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Summary: PURE TORTURE!!
Review: I elected to listen to the unabridged audio version of this book. Boy, it was full of fluffy dialogue that had nothing to do with the "plots". A few action scenes squeezed in between boring interaction between the characters. It got painful to listen to every detail the character did while speaking. Do we really need to know that she opened the car door, took the grocery bag out, closed the car door, walked 3 steps to the green gate, etc. It went on and on. Maybe actually reading the book wouldn't have been so bad.Or maybe I should have listened to the abridged version. It could have been condensed to 2 discs!
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Summary: better books
Review: I know this is supposed to be intellectual fluff. The book equivilent of TV to be read when you don't want to be challenged, and I accept it as such. I don't know if she has just gotten complacent, ran our of time, or what? I have read several of her books under one of her other pseudonyms Jayne Castle, and I expect better writting and story development. If you like this type of book try reading Orchid, After Glow, or After Dark, published under that "other" name instead.
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Summary: better books
Review: I know this is supposed to be intellectual fluff. The book equivilent of TV to be read when you don't want to be challenged, and I accept it as such. I don't know if she has just gotten complacent, ran our of time, or what? I have read several of her books under one of her other pseudonyms Jayne Castle, and I expect better writting and story development. If you like this type of book try reading Orchid, After Glow, or After Dark, published under that "other" name instead.
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Summary: Boring...couldn't finish it.
Review: I reached page 150, and NOTHING HAD HAPPENED YET!!! Except for lots of pizza dinners between the characters. I had thought this book would be solely about Arcadia, whose story I thought was a logical sequel to Light in Shadow. Instead, it was an epilogue, with more blathering on and on about how Ethan and Zoe (surprise, surprise!) still haven't trusted each other enough to share their inner-most secrets after a whopping 6 weeks of marriage. This story actually underscores how little Ethan and Zoe have in common, which is typical of this author's heroes and heroines. Thank goodness I didn't buy this book--got it at the library.
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Summary: Sequel to Light In Shadow
Review: In the last book titled "Light In Shadow" the story's plot ended well. It could be considered a "stand-alone" book. However, the author left a few strings dangling with not only the two main characters (Ethan and Zoe), but also with some secondary characters (Arcadia and Harry). In Krentz's latest novel we return to Whispering Springs, Arizona, and only weeks have passed. Zoe and Ethan are giving their marriage a real chance at becoming permanent. Ethan still believes Zoe's talent is simply excellent instincts. He accepts that SHE believes that she is psychic though and listens to anything her instincts tell her. So when Zoe encounters "dark psychic spiderwebs" Ethan, Arcadia, and Harry take it seriously! Arcadia Ames still does not know if her husband, Grant Loring, is alive or dead. But there is no doubt that if he lives he will seek her out. The spiderwebs Zoe keeps feeling could easily be Grant. If he somehow figured out where Arcadia was and under what name. (Arcadia is her second made identity by the computer identity known only as The Merchant. And he does very good work!) Yet the feelings may have nothing to do with her. The spiderwebs are familiar to Zoe. She sensed them while they were locked up at Xanadu. And Grant was never in Xanadu. This tells Zoe that the dark presence she feels is related to something or someone in her own past! Ethan thinks it is more likely to be someone from his past. A private investigator makes many enemies and someone was out to kill him. Harry and Ethan have to put all the clues together ... and FAST! Time was running out! ***** A riveting sequel to "Light In Shadow" where all the loose strings are tied up neatly. Jayne Ann Krentz even has a couple of sub-plots running in the background to keep the reader enthralled. Be sure to have a lot of time available before beginning this awesome novel because you WILL NOT want to put it down. An incredible story from one of today's most talented authors! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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Summary: Sequel to Light In Shadow
