Brockmann, Suzanne - The Unsung Hero - Troubleshooters, #1 (buddy read) July 2 2011

[Karla]

Oh yeah, (view spoiler)[He could have found better! (hide spoiler)]

Finished the book (view spoiler)[In my copy of the book, the flashbacks were italicized.

I liked how Charles was able to go out a hero. The cancer was already hard on him, and it would have gotten a lot worse. This way saved all of them a lot of pain. I'm glad that Kelly and Charles were able to have some closer.

I actually liked David and Mallory's story better than Kelly and Tom's. It was sweet, how Mallory slowly fell for David.

I agree about the action scene. I wanted more. It seemed not much happened outside of the romance sections until the very end. (hide spoiler)]

Suzanne Brockman is my sister's favorite author. My sister says that Suzanne Brockman's books get better as you move through the series, so, when I get the time, I'll be trying another of her books.

[Becky ♡The Bookworm♡]

I agree about David and Mallory. I really liked her, too.

(view spoiler)[I think Charles stole the show from Tom. hehe! His story came full circle, resolving things with Kelly and ultimately being the big hero of the day. I liked that he was able to die on his terms instead of suffering and slowly fading away in misery. It was a fitting end. (hide spoiler)]

Karla wrote: "Suzanne Brockman is my sister's favorite author. My sister says that Suzanne Brockman's books get better as you move through the series, so, when I get the time, I'll be trying another of her books."

That's good to know. Writing is a skill that develops over time, so I bet her newer books are pretty good. I'll probably continue with the series, too, but not right away.

[Sunshine]

Karla wrote: "Up to chapter six I feel sorry for Joe, not dating anyone because he couldn't have the true love of his life.

I don't trust David at this point. I feel he's a little creepy."

(view spoiler)[ I thought it was strange that Joe did not date anyone after 44 years. at first I thought the secret was that Joe and Charles was a couple. (hide spoiler)]

[Sunshine]

Becky ♡The Bookworm♡ wrote: "Hey, Everybody! Hope ya'll had a Merry Christmas!

I'm up to Chapter 15 and I'm really enjoying the different characters and storylines, especially the WW II memories.

Karla: [spoilers removed]
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I like how the story intertwined young, middle, and older adults. All three had love interest.

[Karla]

Sunshine wrote: "Karla wrote: "Up to chapter six I feel sorry for Joe, not dating anyone because he couldn't have the true love of his life.

I don't trust David at this point. I feel he's a little creepy."

[spoi..."

That would have been really interesting!

[Sunshine]

~Leslie~ wrote: "I finished this one Christmas evening after all the festivities were over.

I don't usually like flashback stories but I liked this one a lot. I thought the author handled it very well and it certa..."

(view spoiler)[ I thought the flashbacks were handled well, too. Tom was pretty nonchalant at David's. He could have been a bit embarrassed. (hide spoiler)]

[Sunshine]

Becky ♡The Bookworm♡ wrote: "Karla...Chapter 13: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I thought that she slept with Joe to make Charles jealous. (hide spoiler)]

[Sunshine]

Karla wrote: "Oh yeah, [spoilers removed]

Finished the book In my copy of the book, the flashbacks were italicized.

I liked how Charles ... The cancer was already hard on him, and it wo..."

(view spoiler)[. I like how Charles was the hero at the end, too... Again. Kelly's and Tom's story just dragged, in my opinion. I think Kelly was a bit clueless. (hide spoiler)]

Finished. I thought the story dragged until about 80%. Then, it picked up when (view spoiler)[ Tom showed up at David's (hide spoiler)]