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3.0 out of 5 stars
Best Wishes Always by Lucy Finn, July 27, 2009
"Best Wishes Always" is author Lucy Finn's third 'genie' book and the second I've read by this author who also writes paranormals under the name Savannah Russe. These books are much sweeter and lighter than her paranormal fare and fun, feel-good escape read.
Antique dealer Larrie is having a hard time getting back to normal after the death of her young-love, sweetheart, soldier fiance in the Middle East. She's having a hard time shaking her depression, but when she gets an unbelieveably good deal on an estate she starts to perk up. Then she polishes the lamp that was the deceased's prize possession...and now she's got a genie!
Interesting that the genie in this book is a British one. He was cursed into genie servitude during the 1800s while in India and has to learn to love and think of others to break his curse.
Fun, sometimes funny, and a fairly quick read. There's some time-travel, a bit of a mystery, a quickie secondary romance, a dotty grandma, an elephant, dogs, goats, a tiger, orphans, and mobsters. This is a book I would have no problems letting a teenager read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Captivating story, great beach read, July 7, 2009
Lots of fun. Not posted on this site, but available to read on the Internet... Romantic Times gave this book four stars (compelling) and said "This wonderful, fanciful story...will charm readers who enjoy the magic of genies and time travel." Kimberly Swan in Darque Reviews wrote: "A world where adventure, magic, and romance combine to lure readers deeper into the storyline...A feel good story that romance readers are sure to enjoy." I absolutely loved it. It contains a treasure hunt and time travel and some kick-a&%$ plot twists, as well as some very poignant scenes. Larissa's fiancee has been killed in Iraq and it highlights the realities of the price paid by our troops and their families.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Best Wishes Always, June 30, 2010
Larrie Smith, owner of an antiques store in rural Pennsylvania, is still recovering from the death of her husband. When offered the chance to buy an entire estate of British Indian furniture, Larrie jumps at the chance to have such beautiful pieces to sell. But someone else wants the antiques, too, specifically one particular piece.
One of the conditions of taking the furniture is that Larrie keep an old lamp with her at all times. As she tries to clean up the lamp, a genie pops out. Jo Trelawney is handsome and sexy, but he has secrets of his own. When he takes Larrie back to his time in the Raj, her life in both the future and the past, changes completely.
While I enjoyed Lucy Finn's previous genie novel, Best Wishes Always did nothing for me. It was full of clichés and stereotypes. It could have been a great story, but I found myself rolling my eyes at the predictability of the plot more than once. The characters were mostly cardboard and the subplot with Larrie's best friend and the possibly-bad antiques dealer seemed like it was thrown in more as an afterthought than as a plot device. I would read another of Ms. Finn's books, but I think I will stay away from her genie series.
Niki Lee
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
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