Cover of Night
by:
Linda Howard (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780749907969 (0749907967)
Publish date: July 21st 2006
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Edition language: English
Grr, nothing is happening! I don't have the patience for this. Maybe if it wasn't boring info dumping about the MC's past, it wouldn't be so bad. Alas, it is. Moving on to something else.
Not sure if it was the clumsy translation (which was awful) or the story line or the inconsistencies (like eye color changes) or the too simple love story. It was still an ok read, just that I had this idea of the book - I remembered it as great. And it isn't.
I was captivated by this romantic suspense from beginning to end. An endearing yet alpha hero, a clever capable heroine with the cutest kids and an exciting layered plot. Widow Cate owner of a bed-and-breakfast seems to always need her shy handyman Cal whose tool box is a magnet for her four-year-...
More like 3.5 stars. I really wanted to love this book. On paper it seemed to have all the elements I most enjoy. But, somehow I just never connected with the characters and the plot certainly didn't have me eagerly turning the pages. About 3/4 of the way through, I stopped and thought, "Huh. This r...