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5.0étoiles sur 5
Lovely, Wonderful, Sublime, Déc 7 2008
I have a confession.
I love to read romance novels. I know, I know, most consider them to be wastes of time with fluffy plots, predictable villains, damsels in distress and bad subplots. But I can't get enough of them. After reading a good, hard book (Currently I'm taking a break from The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters...man what an unnecessarily wordy book!) there's nothing more I enjoy than delving into a romance novel.
I've had a good run with hard books lately: The Measure of a Man, I Am Not Myself These Days, The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters. So it was about time I delved back into a romance novel. It's been a while. The last real romance novel I've read (I'm not counting books that have romance elements in them, but books billed as romance novels) was Angel's Fall by Nora Roberts. I needed to dip my toes into the romance pool again.
This time around, I'm reading Golden Threads by Kay Hooper. I'm 50 pages in and what a wonderful read! The set up of the story is a parallel of Rapunzel: What would happen if a woman was isolated, through no fault of her own? What would happen if there was a threat she could not see but knew was out there?
Lara Callahan has come to the small town of Pine Valley to start over and to hide from a past that won't let her go. Devon Shane has come looking for answers. When the two land the lead roles in the community production of Rapunzel, sparks fly and secrets are unraveled. Who is after Lara? What secrets does Devon hide behind his steely gaze?
Thus far, I have to tell you, I'm having a blast. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters will take centre stage after this book, so I'm having a grand old time being entertained with a great story, wonderful characters and lots of mystery.
Pick it up and read it. I'm going to hunt down anything by Kay Hooper after Golden Threads. She's certainly got my attention.
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4.0étoiles sur 5
ENTERTAINING, PLEASANT LISTENING, Sep 21 2006
A blend of romance and suspense often makes for good reading and terrific book sales. No one knows this better than bestselling author Kay Hooper (Hunting Fear; Touching Evil; Once A Thief, Always A Thief). The plot is typical Hooper - what sold this listener was the vocal performance of Staci Snell.
Texas born and now Los Angeles based Snell has memorable TV appearances to her credit as well audio book narrations - favorites of mine are the Sandra Brown novels, especially Demon Rumm. She has a distinct voice, clear with careful articulation and an almost imperceptible tremor when suspense mounts. All of this makes for very entertaining, pleasant listening.
Golden Threads was first published in book form in 1989, so it may not be new to Hooper fans but the audio version enriches the romantic tension between Lara Callahan and Devon Shane as well as the forthcoming danger to them both.
As some may remember Lara has come to the small community of Pinewood seeking anonymity and a fresh start. Devon's reasons for being there are quite different yet equally compelling. The two are cast in a community theater production, thus setting the stage for amour and adventure.
- Gail Cooke
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3.0étoiles sur 5
Intriguing Idea, Jui 28 2004
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A modern romance spun around a fairy tale sounds intriguing, but it didn't come off as good as it promised. The hero is incredibly sexy, without any real depth. And the heroine was hard to care a great deal about. I think the worst part was the epilogue, which introduced a rather sinister character without any kind of explanatin, leaving the reader hanging in an uncomfortable position. Would only recommend to someone extremely bored.
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