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Title: Morning Light
ISBN: 0451222776
Author:
Catherine Anderson
Publicate Date: 2008-01-02
Publish: 2008-01-02
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Not great, but not horrible either
I can't add much than what's already been said. Yes, there is a lot of religious discussion in this book, but I didn't feel like it was being pushed at me. I just chalked it up to being a story about two Catholics.
I guess it depends on how much you let it bother you. I don't like people coming to my front door trying to convert me to their religion (that really gets me mad) but I didn't really get that from this book.
The thing that irritated me more about this book is that a lot of it is a rehash of CA's other books. Not all people speak the same way, not even ranchers. I found the dialog very similar and many of the situations/plot lines were similar to past books too.
How many times can you have a cowboy (sorry, horseman) meet a troubled/handicapped/special woman and turn her life around. She doesn't believe she can help, she runs away, he chases after her and wins her back. CA needs to create some different type of characters and come up with different storylines.
But all in all, I don't regret buying and reading the book. It just won't be one that I read over again like I've done with many of her previous books.
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2: Holier Than Thou Hypocrites
Ms Anderson has an amazing talent for making her heroes lovable. She proves it again here by making this preachy, bible spouting hypocrite seem tolerable. He was no worse than most romance novel heroes except that he spent the first 2/3 of the book ranting about the sin of pre-marital sex. The heroine,albiet a 31 year old virgin, did not join his rant but listened to it. Still, she jumped right in and joined him at the drop of his stetson. I never thought of Catholics as Holy Rollers. Apparently, the author does. I agree with other reviewers that the story would have been much improved by editing out the majority of the preaching. Like real life preaching, it wins a lot less converts than good examples do. I gather the Harrigans are to provide a new family saga like the Kendricks and Coulters. Good. She was running out of siblings in those families. Soon she'll need a more complex family tree to keep them all straight.
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3: I read books for enjoyment and escape.
This book is excellent reading! Couldn't have enjoyed this book more. I'm new to Catherine Anderson's books having only read 3 thus far. This is the book that grabbed me and has me seeking out all Mrs. Anderson's other books. I am hoping they are written with the same 'religious zeal' I saw with "Morning Light"... just a touch in all the right places.
I enjoyed being able to read a book without being overwhelmed with 'sex here... sex there... sex everywhere'! I skip these pages in other books, not because I'm a prude but because the sex usually has little to do with the story line! If you don't like the 'religious scenes'... skip them. Personally, I found it refreshing to read these scenes and I really would like to see more books depicting less sex in every chapter and verse. Besides, saying grace at a meal is hardly 'overzealous' religion.
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4: This is what happens when authors develop a loyal fan base
They take advantage. I don't like it when an author starts weaving in her/his actual beliefs (religious or political) within storylines. I don't care what they believe in real life - just write a good story, OK? Without proselytizing or jumping on the soapbox. I would venture to say that most of Ms. Anderson's fans are 30ish and up, and we pretty much have our belief system in place by this time...
Mixing psychic abilities with the Catholic faith angle didn't work for me. And the deep, profound love found by these two within a few short days was just stupid. There were so many holes in this story that I had to laugh.
The Kendrick and Coulter men were awesome. I found this author with Baby Love, loved it, and have read everything of hers since. Hopefully, the rest of the Harrigan mens' stories will not follow the same path as Clint's. But I will not buy this author again - I will check her future books out of the library. I do have to say though that I bought this book at my library's book sale for $2.00. And tucked inside was a very small note from the original owner that said "this book sucks, you can have it".
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5: HORRIBLE LET DOWN!!
First off I want to say that up until this book I was an avid Catherine Anderson fan (even bought this in hardback!)She was until now one of my "keeper" authors. Second off let me say if I wanted a sermon I would go to church. Third! If I wanted to read inspirational books I would of bought one that was stated as such not wasted my money on a book that isn't what its stated to be. Book is all about Catholic's and God and VERY POORLY DONE!! You get page after page that is nothing but Catholic & God ranting in every paragraph then get a couple of pages where you think you might get to what is supposed to be the story but NOOOO right back to the Catholic and God rants! ABSOLUTLY HORRIBLE! Prior book was bad enough with the Catholic stuff but this one is way overdone and will be the last Catherine Anderson book I buy new and if this is what her writing has become also last one I read. I won't even buy the next one used if its the same religious ranting much less new.
Do yourself a favor and don't buy it new, go to library or buy it used that way you won't feel so ripped off by author and publisher. If you like inspirational books you might enjoy it but for those of us wanting what was a typical Catherine Anderson book AVOID and re read an old one you'll get more out of it!
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