| Title | : | Tears Of The Shaman (It Takes Two, #1) |
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| ISBN | : | 0373076541 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780373076543 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 |
| Publication | : | First published June 1, 1995 |
Mallory Wakefield was desperate to find her missing twin, lost in the merciless desert. Navajo medicine man Benjamin Graywolf appeared to be her last hope. But his heart seemed unjustly hardened against her.
LEADS TO DESIRE
Benjamin Graywolf had seen this woman in a vision--now she appeared at his door. Although he had good reasons for his mistrust, he reluctantly agreed to help her. But would she lead him to an everlasting passion, or his ultimate destruction?
IT TAKES TWO
Mallory and Marissa, twins bound by love and secrets, they find that danger and romance can strike twice.
Tears Of The Shaman (It Takes Two, #1) Reviews
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3.5 stars
I would classify this as a fairly typical category, we have our reporter heroine who thinks something has happened to the twin with whom she shares a strong bond with. Desperate she turns to the hero who is known for his tracking skills, but our Navajo hero of course hates reporters and white women after being burned by one. I will say I liked the heroine in this one, she didn't crumble even once no matter what the hero threw at her, whether it meant roughing it out or climbing hills, she would do anything for the sister she loved. The hero was tougher to like and I liked how the heroine said that he held on to his prejudice. Overall I liked this book for how the author represented the hero's culture and the difficulties they face. There wasn't any sugar coating of the dismay h/H may face for building a life together yet you knew they loved each other. -
I enjoyed this 'typical' romance novel which (like most 'pure' romance novels) spent far too much time in the two protagonists heads wondering about why they were attracted to one another rather than showing that UST through their behavior. The storyline, the search for the missing sister, and the shamanism angle were all interesting enough to make this an enjoyable read that I would recommend for anybody who wants some light, escapist romance (and yes, there is nothing wrong with wanting some light, escapist romance ... so literary snobs can go suck it up).
The bump-up in stars is because the author painstakingly tried to paint a balanced picture of Navajo culture and all of the positive benefits of and challenges that culture faces today, including poverty and discrimination, without sounding preachy or condescending or going off on one of the long, boring rants that makes people shy away from cultural diversity today. It was obvious the author took pains to do this every time she introduced a minor character. There was extra work spent there researching these characters and fleshing them out ... trying to portray them as balanced ... I can see that work throughout this book. This is especially true as this book was written back in 1995, when such issues had not yet reached the national consciousness. The heroine's treatment of Ida at the end (and I can't say more due to spoilers) made me give this book an extra star.
And what's with the blue-eyed white dude on the front cover with blatantly photoshopped long black hair. Hah! That is not the author's fault but it made me laugh ... 1990's tradi-pub whitewashing. I hope, if Ms. Daniels ever gets her rights back, that she'll go back through this book with her 2016 eye, smooth out the 1990's head-hopping, and add back in all the extra research I suspect she had in her original rough draft about life on the reservation before they made her lop it down to 200 pages. -
Interesting concept - easy to read.
