|  |
| Customer Reviews: | | Average Customer Review: ( 36 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Weis paints an artistic, character driven novel Jul 20, 2007
By Heather Froeschl
People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. It seems there is always a purpose if we seek it out. Alexandrea Weis' novel, "To My Senses" reminded me of that. It also reminded me that we need to follow our heart's desires. What more can you ask of a good read? Romance, lush New Orleans settings, intrigue, conspiracy, art...it's a very fulfilling book.
Nicci Beauvoir isn't really into the whole debutante life. She's done that, grown up in it, and now she wants to settle into being a nurse. She's completing her studies and will soon be ready to make a difference in the world. Her father would prefer she take over the family scrap metal business. But one evening, while attending a lawn party, she comes face to face with an inviting diversion. David Alexander is a struggling artist, obligatorily under the firm grasp of his benefactor, Sammy. There is something to be explored here.
Nicci is swept off her feet, slowly, through a day of fishing, a visit to a coffee shop, and a collapse on David's couch, where he proceeds to capture her image on the canvas while she sleeps. He is passionate in his art, in life. He is just what Nicci needs in hers. There is trouble though. Nicci's father's business is in need of diversification. A plan is under way for a take over. Warnings are given and a possible saving grace is discovered. Somehow, David knows all about it.
Nicci turns to Dr. Michael Fagles, a "safe," controlling man who only wants a wife to be exactly as he sees fit. He directs Nicci, and she allows him. Her passion is gone, for Michael has none to share. Will she be doomed to spend her life under the thumb of this loveless moron? Will she find herself again, and find the raw emotional life she needs to embrace her true goals?
Alexandrea Weis paints an artistic, character driven novel, set in pre-Katrina luscious New Orleans, and offers life lessons to readers along the way. The pages are filled with self examination, romance, intimacy, hints of connections to the crime worlds, and lavish parties. My favorite scenes involve delightful cottages that leave me aching to explore New Orleans. A fantastic book to curl up with and get lost in, Weis introduces readers to characters that will linger in the mind like a sultry summer night. I trust there will be more from this author in the future, and I look forward to that prospect.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Loved the book Aug 01, 2007
By Susan M. Anderson
To My Senses is a beautifully written novel. It is rare to find a book that I can't put down. The book is filled with romance and suspence.
I'm looking forward to Weis' sequel.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A Witty and Passionate Romance Jul 31, 2007
By T. J. Powell
To My Senses is a book that I found myself enjoying so much I was sorry to finish it. It's been a long time since I have been so blown away by the ending of a book. I had a hard time putting it down as it is, suspenseful as much as it is romantic. The witty personality of Nicci adds an element of humor that I enjoyed coupled with the electric chemistry between her and David. She faces difficult choices that force her to decide what really matters most in life and in love.
Weiss does a beautiful job of intertwining each characters relationship against the backdrop of the always interesting and intense city of New Orleans. Her descriptions of the French Quarter immediately brings you there.
A fabulous first novel.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
good book with great characters Jun 23, 2007
By avidreader
Surprised and entertained by this novel. Better than a romance and better written. LOVED all the characters, very memorable and was the kind of book you hated to finish reading. I really think a lot of readers will be happily impressed. Good book and worth the price!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Contemporary Romance Apr 29, 2008
By 365andMe
I can't remember ever loving characters in a book as much as I loved Nicci, her dad, her uncle, Ned, Val, and yes, even the Hoover sisters. I just didn't want this book to end. I felt like I knew each one intimately and didn't want to close the pages on them.
I tried to read it in one day. Stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, but couldn't make it. Even though I tried to gobble it up, this wasn't a fast read. I felt myself slowing down, not wanting to miss anything. I wanted to feel exactly what the characters felt.
When I read the ending the next morning, I am glad I didn't finish at 3:00 a.m. The ending was so surprising, so shockingly stunning, it would have jolted me awake and I'd never gotten to sleep. Here's a little bit about the book.
Practical Nicole "Nicci" Beauvoir wanted more out of life than marriage and kids. She had plans to be a nurse. She's fiercely independent and didn't feel she needed a man to muck up her future.
When David Alexander, a struggling artist, sees Nicci at a garden party and the attraction starts there. They both find they have something in common. Each lead a life void of passion by closing off a part of themselves to the world. Against her better judgment, Nicci responds to the passion David offer. Soon she finds out she's been deceived. David isn't what he appears to be.
It will take the aid of her meddlesome family to get them back together, but the story will not end there. The author saves a super-sized twist for last in this page-turner of a book.
See all 36 customer reviews on Amazon.com
|
| | |
|
|
