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cutenanya's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to the audiobook version and I really struggled with the voice of the narrator to the extent I hardly cared about the story, which was interesting but lacked originality, leaving a feeling of been there, read that, could we please have something new? I know nothing about the TV show "Castle" and have no background info on the characters. However, I find a reporter gaining first hand access to crime scenes by accompanying and following a detective around absurd as he is not just an observer, but in a position to observe and even intervene.
klparmley's review against another edition
3.0
Very much like reading an episode of the show. It was fun. :-)
pilitav's review against another edition
4.0
Entretenido y liviano, me considero una fanatica de la serie Castle y leer Ola de Calor me hacia recordar la primera temporada de la serie! xD por fin puedo entender por que Beckett se enojo tanto por el libro
protoman21's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this felt like it was thrown together very fast and was pretty formulaic. The similarity to the Castle series made it easy to understand the characters, but at the same time a little off putting since it wasn't the real characters, just close approximations. Also, having this book from Nikki Heat's perspective rather than Rook's gave it an odd feel too. Sadly I think Nikki Heat is a weaker character than Kate. Also I didn't find Rook as charming in this novel, though that might just be the Nathan Fillion factor not being in effect. Overall I was disappointed, but it was an interesting experience reading this book after seeing the fictional process of it being written on TV.
applegnreads's review against another edition
3.0
Is it especially well written? No. Is it the funniest marketing ploy for a tv show ever? Possibly. I enjoy the idea that the fictional character I'm watching on tv is using his fictional life there to write this book. Amusing.
blondierocket's review against another edition
3.0
It seems like I had this book forever (since the day it was released) before I finally managed to read it and now I wish I had read it sooner. It didn’t take long for me to pick up it’s counterpart only days later.
Heat Wave is the book that is in progress by writer Richard Castle in the TV show “Castle” on ABC. This quick mystery could easily be an episode or two part adventure in the TV show and has detective Nikki Heat being followed by magazine writer, Rook, for a day in the life piece of this specific department.
But unlike the TV show, author Richard Castle, predicts a different future for his characters, possibly a foreshadowing of what he wishes would happen between him and his muse. It was highly entertaining, fast paced once I got past picturing the characters of the TV show and paid attention to the actual book, and I couldn’t wait for more at the end.
One only hopes there will be more in the future.
Heat Wave is the book that is in progress by writer Richard Castle in the TV show “Castle” on ABC. This quick mystery could easily be an episode or two part adventure in the TV show and has detective Nikki Heat being followed by magazine writer, Rook, for a day in the life piece of this specific department.
But unlike the TV show, author Richard Castle, predicts a different future for his characters, possibly a foreshadowing of what he wishes would happen between him and his muse. It was highly entertaining, fast paced once I got past picturing the characters of the TV show and paid attention to the actual book, and I couldn’t wait for more at the end.
One only hopes there will be more in the future.
lauralm97's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
willbefunorelse's review against another edition
3.0
For the full review (and for a side-review of Castle, the TV show), click the link to That's What She Read.
alidottie's review against another edition
3.0
Three and a half. It was fun to read this and picture Castle. I just like Beckett--she's just that much gentler/ladylike than Heat is in the book--but I still like her too. (PS She treats the bedroom action too casually--definitely created in the mind of a guy!)