A female Army officer's first assignment is to Fraiser Island, a secret government compound in the Pacific. There aren't very many officers stationed there, so it is considered an honor to be assigned there. But when she gets there, she quickly finds out that she doesn't like the officer in charge, the male lead. She also befriends a young officer about her age who's always dreaming of home.
While the idea of a secret government compound isn't very creative, what Frasier Island hides is original, but a little on the absurd side. There are many things the lead, nor the reader, don't understand at first. There are several cover ups and deceptions that are interesting enough.
But the whole fighting at first\kissing later concept of romance is really wearing on me. Especially when the female lead is carefree and the male lead is perfect with a troubled past.
This book didn't really need a villain, but there was one anyway. And he came with the complete package: gunfire, sayings at the push of a button, the whole nine yards.
The characters have room for improvement, as with most debut novels.
Nevertheless, the secret of Frasier Island is what is keeping this book afloat in the doldrums of fiction.
2.5 stars
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Finding Marie by Susan Page Davis
I must say, I liked Finding Marie better than I thought I would at first. It's the sequel to Frasier Island, and it's better than it.
The plot follows Marie, Pierre's bride, as she runs across the country guarding a secret she obtained from a now-dead woman she met on an airplane. Pierre and George try desperately to find her.
The fact that the book focuses on Marie this time around is interesting. She's a pretty good character; bordering on perfection.
Pierre stayed pretty true to his personality, even though he is now portrayed as the new perfect male lead.
The best thing about the story is that it's realistic. Davis doesn't push the "suspense" as much as other authors would in this type of situation.
The villain isn't portrayed as an evil hatemonger, though this is mostly because he's hardly in it.
The main downside to this book is, now that Davis has married her two primary couples, she thought she had to come up with a new one. It adds nothing to the plot but stupidity.
Thank God Susan didn't try to synchronize the title of this series like other authors would have.
All in all, this is Davis' best book to date.
3 stars
The plot follows Marie, Pierre's bride, as she runs across the country guarding a secret she obtained from a now-dead woman she met on an airplane. Pierre and George try desperately to find her.
The fact that the book focuses on Marie this time around is interesting. She's a pretty good character; bordering on perfection.
Pierre stayed pretty true to his personality, even though he is now portrayed as the new perfect male lead.
The best thing about the story is that it's realistic. Davis doesn't push the "suspense" as much as other authors would in this type of situation.
The villain isn't portrayed as an evil hatemonger, though this is mostly because he's hardly in it.
The main downside to this book is, now that Davis has married her two primary couples, she thought she had to come up with a new one. It adds nothing to the plot but stupidity.
Thank God Susan didn't try to synchronize the title of this series like other authors would have.
All in all, this is Davis' best book to date.
3 stars
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