Customer Reviews

A SECRET AFFAIR

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2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I listened to the audio-version of the book and am I glad. This book was too depressing and it was only Los Angeles traffic that kept me listening. I was very depressed when the book ended with its sad story. Not all books are "happily ever after" but this book was barely "happy" at all.

I just wanted a good book to curl up with on a cold Florida evening. Reading "A Secret Affair" was a poor choice and a great disappointment. It is a short book -- 260 pages of relatively large print and 32 of those pages serve the purpose of only identifying a new chapter. Much of the book was filled with descriptions of Sarajevo, Venice, Beirut, and various homes and hotels, all of which did little to further the plot. Character development was week and left me looking for more. The book seemed disjointed, simplistic, unrealistic, and a waste of my time and money.

Slow moving book with luke-warm romance and terrible, sad ending. I felt like 80% of the book was a political statement against war and violence. Hey, I hate war as much as the next person, probably more, which is why I don't want to read about the graphic horrors of battle in a supposedly romantic fiction novel! The characters were bland and the romance was far from hot. All in all, if you want a book about war-torn romance without the happy ending, try Fern Michaels' "For All of Their Lives."

I agree with the comment that the Canadian reader made, it did seem as if the author was in a hurry to complete this novel. She created characters that you could care about, too bad more thought wasn't put into their development. The ending was just awful.....I kept hoping that the hero would have somehow escaped his fate; that the terrorists gave the US the bad news to save face because in reality he managed to get away. Leaves alot of unanswered questions. What a waste of potential.

Too perfect, too swampy, too Danielle Steele-ish for me. As a love story, it goes a long way in that genre. It is well written, the characters are lovable, the story is a good one. But you really need to be in the mood for a rather mindless, uncomplicated novel to enjoy this. I much prefer stories with a little depth. I was able to read this story in two days, there isn't much too it, and I found it pleasant yet boring in many places. If you like Harlequin, or Danielle Steele, you will enjoy this book. If you are looking for something to delve your mind into, perhaps you should look elsewhere.

Rare example of the movie being better than the book that inspired it. I bought the book because I had recently seen the made-for-TV movie and liked it. Let's just say that I enjoyed the movie, but hated the book- the most important parts of story are completely different (including the ending) and the only similarities are the names of the characters and Venice!
This was my first (and definitely last) Bradford novel.

i felt as if this book was way below my reading level

This was my first experience with this author and I can't say I was highly delighted or disappointed with the experience...it was just another book. The romance was there and sweet at times, but the plot was a bit bland and the ending a disappointment. It's a quick read...it got me through two hours of biking at the gym....so that should tell you that it doesn't require a lot of deep thinking to comprehend!

This book was Okay, but not as great and soooooooooooo Romantic and exciting as the TV movie version. It aired on CBS Oct. 27. I want to see it again!

I rated this book as 1 star because that's the least that's allowed by amazon. I picked up this book because it is supposed to be a Newyork times bestseller. Now I have realized that picking books that are so called bestsellers is no guarantee of a good read.

The book is amateurish, silly, syrupy, incomplete, devoid of a plot, and has a sudden, miserable ending.

Three things left me puzzled and incredulous:

1. How could a respectable author submit this book as a completed work,

2. How could any publishing house worth it's name publish this pathetic piece of ineptitude,

3. How this apology of a book became a Newyork times bestseller.