15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Why Is Tedra's Daughter Such a Baby?, July 7, 2004
"Keeper of the Heart" is a fun sci-fi romance, but by no means is it one of Lindsey's better efforts. In fact, "Keeper" in no way compares to its prequel, the outstanding and wonderful "Warrior's Woman," yet it is a far cry from the stupidity of its boring sequel, "Heart of a Warrior."
"Keeper" is a decent story, with bits of passion and humor here and there. The gist of the story is that Shanelle's fear of marrying a warrior and her low tolerance of pain make her resist and flee from Falon, forcing her chosen lifemate to chase her across the galaxy to prove his love.
First, the positives. Lindsey did an excellent job of incorporating the characters from "Warrior's Woman" into "Keeper" with little to no back-story and stayed true to their personalities and speech patterns. I read the three books back-to-back, and was pleased at how naturally "Warrior's" story flowed into "Keeper."
Now, the negatives: Shanelle's fear of pain and punishment were ridiculously overblown. It was difficult to sympathize with her. If she could learn to defend herself with martial arts, etc., she should be able to tolerate some pain. But the entire book was about her dopey fears! I found myself rolling my eyes once or twice while reading. Worse yet, with Tedra as her mother, how could she be such a wus?!?
I also thought the men in "Keeper" - Challen, Dalden, and Falon (wow, that rhymes!) - were ALL a bit heavy-handed where Shanelle was concerned. I'd be pretty upset if I had three overbearing warriors breathing down my neck over my love life. Yeah, I'd leave the planet, too.
As for the spanking scene, I started rolling my eyes (again) over the reviews freaking out about it. I'm sorry, but if that really offended you, you should not be reading a Johanna Lindsey romance. A lot worse happens to other heroines in her other books, many of which are awesome novels. This was NOTHING.
***For those interested in other sci-fi romances, try "Lord of the Storm" and its sequel "The Skyprirate" by Justine Davis. Both are out of print, but worth reading. Also look for "Shielder" by Catherine Spangler, which is first in a series. Or "Knight of a Trillion Stars" by Dara Joy (also first in a trilogy).***
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
No, no, no, no...., June 18, 2000
'Keeper of The heart' is a sequel to 'Warriors Woman'. Let metell you, Warrior's Woman is EXCELLENT! I've read it more than 50times and I still love it. It's very funny, crazy and sexy. You'll roll around laughing, believe me. I LOVE the book. So that's why I look forward to reading 'Keeper of the Heart', to see what happened to the offsprings of the characters in 'Warrior's Woman'. Boy, was I VERY disappointed! 'Keeper of The heart' is a very poor imitation of the parent book. There is no strength in plot, in fact, there's no serious plot at all! To me, Shanelle is weak, empty and airheaded. I skip the first few pages because it's boring. Then I started skipping more pages. Then I ended up throwing the book under the bed without even bothering to read the end.
So my advice? Read 'Warrior's woman' first. THEN read 'Keeper of The Heart' and you'll find yourself agreeing with me.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Futuristic, June 12, 2000
At this late date, there isn't much I can add that hasn't already been written in past reviews. Basically, when I was browsing under Lindsey's name to see when her next holiday 2000 book was scheduled for release, I was surprised to see that "Keeper of the Heart" had scored less than a perfect 5, so I wanted to throw my two-cents in :)
"Keeper of the Heart", the sequel to "Warrior's Woman" (another 5+ star book) is the first futuristic romance I ever read. I put off reading these two books until I had depleted my stock of Lindseys, but they turned out to be 2 of my favorites of any author ever written, period. I have reread both of them (a rarity for me) at least 3 times a piece (an EXTREME rarity for me!)
If you're a fan of medieval historical romance that has never delved into the futuristic genre, this is an excellent place to start. (Then try Dara Joy's Matrix of Destiny series!) Lindsey's futuristic worlds are penned much like old medieval worlds--betrothed marriages, lord & vassal type of hierarchy (though the system works somewhat differently), and huge, barbaric heroes (in this case 7-feet tall!) I fell in lust at first sight with Lindsey's futuristic heroes!
Start out with "Warrior's Woman" (the story of the mother and father), then read "Keeper of the Heart" (their daughter's story). I've heard through the romance reviewer's grapevine that Daldon (the son) is the next one Lindsey plans to give a story to. Hmmm...can't wait for that one!
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