One star is one too many.
343643
This is a piece of junk.  Yes, you can adjust the pitch of the whistle; however, it is NEVER an inaudible/ultrasonic pitch.
1745606
I gave this book one star for the sole purpose of garnering attention.  I agree with all others that it is wonderful.
1448991
Eh... 2 stars and that's because it was free. One because it was free.
1537342
Start with zero stars.

If you're an RAS fan, add two stars.
If you're a Drizzt fan, add two stars.
If you have every Drizzt book, add one star.
If you enjoy solid plotting and characterization with a side of cool swordplay, add two stars.

If you believe the good guys should emerge victorious despite long odds, subtract two stars.
If you disliked the "stability over defeating evil" theme from THE ORC KING, subtract a star.
If you are tired of Iraq War pastiches, subtract one star.
If you are in any way a neoconservative, subtract one star.

And that's how you can arrive at your rating for the book before you even crack it open.
447438
The one-star rating reflects only the point size, which is entirely too small. Note to the publisher, Saqi Essentials: this is unacceptable.
4248197
I looked through the 149 customer reviews and couldn't help but read all of the one stars.  My message goes as follows:  When you go to the theatres to see a critically acclaimed, award winning movie and leave in disgust for  you were confused the whole time it's one thing (trust me, I've been  there).  But, when you have the movie, in your posession, free to watch  till the sun comes up, there's no excuse for profession of idiocy.  We're  happy to know that you were confused but it gives you no legitmate reason  to give it one star.  When I first saw the movie, towards the end, I was  ready to give it one star.  But, then there's that twist.  The one that the  most in tune person did not see coming the entire film.  This five minutes  of "Oh my God!" easily merits another viewing of what I now  belive is the greatest collaborative/suspense epic (yes epic) ever.  I've  nothing more to add to the already great 5 star reviews.
4103266
I do so hate to be the one person who dissents from the otherwise high ratings, but as I am sure many people will enjoy this book, I wish to voice for those who will agree with me.

I wanted to give this book a high score, but I cannot. The main character is under a curse, yes yes. But all good stories are about redemption. The redemption comes too late in thi story. The author(s) obviously wished to draw out the climax to the end of the book for some absurd reason, but it worked against them. They wait til the very end to let the main character do ANYTHING remotely admirable. It's like executing a murderer after the horrible crime. It can never bring back what was lost. There's only so many times the main character's cowardice can go excused before you wish him dead and the story over. I couldn't care about him anymore because everything he had to look forward to once the **spoiler** curse was broken **spoiler end** was petty and small compared to what he could've had. Petty revenge means nothing.

I don't want heroes who just barely get revenge. I want heroes who can
make things right. Egert can't make anything right because it's all been lost before he man's up.

