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A review by dusang
Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz
3.0
3.5 stars
I am very torn on this book. It was back to form, in a way, for Ms. Krentz -- not the plodding, terribly written mess that the Ladies of Lantern Street has become. However, I was initially annoyed that this is starting to so clearly retread the Arcane themes -- "Founder's Formula" and all -- that I was annoyed by the awkwardness of it. It's slightly redeemed by confirming that this series exists in the same universe as the Arcane series, so she isn't setting up, effectively, a second Arcane Series minus the Arcane.
Although I will say this is at least the second, if not the third or fourth, book where the woman is like, "Yeah, I'm going to go into direct competition with the dude I'm sleeping with and set up an independent psychic investigation practice without discussing it with anyone or contemplating the notion that we might just partner up," which is idiotic on every level and really makes me dislike the female leads.
Also, why do they keep repeating the "professional psychic investigator" line? And the seven million variants of "investigate" that awkwardly litter the dialogue -- is anyone so precise and repetitive when they speak? Once it's been established that a) these people investigate things for a living b) they are psychic and c) they are currently investigating a murder you can stop reminding me of those three things on EVERY PAGE.
The book took a real blow in my estimation when, in the final scene at Gabby & Sam's wedding, she refers to Gwen, as a bridesmaid, looking at something from under the "brim of her lace and bow hat." A LACE AND BOW HAT???? WITH A BRIM????? That's appalling and demonstrates a terrible lack of taste and judgment from writer to editor to allow that to stand.
I am very torn on this book. It was back to form, in a way, for Ms. Krentz -- not the plodding, terribly written mess that the Ladies of Lantern Street has become. However, I was initially annoyed that this is starting to so clearly retread the Arcane themes -- "Founder's Formula" and all -- that I was annoyed by the awkwardness of it. It's slightly redeemed by confirming that this series exists in the same universe as the Arcane series, so she isn't setting up, effectively, a second Arcane Series minus the Arcane.
Although I will say this is at least the second, if not the third or fourth, book where the woman is like, "Yeah, I'm going to go into direct competition with the dude I'm sleeping with and set up an independent psychic investigation practice without discussing it with anyone or contemplating the notion that we might just partner up," which is idiotic on every level and really makes me dislike the female leads.
Also, why do they keep repeating the "professional psychic investigator" line? And the seven million variants of "investigate" that awkwardly litter the dialogue -- is anyone so precise and repetitive when they speak? Once it's been established that a) these people investigate things for a living b) they are psychic and c) they are currently investigating a murder you can stop reminding me of those three things on EVERY PAGE.
The book took a real blow in my estimation when, in the final scene at Gabby & Sam's wedding, she refers to Gwen, as a bridesmaid, looking at something from under the "brim of her lace and bow hat." A LACE AND BOW HAT???? WITH A BRIM????? That's appalling and demonstrates a terrible lack of taste and judgment from writer to editor to allow that to stand.