Let me tell you all I know for sure. "My name. Shauna."
I woke up in a hospital bed missing six months of my memory. In the room was my lovin... read full description
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Jan 10, 2009
Michelle
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Dekker is a master at psychological thrillers and this one is no exception. The story flowed well and I liked the result of the Dekker Healy team effort in writing this book. I loved the twists and how I wasn't really sure who was on whose side as the story progressed. The ending was perfect. There was even a touch of romance. This is one of my favorite Dekker reads. Bravo to the authors for writing a fast paced story with believable intrigue and plenty of tricks for the mind's pleasure! The spi
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Jan 14, 2009
Janna
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One of the things I loved about Erin Healy collaborating with Ted Dekker was that it seemed to take the hard edge (gore) off the thriller aspect of The Kiss and made it a book that engaged me, drew me in, mystified me, thrilled me and I never felt like I had to "close my proverbial eyes". The Kiss has a very strong storyline that made me wonder and kept me guessing. Did Shauna really cause the accident that severely injured her brother? Was there a 3rd person in the car? After her
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Jan 07, 2009
Nora
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REVIEW: I have to say I was intimidated by the cover of this book. I
didn't want to read a blood and guts kind of story, or one so scary I
wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Don't judge this book by it's
cover.This is one exciting, action-filled story that doesn't dwell on
the gruesome. For that I'm thankful. It made the book so much more
enjoyable for me because it wasn't gorey. This novel reminds me of Ted
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didn't want to read a blood and guts kind of story, or one so scary I
wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Don't judge this book by it's
cover.This is one exciting, action-filled story that doesn't dwell on
the gruesome. For that I'm thankful. It made the book so much more
enjoyable for me because it wasn't gorey. This novel reminds me of Ted
Dekker's books in his early years. I loved them. This st More...
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Aug 05, 2011
I could not get into this story because I couldn't stand the main character Shauna. She was just too whiny and wimpy. I would have to describe her as the opposite of a strong independent heroine. My main example: after waking up with amnesia, she starts apologizing to everyone for what happened, even though she has no idea what did happen. How can you get behind a character like that?
I can't. And so I can't finish the book.
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I can't. And so I can't finish the book.
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Feb 20, 2009
Dana
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Jan 12, 2009
Diane
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Let me tell you all I know for sure. My name. Shauna.
I woke up in a hospital bed missing six months of my memory. In the room was my loving boyfriend-how could I have forgotten him?-my uncle and my abusive stepmother. Everyone blames me for the tragic car accident that left me near death and my dear brother brain damaged. But what they say can’t be true-can it?
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Let me tell you all I know for sure. My name. Shauna.
I woke up in a hospital bed missing six months of my memory. In the room was my loving boyfriend-how could I have forgotten him?-my uncle and my abusive stepmother. Everyone blames me for the tragic car accident that left me near death and my dear brother brain damaged. But what they say can’t be true-can it?
I believe the medicine is doing strange things to my memory. I’m unsure who I can trust and who I sho More...
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Feb 12, 2009
nicole
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Half way through the book, I just gave up. Maybe I want it all too fast, too soon, but I hate being a reader left in the dark waiting for the very end to spotlight the plot twists and angles.
I couldn't feel for the main female character because I got tired of her vacillating. "Do I want to know?" "Do I want to forget?" If what happened to her happened to me, I'd want to remember. Far far away from the scene of the crime, but still.
I couldn't feel for the main female character because I got tired of her vacillating. "Do I want to know?" "Do I want to forget?" If what happened to her happened to me, I'd want to remember. Far far away from the scene of the crime, but still.
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Feb 09, 2009
Darbyscloset
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I just finished “Kiss” by Ted Dekker and Erin Healy; this is the first book I have read by either of these authors. I have longed to read Ted’s writing for I love mystery and suspense and I understand that he combines these two elements within a Christian framework. The book “Kiss” is a mystery and does include quite a bit of suspense, with tones of religion sprinkled through out. A wealthy family is stretched to the seams by a father-daughter, love hate relationship. The father is running f
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Feb 05, 2009
Jill
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Shauna McAllister discovered something corrupt about her father’s campaign for president. She consults her brother, Rudy, and her therapist on the matter and decides to confront dear old Dad. As usual, they argue, and Shauna leaves angry.
