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Last Kiss (Hubbard's Point/Black Hall series)
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Luanne Rice (Goodreads Author)
New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice returns to Hubbard’s Point, Connecticut, and to characters from her beloved Beach Girls, to tell the haunting story of a close-knit community grappling with a heartbreaking mystery, and of a woman rebuilding her world and reclaiming a love she believed lost a lifetime ago.
A face on a poster, a name in the news, an inexplicable...more
A face on a poster, a name in the news, an inexplicable...more
Hardcover, 446 pages
Published
July 15th 2008
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I started to return this book to the library whenever I discovered there was a ghost in it. Since like most of Rice's stories, I didn't. This is the story of three women who must redefine who they are based upon tragedy in their lives: famous country musician Sheridan, whose 18-year-old son was murdered in NYC last year; Nell, his girlfriend who grieves for him yet today; and pregnant Stevie, Sheridan's friend and Nell's father lover and who has been like a stepmother to Nell. Nell hires a p...more
I have enjoyed Luanne Rice's books tremendously over the years. She writes stories that have a lot of depth - the characters, the plot and the emotions. When I needed a book at the airport I didn't hesitate to grab "Last Kiss". The story involves Sheridan, a woman whose only son, Charlie, was murdered shortly after he left for college. It also features Charlie's high school love, Nell and her determination to find out what really happened to Charlie. The depth of pain both of thes...more
Estava desejosa de ler este livro :))) e com razão.
A vida de Sheridan e Nell perde todo o sentido com a morte de Charlie.
A dor sem descrição de uma Mãe que perde o seu unico filho e de uma adolescente que perde o seu grande amor são os pontos fulcrais da história.
Mas há uma comunidade inteira para as apoiar, desde Stevie a madrasta de Nell que também ela vive num impasse com o seu Amor, às irmãs de Sheridan, que tentam a todo o custo ajudá-la recorrendo aos seus antepassados Ir...more
A vida de Sheridan e Nell perde todo o sentido com a morte de Charlie.
A dor sem descrição de uma Mãe que perde o seu unico filho e de uma adolescente que perde o seu grande amor são os pontos fulcrais da história.
Mas há uma comunidade inteira para as apoiar, desde Stevie a madrasta de Nell que também ela vive num impasse com o seu Amor, às irmãs de Sheridan, que tentam a todo o custo ajudá-la recorrendo aos seus antepassados Ir...more
Este livro foi a minha estreia com a autora, e apesar da maioria das criticas a este livro ser positivas, as criticas á autora já não o são tanto o que me fez começar o livro com um pé atrás.
Faz-me uma certa confusão que os autores tenham livros tão dispares em termos de conteudo/criticas, mas ainda não posso falar mais porque ainda não li mais nada da autora.
Falando de: "O Último Beijo".
Eu simplesmente adorei este livro, desde o inicio ao fim. Apesar de não est...more
Faz-me uma certa confusão que os autores tenham livros tão dispares em termos de conteudo/criticas, mas ainda não posso falar mais porque ainda não li mais nada da autora.
Falando de: "O Último Beijo".
Eu simplesmente adorei este livro, desde o inicio ao fim. Apesar de não est...more
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I read it because I got it free as a ARC.
Compares to Practical Magic, but with way, way less humor.
Death, romance, feelings. Lots and lots of feelings. Very squishy book.
Needed more humor, more magic, and less feelings, but all in all not a bad read.
Compares to Practical Magic, but with way, way less humor.
Death, romance, feelings. Lots and lots of feelings. Very squishy book.
Needed more humor, more magic, and less feelings, but all in all not a bad read.
More fluff to read to escape end of the semester/end of the year/too much work burnout.
Done now. Fine stress free reading except I got weary of hearing the characters whine about missing another character. It's understandable to a point. It happened a year ago and the characters are so whispy and flaky they can't seem to get it together. But it would suck to have someone you like killed. I have noticed a theme developing in this author's books. The ends always feel a bit thrown...more
Done now. Fine stress free reading except I got weary of hearing the characters whine about missing another character. It's understandable to a point. It happened a year ago and the characters are so whispy and flaky they can't seem to get it together. But it would suck to have someone you like killed. I have noticed a theme developing in this author's books. The ends always feel a bit thrown...more
I wavered between a 3 and a 4 on this one. I listened to this as a digital download. Liked the reader. It is the first of Luanne Rice's books that I've listened to.
