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Title: Wall of Silence by Gabrielle Goldsby ISBN: 1-932300-01-5 Publisher: Regal Crest Enterprises Pub. Date: February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Worth the read, but don't think too hard
Comment: I enjoyed this book as I read it.
Thinking about it afterwards however, there were some flaws that perhaps I did overlook because I enjoyed the characters and the voice of the first person narrator. The main character, the narrator is really insightfully written and likeable if endearingly flawed.
The use of the first person narrative however, is in the end wasted here. A mystery where the safety of characters we enjoy is at risk... unfolds slowly until the end. The very end begins a down hill run that is exciting up until...
We meet the bad guy. And turns out, we've never really seen him before, so that although his position makes him kind of a surprise... he then begins to spill his guts... describing all kinds of stuff that Foster, the MC could have found out along the way, but didn't. We never find out why these guys knew so much about all kinds of people but were after Foster when she was really a bystander.
Either way... the only way to show us what's going on when you've got a first person narrative... is for the narrator to discover it. Kind of felt like cheating in the end when the bad guy just started confessing. He had no relationship with the MC... so his motivation for confessing was a bit confusing.
Details aside. I wasn't dissapointed until I thought about it a bit in the end.
Worth the read.
Rating: 2
Summary: Lost interest with the unexpected and unbelievable turns
Comment: Although I enjoyed the first person narration of the story, it wasn't as humorous as the reviews lead me to believe. This book was written with proper grammar and did have a believable plot. The novel did have a couple of reasonable characters in wounded police officer, Foster Everett, as she learns mysterious Riley Medeiros, is a woman with secrets. Together they attempt to solve a perilous plot that threatens their lives. Everett and Riley have to pass personal limitations to accept each other and a life a life with each other. At times, I found them somewhat clichéd, with the growing affection, but it didn't seem to hinder the mysterious unknown factors surrounding them, but I did find myself knowing the end results.
Foster's realization of her own pain and the difficulty she is in makes did keep me interested in the story for a short time, but I soon lost interest with the unexpected and unbelievable turns the plot attempted.
Not being impressed by Goldsby's cross-genre of the novel, I can't say that I truly enjoyed this book, but I'm willing to give the writer another chance and will probably buy her next book.
Rating: 5
Summary: 5 star read with one Caveat.
Comment: I have never in my life read such huge discrepancies in reviews, therefore I felt it necessary to add my two cents. This book, in a word, is wonderful. The author deftly took me, the reader, by the nose and made me feel everything from anger to fear to arousal. The very first sentence had me thinking I had better pay attention. That to me is the definition of a good read. The main characters just felt real. I kept thinking they were patterned after different people I had met in my life. If I have one complaint about this book its the price tag. I was lucky enough to get my book while it was on sale. However upon returning to Amazon to purchase another for a Christmas present I noticed the price was back up. I understand that books of this nature might be difficult to market however I think a effort should be made make wymens books more affordable. If you can go into a store and purchase a mystery for 7 bucks why not these?Regardless I will purchase this book and any others this author may write in the future.
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Title: Tomorrow's Promise by Radclyffe ISBN: 0974092215 Publisher: BookEnds Press Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: Twist of Fate by Jessica Casavant ISBN: 1932300074 Publisher: Regal Crest Enterprises, LLC Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Passion's Bright Fury by Radclyffe ISBN: 1930928939 Publisher: Renaissance Alliance Publishin Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Something to Be Thankful for by Carrie Carr ISBN: 193230004X Publisher: Regal Crest Enterprises, LLC Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Heart's Passage by Cate Swannell ISBN: 1932300090 Publisher: Regal Crest Enterprises, LLC Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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