Uncommon Sense

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Summary: Simply Splendid
Review: Cooper is a splendid and delightful character. Uncommon sense is a fairytale meets reality kind of novel that draws you in page by page. I am very enthusiastic about this author and her ability to write in a real life, easy to relate to manor. I just could not stop reading it. Each scene was well laid out, hinting at more to come, with romance, suspense, and true to life friendship/work/family situations that we all know and understand. Job well done...and I recommend it to anyone who loves a book they just don't want to put down.

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Summary: Wow - I am impressed
Review: I started to read this book on a Friday evening. On Saturday, I was looking for places to hide so I could read more of the book. On Sunday, I could not put it down until I finished reading it all. It has suspense. It has mystery. And it has romance. I can not wait to read the sequel.

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Summary: Great Characters - Interesting Storyline
Review: I was an enthusiastic reader of the rough draft of this novel. I do not tend to be charitable about reading the unpublished efforts of others...but this time I was won over on page one! I am so lucky to be an early fan. The hallmark of this author's writing has to be her zinger opening scenes - wild but somehow utterly plausible.

As for the rest of the story - the pace never flags. You immediately like Alec for his well-meaning ineptitude and Cooper for her realistic response to her new condition. Their relationship holds your attention, as do the other relationships in the story. Thrills! Chills! Spills! Plus it's fun to see spot-on evocations of life in San Diego. One other thing I love about this novel: the author's goodness and delightful sense of humor just shine through.

The best thing you can say of any novel is that it ends too soon. That is true of this whimsical, fun "read." So that's reason #1 for my recommendation. Reason #2: Her enthusiastic fans are already reading her second and third still-unpublished novels, which share many of the best qualities of this first, though wildly different in theme and setting. What you are witnessing here, in other words, is a new star on the literary horizon! Enjoy this first book, and you will be able to say, "I was reading her Way Back When." I am already saving my autographed copy for eBay. :)

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Summary: Buy This Novel and Save It For eBay!!!
Review: I was an enthusiastic reader of the rough draft of this novel. I do not tend to be charitable about reading the unpublished efforts of others...but this time I was won over on page one! I am so lucky to be an early fan. The hallmark of this author's writing has to be her zinger opening scenes - wild but somehow utterly plausible.

As for the rest of the story - the pace never flags. You immediately like Alec for his well-meaning ineptitude and Cooper for her realistic response to her new condition. Their relationship holds your attention, as do the other relationships in the story. Thrills! Chills! Spills! Plus it's fun to see spot-on evocations of life in San Diego. One other thing I love about this novel: the author's goodness and delightful sense of humor just shine through.

The best thing you can say of any novel is that it ends too soon. That is true of this whimsical, fun "read." So that's reason #1 for my recommendation. Reason #2: Her enthusiastic fans are already reading her second and third still-unpublished novels, which share many of the best qualities of this first, though wildly different in theme and setting. What you are witnessing here, in other words, is a new star on the literary horizon! Enjoy this first book, and you will be able to say, "I was reading her Way Back When." I am already saving my autographed copy for eBay. :)

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Summary: A Must Read Book!!
Review: Reading puts me to sleep....That is what I have always said...but I can not use this analogy with UNCOMMON SENSE. I started reading this book, and I couldn't put it down. I wanted to read til it was finished. It kept my interest right to the very end, only to be saddened by the fact that I was finished, and didn't want it to be over yet!! Will there be a sequel?? One could only hope. Well done Miss Neil...I look forward to more of your work!!

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Summary: Great Characters - Interesting Storyline
Review: The best feature of this book are the three dimensional characters that run around inside it. The author really seems to breathe life into her characters, and thus makes them totally believable and likable.

The storyline is also intriguing, and the story moves along at a good pace. Intend on losing some sleep when reading this one, because there isn't anyplace in the story where you want to put the book down.

I recommend this book wholeheartedly.

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Summary: Booyah!
Review: This book was recommended by a friend. [the following is from the overview printed on the book itself] ..."Cooper Moody is a beautiful woman living a normal life in San Diego, Califrnia, until the day that a bullet intended for police officer Alec Arnold hits her and changes everything. She finds it hard to believe that her injury has given her the extra-sensory ability of empathy. Now lives may depend on her auncommon sense, and she needs to win the trust of gorgeous Alec. But how to convince him she's for real?"

This book was great fun to read! I enjoyed Cooper's transformation from every-day woman to investigative empath; and of course the relationship building between Cooper and Alec!

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Summary: Amazingly Wonderful
Review: What a heroine!! Go Cooper!! This book is an amazing twist of suspense and romance with the perfect touch of the super-natural. The characters and the plot had me laughing, eager to keep turning the pages. The originality of this book is the best part. Never have a read an author that hit so close to home, with her scenes and situations, I felt as if I was right there in the book. Well done!