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Title: Hearts of Fire by S. D. Valyan, Sharon Elise, Scott Renschler ISBN: 0-595-20168-7 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (6 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Save your money and your time
Comment: I read this book. I was determined that my hard earned money would not go to waste, but it was a trial.
From the onset, I realized that this was not a greatly developed story. Neither character was very endearing. There relationship was so on again off again, and the characters of Mathew and Tatiana, so wishy washy it left me wanting something, anything!
I love reading interracial romance books, but this particular book leaves a lot to be desired. The story is chocked-filled with more holes than a slice of swiss cheese. And there were so many typos, I could have done a better job of editing.
I tried to see through to the good part, but it just wasn't there. However, it kept going and going just like that bunny commercial, and it wouldn't stop. Leave this one on the shelf.
Rating: 2
Summary: Lacks originality
Comment: This book wasn't cheap so I felt compelled to finish it, though it took some considerable effort. This is an interracial romance, which should be more than enough drama for the main characters. Yet, the author saddles Tatiana and Mathew with the typical romance story conventions. She is the naive virgin and he is the guy with the mysterious and tortured past. But Mathew's past is more tortured and complicated than most. He spends a lot of time brooding about how undesirable he is. Too much time. I started to believe it about halfway through. His extreme degree of self-consciousness was really not attractive. Tatiana did not seem to be a fully developed character. She seemed incredibly young for her age and I never thought the two were all that compatible. Neither one of them had strong, likeable personalities. Too much of a pity party. Extremely disappointing.
Rating: 2
Summary: Good beginning, lackluster ending and mediocre inbetween
Comment: This interracial romance story is between Tatiana Elaine Spencer McCain and Mathew Everett Sinclair. He is a career-minded, successul white business man with a past that continues to haunt him and she is a black-american businesswoman in daddy's company with strong family ties.
The first half of this book was the best part. S.D. Valyan did a wonderful job on the character development of Mathew. He is a truly unforgettable character complete with flaws and dimensions that endeared me to him. The experience of reading scenes with Mathew were refreshing and true to his form of being a loner. Loved it!
However, I could not stand Tatiana at any part of the book. The mind games she played reminded me of the "spoiled little rich girl" theme so much so that I found myself reading the Mathew scenes envisioning another woman in the role of Tatiana. Tatiana and Mathew did not pair up well. Tatiana impressed me as flighty and unpredictable and Mathew spent a lot of time in this book worrying over her impulsive decisions. Who needs that?
Also, what is up with all the frequent and violent attacks Tatiana had to endure in this story? Elevating Tatiana to "superwoman" status is ridiculous and made the story so completely unbelievable that I got bored and skipped parts. The second half of the book read like a soap opera plot where the heroine keeps getting attacked by men that want her and she ends up in the hospital so many times I lost count! I understand that an author wants to add conflict in a story to keep the plot interesting but there is such a thing as adding too much conflict in a story that the plot falls from somewhat interesting to "you've got to be kidding me".
I skimmed over the last pages of the book to get an idea of how the story ends since I did not want to waste anymore precious daylight on actually reading through it and being further bored.
I really wanted this story to be much better, especially after reading the other reviews but all in all I would have to say that it was a waste of $19 and I wish I could have borrowed it from the library first before purchasing.
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