Word of Honor
by Radclyffe
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Author: RadclyffeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-20
ISBN: 160282018X
Number of pages: 264
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
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Book Review: Who are these people?
Summary: 1 Stars
I agree with another reviewer who said that from the opening page, the tone was set. However, that's where my agreement ends. The novel starts with Blair complaining about the noise being made while workers fix her apartment complex. Considering that the damage to the complex "happened" during 9/11, one would think Blair would be very grateful that she is alive to hear the noise being made. But no, not our spoiled little bi.....er...princess. But that does set the tone. More complaining from Blair about how difficult her life is, how much she needs Cameron to be safe, etc.
As if that isn't bad enough, the book focuses almost entirely on Dr. Emory Constantine (sp?) who was introduced in "Honor Reclaimed" I believe. It also introduces Dana somethingorother, a reporter who is hired to follow Blair around while she prepares for her wedding. Once they meet, Emory and Dana take center stage, and the main characters that are supposed to be in this series are pushed to the side. Nothing new is divulged about them.
Emory makes it clear from the beginning that she doesn't like reporters and doesn't trust them. Dana hopes Emory will learn to trust her, and yet every single opportunity Dana has to prove she is trustworthy is wasted. The story comes first and she doesn't pretend otherwise. She is not a likeable character at all, and yet Emory falls for her, pushing aside years and years of distrust and pain, and pretty much ignoring Dana's serious character flaws. I admit, Emory wasn't one of my favorite characters, but I never got the sense that she was desperate for someone, but clearly she must be to fall for Dana.
Valerie and Diane are my two favorite characters and they are hardly present at all. When they are present, nothing happens. Valerie is a big mystery and the most fascinating character, and yet she is pretty much ignored. And I am convinced that there is a book between this one and "Honor Under Siege" that I must have missed. Valerie started out as a high class call girl, then became an art dealer and then a CIA Agent. Throughout all her various personas, she was very feminine and elegant and sophisticated. Now, she is dark and deadly???!!!!! Uhm.....help, somebody! Tell me the name of the book that explains this transition please. It doesn't make any sense the way she is portrayed in this book.
Can we have one of these books where Cameron doesn't get blown up/shot/whatever? She really isn't very good at her job. I agree with another reviewer about the so-called climax. It was laughable. For the last two books, Radclyffe has been beating it into the reader's heads that Matheson is a fanatic who will not stop until Blair is dead, but luckily for everyone involved, his grand plan magically changed. Why? Because it would have been so very easy to kill Blair, and we can't have that. So let's take the easy/lazy way out and come up with a ridiculous new plan that is guaranteed to fail. Oh yes, that should work. Not.
This book is by far the worst of all them. It shouldn't even count as being in the "Honor" series, since the author has lost her honor by short changing her fans with the piece of drivel. Don't waste you time.
Summary of Word of Honor
A fast-paced romance shot-through with danger, passion, and excitement.First Daughter Blair Powell and her lover Cameron Roberts, newly appointed deputy director of the Homeland Security Office, escape to a ski chalet in the Rockies after a harrowing attack by members of a domestic terrorism organization. However, Blair and Cam come under fire both publicly and privately when the media spotlights their plans to wed and an old nemesis resurfaces to threaten their lives. With the nation under attack, the world on the verge of war, and their personal lives the focus of intense public scrutiny, Cam and Blair struggle to preserve what matters most--their love.
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