Stone Barrington Novel Son of Stone, Book 21, (Paperback)

from repb

This book was so bad I went back and looked at other Woods' books I have read over the years - back six years actually - and see I have read six of them, the earlier ones I really liked. The last two I didn't like and this one was so bad I refuse to finish. I see my ratings have steadily gotten w...

from PaulaGalvan

Wooden characters with no emotion what-so-ever. This book reads like an instruction manual on how the rich and famous live. I kept waiting for a plot to develop, but it never happened. a very light and disappointing read.

from buffalogr

This book is misnamed--it should be "As the Stomach Turns"--as it was 95% soap opera and 5% mystery. Another title could be: "Lives of the Rich and Famous in New York". I especially enjoyed the part where the Virginia sheriff asked for a clarification of "uptown" and "downtown" in NYC; stated by ...

from SallyAma

I regret there is not a negative star rating for the absolutely boring, self serving and unrealistic view of any family's life. If there were more corn syrup in this book, all readers would be in diabetic shock. I would expect my high school creative writing group to do far better.

from

This was a weird one. The writing was completely devoid of emotion to the point of being frightening. The book is mostly about restraint and wealth, many pages dealing with the dealings of the rich and privileged. Not recommended.