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Summary: Fabulous first book!
Review: Ravyn's flight is the first book by new author, Patti O'Shea and it's a terrific read! It may be sci-fi, but Ms. O'Shea has managed to keep the characters down to Earth, interesting and entertaining. A classic look at the battle between good and evil, "Ravyn's Flight" has a sweet ending and a lesson to be learned (without being pushy!) I'm interested and excited to read her next book, I have a feeling it will also be well done!Oh, and why is everyone freaked out about the cover? Hot guy, hot girl. Works for me. Thanks Ms. O'Shea, for a fun and very interesting read!
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Summary: 1/2* Futuristic element is disposable
Review: Ravyn's Flight started auspiciously with a plot of a Colonization Assessment Team dispatched to investigate the possibility of sustaining humans on planet Jarved Nine. Ravyn Verdier, a communications specialist is left to fend on her own when a mysterious killer wiped out her crew, displaying their mutilated bodies in a floral pattern. Damon Brody, a Western Alliance Ops Spec receives their distress signal and rescue is set in full swing - only to find his crew massacred yet again leaving the both of them alone. They escape to Old City - a forgotten civilization of ailens while Ravyn's brother Alex and best friend Stacey is on the way to their rescue. The futuristic romance attempts to salvage its plunge of ridiculous turns and anti-climax with smoldering passion. The futuristic milieu becomes a disposable one since Ms. O'Shea stages one passionate interlude after another; the romance element strengthens while we lose interest in the futuristic scope. It could have been a cautionary tale of dystopia or an intergalatic adventure with new possibilities but she seems contented on her narrow exploration of spaceships and space creatures. It instead strays into the paranormal realm with "energy transfusion" and laughable ideas of "powering it with love" to annihilate the monster. I can appreciate a passionate romance but having said that, Ravyn's Flight cannot possibly be the benchmark of futuristic romance - when masters of the genre like J.D Robb are far more advanced and light-years ahead in their plot-structuring. It stays as a fleeting read of passion - no more, no less.
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Summary: Exceptional!
Review: Ravyn's Flight, Patti O'Shea's debut book, is bound to satisfy ROMANCE readers who are familiar with the futuristic genre. The book is well-paced, with wonderful action and a sizzling romance. The feel of the book is refreshingly 'now', without the usual 'medieval in space meets Star Trek' feel that dominated the futuristic-romance genre for so long. Ms. O'Shea's use of present day terms along with the special operations teams sets the story not too far in the future, and the references to earth and current earth politics give the book an extra layer. Don't mistake this book for sci-fi! Although it is rich with detail, the main focus is the romance. I love the growing romance between Damon and Ravyn and the secondary love story is just as intriguing. Those of us who are familiar with great futuristic-romance writers like Justine Dare and Jayne Ann Krentz will love Patti O'Shea's Ravyn's Flight. It has the same powerful love story and paranormal elements. I highly recommend this book!
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Summary: At Last ONE GREAT SCIENCE/FANTASY/ROMANCE!!!!!!!
Review: This book has been out a while, but if you haven't read it, you can RUN out and get it now. Pay no attention to the sleasy cover,(whoever designed this cover needed to read the book first) this is great stuff. I hope she will write more in this universe. From the first page you will be caught. What a story. What a man. What a woman! What a journey of the imagination. What a writer!!!!!!!! So many others have reviewed the plot, I'll just tell you not to start reading too late at night. I couldn't put it down. From the steamy sex to the final battle, it was great. I loved the secondary characters, and the alien destroyer. Not since Jayne Castle have I found a better author of futuristic romance. A great read. Don't miss it.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down
Review: This book may be in the fantasy genre, but if you like romance--and suspense--I found this book a page turner. Sexy, fast moving, fascinating, with a compelling plot and characters with huge hearts. Patti, where you've been? I can't believe this is your first book. Hope you write many more. Quickly! What a great read!
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Summary: The Greatest Romance Story Ever!!
Review: This is by far my favroite book that i have ever read. The two main characters are very realstic and you can feel for them. the entire idea behind the story is very intersting and exicting. this is a diffently a not miss. it is so gripping that you can't seem to put the book down until you are done. a major page tuner.
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Summary: What a Great Futuristic Romance!!
Review: What a wonderful world Patti O'Shea has created! The colonization assessment team stationed on Jarved Nine are in trouble - something has killed all the team save for Ravyn Verdier. Special Ops soldier Damon Brody and his team arrive to help, only to run across the same menace. Damon and Ravyn are all that are left on the planet with the unknown killer. Can they work together to defeat this menace? I am very impressed by the world building and the wonderful story. There is an intriguing story involving secondary characters Alex and Stacy that is almost as good as the primary romance. I recommend this book very highly if you like futuristics and hot romance!
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