- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Silhouette Books (Mar 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0373613776
- ISBN-13: 978-0373613779
- Product Dimensions: 16.9 x 10.7 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,796,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Doesn't live up to the rest of the series
20 April 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have enjoyed the entire Family Secrets series - but this book was weak, vapid, sappy and sticky. It's contribution to the overall plot/flow of the series was minimal. Maybe 5% of the entire book related to the series- the rest was really bad. It was lacking in drama, suspense - until this book, each has added pieces to the puzzle of the Extraordinary Siblings, many of the "aaah, so THAT'S how that fits in" variety. I kept waiting for MORE, and of more importance to the overall plot from this one. I only finished the book in case there was more I would want to know before reading the last two books in the series. I can only imagine that the reason this book was included in the series is that the author is a popular one and that Silhouette thought it would add to the draw of the series. Frankly, I would have been happier to have 11 books (not counting the 3-in-1 "intro") instead of 12 and let one of the more talented authors incorporate the plot essentials from this one into their own book. I WOULD say don't let this one discourage you from reading the final two volumes. I am now in the middle of #11 (The Insider by Ingrid Weaver)and can't put it down!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Disappointed!
12 Feb 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I don't know why this book was even included in the Family Secrets series. I have read the previous nine books and thought they were all very good. Some of the books centered around characters from the previous books, but they were all strongly linked somehow to the central theme, which is about five extraordinary siblings.
This book was about a guy who was never mentioned in the previous nine books and had very little to do with the central theme. Not only that, I do agree with two of the other reviews that the writing was vapid and the dialogue stilted. The woman in the story starts off as immensely shy around men and then all of a sudden, she is a tigress and speaking her mind.
I kept reading only because I thought the author would eventually get to the theme of the whole series, but she never really did and then only a couple of pages really dealt with the central theme which could have been mentioned in the next book in the series.
I'm just glad I borrowed this book from the library and didn't purchase it. It sure wouldn't have been worth the money. Quite frankly, I amazed this book was ever published!
This book was about a guy who was never mentioned in the previous nine books and had very little to do with the central theme. Not only that, I do agree with two of the other reviews that the writing was vapid and the dialogue stilted. The woman in the story starts off as immensely shy around men and then all of a sudden, she is a tigress and speaking her mind.
I kept reading only because I thought the author would eventually get to the theme of the whole series, but she never really did and then only a couple of pages really dealt with the central theme which could have been mentioned in the next book in the series.
I'm just glad I borrowed this book from the library and didn't purchase it. It sure wouldn't have been worth the money. Quite frankly, I amazed this book was ever published!
A complete waste of time.
15 Nov 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I bought this entire series, and only started reading them in the last few months. I was disappointed with Beverly Bird's book, but this one is completely useless. I read a few chapters and quit in disgust. The adult characters are vapid, the children are overly precocious, and the dialogue is stilted and unrealistic. I find it hard to believe that Joan Elliott Pickart wrote this, because I've read and enjoyed other books that she's written. This book came across as being written by a not particularly talented teenager who has no idea how adults (or young children) really think, behave, and speak. I'm glad to find out that I don't need to read it for any information about the Extraordinary Five, because I couldn't even bear to skim through it.
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