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The Ties That Bind
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Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
List Price: $29.95
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ISBN: 0786250607
Publisher: Five Star (June, 2003)
Edition: Hardcover
Sales Rank: 1,468,925
Average Customer Rating: 2.83 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 3 out of 5
Just okay.....
'The Ties That Bind' was ... just ok. Not what I've come to expect from JAK. Of course I didn't know until I was halfway thru that it is a reprint of a 1986 Harlequin Temptation. I guess JAK has just grown alot in her writing since then. This was a pretty vintage JAK (which I usually absolutely love) - big business man meets & falls for artsy-craftsy small town girl. Unfortunately, the characters weren't very well developed & therefore it was pretty easy to not fall for our hero all that much. In fact, he ruffled my feathers more than once. Not the first recommendation I'd have for a JAK book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
But it is a great re-print
This is a great re-print from the 80's. It is dated, and one can tell this from the synopsis. Consider it a historical if you need to, but get over that fact it is a re-print, because this is too good a book to miss.
Shannon is a wonderful herione. Kind, artistic, concerned with others (being a non-talented person surrounded by talented people I can tell you how fictionalized this is), smart, and takes care of herself. Garth is a mega rich "silicon chip guy" who was betrayed by his wife and best friend, and is used to women throwing themselves at his feet and his money. The suspense is good, the dialouge appropriate, the characters fit well as a couple and their actions are exciting without becoming melodramatic. The scene after Shannon and Garth watched a feminist version of "Taming of the Shrew" is one of my favorite. There is nothing I don't like about "The Ties That Bind", but I can't let any book go completely unscathed. His 80s car-phone worked in the mountains-I don't think so.
Rating: 1 out of 5
"The Ties that Bind"
ANOTHER REPRINT! 1986!!! A good story in 1986, but soooo dated in 2002. Ms. Krentz is a great author and I read just about everything she writes.
From now on, I'll be sure to check the copyright page, I'm not going to get "taken" again with a reprint!!
I'll save my book dollars for the new releases!! My rating is not for the story or Ms. Krentz's writing ability....my rating is for the fact the book was first issued 16 YEARS AGO!!! I'll check with my local used book store for the "oldies."
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