What a sad, disappointing waste of time. They had me 'til 3/4ths of the way through, but it was all downhill from there. I was glad when it was over. What a horrible way to end a story with so much potential. Stay away from this one.
4673518
one star is too much for this drivel.  In  my opinion, the only thing REAL about this is the absolute absurdity of its claims.
3595789
DO NOT BE MISLED BY THE ONE STAR. (At least one star is required for a review.)  I GIVE THIS NO STARS.  I read the previous reviews and thought, "Surely it can't be that bad."  IT WAS.  After reading this sad attempt I purchased Happy, Happy, Happy, the autobiography co-authored by Phil Robertson himself and it became apparent that the author wrote an outline of Happy, Happy, Happy.  This "book" doesn't even read like a book, but rather like a C-  book report.  It is amateurish and poorly organized.  I am left wondering if this was a self-published effort because I can't see how any publisher would agree to publish this.  Just read the book, Happy, Happy, Happy which is the book you are looking for. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR YOUR TIME WITH THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2328774
One for the collection, if you can tolerate the foul language.
3574380
I only give this one star because zero stars was not an option.  The ear piece is incredibly uncomfortable, and it does not stay in unless I use the flimsy plastic over the ear piece, which will last a max of one month.  Furthermore, the voice prompts on the Bluetooth are in some sort of foreign language, and definitely not English.  There is no option to change the language.  So, I am returning.  If you want some entertainment, read the one page user guide that was obviously written by somebody in the Chinese Bluetooth plant who claimed to know English, but clearly does not.  Here is an example of the clever phrasing:  "When you receive the calling, press the Multi-function key for 2-3 seconds and hear the indication voice, then relax it.  Refuse the calling."  So close to good English . . . but yet so far!
3256391
Positives first.
One star because the large numerals have adjustable luminescence.
One star because the size is compact.
One star because the time is easy to set.
Negatives:
One star because the Sound quality is terrible.
One star because Cannot set the CD feature to play continually.
One star because the radio dial is totally inconvenient and does not display the stations.
One star because the volume control is also very inconvenient and touchy i.e. hard to get set at a decent level.
One star because I believe you generally get what you pay for and, in this case I got a much lower quality product than what I paid for. In fact, I ended up putting it in the guest room. My search continues.
883906
I should have ignored the five star reviews and heeded the advise of the one star reviews.
1605693
This author's books are not so good they deserve twice or more per book. I am giving this a one star for the rip off that it is.
2225851
Every boring stereotype glommed into one book. Let's see... the hero is a self-healing, devastatingly handsome alien who is really black ops and under cover as a serial-cheating, pro-football player. The heroine is an emotionally-hurt-since-childhood assassin who's every word and action has to do with ripping some body part off of someone... but wait, she's also a physician and former agent.  Together they are either killing something or having sex. Yes, that's it, the whole story in a nutshell. Could this be any more laughable?  Zero plot, just one-dimensional characters and constant combative babble.  Disguises how really violent it is with humor and fantasy. Has the depth of a video-game, if that's all you are looking for.  Most books are recycled. This one went straight to trash.
2102435
Where to even begin with this book.  In one word: Terrible.

The good points:  It starts of promisingly enough as a mystery whodunnit.  A young beautiful girl goes missing and the main character Rath goes searching for her.  Why?  I have no idea.  He apparently had some connection to the Vermont police department in the past and now he's being called on to help two detectives who just can't seem to find their butts with both hands a flashlight.  But fine...the author needs a plot device to get the character involved. (I'm just not sure casting two of the other detectives as inept morons with anger management issues is the best way to do that.)

There is an interesting backstory at play.  That was another good point.  Apparently Rath adopted his sister's infant daughter after her murder and it's time for his parole hearing.  Spoiler alert: He gets parole.  Why?  I have no idea. None at all given the heinousness of the crime.  But fine...we need that as a plot device to crop up again at the end.

Now for the bad parts:  The entire rest of the book.  The first half was pretty decent and kept me turning pages, but then halfway through the writing deteriorated at light speed.  The characters became one-dimensional cardboard cutouts of what this author apparently thinks of the right wing pro-life crusaders.  Fine, no judgments.  But if the writer is going to do that, he should at least do it well...and this author does NOT.  The characters' actions, motivations, and even dialogue are atrocious.  Are we supposed to believe that the doctor who appeared so normal turned into a psychotic fop uttering phrases like, "Oh, you like your scotch neat. I should have sussed that!"  What?  Seriously?  And then the character who has wormed his way into the villains house then can't get out of there fast enough because - wait for it! - he left the dome light on in his car.  Oh, man.  But then he sneaks BACK IN.  Yeah.

And that's not the only ridiculous part!  The detective, out of his jurisdiction, interrogates an elderly woman until she has a medical event where she's described as "having spittle coming from her mouth and blood from her nose..." and his partner astutely observes:  "Sir, I think there's something wrong with her!"  If it wasn't so tragically written, I would have laughed out loud.  But that's not all.  The main character Rath, while investigating his daughter's sudden disappearance, decides to just get angry and slap a young woman across the mouth.  No real reason. He was just mad.  For fans of John Sanford, the main character of Lucas Davenport was known to get rough with suspects...but they were all the BAD GUYS.  It takes a special kind of talent to have your main character abuse witnesses and not come across as terrible...and this author is lacking that talent!

In any case, this book was just terrible.  The fact that it's set up for a sequel is simply tragic.  Save your money, save your time.
2704491
So many characters who I care nothing about. Boring, lifeless, self serving. One star is one star too many. So disappointing