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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
This is probably my least favourite Nora Roberts book to date. The narrative was plodding and the narrator was truly awful. Plastic characters and even the romance was cloying rather than believable. I won't be carrying on with the series
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I expect nothing less from the Queen herself. i loved this book and just like her writing style it builds up to the end where you can actually see the connection and just like that everything falls in place. okay in real time i would be like why the hell would you get married after a month but in NR books you can expect that since they were destined to be together.
I love all the characters they were all properly developed (especially Gage with whom i am already in love with). And now in the words of Jay-Z its ON TO THE NEXT ONE
I love all the characters they were all properly developed (especially Gage with whom i am already in love with). And now in the words of Jay-Z its ON TO THE NEXT ONE
The best part of the book was when the boys were 10 years old. The description of the thing haunting the MC was creepy enough for me not to read this at night, but other than that, I was rather bored.
I hated Quinn. I presume she was meant to be a strong, female character but she was overbearing and had no regard for other people's wishes. I felt no chemistry between her and Cal. I still don't know what they like about each other aside from looks. Speaking of Cal...he was quite a bore. Except, of course, for when he was ten years old.
I enjoyed Fox and Gage more, though all the characters' personalities kind of blended sometimes. The endingーwhat I'd expected to be the final fight sceneーwas trash. Sorry. I was really expecting something huge or exciting and neither came to be. It just...ended. The ending made me feel that the entire group of 6 was unnecessary and that one person could've handled it.
I started this series because I'd read The Key Trilogy several years ago and I really enjoyed it. This basically follows the same formula of three couples fighting something supernatual. Formula is fine. The execution was lackluster.
I may read the second book since I found Fox the most interesting... it's a thought.
I hated Quinn. I presume she was meant to be a strong, female character but she was overbearing and had no regard for other people's wishes. I felt no chemistry between her and Cal. I still don't know what they like about each other aside from looks. Speaking of Cal...he was quite a bore. Except, of course, for when he was ten years old.
I enjoyed Fox and Gage more, though all the characters' personalities kind of blended sometimes. The endingーwhat I'd expected to be the final fight sceneーwas trash. Sorry. I was really expecting something huge or exciting and neither came to be. It just...ended. The ending made me feel that the entire group of 6 was unnecessary and that one person could've handled it.
I started this series because I'd read The Key Trilogy several years ago and I really enjoyed it. This basically follows the same formula of three couples fighting something supernatual. Formula is fine. The execution was lackluster.
I may read the second book since I found Fox the most interesting... it's a thought.
Book one of Nora Roberts Does [b:It|18342|It|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166906256s/18342.jpg|150259]! Her intriguing plot gets bogged down a little in straightening out everybody's relationships, almost like Roberts herself is more interested in the mystery/Big Bad Evil than setting up everyone's love match. Or maybe I'm projecting.
I will say that the loudest dissonant note for me was the heroine's constant diet talk/mentality. It seems like her primary conversation topic beyond her lover and the Evil That Will Eat Them All is calorie counts and how much she has to work out but doesn't want to. C'mon, Roberts. You've convinced me how sharp and clever and entertaining Quinn is, but all she can talk about how awful a human being she is for eating the whole English muffin? Give me a break. I know I'm more sensitive than many on this topic, but it was almost enough to make me put the book down.
I will say that the loudest dissonant note for me was the heroine's constant diet talk/mentality. It seems like her primary conversation topic beyond her lover and the Evil That Will Eat Them All is calorie counts and how much she has to work out but doesn't want to. C'mon, Roberts. You've convinced me how sharp and clever and entertaining Quinn is, but all she can talk about how awful a human being she is for eating the whole English muffin? Give me a break. I know I'm more sensitive than many on this topic, but it was almost enough to make me put the book down.
I could reread this book a million and still love it.
I did not like this book as much as other of Roberts' work. The more I read her lately, the more her characters all seem the same, the situations all very similar, the outcomes predictable. I was hoping for something a little bit different; changing the story to be a bit of the supernatural doesn't change the basic plot lines. It almost seems as though Roberts has a set number of characters and plots, and like a deck of cards, just keeps shuffling them all around but usually ending up in the same place so that she can quickly churn out these books and make money. I think it will be awhile before I read another of her stories.
I read a lot of Nora Roberts and I really have liked this trilogy so far.
Nora Roberts knows how to write romantic suspense. Though, as a previous reviewer mentioned, she does have a formula, in my opinion, she differs it enough to be interesting. Twenty-one years ago, Fox, Caleb and Gage accidentally let a "demon" out of its prison, and ever since then, it has been wreaking havoc every seven years. This year, the boys have company from author Quinn, her friend Cybill, and Layla -- three women who also have a connection to the demon. While the plot is a little predictable, it's definitely entertaining, and the characters are well-developed and you want to root for them to win.
A friend borrowed this trilogy to me. I really enjoyed the first book. I can't comment too much on it because everything that happens in the first is setting up for the other two books. I look forward to the next ones.