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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
I would give this one a 2.5 probably. While the book was entertaining, near the end I thought it got a bit too cheesy.
Not a terribly exciting book. Not a bad book... character development was good & plot moved along well, but it wasn't a book I was excited to pick up and read. But still enjoyable. Just not one of those, "OMG YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK RIGHT THIS INSTANT. GO GO GO!" types of books.
Carly Phillips is the master of romance. She has found a formula that works and uses it in her novels not disappointing her fans. The formula is simple...boy meets/knows girl, boy and girl fight attraction, add in complications and boy and girl come together in the end. Although it seems straight forward, Phillips adds in emotion and feelings that bring the story to a human level each time and Serendipity was no different.
Right off the bat you can feel the sparks between Ethan and Faith. There is a sexual tension between them that is prominent yet hidden behind their push/pull banter. They fight tooth and nail the whole way as they work to figure out how they fit into their own lives and each others. They are both running from their past and to an unknown future. Add in grudge holding brothers, a selfish mother and a surprise addition to the family and you have a real story about growth that doesn't lack in the romance department at all.
Phillips has done it once again and I can't wait to read the next part in this new series.
Right off the bat you can feel the sparks between Ethan and Faith. There is a sexual tension between them that is prominent yet hidden behind their push/pull banter. They fight tooth and nail the whole way as they work to figure out how they fit into their own lives and each others. They are both running from their past and to an unknown future. Add in grudge holding brothers, a selfish mother and a surprise addition to the family and you have a real story about growth that doesn't lack in the romance department at all.
Phillips has done it once again and I can't wait to read the next part in this new series.
I unfortunately can't recommend this book. The writing in this book was very poor, both dialogue and description. At one point an entire sentence is repeated, in the exact same context within 5% of the last time. (The line was "He didn't recognize his own voice" or something like that) I really have no tolerance for that kind of lazy writing. I have liked other Carly Phillips books, but this one really had no interest plot wise either. Most of the main character's problems could have been solved if he just moved away with the heroine. I mean if a whole town hates you why stick around when you could easily move. I just don't think they had much to overcome.
I found this story to be cute and I even liked Faith and Ethan as a couple. It just moved way to fast.
yyeah, Carly and her serendipity series... what do you want me to say? it's amazing :D
Faith... god, girl, you are awesome.
Faith... god, girl, you are awesome.
A pleasant story about the town bad boy, Ethan and the fallen-from-grace princess, Faith, who return to their hometown of Serendipity under very different circumstances combined with a troublesome teenager in search of firm hand and stability.
Carly Phillips gives her readers another winner with Serendipity. I fell for Ethan from the start. He is a bit of a smartass, but really has a heart of gold. He still carries guilt for mistakes he made as a teenager, especially how it affected his brothers Nash and Dare. When half-sister Tess is dropped at his house, Ethan has yet another person to feel guilty about.
Faith has never , who has finally stepped out of her shell and taken control of her own life. Of course she meets Ethan again pretty much the first day she comes home to Serendipity. There is still something there between them that hasn’t gone away since high school. When Ethan hires her to help decorate her childhood home, the sexual tension continues to build. Not even the arrival of Ethan’s half sister can put a complete damper on their attraction.
Carly also gives us some amazing supporting characters with this new series. Ethan’s brothers Nash and Dare are pretty much buttheads to Ethan when he first comes back. Both thaw a bit towards him as the book progresses, Dare more so than Nash. Really just makes me want to know more about each of these men. Can’t wait to see what happens to Faith’s best friend Kate, her friends April and Lissa, and her ex-boyfriend Nick in future books.
The town of Serendipity kind of reminds me of Robyn Carr’s Virgin River. As I met each new character, I couldn’t wait to read his or her story. The next book in the Serendipity series is Destiny and it is currently set for release in January 2012.
Faith has never , who has finally stepped out of her shell and taken control of her own life. Of course she meets Ethan again pretty much the first day she comes home to Serendipity. There is still something there between them that hasn’t gone away since high school. When Ethan hires her to help decorate her childhood home, the sexual tension continues to build. Not even the arrival of Ethan’s half sister can put a complete damper on their attraction.
Carly also gives us some amazing supporting characters with this new series. Ethan’s brothers Nash and Dare are pretty much buttheads to Ethan when he first comes back. Both thaw a bit towards him as the book progresses, Dare more so than Nash. Really just makes me want to know more about each of these men. Can’t wait to see what happens to Faith’s best friend Kate, her friends April and Lissa, and her ex-boyfriend Nick in future books.
The town of Serendipity kind of reminds me of Robyn Carr’s Virgin River. As I met each new character, I couldn’t wait to read his or her story. The next book in the Serendipity series is Destiny and it is currently set for release in January 2012.