Review: In the last book titled "Light In Shadow" the story's plot ended well. It could be considered a "stand-alone" book. However, the author left a few strings dangling with not only the two main characters (Ethan and Zoe), but also with some secondary characters (Arcadia and Harry). In Krentz's latest novel we return to Whispering Springs, Arizona, and only weeks have passed. Zoe and Ethan are giving their marriage a real chance at becoming permanent. Ethan still believes Zoe's talent is simply excellent instincts. He accepts that SHE believes that she is psychic though and listens to anything her instincts tell her. So when Zoe encounters "dark psychic spiderwebs" Ethan, Arcadia, and Harry take it seriously! Arcadia Ames still does not know if her husband, Grant Loring, is alive or dead. But there is no doubt that if he lives he will seek her out. The spiderwebs Zoe keeps feeling could easily be Grant. If he somehow figured out where Arcadia was and under what name. (Arcadia is her second made identity by the computer identity known only as The Merchant. And he does very good work!) Yet the feelings may have nothing to do with her. The spiderwebs are familiar to Zoe. She sensed them while they were locked up at Xanadu. And Grant was never in Xanadu. This tells Zoe that the dark presence she feels is related to something or someone in her own past! Ethan thinks it is more likely to be someone from his past. A private investigator makes many enemies and someone was out to kill him. Harry and Ethan have to put all the clues together ... and FAST! Time was running out! ***** A riveting sequel to "Light In Shadow" where all the loose strings are tied up neatly. Jayne Ann Krentz even has a couple of sub-plots running in the background to keep the reader enthralled. Be sure to have a lot of time available before beginning this awesome novel because you WILL NOT want to put it down. An incredible story from one of today's most talented authors! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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Summary: What happened????
Review: JAK was never the most complex author around. We know this. But her latest book has me worrying about the deterioration of her talent... or what the publishers consider fit to put into hardcover. Was this a book written for adults? JAK's sentence structure, while never complex, borders on simplistic in this book. With lines like "Daria looked very happy" and "he could feel the positive energy of happiness in the air" I was beginning to wonder if she'd decided to write a novel for twelve year olds and then threw in a few less-than-spicy sex scenes to please the romance fans. She's also developed this annoying habit of bringing the reader up to date on things that happened only a few pages ago, filling in the gaps of her characters thought patters as if a rational adult couldn't think the situation through. The plot is boring, with too many strains to follow and not enough emotion to make me care whether Zoe and Ethan stay together - in fact, the only hint of excitement in the story was the bit concerning Arcadia's supposedly dead husband, and that was over so quickly you had to wonder why she put it in at all. This novel didn't seem to have a point, save that the preceding book was rather good, and she felt it needed a sequel. But this isn't a sequel. It's an afterward, at best. Add one star, I guess, if you can get this from the library and not shell out the money for a hard cover. I feel like I've been burned and certainly won't be paying for any of JAK's future efforts.
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Summary: Pulled along on an enjoyable ride
Review: Like a raft caught in a strong current, JAK's writing carried this reader along on a fascinating journey full of mystery, romance, companionship and good fun. I enjoyed the many story lines, woven together. I liked getting to know the 'old' characters better, and watched them wrestle with different angst than the typical romance. (The chapter with Singleton talking with Jeff about his murdered father was particularly poignant.) I laughed aloud several times. All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend a few hours.
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Summary: Pulled along on an enjoyable ride
Review: Like a raft caught in a strong current, JAK's writing carried this reader along on a fascinating journey full of mystery, romance, companionship and good fun. I enjoyed the many story lines, woven together. I liked getting to know the 'old' characters better, and watched them wrestle with different angst than the typical romance. (The chapter with Singleton talking with Jeff about his murdered father was particularly poignant.) I laughed aloud several times. All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend a few hours.
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Summary: Smoothly Plotted Whispering Springs Novel
Review: Ms. Krentz's latest is another chapter in the Whispering Springs saga, as interior designer Zoe Truax and her new husband, Ethan, try to make a go of their fledgling marriage. While Zoe competes with fellow designer Lindsey Voyle for a decorating gig, her psychic powers lead her to some disturbing conclusions, as she witnesses some negative energy in a model home she is helping design. Several plotlines carefully mesh together, as friend Arcadia fears that her supposedly dead husband may find her, Zoe searches for the source of her psychic episodes, and Ethan becomes the target of a murderer. Yet readers will not only be attracted to the smoothly transitioned story line-the characters are both believable and likeable, making this second Whispering Springs novel(after LIGHT IN SHADOWS) a must read. One can only hope that Ms. Krentz's literary pursuits will include more novels in the Whispering Springs series.
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