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5.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful, wonderful adventurous romantic suspense! The Whisper by Carla Neggers, June 30, 2010
This review is from: The Whisper (Hardcover)
THE WHISPER by Carla Neggers is a delightful, adventurous, romantic suspense thriller set in modern day Ireland and America. It is well written with depth and details, It has alot of information in reference to ancient Irish folklore, legend and artifacts. It is the sequel to The Mist. It has romance, suspense, ancient rituals, forklore, legend, lost artifacts, adventure, intrigue and some sweet sensuality. It is about a diabolical screme using ancient Irish rituals to gain power and success. The hero is an Internal Affair officer, who was wounded a few months earlier due to a bomb blast. He is strong, intelligent, a force to reckon with and travels to Ireland to recuperate. The heroine is an archeologist who is out to find the truth, she was left for dead in a cave in Ireland. these two meet in Ireland by accident and there is love at first sight. They go back to the USA to their jobs, where fate or fairies are at work and put the two together. They together with the help of others find the truth. The secondary characters are just as inspiring. We see romance and love come together between several of the characters. this is a fast paced, page turning story. A must read and a keeper. I would recommend this book, especially if you enjoy intrigue, suspense, myth and legends. This book was received for review from Net Galley and details can be found at My Book Addiction and More and Mira Books.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
What a muddled mess, November 15, 2010
This review is from: The Whisper (Hardcover)
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I have never been so lost while reading a book in my life. It was obvious by page 20 that this book was part of a series and that the author assumes that readers have read them in order. Details from past books cloud the first 50 pages (and frankly, are more interesting than the story at hand). There are so many characters floating in and out of the story that you need a score card to keep track of them. It jumps from Ireland to Boston (I was not aware that so many people from Boston seem to have a second home in Ireland).
I guess I could have gone back and read the first three novels, but frankly it was not interesting enough to warrant it, as I already want four hours of my life back. I was so confused with the storyline and trying to ascertain who was who, who was married to whom, what happened where, whose hair was a deeper shade of red, and whether or not I gave a care. I had to give up. I could not really tell you what this is about other than a muddled mess that I am shocked made it into a hard bound book. Thank goodness it was a vine offering and I did not waste $15 on it.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
my favorite so far of the series, July 7, 2010
This review is from: The Whisper (Hardcover)
This is the 4th book in a series about the Boston PD/FBI and Ireland. The story picks up with Cyrus "Scoop" Wisdom recovering from a bomb blast that destroyed his home that he shares with fellow police officers Abigail Browning and Bob O'Reilly. He is in Ireland recovering and getting his thoughts together about who may be responsible for the bombing of his home. When he visits "Keira's" ruin (read The Angel), he meets beautiful and mysterious archeologist Sophie Malone. Scoop and Sophie's paths then begin to intertwine as fate seems to keep them together. There is more to Sophie than she lets on and Scoop is determined to find out what she is hiding.
This is a continuing story and if you have not read the previous 3 books ( The Widow, The Angel, and The Mist) you will most certainly be lost. This is not a stand alone book, but each book contains a smaller story that does wrap up within the covers. It has been a couple of months since I read The Mist and I spent the first 1/3 of the book trying to recall some of the story to catch up and remember who did what and why.
Although this book is classified as a "romantic suspense," the romance really is secondary to the whole story. As far as romances go, it is fine, but nothing exciting. The book's true worth is within the mystery of the story.
This is actually my favorite of the series. The series has progressively improved with each book--the characters and story lines are more well developed and I actually like the characters more (I cannot stand Abigail at all). I liked both Scoop and Sophie and only wish I could have gotten to know them even more. Josie and Myles were also great characters and I only wish I could have gotten more into Myles's head and learned more about him.
*I received this book from the publisher via netgalley for review*
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