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Summary: Disappointing sequel to Devotion
Review: This book was a disappointment to any reader who loved Devotion for its strong characters and romance plot. Although I was initially thrown off by that book's abrupt ending, it still satisfied, as it left the reunion between Trey and Maria to the reader's imagination, with some positive prompting by the novelist's conclusion.However, not only does this sequel lack any romance (the steamy cover and blurb are ludicrously misleading), but specifically, it lacks any romantic tension between the two principals, which is what necessarily drives any great romance novel. Not only do the hero and heroine never kiss, but never even have a decent conversation. Had I not read Miracle and Devotion, I would have been uninterested and confused by all the secondary characters dominating the plot. Luckily, I cared enough for them and my memory of Maria and Trey to keep reading. But Maria seemed distant and cruel, while Trey seemed alternatively compelling and repulsive in his weakness. I loved his weaknesses in Devotion because of his circumstances and consistent character development, but not here. The plot twisted about haphazardly as well. After so much time lapsed between the two books, I was hoping for a finely crafted and satisfying conclusion to their story. Like most other reviewers, I wish I hadn't read this sequel. Try Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale for a similar plot to Devotion, which still stands as one of my favorites.
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Summary: This was not a romance.
Review: This was my first book by this author, and it will be my last. When the book first started, I was a little surprised to see that it was told in the first person from the hero's point of view, and that snagged my interest. I spent the rest of the book simply becoming more and more angry at the weakness of the hero and the fact that he allowed his lover to continue to live in his house and share his bed (you read that correctly) while his supposed love of his life was down the hall, having been rescued from an insane asylum. He was no hero. The only character with personality was the lover, Edwina, and she was manipulative and self serving. Trey and Maria end up together at the end, and it is by some miracle apparently, because they certainly never had a real conversation. This book had real potential, but was obviously poorly planned and written to make a buck. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: a good book but not much romance at all.
Review: Well if you are looking for romance it is not this book. This is a tale more of redemption. The other two books in the series Miracle and Devotion are the romances. This book is the continuation of Devotion and the Story of Maria and Trey. I enjoyed the book and was on the edge of my seat wondering how it would all turn out. I was a bit shocked by the violence in the book and the sad states of the characters both main and secondary. The author paints a bleak picture of how life can go terribly wrong but also gives us insite on how we all can change our own destinys. I would recommend this book only as a follow up to the other two, its not a stand alone book.
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