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Golden Threads (Once Upon a Time) by Kay Hooper Series: Once Upon a Time #1
on November 29, 2016
Genres: Contemporary
Pages: 213
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FINAL DECISION: A nice read, this story is a short category romance that means that the emotional story is somewhat rushed as the emphasis is on the plot of the book. The characters are nice and I enjoyed the book overall.
THE STORY: Lara Mason is trying to overcome her isolation by joining a local production of Rapunzel (the adult version). In truth, Lara is in the FBI witness program after the death of her father. Her attraction to the male lead of the play, Devon Shane is complicated to what might be attempts on her life.
OPINION: This book is enjoyable but it is not realistic. Like the fairy tale it is imitating, readers must just suspend their judgment and go with the story. Things happen too fast (insta-love) and there is so much that doesn’t make sense in the real world (would the FBI really allow Lara to operate so far outside their protection?). But the story is fun and the characters (including a really amazing cat) are good enough to make this book worth my time to read.
Nothing is deep in this story but it is an intriguing and entertaining effort without the angst and drama of more realistic stories. I read this book years ago when it was first published and there is still something amazing about Hooper’s writing. She has gone on to write much more complicated romantic suspense and you can certainly see glimpses of that great talent in these early efforts.
I’m going to admit that I’ve read the other books in this series as well and my favorite book of the lot is THE MATCHMAKER which reveals the story of the (you might guess) matchmaker of these couples.
WORTH MENTIONING: This is a reprint of a Loveswept category romance that was published in the late 1980s.
CONNECTED BOOKS: GOLDEN THREADS is the first book in the loosely connected Once Upon a Time series.
STAR RATING: I give this book 3 stars.