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hirvimaki's review against another edition
1.0
Dated, stilted, and just a bit too rape-y, an otherwise interesting plot idea - someone is killing off heart transplant recipients - is almost completely lost in a deluge of hokey, caricaturized "relationships" that would be uncomfortable on a Telemundo telenovela. Brown couldn't decide if she was writing a romance, a thriller, or a mystery and it just gets too jumbled to squeeze any enjoyment out of it. By the middle of a tangle of red-herring stories you know who the murderer is with the dreadful realization that you've still got 250 pages to go with none of the caricatures, er, characters having a clue. The big reveal, involving an unbelievable number of characters just showing up and a weirdly timed bubble bath, is so anti-climatic that you'd think it was one of the love scenes. Unless you are a die-hard fan of 80's saccharine romance (with the manly men and swooning (or catty) women), you can give this one a pass.
willbefunorelse's review against another edition
4.0
Even up until about five or six years ago, I still preferred romance in my violence over violence in my romance.
For the full review - including a slight digression into levels of ridiculousness - follow the link to That's What She Read.
For the full review - including a slight digression into levels of ridiculousness - follow the link to That's What She Read.
miglacka's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Great mystery thriller and OHHH ALEX....! I loved the romance between him and Cat. I just wish that the identity of the killer would have been more surprising and less obvious, because I figured that character pretty quikly.
melissabianca's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jbarr5's review against another edition
4.0
Charade by Sandra Brown
After her heart transplant and her loss things happen that make her wonder why they are happening.
Hot steamy sex scenes...She works at the radio station and he is an author and they each have their secrets that they aren't quite ready to share with one another.
She is part of a charity for kids that are in the foster system as she herself once was.
Those who received heart transplants have all died by mysterious methods and she's sent many letters and she and others try to solve the mystery because she will be next...
After her heart transplant and her loss things happen that make her wonder why they are happening.
Hot steamy sex scenes...She works at the radio station and he is an author and they each have their secrets that they aren't quite ready to share with one another.
She is part of a charity for kids that are in the foster system as she herself once was.
Those who received heart transplants have all died by mysterious methods and she's sent many letters and she and others try to solve the mystery because she will be next...
novelesque_life's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 STARS
:A medical miracle gives TV personality Cat Delaney more than a new heart. With her second chance at life Cat trades Hollywood for San Antonio, where she hosts a TV show for children with special needs. Here she meets Alex Pierce, an ex-cop turned crime writer-and the first man to see her as a woman since her surgery. But her new world turns sinister when fatal "accidents" begin killing other heart recipients, and a mysterious stalker starts shadowing her every move. Soon Cat realizes Alex may-or may not-be her most important ally and that her new heart comes at a terrible price: a tangled web of secrets and someone determined to take her life." (From Amazon)
A great suspense read.
:A medical miracle gives TV personality Cat Delaney more than a new heart. With her second chance at life Cat trades Hollywood for San Antonio, where she hosts a TV show for children with special needs. Here she meets Alex Pierce, an ex-cop turned crime writer-and the first man to see her as a woman since her surgery. But her new world turns sinister when fatal "accidents" begin killing other heart recipients, and a mysterious stalker starts shadowing her every move. Soon Cat realizes Alex may-or may not-be her most important ally and that her new heart comes at a terrible price: a tangled web of secrets and someone determined to take her life." (From Amazon)
A great suspense read.
ianmcnamara's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great story with an interesting plot. Felt that I could not put the book down.
meganmccamy's review against another edition
3.0
Fast paced suspenseful book. There were several characters that were hard to keep track of - I think she could have left a few of them out.
strowbrry_blnd234's review against another edition
5.0
can someone steal my memories so that i can read this again for the first time?