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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2012 17:12:51 GMT -5
Sorry Ximena, game set and match to RyooT
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Post by Ximena on Oct 19, 2012 14:28:09 GMT -5
Started reading Nightmare Thief. So far, Jesse has a Rey brief cameo in the first chapter, and that's it.
Tab, you may want to check out the Jo Beckett books bc her bf, Gabe Quintana, is a pararescuman with the the Air National Guard's Rescue wing. Obviously set in the US, but you might find that aspect (helicopter rescue) interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2012 16:51:27 GMT -5
Ooooh thanx for that X! I am just going to do a chpt of my study bk then settle down to the first jesse bk.
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Post by janewheeler on Oct 19, 2012 20:48:12 GMT -5
Exaaactly. It's not an Evan Delaney book; it's a Jesse Blackburn book.
Yummm.
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Post by Ximena on Oct 21, 2012 9:24:56 GMT -5
OK, so I finished The Nightmare Thief last night. God, it was awful. (I gave it one star.)
I won't go into all the reasons why, but one of them is the fact that she was obviously baiting us with Jesse. Jesse appears, in-person, in the first twenty pages (conveniently GASP part of the kindle sample). Then he does not appear at ALL in the rest of the book. He isn't even MENTIONED until the very, very end, when Jo basically mentions how his FFL mantra convinced her to act in the climax of the book.
You get a sense that Evan may be "thinking" of giving him another chance, but it's like a breadcrumb when you're starving.
If you want to see Jesse, read the kindle sample, then stop. Seriously.
I was very disappointed by this book. Jo Beckett is not anywhere as good a series as Evan Delaney--and that's even taking Jesse out of the equation.
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Post by Emma on Oct 21, 2012 19:39:23 GMT -5
Is anyone else lost in this thread? Why does everyone care so much about Jesse?
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Post by Ximena on Oct 21, 2012 20:28:28 GMT -5
Is anyone else lost in this thread? Why does everyone care so much about Jesse? Lol. Sorry, I guess it got a bit hijacked.... Jesse is my total book crush character... Sorry!
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Post by Emma on Oct 21, 2012 22:10:46 GMT -5
I'm curious who he is though......
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Post by Ximena on Oct 22, 2012 6:55:38 GMT -5
I'm curious who he is though...... Oh, OK! Basically, this thriller author, Meg Gardiner, has a series of books featuring a female narrator named Evan Delaney. Evan's boyfriend/fiancé in the series is Jesse Blackburn (a T-10 incomplete, I think) para. Most of the time he uses a chair, but occasionally he uses crutches/a brace to walk. He was an NCAA-champion swimmer (butterfly, I think) in college and Olympic hopeful before he and his friend were hit by a car while cycling. His friend was killed and he was paralyzed. Now he's a snarky lawyer who lives on the beach and always manages to save Evan's ass in each book. I won't say more than that to ruin any of the books, but Jesse is awesome. I love his character bc, firstly, it's nice to see a character like him in mainstream fiction published by one of the "big six" publishers. Second, Gardiner doesn't gloss over his disability. Third, despite limitations he may have, he is still a total bad ass. Four, he's snarky as hell, and is often hilarious. Plus, he has the whole sweetness to him that makes him extra-delicious. That is the succinct version...
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Post by janewheeler on Oct 22, 2012 9:40:11 GMT -5
He is the king of fully realized wounded heroes who do more than just mope around. Also, he is a swimmer and a lawyer and uses crutches and a brace, so he is pretty much Jane's Dreamy Dreamboat.
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Post by Ximena on Oct 22, 2012 10:51:47 GMT -5
LOL Ironically, Meg Gardiner just wrote a blog post about how people are complaining about when another Evan Delaney book will come out and demanding more Jesse, etc.: meggardiner.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/what-do-writers-owe-readers/I swear, it wasn't me!! I don't agree with what this complaintant wrote. I do wish Evan would figure out that she and Jesse are made for each other and just move in with him/marry him already, though!!
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Post by Emma on Oct 22, 2012 19:55:11 GMT -5
Thanks Ximena. That helps a lot!
