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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: I could not put this book down - I read it in about 3 days. It's different from her other books, but nonetheless, very enjoyable. The first chapter draws you in and the storyline keeps you going until the end. I've read several times now and am still intrigued by it. I highly recommend it to romance and mystery novel lovers!
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Summary: A Frustrating Read!
Review: I have only read a few of Ms. Joyce books and read this one on recommendation by a friend. First off I read just about any genre so I was not put off by the fact that this was more of a mystery novel with a dash of romance added between Alex and Jill. My problem with this read was due to the fact that I felt that some of the sub plots (i.e Lauren, Thomas, and the rest of the family dislike/like/back to dislike) as well as Jill's friend KC witnessing her friends apartment being broken into were never fully explained (meaning why were these problems introduced if they didn't play a part in the story except to add several pages to the read) and another question that plagued me was when exactly did Alex start feeling things for the almost always nauseous Jill? She was constantly wanting to or getting sick. The mystery about Kate was a good vehicle which moved the story forward and the several pages that went back and explained who Anne, Edward, and Kate were was in my opinion very interesting. Jill on the other hand made me frustrated, angry, and forget about feeling any sympathy for her! First she is constantly unsure about Alex but not enough to prevent her from sleeping with him. The total lack of communication between these two people was another difficult thing to understand. The rest of the family was at turns nasty and then nice but it always seemed as if the explanation of how these people felt for Jill was always left hanging. The mystery regarding Hal and his love affair with Kate was in my opinion only a sad way in which to introduce the whole premise of the story. If you want a frustrated 400+ page read well this is the book for you. The only thing that kept me turning the pages was 1) I wanted to see if things would work out between Alex and Jill with a certain amount of credibility and 2) to find out just exactly what happened to Kate all those years ago! Do yourself a favor and pick this book up second hand or borrow one from a friend.
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Summary: Page turner in spite of flaws
Review: While the story engrossed me, especially the sub plot, there were times when I got so impatient with Jill that I felt like throwing the book down. She did not come across as very smart. Every time she went snooping (which was often), she got caught. She always seemed to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown and drank whenever she got the chance ;-). Hard to imagine how Alex could ever have fallen in love with her! There were a few instances where I felt the plot was stretched too far. The basic plot was great, though, and Anne's betrayal of her best friend, Kate, was well set up. Kate was vividly portrayed, though even by today's standards she was very forward. Not surprising that her life should have come unstuck in the prudish early part of the last century. (I guess Jill inherited her unsmart genes.) I kept hoping she would escape (good suspense here) and that Jill would find justice for her. The end was a bit of an anti-climax.--Sophie Simonet, author of ACT OF LOVE, romantic suspense (Fictionwise)
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