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Title: Wicked Widow by Amanda Quick ISBN: 0-553-57411-6 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.86 (85 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Wicked Widow
Comment: Wicked Widow is sort of a sequel to I Thee Wed. It mentions characters, events, and ideas from that novel. The secret art of Vanza is an important factor of this book as well. According to the author, Vanza is an ancient secret society yet practically all her characters know of it or practice its principles. The mystery in this novel isn't Amanda Quick typical mystery. Madeline is sure she's being haunted by her husband's ghost. She seeks the assistance of Artemis. Amanda Quick seems to working on making her mysteries less predictable. I wish she'd work some more on the romance. There's practically no romantic tension, very little passion, and very little to make this romance different or memorable.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not quite classic Quick
Comment: This latest Quick novel is heavier on intrigue/plot. I was pulled along by the uncertainty of the real identity of the villain, but like other readers, I had seen this plot in action before.
The intrigue plot forms the backbone of this book more than other Quick books. The heroine's dead husband's ghost is supposedly haunting her, she seeks help from the hero for this and other issues. The hero is pursuing a vengeance of his own. Most of the book is spent on one of these two aspects.
The romance aspect of Wicked Widow was curiously played down, I'm not sure why. Their relationship was beleivable, but lacked the 'one true love' feeling I expect from a romance novel. They seemed to be two nice people with awful pasts who make a nice relationship.
The Vanza aspect will probably turn off some people. I found it less annoying in this book than in I Thee Wed, but certainly not as well done as in Deep Waters (writing as Jayne Ann Krentz). In Deep Waters, the psuedo-martial art formed a major part of the hero's character-it gave him an identity and workable approach to life. Although the hero in Wicked Widow is a master of Vanza, and the heroine studied it under her father (and strangly associates every Vanza practicioner with her insane dead husband instead of with her beloved, deceased father), the philosophy seems more a plot devce than a character philosophy.
That said, this Quick book was much better written in my opinion, than the past several. It was beleivable for the most part (except the demises of the hero's revenge plot, which was dropped rather abruptly) and I found myself caught up, wanting to know what happened next.
Also, Quick has supplied some fun secondary characters-she's excellent at them. These characters are as good and fun as early, classic Quick. The new plot had enough twists to it that I still wasn't sure how it would turn out, and the dialogue was snappy.
I wish she would consider trying out a new angle though. I wasn't as frustrated with this book ( I was with her last couple). Wicked Widow provided me with a comfortable and enjoyable couple of hours. I hope she makes some changes though, especially with her character types (maybe the hero could be quirky, spunky, and fun and the heroine could be stoically bent on revenge and honor). It's not that I don't like them so much-it's that she seems bored with them.
I recommend this book to those who enjoy comfortable reads. There are no surprises here, but instead a steady (if not spectacular) enjoyment.
Rating: 5
Summary: a good JAK...not great
Comment: This is one of the better JAK of the past half dozen Quicks. At the time I read it, I would have given it four stars. I give it five now, after reading a series of floundering Quicks and Kentzes. The others were not good examples of this talented writer who usually delights, so it makes this one shine a wee bit better by comparison.
Madeline Deveridge ingores all the gossip about her, that she offed her dh and concealed the evidence. Only now, Madeline fears her "late" departed husband is stalking her and her auntie, but does not want to believe it, because she has clear evidence he should not be up and about. But something weird is happening and so she forced to turned to Artemas Hunt.
Artemus runs London's "wicked" pleasure pavilions, and has a penchant for the arcane, the occult. Having a dead hubby back to torment the wife interests him, so he takes on helping her - after she blackmails him into it! Artemus is quickly intriqued by the lady as much as the mystery, but Madeline, after a disasterous first marriage is leary of men and see advantage in being a wicked widow!
It's typically sharp JAK (whatever the penname) focusing on witty repartee and intriquing chracters.
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Title: Affair by Amanda Quick ISBN: 0553574078 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: With This Ring by Amanda Quick ISBN: 0553574094 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 02 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: I Thee Wed by Amanda Quick ISBN: 0553574108 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Mischief by Amanda Quick ISBN: 0553571907 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Mystique by Amanda Quick ISBN: 0553571591 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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