Dreamboat [Hardcover]

Judith Gould (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 2005

Shy Crissy Gregory takes charge of her life by embarking on a month-long trans-Atlantic cruise. But with a blissful liberation from her inhibitions come threats of betrayal, a shocking international conspiracy, and cold-blooded murder. Now she's sailing headlong into danger-and Judith Gould fans will find it all absolutely irresistible.

Editorial Reviews

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While working on one of her favorite clients, who is raving about her latest European cruise, hair-colorist Crissy decides that a cruise is what she needs to broaden her horizons. Crissy and her wild friend, Jenny, book themselves on a cruise from Athens to Brazil. Jenny has always been the one men want, while Crissy is the wallflower, but at sea men are attracted to her exotic beauty instead, causing a rift in their friendship, especially when she meets the attractive ship doctor, Lucas, and the son of the ship's owner, Mark. Crissy also looses her naivete as she associates with wealthy Europeans both nouveau riche and true aristocrats. The trip is altogether more than she bargained for as she tries to figure out who her friends and enemies are--and what the mysterious problem concerning the ship is. Fans and newcomers alike will be pleased as Gould delivers her signature mix of glamour, wealth, and intrigue. Patty Engelmann
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About the Author

Judith Gould is a New York Times bestselling author with more than five million books in print.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: NAL Hardcover (October 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 045121661X
• ISBN-13: 978-0451216618
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,265,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Good, Not Bad, October 12, 2005

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Book Fan "Reads a lot" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamboat (Hardcover)

This book took a really long time to start moving. The first half of the book dealt with laying the background to the story. Shy Crissy decides to take a month long cruise with her not shy friend, Jenny. They are unaware that the family that owns that cruise line is in huge financial trouble and the owner is planning on having the ship blown up to collect the insurance money. It doesn't matter to him that there would be people on board when this occurs.

A lot of time is devoted to hearing every man that Crissy encounters tell her how beautiful, intelligent and interesting she is. It gets old constantly reading that. We get it, she's pretty. She meets a guy at a bar, they go home together, and after one night, she believes he's "the one." Do I need to say she never hears from him again? That was when she decided she needed to change her life and booked the cruise.

Once on the trip, she meets a group of people that her and Jenny spend most of their meals with. Jenny hops from one guy to another and she gets jealous of Crissy because a guy that passed on her is interested in Crissy. They argue, Jenny moves out of their cabin. Crissy begins a secret affair with the ship's doctor. Very slowly, the story then starts to pick up.

I am a person that will finish a book unless it's so horrible that it's impossible to do so. I did consider giving up on this one, but that's when the story picked up, so of course, I had to finish it to see how it would end. I won't give anything away, but there weren't any surprises to keep you guessing.

I've enjoyed Judith Gould's books in the past and I will try her next one. I have to hope that it will be better than this one.

If you want to read this one, wait the six months until it comes out in paperback or rent it from the library. It's not worth the hardcover price.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the most boring books I've ever read., April 16, 2008

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Lisa Fremont "Lisa F" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamboat (Hardcover)

Having enjoyed Judith Gould's earlier novels I looked forward to "Dreamboat". I found it extremely slow and subplots went nowhere. The writer seems to have really gone off the boil.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read, February 3, 2011

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Linda Howell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dreamboat (Hardcover)

Romance novels are not usally my cup of tea. But I really enjoyed this book. Very racy scences. After reading this I will check out more Judith Gould books.