Epinions Recent Reviews for spalmero

The things you think you know.

Sat, 8 Jun 2002 13:56:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero -

For the first time in a long time, I am inspired to write a book review. Probably because I enjoyed the book I've just finished so much that I want other people to know about it.

The You I Never Knew is another book by Susan...

She's my baby, now.

Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:26:53 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - (Yes, I've been a reading fool this weekend. It's good for me, or so I'm told.)

Another story that might have been taken from the pages of a newspaper or off an Internet site. 'Woman agrees to be surrogate mother for best friend and husband...

How far would you go?

Sun, 7 Apr 2002 14:32:34 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - It's a tough situation. Your child has end stage kidney disease. You know she needs a transplant, the doctors know she needs a transplant, but finding a suitable donor has been nigh-unto impossible. Then another doctor is brought to your attention, one...

What a man!

Tue, 2 Apr 2002 17:35:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - Once in a while, I read a romance novel with a hero who is genuinely appealing. Who has that certain combination of gruff and charm that's just right. Someone who's real, not too good, not too bad, but the sort of man who really wouldn't be a bad choice...

Where's the fire?

Fri, 22 Mar 2002 15:07:02 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - I have stated more than once that I used to refuse to read series romance novels, because I assumed, like many do, that they were poorly written and full of trashy sex. Happily, I've found that those days are mostly past.

Instead, I've...

There's a wolf at the door.

Tue, 19 Mar 2002 20:56:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - Some people like witches. Some people like vampires.

I like werewolves. I have to admit that the idea of being able to shapeshift into a wolf, to be able to run through a forest, hunt, and still be able to have human 'comforts' appeals to me...

No license needed.

Tue, 12 Mar 2002 13:36:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - In a genre that's big on cowboy-and-baby books, I should have been turned off right from the get-go by the cover on Ms. Douglas' latest book, Licensed to Marry. Take a look at it up there. There's a cowboy. There's a church. And there's the...

Defying the odds.

Mon, 4 Mar 2002 00:36:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero -

Yes, it's another review of a Suzanne Brockmann book. I admit it, I'm a sucker for a man in uniform. I fall into that female stereotype.

Ms. Brockmann is the author of Silhoutte's Tall, Dark and Dangerous series, about a team of Navy...

My brother's missing! I'm in love! La la la!

Mon, 25 Feb 2002 21:13:47 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - What's that? The title of this review doesn't make sense? Guess what? Neither does the book!

Okay, wait, let me catch my breath, gather my wits, and attempt to explain.

In The Princess and the Mercenary, Marilyn Pappano has...

Can this really be the end of Our Heroine?

Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:58:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - Not hardly.

The Last Lover is the second of Ms. Van Wormer's books that have to do with Sally Harrington, small-town newspaper reporter making a come-back in the big leagues of journalism. The first was for Expose (you can read...

Definitely different.

Mon, 18 Feb 2002 15:42:55 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - Does anyone else remember the books they used to publish that were 2-in-1s? One book would be printed 'normally', but to read the other you had to flip it over and start from the back?

No, Night and Day isn't printed that way. I was...

Immortal Witches. You decide.

Sat, 16 Feb 2002 16:14:51 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero -

I begin, as I usually do, with a statement that goes something like this:

I am a die-hard Highlander fan. I've always loved the first movie. My best friend introduced me to the television series, and I was immediately hooked. I loved the...

A year in the life.

Mon, 4 Feb 2002 15:01:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero -

Yet again, I come to an author's series of books somewhere in the middle. Ordinarily, I'm happy to report, that isn't an issue. With Always Dakota, a book reported to be the third and final in the Buffalo Valley series from Ms. Macomber,...

Tepid bathwater comes to mind.

Thu, 31 Jan 2002 14:39:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero -

Hot as Ice. It's an interesting title. It brings to mind a whole host of interesting images, doesn't it? How does one have hot ice? Is it like dry ice, that steams and smokes, but isn't wet? Wouldn't hot ice melt? What exactly does the...

Age and Beauty.

Sun, 27 Jan 2002 18:44:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero -

I've reviewed Suzanne Brockmann's books before, so it should come as no surprise that I'm doing it again. I haven't read all of her Navy SEAL books, but I've read a few, and for the most part, I think they're pretty good.

I absolutely...

I love this family.

Sun, 20 Jan 2002 17:07:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - More to the point, I am constantly amazed and surprised by Ms. Wiggs' writing. I can honestly say that I've read almost all of her books, and while I enjoy some of them more than others, they're all worth reading.

Halfway to Heaven...

Cinderella? Maybe not. Still a good story.

Sun, 30 Dec 2001 21:26:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero -

It's a rare book that holds my attention enough to get me to read it in one day. Granted, I read this book over several hours on a cross-country plane trip, but I wasn't forced. I had other things to read. I could have put it down.

I...

About Sullivan and Bailey.

Sun, 16 Dec 2001 16:00:03 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - So, here I am, still doggedly plowing through my ever-increasing hoard of books to be read. Some of those books are surprisingly good. Some of them are horrifyingly bad. And some of them fall somewhere squarely in the middle.

Sullivan's Last...

More than I was expecting.

Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:50:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - First, the details of the book:

Everything But A Husband

Karen Templeton

250 pages

ISBN 0-373-27120-4

Silhouette Intimate Moments

Now, to the meat of the matter:

I find it interesting that I, who once...

It's all about the fire.

Mon, 12 Nov 2001 02:00:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero -

It's done, it's complete. I have finally read the entire Chicago Fire trilogy, historical romances written by Susan Wiggs. I can compare them all, I can contrast them all, and I can honestly say that the trilogy is a relatively pleasant read.
...

So who's really the widow?

Fri, 2 Nov 2001 20:43:32 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - Anne Stuart is an author I've had recommended to me several times over. Reviewers seem to think highly of her work, as do other authors. I have to admit, she manages to get neatly through a story, but I'm not sure her style is for me.

The...

Too Everyday and Average

Tue, 23 Oct 2001 23:25:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - I love Suzanne Brockmann. Though I've never met the lady in person, I have my hopes that one day, that might change. She's got a real talent for telling stories, and creating lovable characters.

And she's done it again with Harlan "Cowboy"...

Passionate about what?

Mon, 30 Jul 2001 00:58:35 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - Once more, I fill in the details before I opine:

A Passionate Magic

Flora Speer

LoveSpell

362 pages

ISBN: 0-505-52439-2

I am not above reading paranormal or fantasy or magic-using romance. Far...

Get ready for the storm...

Mon, 23 Jul 2001 13:23:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - First, the book details:

Storm Warning

Dinah McCall

Mira Books

ISBN 1-55166-808-4

And now, the opinion:

I got this book as a result of a club I belong to. Discounted price, so hey, if you...

I've been exposed!

Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:49:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author spalmero - Yet again, I prove that first person books, written well, are actually palatable. Maybe I've just gotten hold of a lot of bad first person books, which seems likely.

Expose is a book about, well, an expose. Several actually. It's...