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The Pursuit (Sherring Cross)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(21)
1 star:		(47)

 

 

The main idea of the story is that when Lincoln, the "hero," was a 10-year old child, he was befriended by a boy with 15 brothers. Linc and this boy got into a fight and the other brothers more or less ganged up on our hero. The brothers swore that Lincoln had "gone crazy" and therefore when he is older and has fallen in love with the brothers niece Melissa, they are determined to kept the two apart for fear that he will "go crazy" again and hurt Meli.

How stupid of a premise can you get? Because of his actions as a 10-year old child the 16 brothers have decided the two lovers can not be together. That was 19 years ago the fight happened. I'm sorry but people can grow up and learn to control their anger, as Lincoln had done. That was a big point of my reason for hating this book. The characters continued to dwell upon what he had done as a child, giving no thought to the fact that in the following 19 years he had never "gone crazy" again.

I found the 16 brothers to be extremely annoying in all of their actions. At one point they shanghai Lincoln to China in order to keep the two apart. This is not a sane or rational idea, especially considering that Linc is the sole provider for his aunt and cousin, which the brothers never give a second thought about.

I didn't like Lincoln because I found him to be a little too "needy" of an individual. He seemed like the type to smother Melissa and cling to her.

Definitely not one of Johanna Lindsey's best works. If you want one of her good books, check out her early fantasy works, like Challen and Tedra d'Ar in "Warrior's Woman," and stay away from this book.

For the last several years I have been very disappointed with Johanna Lindsay. For starters it feels like several years until her next book comes out. After reading the last several I think I can see why. SHE'S LOST HER TOUCH! She should have just thrown the stories out rather than getting them published. It doesn't even read like a Johanna Lindsay book. Where is she? How can she let someone write this junk using her name? In the Pursuit...I don't even know where to start. The plot was horrible. Lincoln (bad name) was the worst hero I've ever read in a book. Also the language of the book--she didn't even try to make it fit into the century they were in. I hated the uncles-they were just filler for an extremely sorry plot. If I had read this book under another auther I would remember in the future to never read their books again. I could barely get from sentence to sentence without yawning let alone chapter to chapter. There was no fire between the characters. As soon as they met they knew they were for each other. Most of the Lindsey books I've loved the two main characters fought all the time but at least with those there was fire and passion. Thank God I got this book from the library; which is where I'll be getting all future Lindsey books in the future. I'll save my money for Nora Roberts or Sandra Brown or someone else equally deserving of my time and money.

The story of Lincoln and Melissa in The Pursuit could have been served more properly in a novella. After all, they meet and fall in love within the first 60 pages of the book. Most of this asinine (pardon my use of the word) book is dedicated to the idiotic antics of Melissa's uncles keeping her away from the "crazy" boy they haven't seen since he was 10!!! Who in the world could believe this plot? I was very disappointed. I was hoping for more more romantic tension between the characters and less slapstick from the MacFearsons.

I am a huge fan of Ms. Lindsey, and I know that she can write romance that sizzles. This doesn't even fizz. I was glad to visit characters from her former stories, but otherwise I don't think she did any justice to Lincoln and Melissa.

Please, Ms. Lindsey, give your fans more of what they like from you. I so much miss the chemistry and passion that you have written with your other characters.

I usually like to start my reviews with a brief description of the books plot without telling too much of the story. With The Pursuit I find this extremely difficult to do. Basically the story is about a man, Lincoln, who has found the girl he wants to marry and has to fight off her sixteen uncles and persuade her parents he's not crazy. Basically that's the whole book.

I found this book extremely difficult to read. There is a lot of Scottish brouge or "burr" as it's referred to. This makes every conversation hard to read because usually one of the participants is from Scotland. I've read other Lindsey novels and even though she puts some Scottish dialect in her books it's not as bad as The Pursuit. Adding to the language issue is the sixteen uncles, six of which are named Ian. They are referred to as Ian One, Ian Two, and so on. I just found this really aggravating trying to read the novel and trying to keep the Ians straight.

I also found this story to be kind of drawn out. This book is just over 300 pages but I felt like it could have been told in 200 and been much more entertaining. It seemed like to took pages and pages for a simple scene to be acted out.

I was disappointed with this book. Prior to reading this book the only Lindsey novels I'd read were the Mallory novels. They were much more romantic and entertaining. I would suggest reading or even re-reading one of them instead of reading this book. Don't waste your money.