This was a really good book to listen to, but I think if I had been reading it that the beginning would have felt a bit slow. That's my impression while I was listening. However, I found the end to be very moving even though a lot of what happened was pretty obvious.
This book reminded me of listening to ...more
This was a really good book to listen to, but I think if I had been reading it that the beginning would have felt a bit slow. That's my impression while I was listening. However, I found the end to be very moving even though a lot of what happened was pretty obvious.
This book reminded me of listening to ...more
This is the story of Charlie Rosslare, a promising 18 year old filmmaker in his first year of college in New York City. He is found murdered one night, without any leads in the case. His girlfriend, Nell Kilvert, is convinced there is something the police are missing. She hires Gavin Dawson to investigate the murder, who happens to be Charlie's mother's ex-boyfriend from "back in the day." The story unfolds, and you learn about love, forgiveness and magic. The book revists Hubbard...more
This was my first Luanne Rice book and I thought it was okay. Maybe it wasn't the best choice out of Rice's selection, but I'm glad I can now say I read one of her books. The one thing that made it difficult to get into at first was the magic. I have never been into magic and spells and it only made the story go that much slower. After reaching the 150th page, I finally enjoyed the book and couldn't put it down. It's a very emotional book and it became real as I stepped into the shoes of Ne...more
This book is beach reading, at best. Luanne Rice spins a good story, but she took way too much influence from Nora Roberts' elements trilogy and just missed the mark with the magic. She also should have stuck to one couple as soul mates, instead of having so many couples in the book who were just meant to be. The murder mystery was interesting, but by the time I got to the end of the book, I really didn't care why he did it. I thought she should have ended the book about 50 pages before I wa...more
O Último Beijo é um livro fantástico. Absolutamente fantástico.
Gostei imenso, devorei-o em pouco mais de um dia.
Tem uma história tão comovente, tão emocionante... É difÃcil não sentimos empatia pela situação e pelas personagens - e por toda a história.
O livro está muito bem construÃdo e a escrita é tão simples que é impossÃvel não nos sentirmos lá com as personagens a viver as mesmas coisas que eles, a sentir o que eles sentem.
O Charlie - que bela personagem, quase parec...more
Gostei imenso, devorei-o em pouco mais de um dia.
Tem uma história tão comovente, tão emocionante... É difÃcil não sentimos empatia pela situação e pelas personagens - e por toda a história.
O livro está muito bem construÃdo e a escrita é tão simples que é impossÃvel não nos sentirmos lá com as personagens a viver as mesmas coisas que eles, a sentir o que eles sentem.
O Charlie - que bela personagem, quase parec...more
Agora sim! Tinha ficado um pouco desiludida com o "Espero por ti neste Inverno", que tinha ficado, na minha opinião, muito aquém do "A minha verdade é o amor", um livro fantástico!
Este novo livro da Luanne Rice volta a ser fantástico! Gostei mesmo muito!
Neste livro surge-nos o sofrimento de uma mãe que perde o seu filho de 18 anos e o da sua namorada que não consegue conceber a vida sem ele. Nell procura saber o que aconteceu, quem foi o responsável pela morte de...more
Este novo livro da Luanne Rice volta a ser fantástico! Gostei mesmo muito!
Neste livro surge-nos o sofrimento de uma mãe que perde o seu filho de 18 anos e o da sua namorada que não consegue conceber a vida sem ele. Nell procura saber o que aconteceu, quem foi o responsável pela morte de...more
I have read a previous book of this authors and was not very happy with it. I was quite bored with the read. However, even though this book was a slower story I enjoyed it. From the title I expected it to be a gushy love story, but it turned out the be more or a mystery love.You get to learn how each person was effected with this boys death. And at times their feelings and what they have lost with him, breaks your own heart. It was good read and I recommend it.
This was the first Luanne Rice book I decided to read out of the many she has written. I honestly picked it because there was a character in it named Gavin (my son's name)but was glad with my selection. I was impressed with her style of writing and the connection I made with each of the characters. Rice did remind me of Nicholas Sparks but with more female perspective. By the end of the story I laughed cried and was sorry the book was over.
