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Summary: I'll be looking for more of Linda Cook's books!
Review: Both the hero and heroine of NIGHT FIRES were well-crafted, multi-dimensional characters. However, this book's biggest strength was its setting--Ms. Cook put me right on the moor witht the hero and heroine. I could picture myself there easily. In addition, the dark, foreboding moor was skillfully used to up the level of suspense. Another big strength: the villain. The very first introduction to him, as he's thinking about having killed the shepherd and the maid, stands out in my mind. The reader is SURE he's an evil one--and a good match to battle the hero and heroine! However, I would have liked more romantic tension between the hero and heroine. I don't want to give away too much, but the heroine's worries about why the hero might reject her are resolved well before the story ends. At that point, I saw nothing that would keep the hero and heroine apart--there wasn't an overwhelming "will they or won't they?" Despite that, I enjoyed the book very much--I was hooked by the author's voice (unique!) and storytelling ability. I look forward to finding her backlist.
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Summary: I'll be looking for more of Linda Cook's books!
Review: Both the hero and heroine of NIGHT FIRES were well-crafted, multi-dimensional characters. However, this book's biggest strength was its setting--Ms. Cook put me right on the moor witht the hero and heroine. I could picture myself there easily. In addition, the dark, foreboding moor was skillfully used to up the level of suspense. Another big strength: the villain. The very first introduction to him, as he's thinking about having killed the shepherd and the maid, stands out in my mind. The reader is SURE he's an evil one--and a good match to battle the hero and heroine! However, I would have liked more romantic tension between the hero and heroine. I don't want to give away too much, but the heroine's worries about why the hero might reject her are resolved well before the story ends. At that point, I saw nothing that would keep the hero and heroine apart--there wasn't an overwhelming "will they or won't they?" Despite that, I enjoyed the book very much--I was hooked by the author's voice (unique!) and storytelling ability. I look forward to finding her backlist.
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Summary: Don't judge this book by its cover!
Review: NIGHT FIRES is a wonderful medieval romance, despite its inaccurate, uninspired cover. Intrigued by the late 12c setting and the "hidden treasure" plot, I bought this book soon after it came out last year and absolutely tore through it! Linda Cook's debut is full of atmosphere and high emotion--a wonderful love story peopled with strong characters and lush period detail. I loved it! (And I was thrilled to see that her second novel got much better cover treatment.) If you like medieval romances, you're going to love NIGHT FIRES.
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