Riptide (FBI Series) by Catherine Coulter Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Riptide (FBI Series)
Book Review: 0 stars is more appropriate
Summary: 1 Stars
This is probably the most poorly written work of fiction I have ever come across in my life. The prose is just horrible. Absolutely horrible. I don't know how it ever got past an editor. The story could be interesting, but I can't get past the awful writing.Redundancy abounds, along with excessive attempts at 'flowery' descriptions that just leave you confused or wondering why Coulter can't write language the way it is spoken instead of trying to make herself sound profound. This book seems like something a 6th grader would write. I honestly don't know how it ever got published.
But at least it gives this aspiring writer hope about her own attempts at fiction. If Coulter can be a 'bestseller' then I should really get in gear and finish my own novel.
Book Review: A big disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm a big fan of Catherine Coulter, but when I attempted to read this book, I was very disappointed. I didn't like the way the wording of the story was written; sometimes it seemed to jump to different points in the story without a smooth transition. I made it to chapter 7 before I finally gave up and went to the last chapter to figure out who was stalking her. In my opinion, not one of Catherine Coulter's better stories.Book Review: A minus tide
Summary: 1 Stars
This certainly has mixed reviews. I fall in the negative category. It was all I could do to finish. During the reading of this fairy tale I can't help but wonder why the author doesn't follow her own theme. First Becca is on her own, no one believes her, then she is totally believed and surrounded by agents watching her every move. They all wear kevlar vests to storm an empty house, except for the corpse of course. Then when they figure the badman is going to spring on them any minute they go for a 3 mile run in the fresh air. A house full of armed agents and the bad man still waltzes in and does what he wants. Where were the kevlar vests then? And one Zippo lighter manages to ignite cloth while everyone is trying to stop him? I could go on and on but you get the message. That's it for this author. Don't we all wish for that magic computer that can just get into everything and find out everything?Book Review: Absolutely a Dreadful Read - THE TIDE IS OUT AND IT STINKS!
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is so bad I was moved to right a review. The author neither paints pictures of places or events; no movement, no drama. Not a single interesting character, not a single interesting event. Neither is there a suspenseful or interesting twist in the whole book. I should be commended for finishing the read in hopes of finding something of interest. It's not often I make the effort to share my dissapointments, but spare yourself the effort, even TV reruns of Dragnet are of more interest and suspense. JUST AWFUL!Book Review: Apparently anyone can publish a book!
Summary: 1 Stars
As a long time mystery reader, I was interested in reading my first book from this author with 42 New York Times best selling novels. Imagine my dismay when after 50 pages, I couldn't bear to continue. This may be the most poorly written book I've ever attempted to read. The premise of the book, the character development and the prose are something I would expect from a fourth grader. It amazes me that this book ever got published- apparently Ms. Coulter is living off of her reputation. The GOOD news is that according to her website, she only writes one book a year. Perhaps when she's not writing she could attend some creative writing and English composition classes at a nearby university.