Good, but not my favorite
929572
I always enjoy Ms. Carters books because Im guaranteed three things: diversity, a swoony romance, and a solid mystery. My thoughts:

What I liked:

The culture. In this book, I learned much about the Apache: their culture, their history, and kind of how they think (Im certain not all Apache fit in these categories).

Fascinating mystery. The villain was just awful, but it was fascinating how the author combined history and present day to come up with this complex mystery.

Good, solid storytelling. I definitely wanted to know what was going on and what was going to happen next.

The characters. They were rich and complex and I found that I enjoyed being in both Pilars and Alexs head.

Spiritually, there was a theme of forgiveness and recognizing that God loves you.

What I didn't like:

The romance. I didn't care for the romance mostly because the couple fought 80% of the book. Its hard to see them together and working things out when theyve fought so long. Also, the reason they fought was based off of miscommunication and thats kind of annoying as a reader when Im thinking, please just talk.

Romantic Scale: 7

Overall, not my favorite by Ms. Carter, but still equally enjoyable.

**I received a copy from Netgalley. My opinion was not affected in anyway.**
1145972
Although Bruin has been my favorite character so far in this series, this wasn't my favorite book. It was still a good read and has me excited for the next few installments.
1341454
I liked the plot and the characters. It left me feeling a bit more confused than I usually like in any book, but I did go on to read the next. It wasn't my favorite, but I would recommend.
3926770
I am a huge fan of Charles De Lint, in fact he would rate amongst my favourite authors.

I know that I am possibly being a little harsh in my critisism but I did not come to love the characters in this book as I have done in previous reads.  I know that this book is aimed at a teenage market, but it didn't draw me in the way that books like Moonheart, The little Country and Some place to be Flying have in previous years.

I liked it, but I didn't love it.  Please give us some more books about the loveable characters of Newford.
2897521
This was my third Harwood book after reading both The Asylum and The Ghost Writer and loving both, particularly The Ghost Writer which is definitely on my all time favorites list.  Of the three, The Seance is my least favorite.  It was still quite good, and I recommend it.  Just not quite on the same level with the other two.

The good things:  It's atmospheric, the characters are real, believable, and you can feel their struggles and emotions, and it's a layered mystery that is never dull, though slow and unsettling.

What I didn't like:  My main gripe was honestly the ending.  It just wasn't very satisfying.  I felt a bit like there was a final twist that should have been there and didn't come.  Not that it doesn't make sense with the rest of the book, just for some reason it was a little bit of a letdown for me.

Audiobook version:  Excellent up until near the ending, unfortunately.  The reader, for the parts that are scary/intense, just overdoes it.  It was TOO LOUD and TOO FAST and too much DRAMA.  I felt it would have better served to read it normally with just a bit of added tension and let the listener pick up on the scary/intense mood from the words themselves rather than from forced overacting.  It did hurt the story for me, unfortunately.  It's too bad, because otherwise it's very enjoyable as an audiobook, creepy and atmospheric.
1182514
I thought the book was well-written; it just wasn't completely to my taste.  I'm not a big fan of stories that use jumping back & forth between times to further the suspense of the plot, which is what this book did.  I also found it irritating that the hero felt he had to go it alone even after repeatedly being outsmarted by the villians.  Like I said, not completely to my taste, but others could certainly find it to theirs.
4539524
I LOVE Pentatonix. I think they are 5 of the most stunningly gifted vocalists in the world today. This is not my favorite song from them. I would probably give it 5 stars, were it not for the "Uh-huh" "Yeah" bits. It pains me to even say that because I really do appreciate their giftedness all the time. No love lost, this is just not one of my favs.
38089
Amulyq Malladi is one of my favorite authors but this was my least favorite of her novels.  Still a great read but for some reason or another just didn't appeal to me so much.
840744
This book is good.. probably NOT my favorite by this author.  The male lead character, Damon, was much more likeable in the other books.  I like the chemistry the characters had with the OTHER characters better than each other.  The story was a good read but like I said just not my favorite.  Cannot wait for the next twosome though...
4077483
I am continuing with the whole series (on book six now), but this one was my least favorite. Trying to suspend belief didn't work for me after awhile. I think author got a little carried away for my taste.
941472
Not my favorite but I love Vi Keeland.  She is consistently good...this story just did not stick with me and did not love the ending so much.
3249707
I think this book would appeal to someone who loves and appreciates books.  The story line develops around books.  It's a decent book, but not one of my favorite.
1267934
I have several CD's and cassettess of Acappella but this one is not my favorite although it is a good one.
507098
This is another one that I didn't initially like all that much. Not that it's bad, but when I first read it, I didn't enjoy it as much as her others and now I think it is closer to the first book that she wrote - the kind that grows on you after reading it several times.

Mostly, I have a hard time identifying with any of the characters - it's mostly about these three couples, albeit only five people. It's mostly about love - and I still don't identify with any of them, which is probably why I initially have never cared as much for this one.

I think that the main similarity between this and her first, is that they deal with adultery and the strength of the original couple, despite this mythical romance that she built up for the other (cheating) couples. I guess that is why these books just don't seem right to me. Maybe she has a more real-world view of adultery than I do, but still...

On another note, this book sets up the way the majority of her other novels go - a type of journal sporadic throughout (with it initially unclear as to who the speaker is), followed by the drama of a court case.
2231027
This is a good book, but not as good as others by this excellent writer.  Maybe I just wasn't a fan of the witch angle that this book takes, and it was certainly well written and intriguing.  But his other books are fast paced, easy to read and page turning.  I'll keep reading the series as I can't wait to see what Brian Harmon comes up with next, but this one wasn't a favourite.
4701767
This was not my favorite so far. Overall, the series has a lot of characters for the reader to keep track of. Winter was a not as engaging as the first books. Still, IU am hooked and will continue through the series- I am hoping for better reads in the future.
1912197
I really enjoyed the Landry family series and recommend reading that, but this one didn't feel so cohesive to me. The second half felt like a different story from the one the book had started out telling. Elin was a tad overly dramatic for me.