Rating: 
Summary: Very Disappointed
Review: Having waited years for the third installment in Lindsey's futuristic series, I was disappointed with this novel from start to finish. The successor to "Warrior's Woman" and "Keeper of the Heart" does not live up to the expectations of its predecessors.To put a fine point on it, when a sci-fi fan opens up the third installment of an eagerly anticipated futuristic series, they expect it to actually take place in another time or dimension, they do not expect that the first 198 pages (of a 368 page novel) will happen on earth! Another mark against the novel is the heroine herself. Brittany is, in a word, annoying. When the reader is finally transported from earth after 198 pages, their diligence for sticking with the book is then punished by a heroine who refuses to believe that she's on a spaceship (and then the planet Sha-Ka'an) for the next 150 pages. Instead, Brittany believes that everything around her is a great conspiracy and that her captors are merely trying to mess with her mind. And this for literally 150 pages! As if that isn't bad enough, the freethinking computer Martha has more lines than either of the protagonists do. Martha does have her good moments and there are places in the novel where she is truly funny, but overall she is given far too much to say with Dalden being allocated not nearly enough. The reason why Martha has too much to say in the first place brings me to yet another gripe with Heart of a Warrior, namely that in this installment Lindsey suffers from what I call "explanation-itis", or the need to over-explain things. Yes, it is necessary to give the non-initiated some background info to catch them up to speed, but the amount of information they are given basically recounts everything that happens in the first two books which is boring for people who have already read them. My final complaint with this novel, and the one that broke the camel's back for me if you will, is that absolutely nothing new happens in this installment. In a futuristic, readers expect to be introduced to new worlds, new concepts, new plant and animal life, etc., but not one new experience is given to us in Heart of a Warrior. Everything we hear and see is rehashed from the first two novels which results in a predictability that is Boring with a capital B. If you insist on buying it, I'd wait for it to come out in paperback!
Rating: 
Summary: Do not buy this book!
Review: I was so excited when I saw this book at the bookstore. I loved Ms. Lindsey's first futuristic novel, "Warrior's Woman". I think this book should have been entitled "Martha's Revenge" It is really about that annoying computer. There is no depth to any of the characters. I thought this would be a romance, but no, there was absolutely no romance in this book. It was BOORRING!! If you want an exciting romance with a lot of sexual tension go back to Ms. Lindsey's first books. The last 5 books she has written have gotten progressively worse. I wish I could write her for my money back!
Rating:
Summary: THIS IS AN AWFUL BOOK!!
Review: Let me begin by saying that I have been reading sci-fi for over 30 years and love the genre, but this supposed sci-fi/romance is just plain awful!! The science fiction part of the story is extremely derivative of old Star Trek shows ("phazers" for ST's phasers, etc.), the plot is threadbare, and the romance is totally unbelieveable. The talkative computer, a plot device used to explain things to the dense heroine, is extremely annoying (why does she keep calling Brittany "doll"?). And doesn't William Morrow (the publisher) have any editors working for them? The book is very choppily written, especially the first few chapters setting up the aliens' back story. Johanna, please give up the sci-fi pretense and go back to what you know best, writing historical romances!
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Summary: Review of Heart of a Warrior
Review: I have read all of Ms. Lindsey's books. This particular one was really disappointing. The end came too fast. The rest was really boring. It took me 4 days to read. Usually only takes me a few hours. Futuristic books are definitely not MS. Lindsey's claim to fame. Sorry.
Rating:
Summary: Very Disappointed
Review: I felt the plot was forced and stilted. The romance was not evident. And I actually had to force myself to finish the book. I have collected all the other books out by this author and have always waited patiently for the next book. I'm left feeling she is just not as interested in writing with the same quality and attention getting detail, drama, and romance that true fans have come to expect.
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Summary: Definitely a Lindsey!
Review: I was so glad to see Falon's story. I loved the first two and this one was just as good. I loved the idea that he had to travel to modern day Earth to find his life-mate, even though that was not his intent. The only thing I got frustated with was Brittany's stubborness about accepting that she was on a space ship and he was really from another planet. You can only make so many excuses before you have to accept the truth, but she just kept on and on with the excuses. I wanted to throttle her, but so did everybody else in the book. I also enjoyed the part where he had to inflict a warrior's punishment (sexual frustation) because Brittany's reaction was priceless. It's like she told Martha, "We put ourselves intentionally through that with dating." It was nothing new to her. I read this book in one day. I'm ready for the next.
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Summary: I'm not paying for a hard back again
Review: I had high hopes as I enjoyed the first two books of this series, but they were dashed. I broke a rule of mine to not pay for a hard back of Lindsey's again because they haven't had the fun, sex and romance that got me hooked years ago. But Dalden's story had to be good right? More like Martha's story-I've had enough of her "Babe". I just hope that Jeremy Malory's long awaited story will have that same old magic. My advice-wait for the paperback and even then at the used book store. You know I'm really not bitter just a disappointed long term fan. Who body snatched one of my favorite authors?
Rating:
Summary: Heart of a Warrior
Review: I have enjoyed all of Johanna Lindsey's books up to now but this book, which I am listing to the unabridged audio tapes, is the slowest and most boring book I have heard or read in years. The story drags, makes little sense and sometimes there just seems to be words to fill up space. Johanna, I am still a big fan of yours, but please stick to what you do best and stay away from this type of storyline.
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Summary: Where have those characters gone
Review: Once I would have bought a Johanna Lindsey book without reading the back cover or any reviews. That was until "Say You Love Me" "The Heir" "Joining" "Home for the Holidays" and now finally "Heart of a Warrier". Now I kinda read the reviews and story line and maybe hold off a day or so and then buy the book and pray that the brilliance of all those earlier books is back. Well after Heart of a Warrier, no more......I can honestly say that I disliked the female lead and was disappointed that Dalden got lumped with her. She was shallow and I would have been quite happy if Tedra had thumped her once or twice. From now on, I'll just re read my favourite Lindsey novels and let the new ones alone.
Rating:
Summary: Disappointed - Not nearly a Lindsey best
Review: The book was mediocre, but I was disappointed because the novel didn't stay in the appropriate time line. The first book of the series took place in the future {the 2100's}. In this one, they were clearly on present day earth. Brittany even mentioned how her parents "denied being part of the hippy generation" which would be the 60's right? Save your money. If you have to read it, wait for the paperback.
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