da www.sognipensieriparole.comIl primo istinto, quando ho letto la fascetta (Lei è in pericolo di vita, lui la sua guardia del corpo, il vero rischio l’amore) è stato quello di pensare a una trama fritta e rifritta, e confesso che ero lievemente prevenuta.Invece no, fermi tutti. Questo “Bodyguard” è una boccata d’aria fresca, con una interessante coppia di agenti FBI (di cui uno, ancora innamorato dell’ex-moglie, a capo della sua stessa squadra, e l’altro, non troppo alto e massiccio, che sembra sempre appena alzato dal letto), un boss dai modi garbati (che tiene un cane per sbranare accanto alla propria scrivania e che chiama affettuosamente Pinky) e con infine, lei, Alexandra, una quasi divorziata e di colpo vedova, che di mestiere faceva la moglie bella statuina e si ritrova con la casa ipotecata, le auto in leasing non pagato e il pesante sospetto di nascondere i soldi dei narcotrafficanti.Primo punto a favore: la trama non s’inchioda sui soliti lui e lei, sempre tirati e magnifici, ma ci permette di conoscere vari personaggi minori, non poi così poco rilevanti, come la famiglia che l’agente Harry si è lasciato alle spalle e il suo compagno di squadra George. Altro punto a favore: l’imperfezione dei protagonisti, appunto, due persone molto molto normali che finiscono di malavoglia nel mezzo di un gioco da cui vogliono assolutamente uscire e che risultano, con i loro difetti, credibili e simpatici.Integrate il tutto con lo stile della Brockmann, sempre frizzante e godibile, e avrete una storia mai sopra le righe, romantica al punto giusto, con cambi scene e ritmo avvincente, come una commedia che si recita davanti ai vostri occhi. Avete presente la sensazione di leggere e di farvi il film nella testa? Ecco qui un buon esempio di giallo/rosa (ops…romantic suspense) che potrebbe piacevolmente stupirvi.
AAR A, hot. I thought it was just mild.Alessandra (26?), a widow of her ex-husband, Griffin Lamont, in a shady business with Michael Trotta, a mafia boss. Harry O'Dell (40?), FBI agent who lost his ex wife and the eldest son (Kevin) in a car accident to Trotta's orders. Harry hasn't seen his other kids, Shaun and Emily for 2 years. Alessandra was threatened by Trotta if she doesn't return 1 million dollars her husband took from him, she was dead. She saw a dying man in Trotta's office when she was taken and was threaten there, who later turned out to be an dead FBI agent. Alessandra was used as bait by the FBI to get to Trotta. Harry and his partner George (?) protects her. Trotta sent his men to Alessandra's new hiding place, but they failed to kill her and also got away. Alessandra was hurt that she was used, and wants to be on her own. But Harry took vacation time and took her to where his children are to protect her. His son Shaun filed petition to have his step aunt to get the custody of him and his sister instead of his biological father. Harry is lost in his revenge and not dealing with his still alive children, but Alessandra is honest with Harry reminding him to deal with this issue.While on the run they slept together and fell in love. Harry is not accepting that he can be a relationship material. They were found by Trotta's men in Colorado and barely escaped. They got married and adapted a baby boy.
What do You think about Bodyguard (2004)?
I have to say that most of the plot to this book I could see a mile away, but the characters were so much fun that it didn't matter.Harry was so serious stuck in his crap. You really just wanted to yell at him, telling him to get over it, or at least deal with it. I was glad when Allie did just that. And Allie, she changed so much over the book. Not very likable at first, but the more her life spun out of control the more she lost who she was and became someone you wanted to be friends with.I felt sorry for George, I thought maybe he knew what was going on, but it still has to hurt. Nicole was horrible, I sure didn't like her at all and am glad that things didn't work out for her and that people were there to twist the knife a little for her each time.The kids were adorable! But I can see where Shaun was coming from and I was happy to see him yell at Harry. I also liked it when he told him if he was going to try he had to try for good, not just for a little bit. I loved what Harry said to him.I also really liked the ending, that we got to know just how things ended and how everyone was.
—Darcy
I’ve got to say, trusting my friend who’s given me “Infamous” by Suzanne Brockmann (which I’m still reading) I kind of expected more from this one.The plot sounded interesting, though overused. The story’s downfall was –in my opinion- the characters, which were boring or in the case of Alessandra plain annoying.Plot is very simple: Alessandra was married to a Mafia guy who was murdered and now the underworld boss Trotter wants her dead as well. FBI Agent Harry O’Dell is supposed to protect her and falls in love with her at the same time. You get the gist of it.It was slow and dragging along. The subplot with Harry’s partner George seemed to be a tad more interesting, but in the end couldn’t hold the story. I’ll give it 3 / 5 because the end was neatly finished with the reason for Trotta’s persistence to have Alessandra killed – not a surprise, but I had no idea
—Iris Blobel
The hardest to wrap my brain around here was the hero. The heroine and the story itself (actually both major threads) were very good. Harry O’Dell is a federal agent tasked with helping to hide fabulously beautiful ex-trophy wife Alessandra Lamont while on the run from a powerful organized crime boss. Harry seemed rather whiny and not quite worthy of the title, I liked that he had so many layered issues those things made him interesting. However his single-mindedness worked against those layers, Alessandra is presented as an ice-queen but you quickly warm to her as the truth of her situation and the things she must do to survive settle in. I liked the different pieces that made her a whole. In typical Brockmans style there are two intertwined stories with a common thread that intersect for one of the major characters. The ebb and flow of those two stories gave the reader plenty of opportunities to enjoy the characters and become involved in both facets of the book. As a fan of Ms. Brockmann’s work I can’t say this is one of the better efforts but that is not to say that it isn’t worth the read – it definitely is.
—PepperP0t
