Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush

Reader Comments about WICKED GAME

Zebra
ISBN: 9781420103380
(January 27, 2009)

Here are comments from our group of Advance Readers about Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush's WICKED GAME.

Deanna from Carlisle, MA

Have you previously read a book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
I have read books by both authors.

What other romantic suspense authors do you usually read?
Beverly Barton, Linda Howard, Linda Conrad, J. D. Robb, Jayne Ann Krentz, Allison Brennan, Connie Brockmann, Stella Cameron, Catherine Coulter, Heather Graham, Elizabeth Lowell, Carla Neggers, Karen Robards, Karen Rose, Erica Spindler, Wendy Corsi Staub, Roxanne St. Claire, Patricia Potter and Mariah Stewart are a few of the romantic suspense authors I read.

What did you think of WICKED GAME?
I really liked this book and would recommend it to my friends with 5 stars out of 5.

Would you ever read a future book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
I would be happy to read another book by these two authors.

Joy from Mesa, AZ

Have you previously read a book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
Yes, I have read books by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush.

What other romantic suspense authors do you usually read?
For romantic suspense books I like those written by Christina Dodd, Lora Leigh and JoAnn Ross.

What did you think of WICKED GAME?
I enjoyed WICKED GAME because it was written so that I had to keep reading to see what would happen next. It was a story of suspense, great dialogue between the characters and a believable storyline.

Would you ever read a future book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
I like Lisa's stories and have read her books since she was a historical romance writer. I have read all of her books and will continue to read the next ones.

I am glad she teamed up with Nancy Bush since I think the story has even more impact.

Kathleen from North Port, FL

Have you previously read a book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
I read LOST SOULS by Lisa Jackson.

What other romantic suspense authors do you usually read?
I read Wendy Corsi Staub and Tami Hoag.

What did you think of WICKED GAME?
I LOVED it! I could hardly put it down! More, more...

Would you ever read a future book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
Yes!

Susan from St. Louis, MO

Have you previously read a book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
I have read ABSOLUTE FEAR by Lisa Jackson. I actually preferred that book to this one.

What other romantic suspense authors do you usually read?
I read Nora Roberts (doesn't everyone?), Linda Howard, Kay Hooper, Barbara Delinsky and Dee Henderson. I generally read a lot of books that are heavier on the mystery and have a little romance included.

What did you think of WICKED GAME?
While the book was very smoothly written, I did have a little bit of a hard time getting into the first few chapters, which I thought were a bit wordy. The main characters also did not really grab me as quickly as I would have liked, and I feel they could have been developed more fully.

Both leads were likeable but not truly compelling --- maybe Becca could have been a bit more sorrowful over losing her baby, perhaps Hudson could have shown more grief over losing his sister.

I also thought the Siren Song cult should have been introduced a little bit earlier in the book. It felt a bit like it came out of the blue to provide a murderer and I prefer to have clues throughout so the denouement is something the reader could have considered beforehand.

Would you ever read a future book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
Yes, these ladies know how to tell a story and if the plot blurb sounds interesting, I would check it out.

WICKED GAME seemed to me as if it could be the start of a longer saga about the Siren cult and perhaps Becca herself. I see in your final notes that you both plan to include the colony in future books so I will probably check those out.

JoAnn from Pittsburgh, PA

Have you previously read a book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
I've never read a book by either Lisa Jackson or Nancy Bush.

What other romantic suspense authors do you usually read?
I have read Brenda Novak and enjoyed her writing.

What did you think of WICKED GAME?
The suspense in this book never quite got a hold on me. There were manufactured cliff hangers (people found alive after a murder attempt, then never surviving the trip to the hospital). The villain's relationship to the plot was very confusing and even at the end I could not figure out who exactly he was. Do I see another book continuing the story? Certainly. My assumption (and my hope ) is that each of these authors might be better writers individually in their own genre. Lisa Jackson, especially, seems tremendously prolific. This book though did seem to be written by a committee. It undoubtedly was not my best introduction to either of them.

Would you ever read a future book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
I probably wouldn't go out of my way to do so.

Roger from Erie, PA

Have you previously read a book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
No.

What other romantic suspense authors do you usually read?
I've read Nora Roberts a couple of times, but I usually don't ready romantic suspense.

What did you think of WICKED GAME?
It had a really good story but it took a long time to get into it. The first several chapters were very slow reading and if I wasn't going to do a review I wouldn't have finished it.

Would you ever read a future book by Lisa Jackson and/or Nancy Bush?
I would probably start one and, if it was interesting from the beginning, I would read it.