A young man goes out one warm summer night and is found murdered the next morning. No motives and no clues for anyone to follow. A year later his bereft girlfriend still needs answers and hires a detective. Will the answers of Charlie's death cause his mother to come out of her self imposed exile, will Nell be able to let go of Charlie and start college? How do loved ones go on after horrendous tragedies and start to heal?
Luanne Rice's novel Last Kiss is a story of the journey of a mother and young woman after the mother's son is tragically killed, the finding of answers, the different journies of grief, the bonding of lives, and forgiveness. While it is ficional in content, the story keeps the reader coming expectantly back for more to the last page.
Charlie Rosslare, a college student, is found murdered. The story is about his mom, Sheridan, and girlfriend, Nell, and how they must come to terms with his death. What really happeded to Charlie? Nell hires Gavin Dawson, an ex boyfriend of Sheridan, to investigate the death. Another page turner about grief, forgiveness, and love.
I have read other Luanne Rice books and enjoyed them. I just could not get through this one. I found the story slow and boring (but sad) and had no connection to the characters. Finally I gave up and just skimmed through the rest of the book. I will think twice before buying another book by this author, even if it is from the flea market for twenty cents.
This was the first book I ever read by Luanne Rice. To read through a book where you are so familiar with the town/setting can really draw you in! I was not to in love with the storyline of this book some of it was just a little too predictable. Forgiveness seems to be the key to happiness in her books.
Read of few of Rice's books and this one reminds me of why I don't want to read any more. Although I liked it, the writing is good, the story line interesting with lots of good imagery, her stories are too tragic for me. I don't want to feel sad when I read. Just my preference.
I really wish I had more time to actually read books instead of listening to them during my morning and evening commute to and from work. This was the first Luanne Rice book I've "listened" to and since I enjoyed it so much I intend to actually read some of her books. I liked all the characters in this book and I even ended up liking the characters that I didn't like at all in the beginning. Luanne Rice painted a beautiful picture of a community filled with so many loving people. T...more
I liked this book even though it was sad and I enjoyed the twist ending. The inclusion about witches seemed a little strange, but it was a fun back story that kept what could have been an over used story line and kept it fresh.
Sheridan Rosselare lost her son, Charlie, a year ago and she still has been unable to return to her career as a singer-songwriter. Charlie's girlfriend, Nell, wants answers about Charlie's Death, so she hires private investigator, Gavin Dawson to investigate his death. Sheridan and Gavin were best friends and wildly in love as teenagers, but broke up years ago. When Gavin comes back into her life, Sheridan realizes that it's time to live again.
Characters from previous novels by Ri...more
Characters from previous novels by Ri...more
Great book told of a women who loses her teenage son and a teenage girl who loses the love of her life and how it effects their lives. It is a powerful story of love and forgiveness. It reminded me a lot of " Ghost".
I've read a lot of other books by her, and didn't have to skim the last half of any of the others! This was a very depressing book, that although it ended happy, was hard to read because it was so down.
Like most of Luanne's books, she gets your attention right in the beginning of the book to draw you in and keep you there as things unfold, then grabs you with a twist half way through so you can't put the book down till you reach the end.
This would have been a much better book without the mystic elements. Scenes in which a teenage girl imagines making love to her dead boyfriend (or was it her imagination) were over the top.
This was a very good sweet romantic mystery not very many bad things to say however not many great thins to say either is a great summer by the beach kinda of a read not to intense at all.... however this is not really a sequel but beach girls should be read first to give a lil background on some of the characters
Luanne Rice is my go-to author whenever I need a book to read that's not too heavy. This book did not disappoint. It had a touch of whimsy, a touch of romance and a touch of mystery.
As usual, Luanne Rice's mix of the natural and supernatural is intriguing and makes for an interesting story. The fact that a lot of her books take place at the beach is a plus for me.
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Luanne Rice is the author of thirty novels including the forthcoming Little Night (Viking/Pamela Dorman Books.) Five of her books have been made into movies and mini-series, twenty-two have been consecutive New York Times bestsellers and two of her pieces have been featured in off-Broadway theatre productions. She divides her time between New York City and the Connecticut shoreline.
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