She wakes up three months later in a hospital. Stricken with a recent-events-only amnesia, she learns that there was a car accident. Rudy has terrible mental damage. Drugs were found in Shauna’s blood, the glove c More...
Shauna McAllister discovered something corrupt about her father’s campaign for president. She consults her brother, Rudy, and her therapist on the matter and decides to confront dear old Dad. As usual, they argue, and Shauna leaves angry.
She wakes up three months later in a hospital. Stricken with a recent-events-only amnesia, she learns that there was a car accident. Rudy has terrible mental damage. Drugs were found in Shauna’s blood, the glove c More...
Dec 20, 2008
Glenda
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Kiss
By Ted Dekker
& Erin Healy
Thomas Nelson
322 Pages
I love to read a book that has new paranormal “senses” included as part of the storyline! Well, Kiss by Ted Dekker & Erin Healy has definitely created an exciting one! Given the title, I won’t say anymore about that...just know that it is an intriguing addition to this wonderful book!
Shauna McAllister, the main character, has lost a major part of her memory due to a car accident. She is als More...
By Ted Dekker
& Erin Healy
Thomas Nelson
322 Pages
I love to read a book that has new paranormal “senses” included as part of the storyline! Well, Kiss by Ted Dekker & Erin Healy has definitely created an exciting one! Given the title, I won’t say anymore about that...just know that it is an intriguing addition to this wonderful book!
Shauna McAllister, the main character, has lost a major part of her memory due to a car accident. She is als More...
Feb 05, 2011
Ferree
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I was shocked!
Why does Ted Dekker need a co-author? I loved "Three," and I thought "White" was unforgetable. I really respected Dekker and appreciated what he was doing for the Christian writing industry. I'm really sorry if something terrible happened to him and he needs someone to help him write a book, but these two authors did not click. They did not work well together. I really don't understand why they even tried. Why was this book published? Did the rough draft More...
Why does Ted Dekker need a co-author? I loved "Three," and I thought "White" was unforgetable. I really respected Dekker and appreciated what he was doing for the Christian writing industry. I'm really sorry if something terrible happened to him and he needs someone to help him write a book, but these two authors did not click. They did not work well together. I really don't understand why they even tried. Why was this book published? Did the rough draft More...
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Oct 21, 2010
Lorie
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Exciting, tense, interesting premise and gripping writing, which could have been fabulous. BUT the heroine is so incredibly STUPID! Every time she has a chance to act intelligently she chooses to be independent or angry instead, and gets herself and those she loves in trouble.
Premise: The daughter of a presidential candidate discovers a horrible truth about her cold and distant father, and confronts him with it. He made his money owning a huge pharmaceutical company. Immediately aft More...
Premise: The daughter of a presidential candidate discovers a horrible truth about her cold and distant father, and confronts him with it. He made his money owning a huge pharmaceutical company. Immediately aft More...
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May 01, 2010
Elizabeth A.
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After a brief set up chapter, the story’s heroine, Shauna McAllister, is involved in a car accident that leaves her in a coma for months. Why is this relevant? Because Shauna’s father is one of the leading Presidential candidates and, prior to her accident, Shauna came upon information which, if true, would destroy everything her father has worked to create and derail his campaign.
However, after coming out of her coma Shauna finds herself suffering from amnesia; she doesn’t remember an More...
However, after coming out of her coma Shauna finds herself suffering from amnesia; she doesn’t remember an More...
