Customer Reviews

Unspeakable

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Brown has really done it this time. Nothing like her previous novels, "Unspeakable" is an excellent step in a new direction if she chooses to follow it. I'm a widely read individual, and Brown has tactfully mixed violence and romance together in a way I haven't seen before. If you're accustomed to Brown's usual writing style, I personally wouldn't recommend this book...but if you're up to reading something new, "Unspeakable" is the book for you. Readers should beware, however, of the language and violence - and that is tame compared to other authors I've read. Keep up the good work Sandra, it's good to see you trying something new!

Whilst I am a big fan of Sandra Brown I found this book easier to put down than the rest. The violence was rather sickening at times and I found I couldn't look forward to picking it up again. Although at the end it was of course well worth reading I'm not sure I'd choose it for a second reading (and I've read several of her books more than 4 times!).

'Unspeakable' is not that bad, although it is not nearly as good as her earlier mainstream novels. Ever since 'Charade' (my personal favorite, along with 'Mirror Image') her books have lost the 'touch' that made Ms. Brown unique. I look forward to the release of 'The Alibi' in paperback, the sneak preview I read looks very promising - steamy and entertaining, which 'Unspeakable', alas, is not.

For readers who are expecting a "romance novel," you will be terribly disappointed. This book is more like a James Patterson (Kiss the Girls) type book than a knight in shining armor saves the heroine! It is almost masculine in writing style. Nevertheless, the story line kept my attention and this is a decent "thriller" if you like violence and suspense.

Unspeakable was a wonderful book. It started out with a bang in the beginning. In the middle it kind of got more into the romance and since I am not a romance reader it kind of drug for me. I almost fell out of my seat the last 100 pages! Carl Herbold and Myron Hutts are a villianous pair! This is one book to pick up if you are looking for suspense. WARNING: If you have a week stomach or hate violence I would NOT read this. But if you're not then read it! It's good for people who like suspoense and people who like romance. It's just that GREAT! This has been my first Brown book and it will NOT be my last!

First let me say that I love Sandra Brown; I have read all her romances, and I loved "Fat Tuesday," the first of her mysteries that I happened to pick up.

But I could not, no matter how hard I tried, stick with "Unspeakable," even though I read more than half the book. I had to force myself to pick it up; finally I gave up. This is a demented "Of Mice and Men" on a drug trip gone bad. I am not squeamish when it comes to graphic descriptions in a murder novel, but there is something about the descriptions in this book that turned my stomach, starting in the first pages with the description of a disembowling of a mouse. I simply could not go on; I felt sick.

I skipped to the end, because I did have some curiosity about what finally happened, so I guess Brown had me hooked on some level. But not enough to keep me going.

I am an avid reader of romantic-suspence... BUT how anyone would want to spend hours reading such terrible language... needless rape ,betrayel of family as well as horrendous visuael immages of depravity...IT is beyond me. I have read several Brown books and they just seem to get worse. After this one I could NEVER read her again. I look to a book for escape and not to see the world as a bitter cruel place. Sorry Sandra...

I loved this book. Next to "Chill Factor" this is the best of the four books I've read so far by Sandra Brown. This book was evenly paced and believable. The good characters were lovable and the romance between Jack and Anna was electrifying. I suggest listening to it on audio to get the full effects of the tension and emotions between the two of them. This is more a love story than anything, but there are plenty of grisly details and intrigue surrounding the criminality in the story.

This is a departure from Sandra's usual style of story. The trademark writing is still there however far more violent and more chiller/thriller than romance. This is the novel which started my highly picky husband reading her books after considerable convincing on my behalf that women can write the type of thrillers men like to read. He hasn't looked back since and I do believe that in the direction she is heading with novels such as this and The Alibi" she is appealing to a wider mainstream audience. There is still an element of romance in this novel and whilst there were parts that were uncomfortable to read, this book is very well rounded and highly recommended.

This was my first Sandra Brown novel. The first few chapters were s-l-o-w. This book did not hold my interest and I found myself reading this book only when I was using the bathroom.