Blind Promises (Love Inspired)

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Summary: Good grief
Review: ...It was so one-dimensional and so populated with cardboard characters that it bored me silly by page 10. I did persist and finished it but really don't see how this can be "love inspired" in any size, shape or form. If it is supposed to be about people of faith, it gave us a man who handled his lady roughly, raged at her and never seemed to me, at any rate, to grow up, find any spiritual dimension or develop any real feeling towards those around him. The inference made to the heroine's mother being better off dead, bearing in mind she had been an unhappy alcoholic, was incredible to say the least and was really quite offensive. The dialogue was strictly B movie and stilted and strained. Also, the book was clearly given a bit of a re-write to bring it up to date (eg the use of computer technology circa 2003 and not the early 1980s when it originally appeared) but it didn't work...

Rating:
Summary: Good grief
Review: ...It was so one-dimensional and so populated with cardboard characters that it bored me silly by page 10. I did persist and finished it but really don't see how this can be "love inspired" in any size, shape or form. If it is supposed to be about people of faith, it gave us a man who handled his lady roughly, raged at her and never seemed to me, at any rate, to grow up, find any spiritual dimension or develop any real feeling towards those around him. The inference made to the heroine's mother being better off dead, bearing in mind she had been an unhappy alcoholic, was incredible to say the least and was really quite offensive. The dialogue was strictly B movie and stilted and strained. Also, the book was clearly given a bit of a re-write to bring it up to date (eg the use of computer technology circa 2003 and not the early 1980s when it originally appeared) but it didn't work...

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Summary: I found the book interesting
Review: After reading the reissue of this book put out by Steeple Hill, I found the book interesting. In Diane Palmer's way it tells the story that Ms. Palmer does in most of her novels and was the expected plot. If you like predicitibility you'll like this one.

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Summary: Blind Promises (Love Inspired)
Review: I have been a fan of the author for years, but I think that this has to be the worst book that she has written. The plot was dull and the characters were unrealistic. The only thing this book inspired me to do was take a nap.

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Summary: The oldest are even better...
Review: I have copies of almost everything Diana Palmer has written (exception: "Night of the Unicorn" published under penname Diana Blayne). I love the way she tells a story, as do her multitude of other fans. I have found many of the older stories, those published in the early '80s, actually to be even more compelling and enjoyable than the latest written. "Blind Promises" is one of those and I recommend it to readers. Others recommended are "Denin and Lace" and "Tangled Destinies" (also published under the penname), and "Betrayed by Love."

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Summary: This is NOT a sleeper!
Review: I'm a little apalled at the first customer's review by calling this story one to 'take a nap'! Although, before reading this book, I had never heard of or read Diana Palmer's previous sellers (including those written under her old pen name 'Katy Currie') I found this book to be very good and insightful. I must admit that in some parts the predictability of what would happen next was point blank. However, if all the reader does is try to 'predict' what will happen next then they are missing the story! To me, it was obviously a beautiful love story between a blind man and a woman who had not known real love. It showed how we as humans are so quick to 'see' a person on the outside without even considering the real soul within. The characters fall in love with each other not because of a physical attraction, which we know does not last forever, but on the basis of a trusting and complete love that surpasses the physical appearances. An excellent example of the character's relationship, which is realized in the end, can be found in the Bible in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. For those of you who have not read this book, I would recommend it to anyone who wants to (for a few hours) live in the world of two lonely people who find each other and give of themselves what they thought could never have, and that is true love!

Rating:
Summary: This is NOT a sleeper!
Review: I'm a little apalled at the first customer's review by calling this story one to 'take a nap'! Although, before reading this book, I had never heard of or read Diana Palmer's previous sellers (including those written under her old pen name 'Katy Currie') I found this book to be very good and insightful. I must admit that in some parts the predictability of what would happen next was point blank. However, if all the reader does is try to 'predict' what will happen next then they are missing the story! To me, it was obviously a beautiful love story between a blind man and a woman who had not known real love. It showed how we as humans are so quick to 'see' a person on the outside without even considering the real soul within. The characters fall in love with each other not because of a physical attraction, which we know does not last forever, but on the basis of a trusting and complete love that surpasses the physical appearances. An excellent example of the character's relationship, which is realized in the end, can be found in the Bible in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. For those of you who have not read this book, I would recommend it to anyone who wants to (for a few hours) live in the world of two lonely people who find each other and give of themselves what they thought could never have, and that is true love!