Reviews for Rabbit Heart

The average rating for Rabbit Heart based on 2 reviews is 1.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-08-26 00:00:00 William Mcgowan This is a silly book, yes -- but with enough charm to entice to the bitter end. That may not sound like much. But so far as interest goes, it's ahead of other 'bad books' I've read in 2011 -- including several Regency paperbacks that threw my completionist genes for a loop. Our story centers around a young woman named Nicollette. She's unbelievably gorgeous, sexy, etc -- the standard romance leading lady, exept for one problem. She can't sleep with anyone without killing them. She doesn't know how or why she's cursed -- but none of her partners can satisfy her. Indeed, sex with Nicollette is so amazingly awesome that it causes a coronary & priapism (not necessarily in that order). Little does she know it's not just the sex that makes their blood pump so quickly -- it's the mere proximity to her rabbit-fast heartbeat (200 BPM) that somehow reaches beyond her body & drives her lovers' own hearts to keep pace, thereby exploding from effort. Well. That's dashed inconvenient. Enter Jackson Lang, a Scotland Yard inspector, & the reclusive Lord Baston, a nice guy who's also cursed with a high sex-drive. By magical plot devices, the three all find themselves in Glastonbury, where Nicollette accidentally kills two locals before Jackson gets the handcuffs latched. We learn the tragic history of our heroine's past: a mother with the same cursed sex drive & a WTF explanation for her rabbity-fast heart -- i.e., a pack of Good Samaritan wild bunnies kept her alive after she'd just emerged from the womb. Touched by her sad story (and also driven by a wicked boner), Baston takes it upon himself to launch a vigorous defense (he's also a non-practicing solicitor -- handy chap to have around)...but it's not enough. Nicollette gets thrown in Newgate for a few chapters (the best of the book) & wacky escape hijinks ensue. So...this is a silly book. But for all its faults (and there are many), RABBIT HEART had me engaged enough to see the conclusion of the story. Far & away, the worst fault is the writing. Our author doth not have The Gift of Wordsmyth'ry, as it reads like a self-published book rather than a major biz release. Most of the supporting characters are flatter than flat & serve little purpose besides dropping in & out to perform plot-propellers as need arises. Some chapters read okay, others were awkward in the extreme -- some dialogues flowed, others were clunky & cumbersome. At least five separate times I was certain the story had hit its stride & would trot along in that vein...but no. After the first hundred pages I abandoned that dream & watched everything drift in a mash of merrily uneven threading. Rarely have I read a book where the author so failed the visions she was trying to paste on paper. This book has several good ideas, but brainstorming isn't enough. It never reaches a level where the flaws can be ignored in favor of pure enjoyment (if that makes sense). It's a shame, really. The main characters had interesting quirks & the story was surreal in a way I normally like, with odd details & improbable-but-just-slightly-plausible weirdness. It's a story that would translate well through the lens of Tim Burton. At several scenes I closed my eyes & imagined everything acting out in foggy-blue atmosphere with colorful costumes & deadpan zaniness...but the world wasn't blessed with Tim Burton's Rabbit Heart. Instead we have Colleen Hitchcock's Rabbit Heart, and...well...yeah. That ain't cutting it. :P I'm not surprised the hinted-at-sequel has never come to light.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-07-13 00:00:00 Sharon Rider What a silly,dumb,historicaly incorrect and "where did this author come up with this crap?" Men dying when she makes love to them? She is cursed? III say..never mind the poor fella's. Im such a sucker for a beautiful cover.. and did I get suckered..hit the wall 1/3 way in.Gahhhh!