5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
If I could give it 0 stars I would, June 9, 2005
This review is from: Shadow Lover (Paperback)
Shadow Lover started out well, but quickly became absolutely infuriating. The author portrays the main character as a bright, independent woman and then procedes to have her act completely contrast to that form. Chyna, our main character, lost her house to a witch induced hurricane and was rescued by a neighbor (who paid the witch) and taken to his home to ride out the storm/recover from her injuries. When she comes to, she never calls anyone to say she still lives. She never says, take me home. Then after several days/weeks of her staying at this house, the neighbor, Quinn, attempts to rape her only to be stopped by his deformed brother. The very next day, Chyna is speaking nicely with Quinn and taking a ride in a car with him. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? First of all, no one would stay in a neighbor's home, that she didn't know more than very minimally, for weeks without the subject of her leaving even coming up. Secondly, who in the world would stay even one minute in the home of a man who just tried to rape you. I read alot and use reviews to make my decisions on what to purchase and read next. The other reviewers of this book must have read a different version. I can't even believe an editor sent it to be published. ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. I could even finish it I was so aggravated...and I am only mentioning two of many anti-type and just plain idiotic story lines.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Emotionally intense!", April 22, 2003
This review is from: Shadow Lover (Paperback)
You know you're in love when you no longer see the scars! SHADOW LOVER is lengthy at 265 pages, but you need all those pages to really get this substantial story. I adore the line in SHADOW LOVER, "I only wish more men would read romance novels. Maybe then there wouldn't be so many disappointed women in the world." It goes a long way in showing why men like Cyrano were so popular. SHADOW LOVER shows that a scarred man is beautiful and another man without physical scars is ugly inside. A warning... you can't help but fall in love with Kirk!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Heads up to violent and graphic scenes within., April 12, 2005
This review is from: Shadow Lover (Paperback)
Twenty-six-year-old Chyna Marsh is a well known author of dark romances. Feeling the need to escape the big city, Chyna moves to Mystic Islands, New Jersey. The local residents quickly begin filling her head with tales of Old Rocky Road which is said to be haunted, a witch that lives in the lighthouse, and of the graveyard covered in the bones of the witch's victims. Chyna decides to go exploring and meets Elaine Grayson. Elaine's last name startles Chyna, because Chyna's dreams have been filled lately with the dark image of a handsome man named Quinn Grayson. Finding out that Quinn is real and Elaine's brother is shocking, but Chyna finds her herself attracted to his brother, Kirk.
Quinn Grayson is obsessed with Chyna. He pays the old witch well for potions and spells to destroy her home and lure her into his. He never imagines that she would look beyond his handsome face and spy the evil beast within. Nor does it cross his mind that she may see beyond his brother's grotesque face to the kind man beneath.
Kirk Grayson's face is twisted with deep scars due to a car wreck ten years before. The wreck killed his parents. Kirk's guilt refuses to let him seek help with cosmetic surgery. He prefers to dwell in the shadows and live in the basement of the family's mansion, where he thinks a monster, such as himself, should reside. When beautiful Chyna makes advances toward him, Kirk believes her to be toying with him. For how could such a lovely lady stand to look upon the face of a monster?
*** This dark romance came across to me as the fond, old gothics used to. Within these pages I found magic, witches with spells, obsession, betrayal, and love ever-lasting. However, be warned that there is one violent and graphic scene where the heroine is taken against her will. Some readers avoid books with any scenes such as this one. There are also times that I found myself wanting to kick Kirk in the shin for his gullible tendencies. He came across as immature a few times. If you love the tale of "Beauty and the Beast", then you will enjoy this dark dream come true. Well done. ***
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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