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Love the second book in the O'Hurleys series!

Revisado: 10-19-23

Maddy O'Hurley captivated our cynical protagonist (and me) from the start with her vivacity and benevolence. It's a pleasure to see how her influence on Reed slowly chips away at his defenses and preconceptions. Maddy's family is a joy and so it Reed's father. I love the narrator of the audiobook series, Marie Caliendo. What a pleasure!

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A Good Start to The O'Hurleys Series!

Revisado: 10-19-23

I really enjoyed this book, especially Nora Roberts's descriptions. I would have given it four stars had it not been for the fact that the tension between the two main characters is based upon unvalidated assumptions, and thus can get on your nerves. I'm enjoying rereading now after more than a decade. I should say listening, and the narrator, Mary Caliendo is great! (This is the 2006 audiobook version).

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Hugo is amazing but this narrator is awful!

Revisado: 09-23-21

We adore Victor Hugo, so we tolerated the snooty and frankly disinterested-sounding Frederick Davidson, because at the time, Audible offered no other version of Ninety Three. There is one now, so we got that one as well and we'll listen to that one from now on. Quite frankly, I'm surprised Davidson was hired for this job. Just because he can speak French doesn't mean he's the man for it. For heavens' sake, he sounds bored narrating such amazing content, written so passionately and fervently. Yikes!

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What a fun ride!

Revisado: 06-12-20

If you're a fan of Dan Brown, this book is definitely for you!

Ever heard of the Wandering Jew? I haven't. As the myth goes, he taunted Jesus to walk faster on his way to the crucifixion. Jesus cursed him with immortality until the Second Coming. The Wandering Jew walks the earth for 2,000 years. He sees the violence of mankind over the years, and have suffered many attempts to kill him. He can feel pain, but he cannot die.

So what happens when he tires of his immortality? He comes up with a way to bring forth the Second Coming. Along with thousands of disciples all over the globe, and with connections high-up in politics and the military, he begins to execute his plan. He and his accomplices will kill anyone in their path in the name of their cause.

Confronting this mad army of zealots are thousands of Guardians all over the world. And our three heroes - archeology professors in the Holy Land - will slowly uncover the plot and do their best to resist it. But it seems like the end of the world is coming...

What a fun ride!

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Fun and delightful!

Revisado: 08-13-10

What a delightful surprise this book has been: a shy, timid governess experiences one amazing day that is nothing like her boring, monotonous life, and she experiences what life can be, if you just dare to live it. It's an absolute gem! Can't wait to see the movie!

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Strong women surviving in a man's world.

Revisado: 04-03-10

Based on the true story of Lord and Lady Elgin, who saved the Parthenon marbles from probable destruction during the Ottoman occupation, and transported them to England despite great costs and troubles. The story is intertwined with a story of the building of the Parthenon and the sculpting of the actual marbles. The two women starring in these two paraller tales are strong and independent, and fight hard to make it in a man's world. I think there's some possibilities here for a really good story, but the author's decision to stick to the real life story of Lady Elgin made it only an OK story that seems repetitive at the end. It was still pretty good and worth the read.

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Bad Narrator.

Revisado: 02-01-10

I listened to it for an hour and couldn't continue because the narrator put me to sleep.

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Three story lines makes for shallower characters.

Revisado: 06-28-09

One of the things I like about Roberts' longer novels is her knack for creating loveable characters with some nice details. To create 3 story lines with 6 mains characters would have neccessitated a much longer book, if done right, or according to her better standard (see Homeport, for instance, which is my favorite Roberts novel). The story is still fun; you just don't get as attached to these characters as you might to some of her others, nor do you enjoy them as much.

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Gory and Troubling.

Revisado: 02-18-09

Listen to the free sample and know that this book is full of similar detailed descriptions of heinous crimes and gory diseases. I was expecting to read about art in the romantic Italy of the past and I couldn't listen for more than 2.5 hours. As a writer, the only value I can gain from this book is as a contrast to other similar books. Listen to Karen Essex's Leonardo's Swan and then to this book and see, how at every turn and with every choice the author makes, one can be a romantic (like Essex) or a naturalist (like Dunant). Personally, I prefer the former. I get enough gory crimes from the news.

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A fun thrilling mystery with some art and sex.

Revisado: 01-11-09

A strong principled but introverted heroine finds herself forced to work with a dashing, rambunctious thief in order to unravel the mysterious art thefts and forgeries surrounding her.
In my opinion this is one of Roberts's best novels: no supernatural stuff, nothing too gory or dark, and what it does contain is wonderful: two very different characters who challenge one another, fabulous works of art, many mysterious crimes and lots of beautiful locals. It's romantic, very sexy and funny. I might just listern to it all over again! The narrator did a pretty good job, too.

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