the rest of the McClaines, what is going to happen to them? The story ended unfinished. Although it seems like I am ripping apart this story, I did enjoy reading it as a fast light read, and look forward to Fia's story.
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Summary: I would have liked to see some more depth
Review: I did enjoy reading Raine and Favor's story, though there were many times while reading this story I felt cheated. With an obviously dysfunctional family and a psychopath as a father, Raine turns out to be a surprisingly levelheaded youth. He might be called "The Reckless One", but in truth he is "The Considerate One" or even "The Dependable One". Except for his undercover attempt at finding hidden jewels (which he sensibly wants to use to start a new life in America), Raine is not very Reckless. Maybe when he was younger (between 15-17) he rebelled looking for his father's attention, but even then it didn't sound like he did too much that was "Reckless", youthful indiscretions maybe, but hardly Reckless. He spends the whole book trying to selflessly help Favor, never once really doing anything for himself. Favor is an interesting character insofar as she is strong willed, but by knowingly letting herself be manipulated, I'm not sure how to define her. Strong willed people do not usually let themselves be manipulated and I had a hard time reconciling the one with the other. It is pretty obvious throughout the story that she is doing what she is doing because of guilt but she does it half-heartedly and risks the whole thing by acting Recklessly in her relationship with Raine. I also missed having a more thorough relationship with the siblings. Ash is mentioned once or twice in passing, so at least Raine doesn't think he was totally abandoned in France, but some sort of reunion would have been nice. Raine also does not have much contact with his sister Fia. This is done on purpose and we get a brief glimpse into the next story (seeing that Fia isn't all that bad, and does love her brothers even though she barely knows them) but I would have like to have seen some more interaction. Lastly, I hope we find out what happens to Raine and Favor. Where are they going to go? What are they going to do? What happened to Muira? What about the rest of the McClaines, what is going to happen to them? The story ended unfinished. Although it seems like I am ripping apart this story, I did enjoy reading it as a fast light read, and look forward to Fia's story.
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Summary: a big let down, boring
Review: I enjoyed the first book in this series, The Passionate One, and I never like to not finish a series so I bought the other two. Well I was very disappointed by this book. The story dragged, the plot was dull and the characters never really came alive for me. I hope the third book is better.
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Summary: Not Brockway's best
Review: I expected better from Connie Brockway. After I read The Passionate One, I bought all her books that I could find and enjoyed them. I especially like the way she builds the relationship and conflict between her main characters ... but in this book, the intricate plot overshadows Raine and Favor's story. This book tells more about intrigue, prison breaks, treasure hunts, ghosts, and family vendettas than about people or romance.
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Summary: A WONDERFUL STORY!
Review: I just read this book, and it's wonderful! Great characters, sexy dialogue, and hard to put down. I stayed up half the night reading this one. Connie Brockway is my new favorite author!
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Summary: Wonderful Buildup!
Review: I love it when an author creates a hero and heroine who seem absolutely right for each other and in this book Raine and Favor are a perfect match. What makes it even better is that there is NO WAY they should be together. Everything seems to point to them having no future yet still Connie Brockway manages to get them together so it seems like there was no way they COULDN'T NOT be together. A very wonderful book! Now I'm anxiously awaiting Fia's story!
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