Top-Secret Rendezvous (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Linda Hudson-Smith (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Arabesque (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583143971
• ISBN-13: 978-1583143971
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,396,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I think I'll pass....., July 6, 2003

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Moni00 "Moni00" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Top-Secret Rendezvous (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

I really don't mean to knock Linda Hudson-Smith, but this book just WAS NOT working for me at all!!! The dialogue between the characters was so unrealistic and preachy. Don't get me wrong, domestic volence. safe sex etc. are all very important issues, but she definitely could have been much more suttle about it. It reminded me of the movie "The Truman Show" where in the middle of breakfast, Jim Carey's wife would do a brief promotion for the brand of milk she used and then flow right into her conversation as if nothing happened. I really began to wonder if she was given a list of issues she was required to address and just decided to randomly stick them in the storyline. My other grievance was that the resolution was just dropped in the reader's lap. It seemed as if she was trying to meet a deadline and needed a quick way to end the story so she just jotted down the first thing that came to her mind as she rushed to her publishers office. I was still turning pages thinking, "Where is the rest of it?" I am an avid romance reader, and usually get through them rather qukly, but I really had to force my way through this one, telling myself "It's going to get better". Let's just say I was sorely dissappointed and left feeling rather bereft. I was about to swear off the entire series after this one, but the series chapter previews at the back of the book really saved it. Now if you want to read a really GOOD patriotic novel coming from BET, try Candice Poarch's "Courage Under Fire". Simply stated, it was wonderful and certainly one of the best in the series. Again, I have nothing against Linda Hudson-Smith, I simply wasn't feeling this one. But-- if you like unrealistic, and preachy-type dialogue and thrown together endings, this is definitiely a book for you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Marksmanship, November 26, 2003

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Samira (PC,FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Top-Secret Rendezvous (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

When i read this book I could relate to the authors mention of the relationship between the enlisted and the officer member in the USAF. I think she did a nice job b/c she did her research on the topic. I think some readers couldn't grasp that aspect of the book b/c their not in the military. I thinks some of readers felt that the author made up the end to the book. However, In the AF this type of relationship happens ALL of THE times. I like the fact that the relationship did blossom. NOT to mention the Story Hour was a nice touch.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time, waste of money, August 2, 2003

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S. Soltoff "Stacey Soltoff" (Northern VA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Top-Secret Rendezvous (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

Can you give no stars for a book? This book was awful... unless you're an amateur author looking for evidence that anyone (and I mean anyone!) can get published. The dialogue, the names, the plot were totally unbelievable. I never write in books, but by the time I was done, I was going through marking it up like I was in a creative workshop to make me feel as if I had accomplished at least something by reading it. Nothing about this book flowed. The only thing I liked about this book was one vague reference to JAG, my favorite TV show. Other than that, this book was a complete waste of time and money. It was full of cliches, plotholes, and bad, bad dialogue. I've read better written fanfiction.