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Title: Running Scared by Elizabeth Lowell ISBN: 0-06-103108-9 Publisher: Avon Books Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.56 (27 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not as good as Moving Target
Comment: I enjoyed Elizabeth Lowell's first entry in the Rarities Series with Moving Target, and of course wanted to read the second novel, Running Scared. I knew the protagonists would be Risa and Shane and that further added to my curiousity as they seemed really interesting in Moving Target. However, in reading the book, I found that Ms. Lowell did not do them justice. I found that most of the book centered more on the bad guys then the lead couple. You never really see their romance blossom until almost the middle of the book. I found there was very little characterization for the hero, Shane. You never really see what it is that makes him tick, why he was falling for Risa, or anything more except for the superficial. Risa was a little more fleshed out but on the whole I felt these two characters were left out in the cold. There is even a paranormal element in the book concerning Risa and Shane that simply was not elaborated on! Unlike Moving Target, where the evidence of paranormal and history is felt strongly throughout the book, and the growth between the couple is much stronger. More focus was needed on the romance in order to make the book more enjoyable.
However, as usual, Ms. Lowell does her research and the information on Celtic gold and Druids was interesting. Even the mystery was ok, even though a little too neat. The appearance of old characters from older books was really welcome.
All in all, I just think she should have balanced it out more, like she did with the first book in the series. Hopefully we will see more of this couple in the next book and see how there relationship has progressed. Definitely not her best, but I still look forward to Rarities #3.
Rating: 1
Summary: Boring
Comment: This book is one of the worst books I have ever read in my life. It started off ok but it dragged on and the suspence was missing to keep me reading. I tried very hard to read this book but it was so boring I kept on falling asleep.
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting peek into the world of gold
Comment: This was a good book with several significant flaws, but it is still a great read. I recommend it if you want to escape to a world of money and wealth and power and handsome, smart, lucky people; vs not handsome, not smart, unlucky people. These characters are pretty much formula, but the story of the gold is very interesting. Tracing the history of the Celtic gold was facinating. I also liked the fact that the thieves were ignorant to the value of what they had and what they could do with it. This was the strength of the story, how the gold changed hands and how it effected the lives of those who touched it before it finally ended up in the collection.
The Risa and Shane romance never grabbed me. First of all, neither of them were developed as real characters. And the way they consumated their relationship was not credible, it was cheap. It was not an appropriate moment for lust. The fact that they rushed into marriage made it even less credible. But, that aside, I loved the story about the gold and the greed and the obsession. I recommend this book as a good read for a rainy weekend. It will have your eyes glowing for the gold.
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Title: Moving Target by Elizabeth Lowell ISBN: 0061031070 Publisher: Avon Books Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Die in Plain Sight : A Novel of Suspense (LOWELL, ELIZABETH) by Elizabeth Lowell ISBN: 0060504129 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 17 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Midnight in Ruby Bayou by Elizabeth Lowell ISBN: 0380789892 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Pearl Cove (Donovan) by Elizabeth Lowell ISBN: 0380789884 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Jade Island (Donovan) by Elizabeth Lowell ISBN: 0380789876 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 06 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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