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Someone to Love: A Novel (Jude Deveraux)

It's been three years since his fiancée's mysterious suicide, and Jace Montgomery still hungers ...
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JaneAusten
04/16/2009

Someone to Love: A Novel (Jude Deveraux) 3

'Someone to Love' is the first book I read authored by Jude Deveraux.

Someone to Love is a romantic novel, interwined with a mystery. It was the 'What Happens Next?' mystery element kept me glued to this book.

The story is about Jace Montgomery, an Amercian, who goes to England to find out the mystery behind his fiancee Stacy's death. What is it that happened in the small village pub in England where Stacy died? Jace decides to find out such that he himself is able to move on with his life and not think about the incident and ensure that Stacy rests peacefully.

Jace purchases the unsightly Priory House in England and discovers it is haunted. Unraveling the ties between past and present with the help of a beautiful local journalist, Nigh, Jace must at last reconcile his heartwrenching loss and his own hopeful future.

Though Jude Deveraux, the author, could pull few strings here and there, overall it's a pretty decent read.
Recommended.

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Dawn~
03/21/2009

Someone to Love: A Novel (Jude Deveraux) 3

I read some of the other reviews and I do agree that this was not a gripping, sensational story..., but entertaining and enjoyable. I love reading anything about England, so I very much enjoyed the setting! The reading was light and quick with a charming, albeit odd story about ghosts and love and moving on...It was just a fun book to kill a weekend with!

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MiriamE.Bonk
01/20/2009

Someone to Love: A Novel (Jude Deveraux) 5

Took awhile to get to me but it was within the time stated and I wasn't in a hurry anyway. Quality was good and the price was excellent. I would buy from this seller again.

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Allie97606
09/07/2008

Someone to Love: A Novel (Jude Deveraux) 3

I read this book in a few hours; Jude Deveraux's books are quick reads. Jude usually carries me away to a different reality, but in Someone to Love, she doesn't. Overall it's not a memorable book, but I don't feel as if I have completely wasted my time reading it. It had some enjoyable funny moments.
I liked the mystery aspect and the fact that Jude tied in the ghosts, it made the plot line more interesting. I honestly was a bit skeptical of this book when I first picked it up; I'm not a big mystery fan usually. I felt that Jude had something good going with the mystery of the ghosts. But she carried on a bit too much on Jace's obsession with the dead and his fiancé. I didn't know his fiancé from reading about her character; mayhap that's why I felt no sympathy for him or Stacy. I have heard this book came out after the tragedy struck of losing her son (Jude's). So in my mind I feel that Jude did a good job after something of that multitude had happened to her. Yes Someone to Love isn't her best, but its not her worst either. The ending I felt was off for the two ghosts. I know Jude meant for it to be sweet but it came off kind of creepy. I wouldn't want that to happen to me. I'm not going to spoil it for future readers. Just know that the ending isn't what you expect, not like it's a twist or anything...it's just weird.
I also thought as usual that Jude does a great job with setting. Some readers have complained that Jude has mixed up some English terms with American-English terms, very easy mistake to make especially after having a death in her family. Her editor is most likely American and that's why he/she hadn't caught on to it. There's a lot of slang in English (American), so possibly do you think there's a lot in English terms? I felt this reader maybe a bit particular. It honestly did not bother me when reading Someone to love.
Overall the book was not a disappointment, but it was no "Knight in Shining Armor" or "Remembrance".

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Kate50612
09/07/2008

Someone to Love: A Novel (Jude Deveraux) 3

I love Jude Deveraux's books, but this one just kept going and going to the point of frustration. Too much of insufficient details that I couldn't care for in the least.I should have trusted the reviews before I read. I decided to try it out myself,and what a disappointment that was. I was so happy it was over. No major shocking ending. Please don't take my word for it, you be the judge.

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