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nixwhittaker's review against another edition
5.0
The last book in this series we follow the story of the last of the three friends. This has a lot of influence from her Arcane society series with a Hunter who is seeking his bride.
I really wish there were more in this series I really enjoyed the men who invariably say something wrong but I love that they know their minds.
I really wish there were more in this series I really enjoyed the men who invariably say something wrong but I love that they know their minds.
amcael's review against another edition
3.0
I thought I would be safe from this author's obsession with "throwbacks" as I wasn't reading any of her Arcane Society but nope. Here it is again. Jayne, why are you obsessed with the term "throwback??"
amyiw's review against another edition
2.0
2 1/2 stars
Something was missing for me in this book. Maybe I should have read something in between the 2nd and this one. The characters are again very similar to book one, and book 2. They just didn't seem to connect as well for me chemistry wise. Might have been a little bored with the same characters. But still that wasn't my biggest problem, the mystery was way too convoluted, too many bad guys, too many bad plots points, too many murders that were obviously connected to Orchid yet over looked. In the end, I didn't really care about the last of the villains, it seemed too obvious. I had a bit of a problem keeping my attention on the book and continuing reading- it was the last in the trilogy, so I pushed on through, but it was a push. The other books entertained me all the way through even though I had my issues. Not so entertained with this one. It was OK, a little OK with the families, I liked that part, but not the romance or mystery. Oh well, the trilogy over all was pretty good.
Something was missing for me in this book. Maybe I should have read something in between the 2nd and this one. The characters are again very similar to book one, and book 2. They just didn't seem to connect as well for me chemistry wise. Might have been a little bored with the same characters. But still that wasn't my biggest problem, the mystery was way too convoluted, too many bad guys, too many bad plots points, too many murders that were obviously connected to Orchid yet over looked. In the end, I didn't really care about the last of the villains, it seemed too obvious. I had a bit of a problem keeping my attention on the book and continuing reading- it was the last in the trilogy, so I pushed on through, but it was a push. The other books entertained me all the way through even though I had my issues. Not so entertained with this one. It was OK, a little OK with the families, I liked that part, but not the romance or mystery. Oh well, the trilogy over all was pretty good.
bookwyrm_lark's review
2.0
About a 2.5—OK, but not as entertaining as her Harmony series. In fact, you can see the early development of several ideas that blossomed in the later Harmony/Ghost Hunters series and in the Arcane Society series (written under all three of Krentz's pen names), from the author's take on psychic talents to the world which proved inhospitable to an older alien race. But those elements don't quite "click" for me in this book and trilogy, the way they do in the Harmony and Arcane Society books. There's also noticeably less humor, and I missed it. I'd recommend Orchid only to diehard Jayne Castle fans.
eol's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
emilyleia's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
fresholivebread's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Following the vein of the last two books, two abnormally paranormally strong people come together to solve a mystery-turn-murder amidst a developing romance. The mystery is fun, even if it's a bit predictable, I still enjoy the process of unravelling it. I like the leads together - they're both smart/capable, and their growing feelings were written well. The hero is not as broody/tortured as the last two, in fact he has an acerbic wit which is quite funny. The heroine is also steadier without the tendency to be rash.
One thing I like is their confidence towards the relationship, even it's being sabotaged from some angles, and there are no misunderstandings adding unnecessary conflict. A fun book overall.
One thing I like is their confidence towards the relationship, even it's being sabotaged from some angles, and there are no misunderstandings adding unnecessary conflict. A fun book overall.
ssejig's review against another edition
3.0
Rafe Stonebraker is a strat-talent. He should have been the one to take over his grandfather's corporation but he got out when he was young, knowing that he could not work for his grandfather. But now that his grandfather is about to retire, the only person in line to be CEO is his vengeful cousin who wants to take the company down. Rafe is ready to step back into the picture but the board is fairly conservative and, in a society that prizes marriage, he's going to need at least a fiancée for the board to consider him. Since his marriage counselor seems hesitant, Rafe decides to find a bride himself by hiring out local prism agencies to help him in his work as a private investigator.
Orchid Adams is a romance writer by day and a prism for hire by night. She is a special kind of prism, a rare ice prism. There are few in existence and, awhile ago, three were used by a local lab to see if their particular prisms could help focus for crazy people and maybe make them sane again. That didn't work. But now Orchid's old life is crossing over with Rafe's current investigation.
I like Zinnia and Nick's romance a little bit better but this story is the best in the trilogy.
Orchid Adams is a romance writer by day and a prism for hire by night. She is a special kind of prism, a rare ice prism. There are few in existence and, awhile ago, three were used by a local lab to see if their particular prisms could help focus for crazy people and maybe make them sane again. That didn't work. But now Orchid's old life is crossing over with Rafe's current investigation.
I like Zinnia and Nick's romance a little bit better but this story is the best in the trilogy.
esadday's review against another edition
4.0
Stranded Colonists and Psychic Powers
The third in its series, Orchid tells the story of a pair of detectives: a man with strategic talent and the woman who focus to his abilities. It’s also the mystery of a stolen alien artifact and a suicide that feels like murder. I was entertained throughput and at the end was sorry that it wasn’t the start of a series. I also was amused at how the shifter mating compulsion was adapted into a sci-fi setting. (It’s not a clean read but not as bad as some stories.)
The third in its series, Orchid tells the story of a pair of detectives: a man with strategic talent and the woman who focus to his abilities. It’s also the mystery of a stolen alien artifact and a suicide that feels like murder. I was entertained throughput and at the end was sorry that it wasn’t the start of a series. I also was amused at how the shifter mating compulsion was adapted into a sci-fi setting. (It’s not a clean read but not as bad as some stories.)
hollie313's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0