Trip, Stumble and Fall

by Cate Moore

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588511871
• ISBN13: 9781588511874
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Publish America
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

New Angle to Romance

Great writing, differentt style, but kept my attention. Not too, trashy, exciting and refreshing.

Birds, and Bees, and Brouhaha, oh my!

Probably the hardest thing to do in a romance is generate really strong emotions between the characters and on the page without sliding into the goo. Cate Moore not only avoids the goo, but manages to generate wonderfully rich, complex emotions for her characters, and then makes us care about the secondary plot, too. The second hardest thing to do is writing non-cliche sex scenes, and Moore manages that beautifully, too. There's plenty of steam (at one point, literally), and a good deal of nicely erotic writing. The consistent use of humor, much of it off-beat without being off-putting, helps drive all these factors. Also, the secondary plot, which revolves around the preservation of wetlands and endangered species, provides the book with a juicy villain, and the reader with another issue to root for. Really engaging characters, fast and smart dialogue, wonderful secondary characters, great sex, nice laughs, an intelligently developed plot, and convincing emotions . . . what else is there to ask for in a romance? This is first-rate fun.

Worth the time but a little odd

I had a lot of fun with it. The characters are better developed than in a lot of romances. Not much of the plot depends on unlikely coincidences. And the heroine's not so perfect that you want to throw up, and I can believe in the central relationship (wish I had one like it.) The setting really made me want to be there.I'd give this book five stars instead of four if I knew for sure it was really a romance. The publisher doesn't seem sure either; there's no clinch on the jacket... It was good, but not exactly what I was expecting; I mean there are two guys around for half the book (she picks one, but it takes a while) and there's some other stuff going on too. It all ties up tight, but you kind of want to say "just get together, already." The sex isn't all that graphic--a lot is suggested instead of described in detail, more is done with the lead-in--and in a couple of places I wondered if the author was having too much fun.

"Trashy Romance Novel" with a Brain

While lounging in my heart-shaped feather bed enjoying an ice-cold box of my favorite bon-bons, I began reading Trip, Stumble & Fall by Cate Moore. I didn't expect anything more than wild sexual escapades woven together with the slimest threads of a plot. Was I ever surprised! Moore delivered on the sexual escapades (boy, did she deliver). The surprise was that rather than the usual lame characters and non-existant plot, Moore supplied characters (both popular and dispised) that not only posessed stamina, but became my friends. I felt part of thier inner circle thanks to Moore's development. She was no slouch with the plot, either. Skillfully woven into the great sex is a plot (don't worry, I won't spoil it for you) that will keep you more than satisfied until the next wild romp! This book is a MUST READ! I can't wait for Moore's next novel!