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The style was overly simple from the plot right down to sentence structure. All I could think of as I read this book was "Who wrote this book." Certainly, Julie Garwood did not write FIRE AND ICE. I have read all of Garwood's romantic suspense but this one just did not fill the bill. The characters were underdeveloped and basically unlikable. I was so disappointed and I will probably bid this author goodbye.Fire and Ice: A Novel
In one of the reviews I just read, the writer said she doubted this was the same authour who had written previous Julie Garwood novels.I thought all the contemporary novels Ms Garwood had written were a bit stilted and lacked the humour evident, to at least a small degree, in the historicals that she had written.I certainly preferred the earlier books.
I agree with a lot of the reviews on this one - same plot but with different character names. I actually checked the publishing date just to be sure I hadn't already read this book. I love Julie Garwood's earlier novels, but lately it seems she's just cranking out the books w/the same boring storyline. Save your money on this one and reread her earlier works for your Garwood fix.
FIRE AND ICE carries the reader into intriguing and adventurous mystery through the experience of Sophie Rose, who I met in Julie's book, SHADOW DANCE. I've only recently discovered this series of Julie Garwood's books. Members of the Buchanan family appear in this book, and keep the unity going with the series of friends and family from Julie's books that keep me waiting for her next publication. They keep drawing me back, waiting for her next book to be published. Aside from excellent writing, charmingly-intriguing characters and dastardly villeins, she gives us family and friends to follow throughout this series of her books. As with her other books, it was hard to put this one down and I read it in record time. There is no using of our Lord's name as an expletive in any of Julie's book, for which I am profoundly grateful.
Let me start by saying I am truly a fan of Julie Garwood. I found Sophie to be out-in-the-orbit somewhere with her thinking. Jake is very aloof. The first half of the book spent way too much time on sub-characters that in the end had little to do with the story.As far as romance, it did not even start till halfway through the book. Garwood's writing. Can't even say I'd call it a romance. I anxiously await all of her books.This book was a disappointment. I can not believe Sophie, who is working for a very small newspaper, would go to Alaksa to investigate a murder.
To paraphrase, it seemed like one of the characters told the other "I'm hot, you're hot, let's have sex". It was truly that romantic. Not an easy guy to get to know or like.The book as a whole was unbelievable.Having said this I have not given up on Ms. I will continue to buy her books and hope for an improvement with the next one.
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