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[0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [title] title Whirlwind (Only in Gooding, #3) [author] author Hake, Cathy Marie [isbn] isbn 0764203193 [isbn13] isbn13 9780764203190 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 358 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.02 [num ratings] num ratings 1,978 [date pub] date pub Jan 01, 2008 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Sep 01, 2008 [rating] Sammy's rating 2 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started Jun 18, 2010 [date read] date read Jun 18, 2010 [date added] date added Jan 22, 2010 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [review] 
review This book wasn't terrible. It honestly was a fun, quick read for what it was. Unfortunately there was not much to the book... The plot and the characte This book wasn't terrible. It honestly was a fun, quick read for what it was. Unfortunately there was not much to the book... The plot and the characters were honestly pretty predictable, certain devices and people thrown in there for the sole sake of progressing the story along and/or creating conflict and then they were out of the story after having done their job. The whole book also had a somewhat rushed feeling to it, everything (including backgrounds) explained on the fly and not explained in full, while other things were quickly brushed over as if the author couldn't be bothered to write about it. It also seemed like Hake couldn't be bothered with double checking historical accuracy because I was confused on the time by different things being used, said, worn and done. In the end, it was all stuff I could accept. I guess the best way to describe it was that it was kind of like a young-adult book, wherein everything I mentioned is a common occurance in most young adult books in order to make them shorter and easier to read and follow. As a Christian I did appreciate the Christian tones to the book, but many times it became a little too much, even for me. Near the end of the book some messages were getting mixed. I was confused as to whether or not Hake was trying to say women should be subservient to men or if they shouldn't be. That actually never really became clear. There was also the constant habit of writing what the characters were thinking. It's okay once or twice, but it occured on pracitically every page. I find constantly voicing characters thoughts to be a version of telling (as in show don't tell) in the writing world. There are clear ways to indicate what a character is or could be thinking by showing the reader. Despite it's flaws I was still entertained. It was a good reading-rest after the large, well-written biography that was The Duchess by Amanda Foreman. If you need a break from heavy reading, and you want something that just... is, try out Whirlwind. Just don't expect a lot. ...more
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