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I just couldn't get into this book at all. I felt like maybe there was another book before it that I missed - I felt like I was missing a bunch of background information. I gave up after 10 chapters.
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The Messenger
The Messenger
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At the Battle of Waterloo, twenty something British officer Tyler Hawthorne is severely wounded. While still on the battlefield, Lord Lucien Adrian deVille gives his probably dying brother in arms a ring with stipulations. The ring brings immortality to the bearer but the individual must spend eternity comforting those near death. He also is giv... more »
Author:
At the Battle of Waterloo, twenty something British officer Tyler Hawthorne is severely wounded. While still on the battlefield, Lord Lucien Adrian deVille gives his probably dying brother in arms a ring with stipulations. The ring brings immortality to the bearer but the individual must spend eternity comforting those near death. He also is giv... more »
ISBN-13: 9780743273879
ISBN-10: 0743273877
Publication Date: 12/30/2008
Pages: 384
Rating: 27
ISBN-10: 0743273877
Publication Date: 12/30/2008
Pages: 384
Rating: 27
3.9 stars, based on 27 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
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This was a good read. This man named Tyler Hawthorne has a gift that he doesn't want anymore. He's been alive for over 200 years. He can't die. He also receives the messages of the nearly dead at their bedsides. One of these messages warns him that he may soon get his wish. Around this same time, Amanda Clarke is staying by the side of her friend Ron who is soon to die, but Ron's hopes are levitated when Tyler says he isn't going to die. Amanda thinks he is likely a con artist, but soon she sees him for what he is. A great story.
Reviewed by Steph for TeensReadToo.com
Tyler Hawthorne is a mystery. He is never sick and seems to heal from any injury at an alarming rate. He's suave, confident, and extremely wealthy.
But Amanda Clarke doesn't like him. In her opinion, bringing hope to her dying best friend, Ron, is just plain stupid. Ron has been sick for ages and will most likely die - how dare Tyler bring him hope of recovering?
Only Ron does recover. And as Amanda begins to learn more and more about this Mr. Hawthorne character, she becomes more intrigued and enamored with him.
But Tyler's past doesn't come free. Someone's out to get him, and will go to any means to get a hold of a precious lost item that Tyler now has. And that puts others in danger, such as Amanda, whom Tyler has grown very fond of. Sometimes even man's best friend - the enormous, black-as-night dog, Shade - can't help his master get out of every dangerous situation.
Jan Burke writes a thrilling tale of a mysterious man and a normal woman. Throughout the story, more is learned of Tyler and his "powers", which only intrigues the reader to keep going to the next chapter to find out the next puzzle piece of his life. Then there's the actual plot of who is after Tyler and why, which unfolds in such a way that the reader will never want to put the book down until the last page.
Burke's story is truly engrossing, and with its many mysteries and plot twists, it is sure to entertain all readers.
Tyler Hawthorne is a mystery. He is never sick and seems to heal from any injury at an alarming rate. He's suave, confident, and extremely wealthy.
But Amanda Clarke doesn't like him. In her opinion, bringing hope to her dying best friend, Ron, is just plain stupid. Ron has been sick for ages and will most likely die - how dare Tyler bring him hope of recovering?
Only Ron does recover. And as Amanda begins to learn more and more about this Mr. Hawthorne character, she becomes more intrigued and enamored with him.
But Tyler's past doesn't come free. Someone's out to get him, and will go to any means to get a hold of a precious lost item that Tyler now has. And that puts others in danger, such as Amanda, whom Tyler has grown very fond of. Sometimes even man's best friend - the enormous, black-as-night dog, Shade - can't help his master get out of every dangerous situation.
Jan Burke writes a thrilling tale of a mysterious man and a normal woman. Throughout the story, more is learned of Tyler and his "powers", which only intrigues the reader to keep going to the next chapter to find out the next puzzle piece of his life. Then there's the actual plot of who is after Tyler and why, which unfolds in such a way that the reader will never want to put the book down until the last page.
Burke's story is truly engrossing, and with its many mysteries and plot twists, it is sure to entertain all readers.
Quite an unusual storyline.....I found it really held my interest!
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