Customer Reviews

Thrill Of Victory

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

 

 

The thrill of victory has thus far been the most romantic and witty book I have ever read! Brown captures her audience with a storyline that is quite humourous, addictive and truly captivating! The characters by far are true gems; Stevie with her indisputable wit and Mackie with his pompous and arrogant attitude which (ultimately) wins over the affection of Stevie and the reader. Stevie and Mackie are as opposite as opposites go, but their lust and admiration of one another are quite similiar right from the start. The Thrill of Victory is a very refreshing book; it not only deals with the romance and friendship of the two passionate characters that keep the readers on their toes, but as well, it tackles the more modern burdens of society today, for example, the increasing rate of cancer, etc. etc. This book with its charm and uniqueness will melt the hearts of any cynics of love out there, and for those that are true romantics, this book will provide a new and more powerful sense of the word love; and the lengths that one will go when a victim of it.

Stevie Corbett is a professional tennis player with an emergency health problem that could possibly keep her from playing in the tennis match of a life time- the Wimbledon! She must decide whether to risk her health for the opportunity to play, this being the thing that she has strived for all her life- the ultimate goal to reach. Judd Mackie, sports writer, is out to find out what Stevie is hiding from her fans- to write that article that his editor is hounding him for. Both Stevie and Judd have pasts of hurt that they have not healed from- not allowing themselves to have relationships with others. That's about to change. But they are about to find strong desire for love from each other. Sweet story that will take no longer than an afternoon.

It was a beautiful love story told masterfully by Brown. The heroine is wonderful and the hero made me fall in love. Sandra Brown never disappoints.

Sandra Brown is my absolute favorite author, but this story just was plain out bad. I did not connect with the characters at all and the story line was a bit unemotional. Most of her short books are filled with so much passion that it leaves you wanting more, however, this book was not like that at all. Save your time and pick up another book!

I really liked this book because although it was a quick read, the characters were good and the story was interesting.

This is the most unrealistic senario I have ever read. A journalist spends a lifetime making fun of a tennis star. Then all of a sudden get a conscience when she has a tumor. Then this same journalist spirited her away from press. Not only is the plot plausible at best. but for the sex scenes this is a very boring book...

Sandra Brown has done it again. I have read everything she had written, but this one "A Thrill of Victory." was the best yet. From the very beginning when you first was introduced to Judd and until the very end when Stevie over camed her problem. This book was WELL written, and Sandra really brought her characters to life. So if you want a REALLY good book to cruel up with tonight. I recommend this book.

From the first couple of pages in The Thrill of Victory, you can tell what is going to happen at the end of the book. While this isn't a bad thing, (it's a romance novel after all) I really found the book disappointing. Nothing ever seemed to happen between the characters that was interesting (even their constant verbal battles got tiring) and the love story that happens near the end is stupid and rushed. No one would actually do any of these things (this is even outrageous for a romance book) and Stevie is written as a woman who is only there to make female readers root for her. The writing isn't very good and the book seems to add on about 60 or 70 pages that don't really belong to, or contribute anything to the story. The steamy 4 or 5 page sex scenes are well written, but the rest of the story is not. Not recommended at all, unless you are looking for a book to make fun of.

I loved this thrilling story and look forward to more books by this thrilling writer in the very near future. Thrilling writer, thrilling book!