Reviews for Diving deep

The average rating for Diving deep based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-06-26 00:00:00 Carmen Dipaolo Although I keep and re-read this book mainly for Jayne Ann Krentz's Too Wild to Wed? (1991), I enjoy the other two books (Montana Man by Barbara Delinsky and Falling Angel by Anne Stuart) just as much, invariably re-reading them at the same time. Too Wild to Wed: Letty Conroy is sweetly naive about life in the fast track and no match at all for Xavier Augustine, her on-again off-again fiance. What struck me most was her outrage at not only being investigated by Xavier prior to their marriage but that the report was only one page long! It made me realize that most of us are in the same boat and what does that say about us? One page to sum up an entire lifetime? It would make the sanest of us want to kick up our heels and do something outrageous. Just as soon as we can think of something outrageous to do. A very believable plot, ingenious in its subtlety and really funny in places. I more than once found myself leaning back and shaking my head as Xavier digs a hole in his relationship with Letty that he will have trouble pulling himself out of. Montana Man: An enticing story about two people meeting during a storm and having to depend on each other to survive. Both have reason to distrust and dislike the opposite sex, so the interaction between the two is a conflict from the beginning. Add in a 5-week old baby and you have the makings of a great story. Many of the observations made by the two ring true, and I was especially struck by Lily's attempt to evaluate her actions and conversation ahead of time to be sure Quist won't see them as manipulative, one of his accusations against women in general. Falling Angel: Although I don't normally like a book theme that is unrealistic, I have really enjoyed this one, over and over. Emerson is stuck in a Way Station and they can't decide whether to send him to heaven or hell, so he is offered a do-over to see if he can go back and fix things he did wrong before he died. The catch is that he cannot tell anyone who he is and he doesn't get to go back in his body, but in Gabriel Falconi's, but he gets to call on three miracles. The story is thought-provoking as Emerson/Gabriel works his way into the lives of strangers and tries to determine how his actions affected them and what to do to correct the results, since he is still essentially the selfish, cold Emerson inside the warm, caring Gabriel. The reader also has to determine whether Emerson is doing the right or wrong thing as he clumsily tries to figure it out himself. I love the way Ms. Stuart has Emerson able to draw on Gabriel's talents when Emerson isn't concentrating on them, like wood-carving, understanding how cars work, ability to cook and repair things, etc., none of which Emerson has any experience with. This book is interesting on many levels.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-12 00:00:00 Herman Hood Too Wild to Wed has spice, Montana Man is sweet and poignant while Falling Angel tugs at one's heart! All in all romantic dream!