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Title: Daisy's Back in Town by Rachel Gibson ISBN: 0-06-000925-X Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 27 January, 2004 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.09 (57 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: It's all about forgiveness
Comment: (Warning: This review discusses key plot points.) This book isn't perfect, nor is it Rachel Gibson's best, but I think it's interesting that Daisy's character has provoked so much loathing among some readers. She's not an ax murderer, for heaven's sake. She is a woman who, when she was 18, was in crisis and made what she thought was the best decision at the time. As a reader, I could accept Daisy as a flawed person, and that, despite the passing of 15 years, time and circumstances had kept her from owning up to what she'd done. (It was much harder to believe that she hadn't been back to her hometown in 15 years, or that no one had spilled Daisy's "big secret" ahead of time.) And perhaps Jack did forgive her a little too easily. But I liked that, in this story at least, two people could work past hurt and anger to find forgiveness and build a relationship that was in the best interests of their son. As always, I enjoyed the way Gibson built her characters, even the minor ones like Nathan's friend Brandy Jo, and all the pop culture references (Godsmack!) and, wow, the wonderful and steamy passages about love, romance and, yes, let's hear it for lust! It made me want to go back and re-read all her previous novels, which line part of a shelf in my library, and "Daisy" definitely will be joining them.
Rating: 3
Summary: I've read worse, but...
Comment: ...expect better from Gibson.
Daisy Lee Monroe returns to her hometown in Texas after 15 years to make amends with her high school boyfriend, Jackson Parrish. 15 years earlier Daisy and her deceased husband, Steven, were best friends with Jackson, but due to circumstances, they betrayed and left him alone.
This book was quite a disappointment. The story reminded me too much of her earlier book, Truly Madly Yours. Childhood loves, girls leaves hometown for years, girl returns to rekindle romance with bad boy she left behind, boy who resists due to the old addage, "once burned, twice shy." I loved Truly Madly Yours, because it had the poignancy, chemistry, and lovable characters that this book lacked. Gibson also makes the mistake of using language that I associate with her other book, See Jane Score: "he fed her kisses", "feeding kisses." She uses certain language (words) that are too distinctive to use over and over again. And, the betrayal aspect of the book (while interesting to me) was just too much for romance readers to get over.
The first Rachel Gibson book that I ever read was See Jane Score. I have to tell you that I LOVED that book. As far as romance novels go, that book was perfection. It had two lovable characters: gorgeous, masculine, strong, bad boy and a funny, quirky, physically flawed (in conventional societal view) female protagonist. Then there was the dialogue. It was provocative, witty, sexy, thoughtful, and humorous. I next read True Confessions and again fell in love with the protagonists. Again, the book had everything that I love in a romance novel. I was disappointed with Lola Carlyle Reveals All and It Must Be Love, because they just didn't have that emotional "oomph" that I associate with the first couple of books by Gibson. So, I guess it's hit or miss with her...too bad.
All in all, I have to agree with author, Dean Koontz. He takes issue with the fact that publishers strong arm writers into writing the same thing over and over again. So, please, Rachel, don't succumb to idiot publishers and give us something new and fresh.
Rating: 2
Summary: uhm... weird book!
Comment: i found this book to be rather odd!! not one of my favorites at all!! i mean i just couldn't get passed what Daisy and Steven did to Jack... why should she get a happy ending?! i felt bad for Jack throughout the whole book... i mean i don't know how i would react if i found out i had a son 15 yrs. ago and didn't get to see him grow up.
this is a very weird book... read at your own risk!!
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