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Shadow Protector (Harlequin Intrigue Series)
by Jenna Ryan

read in September, 2011

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I have to say that I’m fairly disappointed in this story. The reason is that I think it had great potential, but didn’t deliver in the end.

The love story was typical and you can’t help but fall in love with a rough and tumble cowboy that also is try...more I have to say that I’m fairly disappointed in this story. The reason is that I think it had great potential, but didn’t deliver in the end.

The love story was typical and you can’t help but fall in love with a rough and tumble cowboy that also is trying to protect the heroine. However, his backstory was lost amid the other unnecessary drama going on in the story so it was hard to empathize with his reasons for leaving the “big city.” I would have loved to have seen more of his character development and learned more about what made him tick.

There was so much going on that it was impossible to get a firm grasp on what was really happening. I think it was a ploy by the author to throw the reader off and I suppose she did that because I didn’t really know what the heck was going on half the time. There were too many coincidences where things would happen to give the serial killer an opportunity to sneak in and try to get at the heroine. Most didn’t seem plausible.

Don’t get me started on the believability of the story. The first time the serial killer would have appeared they would have moved her or at the very least made sure she was thoroughly protected. Instead, she was constantly put in situations where she had little to no protection. For example, the first time they realize he has found her, she’s outside his house and shots are fired. Uh…hello? He knows where she’s staying! Wouldn’t that be a HUGE motivator to move her? There were so many instances where she was in danger that I started to question the competency of the hero to do his job, either that or her stupidity to allow herself in those situations.

I think that the distractions in the story (the Bulley Boys & family) and all of the unimportant secondary characters made it even harder to follow. The author would have been better off to simplify a bit and focus more on character development. The mystery aspect of the story had potential, but personally, I think she could have done the story more justice by focusing on one diversion to throw the reader off. Using the Bulley Boys (several times) as a distraction to keep the Chief occupied, especially when they weren’t really in cahoots with the serial killer (sorta), was overkill.

Anyway, again, I think the story had potential, but the author went overboard and tried too hard to confuse the readers. I didn’t have the ah-ha moment at the end, instead I was left scratching my head and wondering why the author went the direction that she did with the story. There was a much simpler way that would have left the reader with a sense of understanding and resolution, but this author chose the crazy route that didn’t feel realistic.(less)

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Message in a Bottle
by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)

read in August, 2010

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Daring to Dream, Holding the Dream, Finding the Dream by Nora Roberts

Daring to Dream, Holding the Dream, Finding the Dream (Dream trilogy #1-3)
by Nora Roberts

read in June, 2011

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The reason I picked up these books was because they are set in Big Sur/Monterey and I absolutely adore the Monterey Peninsula. Nora Roberts did an excellent job at putting me in the setting, though it's hard to know if that's because I know the area...more

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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Twilight, #3.5)
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The Host (The Host, #1)
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I have to say that I’m fairly disappointed in this story. The reason is that I think it had great potential, but didn’t deliver in the end. The love story was typical and you can’t help but fall in love with a rough and tumble cowboy that also is try...more
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Annalyse Knight rated a book 1 of 5 stars Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author) read in August, 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The reason I picked up these books was because they are set in Big Sur/Monterey and I absolutely adore the Monterey Peninsula. Nora Roberts did an excellent job at putting me in the setting, though it's hard to know if that's because I know the area...more
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