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4.5 stars
Zoe Hoffman has had a lot of obstacles to overcome in the man department. But she has never lost her positive attitude or her big heart. Built like a 1940’s pinup she has dealt with all the stereotypes and attitudes that come with being a beautiful blonde. She’s leery, but not jaded. She’s been hurt, but deep down remains hopeful.
Alex Nolan is the youngest of the 4 Nolan siblings, and the one who took the brunt of their parents’ abuse and neglect. He has a chip on his shoulder that has been weighing him down most of his life, and he has added to that chip with a divorce and a heavy dose of Jack Daniel’s.
This is the 3rd book in the Friday Harbor series, and I think the most emotional. Zoe was a character I just really felt for and related to and as a result I was pretty weepy and empathetic throughout this tale. There is a ghost who haunts Alex and it adds what most readers would define as a paranormal element to this romance. But to me it just seemed to fit with the story. The past haunts and shapes us in many forms, this one happened to be of the ghost variety. It added a nice mystery to the story, while helping Alex to see reality in a different light.
I am beginning to think Lisa Kleypas is unable to write anything I don’t love. Her characters, the settings, the plots… all of it is awesome. It is hard to find fault with perfection. So why not the 5 full stars? I am not a fan of books that back track too much, and a lot of this book takes us back before Alex’s siblings found their happily ever after. At first I was confused, and then once I caught on, I just found it unnecessarily repetitive. When reading a series I just happen to prefer that one take place right after the other.
I really hope Kleypas fans who hate the paranormal genre will still give this series a try. Yes, it has some magic and now a ghost, but it just doesn’t feel heavily paranormal. It feels more like life touched with a bit of the unexplained. I think this book, and this series will charm you.
Cherise Everhard, May 2012
Zoe Hoffman has had a lot of obstacles to overcome in the man department. But she has never lost her positive attitude or her big heart. Built like a 1940’s pinup she has dealt with all the stereotypes and attitudes that come with being a beautiful blonde. She’s leery, but not jaded. She’s been hurt, but deep down remains hopeful.
Alex Nolan is the youngest of the 4 Nolan siblings, and the one who took the brunt of their parents’ abuse and neglect. He has a chip on his shoulder that has been weighing him down most of his life, and he has added to that chip with a divorce and a heavy dose of Jack Daniel’s.
This is the 3rd book in the Friday Harbor series, and I think the most emotional. Zoe was a character I just really felt for and related to and as a result I was pretty weepy and empathetic throughout this tale. There is a ghost who haunts Alex and it adds what most readers would define as a paranormal element to this romance. But to me it just seemed to fit with the story. The past haunts and shapes us in many forms, this one happened to be of the ghost variety. It added a nice mystery to the story, while helping Alex to see reality in a different light.
I am beginning to think Lisa Kleypas is unable to write anything I don’t love. Her characters, the settings, the plots… all of it is awesome. It is hard to find fault with perfection. So why not the 5 full stars? I am not a fan of books that back track too much, and a lot of this book takes us back before Alex’s siblings found their happily ever after. At first I was confused, and then once I caught on, I just found it unnecessarily repetitive. When reading a series I just happen to prefer that one take place right after the other.
I really hope Kleypas fans who hate the paranormal genre will still give this series a try. Yes, it has some magic and now a ghost, but it just doesn’t feel heavily paranormal. It feels more like life touched with a bit of the unexplained. I think this book, and this series will charm you.
Cherise Everhard, May 2012
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