Overall Rating and Opinion of For the Love of Suzanne
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Overall Rating and Opinion of For the Love of Suzanne
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I loved the writing, and enjoyed the story immensely. I highly recommend it.
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1) time travel, of course
2) being a little more realistic in the death of other characters. Normally a feel-good romance would have not introduced them at all or would have provided a way out for the character)
3) the villains are pictured as truly evil even when it didn't even make sense, and there are no reasons offered for why they are the way that they are.
I thought it was ok, but I wouldn't add it to my "re-read" pile.
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That being said, I loved the beginning, thought the middle dragged a bit, and liked the ending a lot. I thought the author did a great job in giving Suzanne a detailed backstory instead of just having the story immediately start off with driving and going back in time. I thought the time travel angle was written well and was believable, at least as much as it could be (it is time travel, you know); it wasn't over the top. Once the story progressed from the poor treatment of women to very violent and dangerous scenes, I was looking for a light at the end of the tunnel. I thought it dragged a little at times, although this may have been partly due to my personal preferences. The last sections of the story were very good and I thought the author wrapped up the book nicely. I don't want to give spoilers since it's early in the BOTM month, but I particularly liked the parts of the ending that related to Cody's character.
The highlights of the story were the development of Suzanne's character and the growing romantic feelings between Suzanne and Cody. The descriptions were a little excessive at times, but I still felt such heat coming off the pages and that genuine feeling of two people falling in love, even if they hadn't acknowledged it or even kissed yet. I loved watching Suzanne transform from a battered wife with zero self-esteem to a strong woman from Cody's respect and positive attention.
Of course, life isn't all hearts and roses when there is danger everywhere you turn. The Native American historical angle was detailed well, with jarring violence. Even though it wasn’t really my taste in reading, I appreciated it as a fine piece of writing. Through it all, the romance element and Suzanne's blossoming shined.
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I love westerns, time travel, and good romances.bookowlie wrote:I read this book a while ago, so some of the details aren't still fresh in my mind. My opinion of the book is somewhat mixed, although I basically enjoyed it. The subject matter is out of my comfort zone since I am not a big romance reader and the ones I do read tend to be contemporary and even humorous - neither is the case here. I don't know if I am the best person to give an opinion because I don't care for westerns, time travel, or romances that are too romantic, if that makes any sense.
That being said, I loved the beginning, thought the middle dragged a bit, and liked the ending a lot. I thought the author did a great job in giving Suzanne a detailed backstory instead of just having the story immediately start off with driving and going back in time. I thought the time travel angle was written well and was believable, at least as much as it could be (it is time travel, you know); it wasn't over the top. Once the story progressed from the poor treatment of women to very violent and dangerous scenes, I was looking for a light at the end of the tunnel. I thought it dragged a little at times, although this may have been partly due to my personal preferences. The last sections of the story were very good and I thought the author wrapped up the book nicely. I don't want to give spoilers since it's early in the BOTM month, but I particularly liked the parts of the ending that related to Cody's character.
The highlights of the story were the development of Suzanne's character and the growing romantic feelings between Suzanne and Cody. The descriptions were a little excessive at times, but I still felt such heat coming off the pages and that genuine feeling of two people falling in love, even if they hadn't acknowledged it or even kissed yet. I loved watching Suzanne transform from a battered wife with zero self-esteem to a strong woman from Cody's respect and positive attention.
Of course, life isn't all hearts and roses when there is danger everywhere you turn. The Native American historical angle was detailed well, with jarring violence. Even though it wasn’t really my taste in reading, I appreciated it as a fine piece of writing. Through it all, the romance element and Suzanne's blossoming shined.
Great review! It is a fine piece of writing!
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Thank you. I hope you like it.TrishaAnn92 wrote:I'm looking forward to reading this! I just purchased a physical copy of it.
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It's definitely not a book I would have chosen to read for myself (given that I don't like westerns or romances or pretty much any other genre that this book covers), but I was surprisingly interested in it.