Reviews

Identity by Nora Roberts

naomistrange's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

cassmccaff's review against another edition

2.0

very boring, way too long.

The bad guy was unrealistically bad. And the book dragged on and on. I was very bored. The characters lacked depth and the plot was watered down and stretched out too thin

grudel's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

sapalomar's review against another edition

tense medium-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? No

4.0

jaxinthebox01's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

madziorinio's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

bookaneer808's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Listen, you know what you're getting with Nora Roberts; a formulaic but highly entertaining tale that you speed read. 

falulatonks's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I will say I'd put this on a hold list months ago and didn't check the summary when I finally picked it up, so the first MURDER knocked me out. And I found that side of it disturbing and upsetting in a good-book way! Not to sound like a hack reviewer, but I did find this unputdownable, and only put it down when the creeping/chasing-behind backstory got me stressed. And that's why I do wish she'd eased up on the killer POV bits. I skimmed those bits heavily.

On the other hand – this was just a great book. Nora Roberts for sure has a bag of settings, character archetypes, and romances, and I could recognise them all here – especially her women. But she's Nora Roberts because she takes those bones and builds compelling stories, somehow forty fucking years into her career. I loved Morgan and every one of her setbacks and victories felt personal to me. The romance was lovely, if slight, and I really appreciate that her men have settled into the 21st century even while maintaining their gruffness. Roberts rocks.

jesolis's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

raelene_c's review against another edition

4.0

I liked the basic plot of the book and overall it was an entertaining read. My only complaints would be the characters were too perfect and predictable. It was very easy to guess what was going to happen. Also, I wanted a little more of a fight at the end for the amount of build up there was throughout the whole book.