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First Impressions [Large Print]
by Jude Deveraux
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Atria Books (2005)
ISBN: 0739458906
EAN: 9780739458907
Hardcover
SKU: 01DB-049-7-0408
Condition: VG+ VG
Comments: Clean copy, no markings by previous owners; Dust jacket has small closed tear; Very minor edgewear; *International Buyers Welcome!* (except for prohibitively heavy items, as noted) - Satisfied customers in over 40 countries! We ship quickly and guarantee satisfaction. Your purchase helps support a U. Chicago student
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Customer Reviews
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Not at Deveraux's best.
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-06-24
Jude Deveraux is my all-time favorite author, but this work is not up to par with her usual standards. When I pick up a Deveraux, I expect a fantastic love story. This seemed to me to be more of a "coming of age," but for a woman in her forties who never got the chance to "come of age" as a teenager. It was more about her growing up and realizing things about herself and her family than about the love.
I didn't think the mystery overshadowed everything else, and I thought the characters were well-developed, but they didn't seem to get anywhere in their relationships, except maybe for Eden's relationship with her daughter.
Also, am I the only one who thought "the other guy" was more suited to her than "the guy who got the girl"? I found myself frustrated with all the characters by the end of the book, and frustrated at the not-so-fairytale ending.
I didn't have trouble getting through the book, as I've seen other people say, but I was certainly a little disappointed in it, as I have been with several of her latest contemporary novels. (Holly and Carolina Isle come to mind.) I find myself wishing the old Jude would come back.
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Couldn't Put It Down
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-02-14
12 out of 12 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am proud to admit I am a fan of Jude Deveraux, but this book was better than the rest I have read. The heroine was believable. The story kept me trying to figure out what was going to happen next. I was surprised to the very last page. If you like Jude's books, you will love this one.
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A hard time staying focused
Rating  (2)
Date: 2007-02-14
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Overall,I thought the premise of the story showed promise. What I found, after forcing my way through reading, was that the plot is not up to Jude's normal standards. The theme seems to drag and it's hard to stay intereseted when the plot changes so very much and so drastically every five pages. I also found he lack of romance a bit disappointing. It really didn't feel like there was enough of the charecters interactions to understand them. It's definitely not her useual style. Her romance writing style is what I like so much about herbooks, and I saw none of it at all.
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Nancy Drew
Rating  (5)
Date: 2006-11-19
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
If you loved Nancy Drew as a kid, you will love this adult version. It absolutely took me back to those days when I couldn't wait to read what happened next and solve the mystery - only this one has an adult twist.
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Just OK
Rating (3)
Date: 2006-11-08
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am a huge fan of Jude's. However, this book rambled along. If your looking for humor like you are used to seeing in her older books, you won't find much of it in this one. The supporting characters weren't very supporting with the exception of the leading man (not men). This book is worthwhile to check out from the library though.
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