When I picked up this novel, I was so excited to that Johanna had written a sequel to one of my favorite books, Love Me Forever starring the unforgettable Lachlan McGregor. That's where the excitement ended. Melissa McGregor, Lachlan's daughter had the potential to have her own memorable love story, yet Ms. Lindsey failed to due her justice. The love-struck swain is forgettable and the actual love story takes up very little of the novel. There isn't that much interaction between the two main characters. Most of the novel revolves around Lincoln's distrust and angst regarding his relationship with his mother. Bitterly disappointed in this effort for which I had such high hopes. Home for the Holidays, Johanna's last historical release, was much better than this feeble effort. If you must read this book, I suggest waiting for the paperback.

I am a huge Lindsey fan (own every book she has ever written), but what has happened with her most recent novels? From Captive Bride to All I Need is You, I have never been disappointed with a Lindsey novel, but only recently have her novels lacked the passion and excitement that the previous books held. The lack of tension and chemistry is missing. The Pursuit is no different. I enjoyed the prequels Love Me Forever and Man of My Dreams and was hoping for the same excitement and passion in this book. I liked the characters of Melissa and Lincoln and enjoyed learning what happened with Kimberly/Lachlan and Megan/Delvin, but the build up of tension and passion wasn't there. The sixteen brothers, Kimberly, and Lachlan appeared too much in the book to give the young characters time to develop.

Writing is extremely hard work and it takes considerable time and detail to make unforgettable characters that flow throughout the plot. Ms. Lindsey has done it before - the Mallory series, Angel, Once A Princess, etc. When will we be able to see (and read)that old Lindsey magic?

I have read every Johanna Lindsey book except for the fantasy ones. I loved the book that had Devlin and Megan St. James as the main characters. The hero in this book is beyond wimpy. I don't know about anyone else but I would assume a 29 year old 'man about town' would not blush when his aunt mentions a girl he likes or that he should get married. What happened to a 'hero' who knows what he wants and goes after it. Lincoln acted like someone's little brother who had yet to be taught the ways of the world. I just did not like Lincoln's weak personality.
The thought that all of the conflict in this book was because of a fight that happened between two 10 year old boys 19 years ago was frankly pathetic. I kept waiting for there to be more to the story than that, but there never was.
I will buy Ms. Lindsey again but certainly not in hardcover!

I am and have been a huge fan of Ms. Lindsey for years and have read everything by her numerous times, but lately her books are lacking. This one is another lackluster turnout and I wont be buying anything else from her in hardback.
The story was the third book in a series that began with 'Man of My Dreams', and 'Love Me Forever', this one, didn't even warrant being in the series. The characters were so dull and tepid that I had a hard time caring anything about them and wished the book was over. It droned on and on and I never was convinced of the romance between Lincoln and Melissa. It centered on too much dialog in London's social season and bored me to tears, there was no real interaction between the two and Lincoln seemed weak. The 'conflict' in the story was also unbelievable and did not help the drowning book in any way. I would've given this 1 star, but I had to remember that it is a Lindsey and she must've put alot of work into it regardless. In my opinion, she needs a break from writing because it shows...

~Melissa MacFearson sees London as an escape from her overbearing uncles and family, so she sets off from her home in the wilds of Scotland to the social whirl of London's season. She doesn't expect to fall for the 17th Viscount of Cambury, Lincoln.

Lincoln Ross Burnett is no stranger to Scotland, he grew up there until he was sent to live with relatives in London at twelve years old. To stay in Scotland would surely be his own demise for a nasty and bitter feud was raging around him, marking him as a target of a brutal gang of 'savages' who were going by the name MacGregor. Now as he falls for the Scots beauty Melissa, he is reminded of his past and he also finds himself back into the feud for Melissa is the niece of those brutal 'savages' and they are once again targeting him. Can there love save him?

Tracy Talley~@

I have never written a review before but I am so disappointed in this book that I feel compelled to warn Lindsey fans that they should not waste their time by reading this one. I kept reading hoping it would get better but it never happened. Like a previous reviewer, I had a hard time even according this book 1 star.

I've read a lot of Johanna Lindsey's works, this is by no means her most stellar piece of prose, but the story makes for a very pleasant read. The book was missing the primary key: tension, especially the kind between the two protagonists.
I would recommend this book for a nice afternoon when you have a few hours to spare between loads of laundry, in other words read it whenever you can because the story doesn't require vast amounts of attention.