A little too average.
927920
2.5 rounded up

It's not so much that there is anything bad about this book, it is just that it is.... boring. A very large portion of the story is devoted to describing the day to day life of the characters who live in a small, seaside town. What one does as they get up, what they eat, how they cook, the routine conversations between family members, what they buy at the grocery store, which tablecloth to put out etc. etc., comprises not only most of the book, but each of our own daily lives. While familiar, it's NOT what most sit down to read about. We all live it. It doesn't need to be endlessly explained.  We KNOW already! Most people choose to read for an escape from the workaday life, not to re-hash it. That, along with the over-the-top climax makes this a rather disappointing attempt by a talented author
2149031
It was worth watching, but just an average movie.
2217703
This story was okay.  It seems as though it could have been told in about half the time.  Character changes were a  little quick and unrealistic.
1114493
Okay. A little over rated based on the reviews. But yeah, it works okay.
4764770
While the main character is not a sympathetic figure, the plot supports him. Some of the action is a bit overdone and less than believable, but still above average.
1725637
This is a sweet clean romance book with a few references to faith.  I know some view a three star rating as negative.  I don't, I just found the book to be pretty average.  The writing seemed a bit stilted and nothing about the story really grabbed me.  The main character struck me as rather young and naive.  I do believe you can have a strong connection with someone right away but the mans wife's death a two years prior just seems glossed over.
252239
Sheild's Lady was your average type of story that you get from Jayne Ann Krentz (or Amanda Quick, Jayne Castle...) that was set in an unusual sci-fi universe.  Since this was one of her earlier books I was hoping for something fresh and different. The plot was fairly decent, I can always stretch my imagination, but unfortunately I found the characters to be similar to a lot of other characters from other books- I have read about 15-20 from this author: Our girl does not fit in conventional society, very smart, fiesty, bold, argumentative, and atypically pretty.  Our guy also does not fit in conventional society, take-charge, arrogant, not quite handsome, and overprotective.  These are standard traits and made them kind just okay.  I also found the dialogue a bit cheesy at times, especially with calling her my "shieldlady" and other variations quite frequently and especially during intimate scenes.

So this gets three stars. Even though I find her characters cookie-cutter, usually the plots are very exciting and the dialogue a little less cheesy and always make for a good read.  Not one of her best but one of the better out there for sci-fi romance. Thanks.
208179
This film was FAR from anything special, but it was still somewhat enjoyable. There are some flaws concerning the Portuguese culture, but ROSSUM's and MILOS's performances seem to make up for them. Over all I give it two stars. It's an AVERAGE film.
1968679
Good effort by the cast, but not enough suspense in this movie, and while the big reveal is interesting, it also feels a little silly. A little more tension would have helped. It also seems completely void of humor, which might have made the dialog a little snappier.
2035671
This was okay I like to delve into a little motivational reads to keep on track. This was average to me. Didn't quite motivate me.
3210911
I must confess that I was kind of a disappointed with this one.

I was hoping for something more substantial, story wise. It is average for this kind of movie, not bad. I just think that the character development could have been better and not so much FX.
668493
It's not as long as it looks, a little disappointing.
2624774
Acceptable, but not a really good one. 3 Stars.
3934816
A little too simple. Did not require much thinking on my part. Maybe a bit more thinking required to be really enjoyable.
289737
If this was the first book for a writer it would be fine, but I've come to expect a whole lot more from Reynolds. It is just so average on so many levels - characters, plot, devices. Don't get me wrong, it has a lot going for it but ultimately you are left feeling flat.

Compared with House of Suns with its breathtaking galactic sweep or his master work of Revelation Space, or the brilliant characters in Pushing Ice, this book just doesn't cut the mustard.

Ahhh well, maybe next time Mr Reynolds.
4096531
Okay but didn't wow me.  A little hard to follow.
3865667
Almost to the level of good; definitely not exceptional.  It, for Jeffry Archer, is subpar.  Why?  It was predictable and insufferably average.  So much of his other work is so much better composed with a story line that is clever and not so predictable.  It made me feel that it was just a story that he needed to get to press when he should have put it on a shelf until he had a better handle on making it great.