Customer Reviews

Raven

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This book was a complete waste of time. It was so bad that I actually bet a friend that she had never read such a bad book (sadly, I won). I have never read such drivel as Ms. Hess has attempted to use to pass off as a book. I think the author has watched way too many westerns and has no real concept of western life. People do not ride stallions typically yet all her characters rode them, she kept changing the animals right and left one moment it was a stallion then a gelding then a mare....that is a pretty good trick if you can get away with it. Every thing under the sun happened to these people and then AMAZING...the very next day it is all resolved. The people are not people I care about, she would throw someone in for interest and then poof, they are gone again. I am sure that living during that time was very difficult, however, some of the situtations were a little far fetched. And then at the end everyone is happy and life goes on. I am sorry but I doubt that I will ever want to read Ms. Hess again.

This story has so much promise, then never really delivered. I don't like to knock books, because the authors work so hard writing them, but I was a bit disapointed in this one. The main character Raven was great, I liked her strong lead, but the male lead of Chase, I wasn't crazy about. The story was based on a woman who was married to a gambling husband who insisted she sleep with a handsome stranger (Chase) for $1000, this being in the 1800's, that was alot of money. She she reluctantly did it because she feared her husband if she didn't. When it was over, Raven soon became a widow by accident. Chase never knew and went on his way to his ranch in Montana. Raven was now alone and runs into her brother. They buy a ranch in Montana, and she soon finds out her neighbor is none other than Chase. This is where the book should have taken off, so to speak, but it never did. Chase didn't really seem to care that her dead husband used her like that and I had to wonder what kind of man Chase was to even ask to spend the night with the man's wife. It nagged me the entire book and when he felt he loved her already, I didn't feel convinced. There was also a second romance going on in the story that never ended or really took off either. The villains were real and true villians, but they also never took off, so to speak. This book had soooo much potential and it upset me that it never truly got off the ground.

This is the worst book I have ever attempted to read. I say "attempted" because I was unable to finish it. The characters were one-diminsional, and spoke like children. There were also too many coincidences. No matter how bad something was that befell someone, it was all better in the morning. I did not care about anything that happened to Chance, Raven, or any one else, and I stopped trying halfway through the book. What a waste of time! I really don't think this book deserves any "stars" at all.

Raven was an excuisite book, that was fun to read, and a perfect romance. The characters were awesome, and the herione, Raven was well developed. I loved Chance, and wished all through the book that he were mine! The only thing I didnt like was the fact that there was a seperate romance, that never got finished. i would have liked to here more about Troy, and Amy's pending romance. Other than that, I loved it, and cannot wait to read more books by Norah Hess.

i love nora hess but i dont know what happen to her when she wrote this book!! it was long, and boring i wanted to punch raven in the face half way through the book dont let this one book of nora hess ruin it for u just pass this one up..

Not her best but it was an interesting story and the romance was steamy. I like good stories, plenty of humor with sizzling romance and a hero worth loving as in my newest favorite, "Anything, My Love" by Cynthia simmons. A real page turner.

The book was a good read, but it didn't stand up to previous Norah Hess novels. In my opinion Norah Hess could have done MUCH better. All Chase was interested in after find Raven at the neighboring ranch, was taking advantage of Raven and collecting what he considered to be enough sex to make up for the $1000 dollars he was out of. Though Raven was a wonderful character, I found it rediculous to have Chase pretend that they were intended to wed when Raven lost her memory, that seemed to me that that was just another way for him to collect what he thought he was due. Norah Hess can do so much better than this...

I didn't like this book. It started off good and then it just died. I had to force myself to finish it. I am not a big fan of Norah Hess. I have read a couple of books by her, and I wasn,t impressed with her. Raven was my last book by a this auther. I won't be reading anything by her anytime soon.

I have read many romance novels, and none have caught my attention like, Raven. I am curious to see what other tales Norah Hess has waiting!

This is my first book by Nora Hess and I must say, "I`am hooked". The characters jumped off the page and the romance was very hot. The story was quick moving and kept your attention quite well. I loved it.