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A review by ccgwalt
Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood
3.0
2.5 stars for story
4 stars for the narration
I haven't read any of Garwood's RS books in 5 years, and I now know my tastes have changed. From almost the beginning of the book, it felt so dated, even with the computers and cellphones and social media. For one thing, the male lead, Jack an off duty FBI agent, is caught on cellphone video killing a robbery suspect who was holding a woman hostage. After he disarms the second perpetrator, and reinforcements arrive, he is also filmed discussing what burger to get and then he's eating as the dead body is being removed. The video is uploaded to the web and getting thousands of hits. People think it's funny and awesome, and that kind of makes me sick to my stomach. Everyone is telling everyone else to watch this great video, including all of Sophie's friends, like killing a man is so cool to watch. I have not problems with what Jack did,I have problems with the author's cavalier way of making a man's death look like entertainment.
But even without that, the plot of this novel was so full of holes and sloppy work. First, Sophie is a journalist in Oregon and interviewed a man that disappeared and ends up dead in Alaska with her business card. But here's the deal. When she handed him her business card, he was in running gear with red socks,and he stowed her card in his sock. He's found in Alaska, with the same red running socks on and her card still stuffed in one. No one ever mentions the fact that this is very strange. No one wonders why he is found days later in the Alaskan wilderness with the card still in his sock!
The romance is weak with instalust and protagonists that snipe at each other. Boring. Then there are the sex scenes (not detailed) with no mention of birth control or condoms.
The plot was weak, and the romance almost nonexistant. At least the narration was good.
4 stars for the narration
I haven't read any of Garwood's RS books in 5 years, and I now know my tastes have changed. From almost the beginning of the book, it felt so dated, even with the computers and cellphones and social media. For one thing, the male lead, Jack an off duty FBI agent, is caught on cellphone video killing a robbery suspect who was holding a woman hostage. After he disarms the second perpetrator, and reinforcements arrive, he is also filmed discussing what burger to get and then he's eating as the dead body is being removed. The video is uploaded to the web and getting thousands of hits. People think it's funny and awesome, and that kind of makes me sick to my stomach. Everyone is telling everyone else to watch this great video, including all of Sophie's friends, like killing a man is so cool to watch. I have not problems with what Jack did,I have problems with the author's cavalier way of making a man's death look like entertainment.
But even without that, the plot of this novel was so full of holes and sloppy work. First, Sophie is a journalist in Oregon and interviewed a man that disappeared and ends up dead in Alaska with her business card. But here's the deal. When she handed him her business card, he was in running gear with red socks,and he stowed her card in his sock. He's found in Alaska, with the same red running socks on and her card still stuffed in one. No one ever mentions the fact that this is very strange. No one wonders why he is found days later in the Alaskan wilderness with the card still in his sock!
The romance is weak with instalust and protagonists that snipe at each other. Boring. Then there are the sex scenes (not detailed) with no mention of birth control or condoms.
The plot was weak, and the romance almost nonexistant. At least the narration was good.