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Summary: GREAT ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Review: I loved this book. It had me guessing until the very last chapter. I thought I had it figured out a couple of times, but she had me fooled. I thought it was unique that Jenna built treehouses. I was rooting for her and Mace throughout the whole book. I couldn't wait to find out what had happened to Mandi. If you like romantic suspense, read this book!!!
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Summary: Really suspenseful
Review: I really liked this book. It was suspenseful, but not gory and had a SWEET love story - not full of graphic sex. It kept me interested until the very end. If you like Carlene Thompson or MHC you will enjoy this book.
Rating:
Summary: Really great book!
Review: I really liked this book. It was suspenseful, but not gory and had a SWEET love story - not full of graphic sex. It kept me interested until the very end. If you like Carlene Thompson or MHC you will enjoy this book.
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Summary: This Book Put Me To Sleep
Review: I've never read Karen Harper before and when I saw the summary of
this one I thought it looked good. I was wrong. There is way
too much dialogue in some scenes of this book and the characters
don't show a lot of emotion. This book has a few parts that were
mysterious, the rest seemed dull and drawn out. I was happy that the author didn't include profanity or any brutal violence, but instead of a classic thriller she ended up writing a predictable story. I hope her other books are better.
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Summary: This Book Put Me To Sleep
Review: I've never read Karen Harper before and when I saw the summary of
this one I thought it looked good. I was wrong. There is way
too much dialogue in some scenes of this book and the characters
don't show a lot of emotion. This book has a few parts that were
mysterious, the rest seemed dull and drawn out. I was happy that the author didn't include profanity or any brutal violence, but instead of a classic thriller she ended up writing a predictable story. I hope her other books are better.
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Summary: Should be called suspense, not romantic suspense!
Review: Of the things I consider important in books, Karen Harper does two things very well, one fairly well, and two poorly (in my opinion). Both Stone Forest and Shaker Run (an earlier book of hers) are fabulously rich and vivid in terms of atmosphere and environment, and both environments are quite unusual as well. The other thing I've really liked about these two books are her descriptions of wierd mental processes: as an example, in both books you're in a person's point of view when they are drugged by the bad guys, and both times I felt myself fuzzing out and getting really disoriented along with the heroine before I realized what was happening. Very effective! What Karen Harper did *fairly* well in both books was develop an interesting plot with interesting character concepts. However, the concepts never really caught fire or came to life in either book, particularly not the romance portions. I just never felt a spark between the h/h in either book, and never really got interested in the main characters either time. It actually says a lot for her ability to create unusual and interesting environments that I kept reading, because I usually put a book down when I am so unaffected by the characters. So, if you want an interesting suspense plot, with fabulous atmosphere and very unusual and interesting situations and locations, Karen Harper's one to watch, but I hope that, even though she's a part of a romance publishing line, she stops trying to sell her books as romantic suspense.
Rating:
Summary: Should be called suspense, not romantic suspense!
Review: Of the things I consider important in books, Karen Harper does two things very well, one fairly well, and two poorly (in my opinion). Both Stone Forest and Shaker Run (an earlier book of hers) are fabulously rich and vivid in terms of atmosphere and environment, and both environments are quite unusual as well. The other thing I've really liked about these two books are her descriptions of wierd mental processes: as an example, in both books you're in a person's point of view when they are drugged by the bad guys, and both times I felt myself fuzzing out and getting really disoriented along with the heroine before I realized what was happening. Very effective! What Karen Harper did *fairly* well in both books was develop an interesting plot with interesting character concepts. However, the concepts never really caught fire or came to life in either book, particularly not the romance portions. I just never felt a spark between the h/h in either book, and never really got interested in the main characters either time. It actually says a lot for her ability to create unusual and interesting environments that I kept reading, because I usually put a book down when I am so unaffected by the characters. So, if you want an interesting suspense plot, with fabulous atmosphere and very unusual and interesting situations and locations, Karen Harper's one to watch, but I hope that, even though she's a part of a romance publishing line, she stops trying to sell her books as romantic suspense.
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Summary: Really suspenseful
Review: Real page turner. I read it one day. The plot is very well shown and the book is well written.
Rating:
Summary: Really suspenseful
Review: Real page turner. I read it one day. The plot is very well shown and the book is well written. Many people say that this book isn't worth your money but it is. The chapters flow right into another perfectly. By the end of the book you are shocked to find out who the kidnappers were.
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Summary: An entertaining read
Review: The Stone Forest was my first book by Karen Harper and based on this, I'll certainly give her another try. Jenna Kirk, the protagonist, is struggling to make an independent life for herself, after a traumatic childhood kidnapping. Someone does not want her to achieve her goal. Is it her dead sister's boyfriend, her childhood friend, the family shrink, or an unstable townsperson? Suspects, and suspense, abound.
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