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Fire Works In The Hamptons (2011)

by Celia Jerome(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0756406889 (ISBN13: 9780756406882)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

DAW

series

Willow Tate

review 1: I enjoyed Fire Works in the Hamptons much more than Night Mares in the Hamptons. The combination of multiple adversaries and the quest to find out about the fire bugs make for an engaging read. A final revelation at the end of the book definitely increase my anticipation for subsequent novels. But certain personality traits in Willow Tate, the titular character, gets on my nerves. I might read the subsequent books in the series if I chance upon them.
review 2: This book was knife-edge for me: I loved the secondary world Jerome created from which Willow draws her creatures, Willow's mother's dog-rescue background, and the special and mundane characters who people the community in which this novel takes place. On the other hand, I felt the main character (Willow... more Tate) read much younger than her given age and the romance subplots eventually demolished my interest in completing the book.This was particularly evident in the subpar will they/won't they no-mance between Piet (handsome stranger helping Willow manage an infestation of fireflies who are actually incendiary) and Willow. From the moment Piet starts the juvenile "I'm not looking for love but I will ogle your body incessently 'cause that's what I do," I was ready for him to be gone. The author continually mentioned the chemistry but the more she did, the less I felt it. Adding to the fakery of this particular plot point was the baby that spit flames that Willow was given care of so that we could be treated to faux family scene after faux family scene while the firefly plot meandered around invisibly in the background. Take away: Babies are hard! But they make manly men more sexy! *headdesk* *headdesk*The bottom line is that this is a good read if you're looking for a romance with fantastic flourishes. less

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