- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (3 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743263839
- ISBN-13: 978-0743263832
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,994,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read all of the author books in print to date this was not one of the greatest, but that said I found it to be a readable book in which to spend a quiet afternoon with.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
enjoyable romantic suspense
25 Oct 2005
Format:Hardcover
Forty-nine year old Agent Jared McBride feels too old to do another field assignment, but his boss insists. Agent Roger Applegate had been selling out his country for fifteen years, but swallowed incriminating notes just before the feds arrived; they found the hard way a scrap that named an Eden Palmer with her social security number. The Feds want to know the connection.
Jared is to investigate forty-five years old single mom Eden who recently left New York City when she inherited a home in Arundel, North Carolina from the late Alice Farrington who she once worked for. Jared learns that when his target was seventeen she was coming home from choir practice when she was raped; when she became pregnant her parents tossed her out of her home. Alice took her and her newborn into her home, but Eden fled when Melissa turned five because her employer's son was a pedophile.
Jared knows he must be cautious because someone killed agent Tess Brewster in Arundel. To get close to Eden he begins to court her, but for the first time Jared is emotionally involved as he has fallen in love with his mark who may be a traitor.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS is a delightful romantic thriller that stars two wonderful middle age protagonists, both wanting to start over. Jared is caught between duty and love as he finds the warm Eden is a fabulous beautiful person who he desires and is so removed from his FIRST IMPRESSIONS of a victimized Mother Theresa (based on her file). Eden just wants to connect, but also begins to learn that a house is not a home. Together with a fine support cast they provide fans with an enjoyable romantic suspense.
Harriet Klausner
Jared is to investigate forty-five years old single mom Eden who recently left New York City when she inherited a home in Arundel, North Carolina from the late Alice Farrington who she once worked for. Jared learns that when his target was seventeen she was coming home from choir practice when she was raped; when she became pregnant her parents tossed her out of her home. Alice took her and her newborn into her home, but Eden fled when Melissa turned five because her employer's son was a pedophile.
Jared knows he must be cautious because someone killed agent Tess Brewster in Arundel. To get close to Eden he begins to court her, but for the first time Jared is emotionally involved as he has fallen in love with his mark who may be a traitor.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS is a delightful romantic thriller that stars two wonderful middle age protagonists, both wanting to start over. Jared is caught between duty and love as he finds the warm Eden is a fabulous beautiful person who he desires and is so removed from his FIRST IMPRESSIONS of a victimized Mother Theresa (based on her file). Eden just wants to connect, but also begins to learn that a house is not a home. Together with a fine support cast they provide fans with an enjoyable romantic suspense.
Harriet Klausner
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
What is Going On with Romance
12 Feb 2006
Format:Hardcover
Another stinker from Deveraux.. Its not as bad as Carolina Isle.. but that's not saying much. Does Devereux not want to be a romance novelist anymore- she has taken out all romance. All that is here is a high school version of a John Grisham novel.. but worse. I miss my Devereaux of old where there were these great characters that you fell in love with that inturn fell in love with each other. There used to be good dialogue that made you smile, laugh out loud or even made you tear up. It is hard to believe the author who wrote Rememberance would put her name on a book so very badly written an call it a love story.
Very badly done Deveraux.. very badly done.
Look for her earlier works.. if this is any indication of her future writng there are all going to be worth missing.
Very badly done Deveraux.. very badly done.
Look for her earlier works.. if this is any indication of her future writng there are all going to be worth missing.
18 of 23 people found the following review helpful
My "First Impression" was that it was good, but then it went over the top!
17 Dec 2005
Format:Hardcover
The first book I read by Jude Deveraux was SUMMERHOUSE. I really enjoyed that story, about four friends with a little bit of "magic" mixed in. I then read Mulberry Tree, which I really liked. I was really hoping I would like FIRST IMPRESSIONS, and while I liked the idea (my "First Impression" was that it would be a good read!), I found that it dragged on a little too much, and as the chapters moved forward, I found myself thinking, "What else could go wrong?" Everytime it seemed like the "mystery" was solved so that the story could shift from mystery to relationships, the characters were hit with another mystery to solve, and more danger ahead. By the time I was about 3/4 through the book, I had had enough mystery and danger. I wanted to know what happened with the relationships that were formed in the beginning of the story.
Even once I finished the book, I wasn't completely satsified. Too many questions remained unanswered, and it was all wrapped up nice and neat and "tied with a bow." After reading the last few pages, I didn't think it left a "Lasting Impression" on me!!
The characters introduced in the beginning of the book provided promise for a character driven story, but seemed to loose momentum along the way. For example, I found the daughter, Melissa a little annoying and bratty by the time she reappeared later on in the book. Her first appearances in the beginning of the story didn't make the same impression she made later on. The character of Brad was confident and strong-willed when first introduced, but later turned into a bit of a whimp!! I found this type of inconsistency several times throughout the book. Characters seemed to do a 180 degree turn-around, and took on different personalities as the story progressed. While this may seem to be a form of character development or growth under the pen of other authors, I didn't find this to be the case in this book. The story is definitely more plot-ridden, rather than character-driven, so I didn't find myself emotionally attached to any of the characters.
I'm also not a big fan of mystery, which this book is loaded with. A little bit of mystery mixed in with romance is fine, but FIRST IMPRESSIONS took it a little too far. I found myself skimming the paragraphs, grabbing the highlights, just to get through it. At times I felt like I was reading the latest script was a romantic-comedy (kinda like the Meg Ryan & Kevin Kline characters from French Kiss!). I could see this story on the big sceen, but it just didn't play out well within the pages of a novel.
For fans of Jude Deveraux, it's a good one to check out of the library and true fans may not want to miss it, but new readers who have never read Jude Deveraux may want to skip this one, and read one of her older releases. Maybe then, come back and read FIRST IMPRESSIONS, and see what type of "impressions" Ms. Deveraux makes on you!
Even once I finished the book, I wasn't completely satsified. Too many questions remained unanswered, and it was all wrapped up nice and neat and "tied with a bow." After reading the last few pages, I didn't think it left a "Lasting Impression" on me!!
The characters introduced in the beginning of the book provided promise for a character driven story, but seemed to loose momentum along the way. For example, I found the daughter, Melissa a little annoying and bratty by the time she reappeared later on in the book. Her first appearances in the beginning of the story didn't make the same impression she made later on. The character of Brad was confident and strong-willed when first introduced, but later turned into a bit of a whimp!! I found this type of inconsistency several times throughout the book. Characters seemed to do a 180 degree turn-around, and took on different personalities as the story progressed. While this may seem to be a form of character development or growth under the pen of other authors, I didn't find this to be the case in this book. The story is definitely more plot-ridden, rather than character-driven, so I didn't find myself emotionally attached to any of the characters.
I'm also not a big fan of mystery, which this book is loaded with. A little bit of mystery mixed in with romance is fine, but FIRST IMPRESSIONS took it a little too far. I found myself skimming the paragraphs, grabbing the highlights, just to get through it. At times I felt like I was reading the latest script was a romantic-comedy (kinda like the Meg Ryan & Kevin Kline characters from French Kiss!). I could see this story on the big sceen, but it just didn't play out well within the pages of a novel.
For fans of Jude Deveraux, it's a good one to check out of the library and true fans may not want to miss it, but new readers who have never read Jude Deveraux may want to skip this one, and read one of her older releases. Maybe then, come back and read FIRST IMPRESSIONS, and see what type of "impressions" Ms. Deveraux makes on you!
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