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Summary: Not Quite Hot, but nice and warm
Review: I picked up this book so I would have somthing to read on the beach, and In that aspect I was not dissaopoinnted. Ms. Garcia is a talented and gifted writer and I enjoyed reading this book, and will continue to read her others. The only problem I found with this book were the constant refrenced to "Cuban Miami" and Miami in general, after the first 20refrences or so, it just got annoying. Also Ms. Garcia tended to talk give long descriptions and backgrounds that were irrelevant to the story and just held up the story line. Other than those issues this is a good read and i recommend it to book lovers everywhere.
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Summary: One Hot Summer
Review: I've not read any of Ms Aguilera's works before, but after having just finished One Hot Summer I'm going to check out the Lupe Solano series I've heard so much about. One Hot Summer is sooo steamy! Made me want to move to Miami! Couldn't put the book down.
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Summary: Huge Disappointment
Review: Not a lot of substance to this book or any of the characters, which would be acceptable if the book was funny or had some kind of redeeming entertainment value, but it doesn't. I absolutely loathed the main character, a manipulative, one-dimensional, shallow, self-absorbed ninny, more obsessed with dining in four star restaurants and her designer clothes than in her family, her friends or her job.
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Summary: Carolina does it again!
Review: Not only can she write mysteries,but she sure can write a love story! This was "ONE HOT SUMMER" read that I couldn't put down !!!
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Summary: It's no mystery, Garcia-Aguilera can do romance
Review: Once again Garcia-Aguilera has written a book that I just can't put down. I have read and love all her mysteries- so I picked up this romance with eager anticipation. I was not disappointed. The main character Margarita is easily likeable, which makes the trials she faces that much more intriguing. Sometimes you want to yell at the book and tell Margarita what she should (and shouldn't) do. But the author is measured in the development of the plot and keeps you turning the pages all the way to the end. Mix that in with an interesting take on Cuban exile politics and humorous insights on the world around Margarita and the picture of wild, steamy Miami is complete. Another winner from Garcia-Aguilera.
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Summary: Really engrossing...interesting to read
Review: Really engrossing,and interesting to read. I could relate to Margarita in many ways to the little ways that she thought and reacted to situations. Also I pictured myself like her friend Vivian minus all the nice clothes.But I thought it was cool. I can tell the author must really love her country, because of all the references she made to Cuba. Anyway, I thought I was not going to like it because it didn't receive all those praises on the covers. But the picture on the cover is what enticed me to the book( long, dark finger-nailed hand with big diamond looks great). After all, I do judge books by their covers. After that it is up to the author to keep me engrossed. And I was engrossed in the book. I am glad I read it. And the cover looks so sultry like Miami as I would think it would be.
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Summary: NEW GROUND FOR THIS AUTHOR
Review: since i live in miami, i am familiar w/ all of the writer's lupe solano mystery books, which i love. here, the author goes in a different direction entirely, the romance field, but ONE HOT SUMMER is a sophisticated take on the genre. you get all the colorful aspects of Miami and south Beach, a heavy dose of life as seen through an upscale Cuban exile's eyes. and no one novelist working today offers any of this. looking forward to the next book she writes.
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Summary: Fantastic Book, Unfortunate Cover
Review: The cover on this book was unfortunate. Why ? The skimpy bathing suit implies light (airhead) reading to me. Yet this book is not only fun, but surprisingly MEATY, with a lot of serious issues to think about. Don't let the cover put you off. I picked up the book expecting a continuing saga of the Lupe Solano series (private investigator in Miami), but soon found that the main character was a different woman, a partner in a Miami law firm. Once I got over that initial disappointment, I was more than pleasantly surprised. The book is about a happily married woman whose former boyfriend arrives in town, and the consternation caused when he tries to get her to leave her husband. The main character is pulled into a quagmire. The BEST part is the ABSOLUTELY SATISFYING ENDING with how she gets herself OUT of this quagmire, in a way that leaves you REALLY admiring the heroine. Suffice it to say that my turn in our bookclub is coming up, and this is the book I will be choosing ! After reading two books by this author, I plan to read every book of hers that I can get my hands on.
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Summary: Fantastic Book, Unfortunate Cover
Review: The cover on this book was unfortunate. Why ? The skimpy bathing suit implies light (airhead) reading to me. Yet this book is not only fun, but surprisingly MEATY, with a lot of serious issues to think about. Don't let the cover put you off. I picked up the book expecting a continuing saga of the Lupe Solano series (private investigator in Miami), but soon found that the main character was a different woman, a partner in a Miami law firm. Once I got over that initial disappointment, I was more than pleasantly surprised. The book is about a happily married woman whose former boyfriend arrives in town, and the consternation caused when he tries to get her to leave her husband. The main character is pulled into a quagmire. The BEST part is the ABSOLUTELY SATISFYING ENDING with how she gets herself OUT of this quagmire, in a way that leaves you REALLY admiring the heroine. Suffice it to say that my turn in our bookclub is coming up, and this is the book I will be choosing ! After reading two books by this author, I plan to read every book of hers that I can get my hands on.
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Summary: Thin plot, lots of random facts about Cubans
Review: There's nothing suprising in this book...the plot is predictable and the characters are stereotypes. Instead of reading a romance/mystery as it was advertised you get a dissertation on Miami Cubans...how they like their coffee, thier booze, their cars, their food, how they feel about Elian and Castro (as if we couldn't guess) and on and on. Even when the author stuck to the plot it was passable at best. My advice...pass of this book.
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