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Post by Pisti on Oct 23, 2012 3:51:43 GMT -5
There's a series of three books by MaryPat Hyland that I've mentioned already here, The Maeve Kenny Series. Is nothing extraordinary, but a nice read with a wheeler main character/love interest. I cannot find my old post, but my main problem with this series was that only the first and third book was available for Kindle, the second only in paperback, so I missed the middle of the story. I've just realized the other day that the second book is now also available in digital format, so I bought and read it( and of course liked it, that's why I'm writing this post). Here are the 3 books in order: The Cyber Miracles: www.amazon.com/Cyber-Miracles-Marypat-Hyland/dp/1434840980/ref=la_B002BLYIFO_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1350981652&sr=1-4 A Sudden Gift of Fate: Sequel to the novel The Cyber Miracles: www.amazon.com/Sudden-Gift-Fate-Sequel-Miracles/dp/1449509711/ref=la_B002BLYIFO_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350981652&sr=1-1A Wisdom of Owls: Book Three: The Maeve Kenny Series: www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Owls-Three-Maeve-Kenny/dp/1468044494/ref=la_B002BLYIFO_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1350981652&sr=1-2 ( Ah yes, for those who don't like "miracle cure" stories, just a small warning: the guy participates in a stem cell treatment, but it is not a "miracle cure" and is quite believable. )
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2012 7:04:05 GMT -5
Thanks Pisti, I think I missed your first version so this was very helpful.
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Post by devogirl on Oct 24, 2012 7:37:40 GMT -5
I finished Dark Passion last night (I'm a fast reader when I want to be OK?). Here's my thoughts: It is MUCH MUCH better than the second book. For the most part, she does a good job of balancing all the characters and giving you some backstory/character development. I was very impressed with how she made Augustus into a sympathetic character. I would NEVER have believed that after finishing book 1 (or book 2). But it actually works. For the most part, all the loose ends (especially that were left hanging with the terrible second book) are resolved. You learn the history of the Brethren, what happened to the other families, about Brandon's abilities and why Augustus squelched them, etc. You also get to meet some interesting new characters. The ending, for the most part, was satisfying. In general, if you've read the other two books, you'll probably enjoy the third. Just keep in mind that there's really no dev factor in the third book--Rene is not active for most of it, and Brandon doesn't use ASL for most of it, either. There is a fourth book, but apparently it is more of a novella than a full novel; it follows Tristen and Kristin (whom you meet in Book 3), but according to the reviews I've read, the other characters barely make an appearance; Brandon is only in it for a tiny bit and Rene doesn't appear at all. My only real problems were largely to do with the ending... SPOILER: ***** I was generally disappointed by how Brandon was handled after the first book. At the end of the first book, he had gone from being a timid, weak character to a BADASS who wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty (or broken, lol). The second book practically forgot about him and his so-called huge psychic potential. The third book remembered to deal with this, but in the end I thought it was disappointing to see Brandon so weak and easily thrown down. I realize he was young and didn't know how to control his powers, but I still found it really disappointing that Brandon didn't put up more of a fight. I was also disappointed by the fact that Michel Morin - Rene's grandfather and Augustus's childhood friend, and supposedly a MAJORLY powerful telepath/telekinetic, who is "on his way" to KY to rescue Brandon with Lina, basically doesn't get there until after the fight is over. You hear about it at the end, almost as an afterthought "oh yeah, by the time we got there the fight was over" - that seemed like such a huge cop out for me! After seeing the powerful things that Michel's grandchildren could do, and the continued promise that he was 10x stronger and more powerful than them, it seemed unfair to the reader to build us up and then we NEVER see Michel in action. I understand that the author was trying to make the big fight Augustus's fight, but it still felt wrong. The pacing was also off occasionally at times, where she'd be obsessed with some backstory that went on a little too long when all you cared about was WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH CHARACTER X?? I finally got around to reading book 3 in the Brethren series. I totally agree with your complaints about the ending. I found myself more annoyed with it even than the second book. Yes, we get some closure on all those mysteries. But having the main romance couple be the grandparents? ewwww. So what if they look eternally young, it was still kind of weird. Also it wasn't just Brandon who did a 180 and went from badass to whiny little brat, the grandfather went from pure evil to misunderstood, romantic hero. It maybe would be ok if the author was making the characters all more nuanced, but no, it turns out there's a different 100% evil character who takes over the role of bad guy. And having so much of the book focus on Tessa, ugh, she is the most boring character of the lot. I really didn't care what happened to her, and the way she just forgave Rene was totally unearned. On the other hand...you say book 6 goes back to Brandon and is finally good again...hmmm...I may have to read that one next....
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