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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
While not a huge fan of Nora Roberts because I don't read romance ", I absolutely love apocalyptic fiction so when this ARC arrived, I claimed it. I liked it well enough and the story was certainly interesting enough to keep me reading. I also enjoyed several of the characters and found myself caring what happened to them. What stopped this from being a 4 star for me was the magic realism element. I do love magical realism and "Swan Song" did an amazing job of combining magic realism with an apocalyptic story but this felt disjointed to me. Ok, so some people are now elves or wizards or witches or faeries? What do they know? What are the traits of each? Were they always this way and the Doom made it more pronounced? There is no explanation as to what it means to be a faerie rather than an elf and it didn't really explain if this was something the person always had and it had been intensified or if it started leading up to the Doom. This frustrated me. Also when they would get into a difficult situation, suddenly a new power would appear that would fix it and that felt contrived to me.
Overall though, It interested me enough where I will read the next one. And there will obviously be a next one.
Overall though, It interested me enough where I will read the next one. And there will obviously be a next one.
A story about how a guy stole some chips from the pantry and his sister in law wouldn’t let it go. I guess there was some magic, pandemic, and sex too. But not in a cool way.
I wanted to give Nora Roberts a second chance and I’m disappointed that she fooled me twice. I’m just not a fan of her writing.
I wanted to give Nora Roberts a second chance and I’m disappointed that she fooled me twice. I’m just not a fan of her writing.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Since I can't give half stars, I'm going to say this was more of a 3.5. I did enjoy it, but it wasn't until the back half that had me edge of my seat, can't put down. There are a lot more characters in this book than what I'm used to for a Nora Roberts. A couple of good twists and turns; I look forward to reading the next one.
There was some very good character development and then we're suddenly parted from those characters, so I really hope they turn up in the next book.
There was some very good character development and then we're suddenly parted from those characters, so I really hope they turn up in the next book.
I'm really enjoying the book but at the same time, I'm having a hard time getting through it because it's reminding me of storylines from The Walking Dead. I always have a visualization in my head and I keep wanting to rename the town to Alexandria and add fairies and magic instead of zombies.
Hoping when I re-read it before book 2 comes out I hope it won't affect me as much.
Update: Happy to report I re-read the book and even though I still see the Walking Dead in the story I can appreciate the differences and enjoy this more. This is definitely on my re-read list with most of Her other books. Updated to 5 stars.
Hoping when I re-read it before book 2 comes out I hope it won't affect me as much.
Update: Happy to report I re-read the book and even though I still see the Walking Dead in the story I can appreciate the differences and enjoy this more. This is definitely on my re-read list with most of Her other books. Updated to 5 stars.
Burnt out by The Walking Dead? Looking for a kinder, gentler, non-zombie apocalypse tale? Then this is the book for you. I mean, yeah, some Very Bad Things happen, but there's also a lot of, like, using magic to make flowers grow. It's a fun read.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
I tried. I really tried. But this is a relentlessly terrible book.