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To Die for by Linda Howard

wyvernfriend's review against another edition

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4.0

Written in the first person by someone who is more used to using her looks and he fact that people underestimate her than using the smarts she was born with. Someone who knows that that's the way the world works and is willing to use it. Her name is Blair Mallory, she runs a health club, founded with the procedes from her divorce. The club is successful and she's happy with her life until Nicole Goodwin. Nicole decides that she wants to be Blair so she slowly makes herself over to be her, however she's not a nice woman and when several of Blair's clients approach her with complaints, Blair is only happy not to renew her membership. When Blair discovers Nicole's car in the parking lot as she's closing up she's sure it spells trouble, and it does, only not what Blair expects. There's shots, that Blair assumes are from Nicole only to discover that Nicole is dead. When Blair starts having more accidents that's when she wonders was it because of how she looked that Nicole died.



Lt Wyatt Bloodsworth enters the fray. An ex of Blair's he's used to being in charge, but Blair isn't having any of that. Having to live with him to keep her from harm doesn't suit her, particularly as they're both very attracted. He can turn her no's into yesses too easily.

It's fluffy and reminds me of early Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich, only without some of the annoying tendencies to rush into danger. A fun character that I look forward to reading more about.

karenholmes's review against another edition

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2.0

Blair gets on my nerves. I don't know if it's her voice, her view of the world or a mixture of the story. I know Linda Howard is a top selling romance novelist and will try another of her stories, but this one, wasn't for me.
I agree she knows how to pace a story and to keep it interesting. But now I need to find characters I care about. I guess I would have loved a lot more to follow the lawyer sister around than the one that owns a fitness center.
Mystery wasn't really well resolved and a few things were too thin to believe.

wife228's review against another edition

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2.0

Why I was so anxious to read this I don't know!! It was pretty dull. Too much sex and romance and not even intrigue. Will not anymore of these books!!

bagejew's review against another edition

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5.0

Romance, intrigue, and page-turning fun! Blair Mallory is a fun, quirky woman who seems to regularly get into predicaments. Her relationship with her Wyatt Bloodsworth is full of passion and humor. I thoroughly enjoyed To Die For and look forward to reading more of Ms. Howard’s books.

bee_interrupted's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

kyra_tamara's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing!!

fishgirl182's review against another edition

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5.0

A fun, fast read.

berkekilic's review against another edition

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4.0

Bu kitabı Migros'tan 5 küsür TLye daha dün almıştım. Üstelik arka yazısını bile okumadan, sadece yazarına güvenerek. Bakın, bir gün içinde bitirdim işte. Kendimi durdurmam mümkün değildi.
Linda Howard'ın daha önce Kara Melek(Death Angel) adlı kitabını okumuştum. Favori kitaplarım arasındadır. O zaman da iki günde bitirdiğimi hatırlıyorum. Hem gerilimi, hem eğlencesi hem de romantizmi yüksek bir kitaptı. Ölümcül Hata ise ondan çok çok daha eğlenceliydi. Çoğu zaman yüzümdeki o saçma sapan gülümsemeyle okudum. Başkarakterimiz Blair Mallory ve onun müthiş düşünceleri kitaba çok tatlı bir hava katmış. Erkek karakter Wyatt ise klasik aşk kitaplarının aksine ne çok yakışıklı ne de mükemmel. Yine de sevilecek bir ton özelliği olduğunu söylemeden geçemem.
Blair, kendi hayatını kurmuş, spor salonu sahibi, boşanmış bir kadın olarak arz-ı endam ediyor. Kendisi tipik bir Güney Amerika kızı. Sarışın, renkli gözlü, fit vücutlu ve bir amigo kız. :D Birgün spor salonunda sürekli onu taklit eden bir kadın tarafından silahlı saldırıya uğruyor. Ya da o öyle düşünüyor diyelim. Olayın ardından yıllar önce bir süreliğine görüştüğü ancak daha sonra birden onu terkeden polis memuru Wyatt Bloodsworth'u -elbette olay yerinde- yeniden görüyor. Bu Blair için oldukça kötü çünkü ondan çok hoşlanmasına rağmen kendisini terk ettiği için Wyatt'tan nefret ediyor.
İkilinin arasındaki sürekli tartışma hali hiçbir zaman sıkıcı bir hal almadan ilerledi kitapta. İlk başta kızımızın çabuk teslim olduğunu düşünsem de sonraları bunu çoktan unutmuş vaziyetteydim. Olayların çözüm kısmı beni çok da şaşkına uğratmamış olsa da bu kitaba kötü gözle bakmam imkansız.
Tek günlük harika bir kaçamak olacak bu kitap. Eğer okuduğunuz türlerden sıkıldıysanız ve zekice, aynı zamanda da fazlasıyla eğlenceli bir şey okumak istiyorsanız: Buyurun Ölümcül Hata(To Die For) sizi kollarına çağırıyor.
Linda Howard es geçmeye gelmez!

theproficientreader's review against another edition

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4.0

This was not a romantic suspense book. Whatever "suspense" it had, it was...not good. But that's so beside the point, because I really enjoyed this one. It was hilarious and I found myself laughing out loud a lot. I honestly didn't even know if I wanted to strangle Blair sometimes--I suspect some might get annoyed at her--or be genuinely entertained. Well, I was entertained, and that's all that matters.

yuusasih's review against another edition

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3.0

Ternyata versi cetul kover paling gress-nya belum ada. Dan saya lagi males nambah-nambah buku jadi pakai yang ini aja.

Agak bingung sih mau kasih 1-2 bintang atau 3, karena saya sebenernya nggak suka banget jenis cowok kayak yang cowok di sini--jenis yang menganggap cewek itu malu-malu-tapi-mau jadinya sering menggampangkan kata "tidak" dari cewek, terutama sekali kata "tidak" untuk hubungan seks. Untungnya si Blair sebagai heroine cukup tegas soal ini dan saya 100% mendukung keputusannya untuk kekeuh say no walau dengan catatan beberapa kali khilaf. Yang bikin saya akhirnya kasih 3 bintang ya karena si heroine-nya ini yang independen dan sangat menghargai dirinya sekali. Walau saya sebel banget waktu Wyatt bilang sikap teguh Blair ini "high-maintenace" like omg high-maintenance itu kalau pacar lo ngeretin mulu mintanya yang mahal-mahal, ya, ini si Blair mah dia cuma minta dihargai sebagai perempuan bok! Dude, Wyatt gue rasa anda tidak pantas dapet perempuan macam Blair.

Sebagian besar masalah saya sama buku ini karena si Wyatt sik, sampai akhir nggak paham juga kenapa si Wyatt bisa diterima sama Blair. Aye mah ngacir duluan heuheu. Tapi penerjemahannya asyik, dan lagi-lagi, Blair itu relatable banget untuk perempuan independen-cum-feminis masa kini, walau dia masih venus vs. mars di beberapa tempat. Misteri dan/atau police procedural-nya sendiri di luar jangkauan pembaca dan banyakan romance-nya, tapi semuanya dibahas dengan apik.