"Storybook hero made real -- is that really what she wants?"
Author Juno Ursa, aka Judi Somers, longs for a love that
transcends time and space -- one like the hero of her
books, Race Parsec, (whom she created after being stood up
at the altar) has for his heroine. Enter childhood friend
Felix Varlden, whom she hasn't seen in years. Judi has
always liked Felix and is eager to renew their
acquaintance. While playing catch-up on each others lives,
Judi discovers Felix is working on some top secret research
involving a type of cloning-cum-robotics -- which gives
Judi the idea of how to get her "perfect" man. The more she
works with Felix on this project, though, the more she
finds her thoughts on what her ideal man is changing. Felix has been in love, and slightly obsessed, with Judi
for years. In fact, he married his ex-wife because of her
resemblance to Judi. Yet, seeing her happy is what he wants
even more than having her himself, so when she asks him to
create the perfect man for her, he can't help but agree.
Hopefully, Judi may find out that perfection is not all
it's made out to be. As it turns out, it's not all that
long before Judi discovers that getting all you want in a
man doesn't always mean you want all you get! This is a story you want to read just for fun. Be sure to
set aside anything you might know about the reality of
cloning, because this book is unapologetically
unscientific. Though I found the writing good and the
characters interesting, I would have enjoyed more
interaction between the hero and heroine. I felt the hero
was off-stage too much and I found the story a bit too
unbelievable for my complete enjoyment. Still, it had its
moments and was definitely an escape from reality. Personal note: Though an excellent tale, the misuse of some
words and lack of use of the double hyphen had a tendency
to pull me out of the story. I'm not sure whether this is a
mistake of the author's or of the editor's. Sensuality--no real sex in this one, not particularly
sensual
Reviewed by Flora Bell
Posted February 1, 2002
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