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Summary: I was bored and on an airplane!
Review: The back of the book, which I purchased at an airport promises a love that can make dreams comes true and talks about the consuming passion of Pierce. If I hadn't been stuck on a plane and had nothing to do, I would have happily left this book in the airport club or the hotel wastebasket. I would not have wasted my time reading it.It is very hard to get wrapped up in a story about the two main characters when their only interactions include meeting at a school for a few minutes and several quick visits to a skating rink. Less than 20% of the book is devoted to them. And while the story of Giselle and Garek is somewhat interesting, way too much time was devoted to them. There really was no plot. Just conversations of Giselle and Garek. Even the characters mentioned in the beginning of the book, Val, Edward, Melissa etc. melt to nothingness by the end. My first Stone book and certainly my last.
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Summary: I was bored and on an airplane!
Review: The back of the book, which I purchased at an airport promises a love that can make dreams comes true and talks about the consuming passion of Pierce. If I hadn't been stuck on a plane and had nothing to do, I would have happily left this book in the airport club or the hotel wastebasket. I would not have wasted my time reading it. It is very hard to get wrapped up in a story about the two main characters when their only interactions include meeting at a school for a few minutes and several quick visits to a skating rink. Less than 20% of the book is devoted to them. And while the story of Giselle and Garek is somewhat interesting, way too much time was devoted to them. There really was no plot. Just conversations of Giselle and Garek. Even the characters mentioned in the beginning of the book, Val, Edward, Melissa etc. melt to nothingness by the end. My first Stone book and certainly my last.
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Summary: Packs a wallop
Review: Thirty-six years ago in Denver, carpenter Gabriel Rourke saved the life of ten year old Valerie Prescott from a slick, charming pediophile. Val's wealthy parents offered the world to Gabe, but he wanted nothing until thirteen years later. He called Val's dad Edward to ask for a favor. Edward never forgot and agreed to come over that night. Edward accompanied by his wife, Val, and her fiancé arrives at the Rourke home only to have Gabe commit suicide. The "music" had stopped for Gabe when his beloved wife was murdered. Now Gabe wanted Edward to care for his son Liam Pierce, which the entire Prescott family does. In the present, Uncle Pierce, the city's leading architect, arrives at the Hazel Traphagen School for Girls to pick up his niece, Val's youngest daughter. There he meets the new librarian, Ana Finch, who suffers from a horrible headache and is bone cold freezing. Ana explains to Pierce that she suffers the aftereffect of some children lacing her lemonade with date rape drugs. As Gabe and Ana begin to fall in love, he must overcome his aversion to that "disease" that killed his father and she must learn that dreams can come true. ISLAND OF DREAMS is a 100% proof contemporary romance with some elements of suspense that will entice readers to search for Katherine Stone's backlist of novels. The story line centers on two nice, popular, but emotionally scarred individuals finding and struggling to maintain love. The secondary characters, mostly the Prescott brood provides insight into the motivations of the lead couple, especially Pierce. Fans of contemporary romance will fully enjoy this enchanting tale even as they will dream of future weddings on Liam's Island. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Island of Dreams is Wonderful!
Review: This is such an amazing book! Soooo well written and soooo involving. Are others on this page reading the same book?
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Summary: Island of Dreams
Review: This should have been listed in the fantasy catagory. It was ridiculous. What a let down after reading so many of her other books and enjoying them so much. Any character that has their entire head of hair change color overnight all by itself "twice" in their lifetime is definitely unbelievable. This book seemed as though she couldn't really make up her mind about the main storyline. Either a sequel to a past book or a new story based on a new characther. The character she had. Any real story about him she didn't. Definitely wait for paperback if you're that desperate to read it.
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Summary: Island of Dreams
Review: This was an excellent story. Ana as well as all of the key characters had their share of hardships to overcome. I love happy endings. However, the story revolving around each key player should have blended better. I found the reading a bit choppy. The story was excellent, Katherine made it easy to just love Ana and Liem, Gigi as well as Garek. You will find yourself praying things will work out for everyone. The blending of each character could have been smoother.
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Summary: First Time KS reader
Review: This was the first book by Katherine Stone that I have read. I have read one other since I first read this book and have read this book a second time since then. (about 6 months ago was the first time) I definately disagree with the other reviews in the fact that I didn't consider it boring. No it is not an action packed sit on the edge of you seat book. But, it is a good read in my opinion. It has kind of a calm story line, gradual and not too suspenseful (sp) It is one of those stories that you go aaahhh how sweet. Maybe a touch on the corny side but I read it twice and liked it. I don't usually read books twice either. Would I recommend it? Well if your looking for suspense and action then no. If you like just a sweet kinda fairy tale tyle story then yes.
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Summary: Island of Dreams fell short of some of my expectations
Review: While I eagerly awaited the debut of this book and the conclusion of the mystery about Grace Quinn, I was disappointed with the storyline. The character development was not as thorough as I had hoped it would be, and I found the coincidences that caused the characters to meet to be very unbelievable. I did not enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed A Midnight Clear or Home at Last, the other books involving these characters, but it does tie most of the loose ends left in the previous novels
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