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May 13, 2009
Kleiner
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Shauna McAllister learns a dark secret that could destroy everything her father has worked for, including his presidential campaign. Even though she and her father are estranged, with her father emotionally abandoning her since her mother' death, she cannot believe it is true - or will not believe it is true. Before she can find out the truth a car accident leaves Shauna's brother brain-damaged and her with amnesia. While trying to rebuild her memories, Shauna discovers she has the paranormal ab
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Aug 14, 2011
Dan
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Here is another one of a long line of excellent novels by Ted Dekker. He did not disappoint with this installment. It's almost unbelievable how he can pump out hit after hit several books a year. While there are portions of this book that are predictable, the authors seem to throw in a twist here and there that gives the story a fresh new angle. Many people I have talked about compare Ted Dekker to Stephen King. In my book it is not even close. Ted Dekker actually knows how to write an endin
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Sep 12, 2009
Heather
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Although not a title that will make my top lists, the story (or at least elements of it) are intriguing enough to make me add a couple more Dekker novels to my shelves.
KISS is a modern story, in a modern setting, the mystery a stereotypical political corruption scheme. Even the main character, Shauna, attempting to solve this mystery while dealing with her amnesia is not a new storyline. The intriguing twist comes in a mysterious mental power she discovers she has. I personally More...
KISS is a modern story, in a modern setting, the mystery a stereotypical political corruption scheme. Even the main character, Shauna, attempting to solve this mystery while dealing with her amnesia is not a new storyline. The intriguing twist comes in a mysterious mental power she discovers she has. I personally More...
Dec 25, 2008
Monie
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Shauna McAllister wakes up from a six week coma with six months of memory loss her doctors can't explain. During her coma Shauna was on a trial mix of medications based on her DNA profile which, as she later learns, have a mysterious side effect. Faced with the reality of the accident that led to her coma Shauna turns to Wayne Spade. He's one of the few people from her inner circle that haven't turned their back on her yet she remembers nothing of their relationship before her accident.
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Feb 10, 2009
Kate
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Great mystery with surprisingly a lot of lessons on forgiveness and letting go of hurtful pasts. I don't know, although it was quite fictional, some of the message that was implied throughout the book really appealed to me on a personal level in my own life/past. It's definitely not a "preachy" kind of book, nor do I believe that getting that "message" across was the author's main intention whatsoever. I did however appreciate it as something that kind of lightened the severe
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Jan 23, 2009
Bethany
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I would hope that a book co-written by a prolific author and a fiction editor would be better written and edited. The first missing word happened on page 6 of the book! This was not an auspicious beginning.
It also bothered me that despite its setting in Austin, the authors didn't do their research very well. They repeatedly referred to the area of Austin known as Westlake as "West Lake," and they said Barton Springs was somewhere other than Zilker Park. Oops.
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It also bothered me that despite its setting in Austin, the authors didn't do their research very well. They repeatedly referred to the area of Austin known as Westlake as "West Lake," and they said Barton Springs was somewhere other than Zilker Park. Oops.
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Jan 22, 2012
Jillian
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This was (surprisingly) my first novel by Ted Dekker, and it did not disappoint. Above all else, this story was a thriller- set up perfectly to be viewed on the big screen in movie format. Each twist and turn keeps you guessing and wanting to know more (although, I must say I did figure out who was bad and who was good before it was revealed). Regardless of my expert sleuth skills, the book still kept me reading and wanting more. He delves into the vast and unknown reaches of the human mind, exp
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Feb 01, 2011
Jessica
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This book by Dekkar wasn't my favorite (compared to III and House) but it was intriguing and interesting.
I was caught on the major premise that this girl had lost her memory and was able to steal other peoples. She was able to find her memory in those she could take them from. This power enabled her to basically take from a person any memory she was looking for by scanning their brain. At the end, it claims her power is so strong that she wiped a man's memory and left him in a delusio More...
I was caught on the major premise that this girl had lost her memory and was able to steal other peoples. She was able to find her memory in those she could take them from. This power enabled her to basically take from a person any memory she was looking for by scanning their brain. At the end, it claims her power is so strong that she wiped a man's memory and left him in a delusio More...
