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Summary: Loved This book!
Review: When Venus Fell is easily one of my favorite books, and I have been reading for a very long time. The characters in this book are quirky, odd, lovable but can be found in many and all families. The one real truth that resonated with me from this book is the passion Venus cared for her music. Anyone who has taken music seriously as a musician can totally relate to the intensity that music plays in her life. The give and take in the developing relationship between Gib and Venus is also wonderful to behold, and their capitulation to each other is one of the nicest love scenes in romance literature.
This book is a keeper, and also a re-read time and again. Thank you.
Rating:
Summary: Rich and complex
Review: While WHEN VENUS FELL isn't as long or plotheavy as BLUE WILLOW or A PLACE TO CALL HOME, it is no less a fine example of Ms. Smith's work. The characters are wonderfully neurotic and/or dysfunctional -- and as developed as they need to be, I felt, within the parameters of a book of this length -- the prose is vivid and emotion-provoking, and the love story deeply satisfying.As with the other books of hers I've read, WHEN VENUS FELL pulls no punches when dealing with the more tragic elements of the storyline -- be prepared for some scenes to make you sick at heart. But there's a lot of humor, too, often popping up at unexpected moments, with just enough mystery threaded through to keep those pages turning. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
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