Jan 28, 2010
Alairic
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I've read a few other Ted Dekker books, and read one in which he collaborated with somebody else (House), but I feel like this one is the runt of what I've read so far. Yes. It's a good book. It's fun, and it passes time for sure. It's very Hollywood. Maybe that's the Erin Healy part of the book, but I'm not totally sure. Also, for Dekker being such a Christian author, all the references to God and the scripture in this book seem very artificial. Kind of like he put them in the last second just
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Mar 01, 2009
Kristi (Books and Needlepoint)
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Shauna awoke after being in a coma for six weeks to a nightmare that she would like to forget. She had no idea why or how she ended up in the hospital. Actually, she couldn't remember the last 6 months. She knew who she was, who her brother Rudy was, her dad Landan, "Uncle" Trent, even her evil stepmother Patrice. However, she did not know Wayne Spade, the guy who claimed to be her boyfriend. How could she have forgotten him?
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Aug 11, 2011
A strange read for me. I was interested in the plot but somehow not caught up in it. The characters too didn't seem quite all there. I knew a lot about Shauna and her struggles, but she had no background or fleshed-out personality, except for the fact that her mother died and her stepmother was cruel. I know her having no history ties in with her desire to forget, but she only lost six months of her life not her whole life. Did she like pizza? jazz? working out? She just didn't seem rea
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Dec 07, 2009
Catrina
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If Shauna McAllister could only forget the past, she is sure her pain would go away. Since forgetting is impossible, she sees no choice but to confront her estranged father with the truth: about her childhood, about his pharmaceutical company, and about his campaign financing, even if it derails his goal of the Presidency and destroys any hope of reconciling with him. She longs for the father who used to love her.
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Jun 29, 2009
Caitlin
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Depending on who you ask, this book is unrelated to The Circle Trilogy except for a brief mention of Thomas Hunter. This is a fabulous book - wholly political intrigue. It circles around a girl who wakes up in the hospital after several weeks of a coma only to find out that the can't remember anything about parts her life prior to the car accident that put her in the coma in the first place. She starts realizing that there are many suspicious things going on and realizing that she doesn't trust
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Apr 28, 2009
Michael
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Well... I love all of Ted Dekker's books, and this was no exception. It was much different than I expected, though. Much, much, much different. Because this book is coauthored, some of Ted Dekker's characteristic suspense and slam-bang action was missing. However, I really have no other complaints about that. It wasn't my all-time favortie Dekker novel but he and Erin Healey managed to create a suspenseful book that kept me hooked til the end. I'm definitely going to read the next one the
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Jul 09, 2009
Abby
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Not bad. Sorry, that sounds too apathetic. I really did like it. But in holding to Dekker standards (which by all accounts are extremely high), this book is all fluff. I guess I just prefer the depth of Elyon and the complexities of the circle and of Johnny Drake (Which can be found in the books Black, Red, White, Showdown, Saint, Sinner, and soon to be released Green). As far as good, clean suspenseful-drama-thriller summer reads go, this was very enjoyable. It would make a pretty good mo
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Apr 19, 2011
Riviera
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I actually didn't read this to learn life lessons or ingest Christian morality. What I got from this was a very decent, entertaining mystery story with a dip into the psychic pool, a tiny splash of romance, and a cup of "people are dying everywhere up in here."
The heroine did have her moments of Durrr, but was overall a fairly level-headed woman. She grew up in a very skewed environment, which is bound to have an effect on a person.
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The heroine did have her moments of Durrr, but was overall a fairly level-headed woman. She grew up in a very skewed environment, which is bound to have an effect on a person.
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Dec 10, 2011
Shanna
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This book is a very interesting take on a new plot to the world of YA fiction. There are some hard topics discussed and things that I think would keep this more of an older YA crowd, but it is an amazing story of heartbreak, pain, rejection, and ultimitely recovery and acceptance into your own life and world.
While this story has some elements of paranormal, it stays true to life, which helps it be more believable to the reader. This is a world any of us could easily slip into and fee More...
While this story has some elements of paranormal, it stays true to life, which helps it be more believable to the reader. This is a world any of us could easily slip into and fee More...
