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muel0235's review against another edition
3.0
Played nicely into my recent fantasy of living on a lake!
plainlyjess's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Holds up to a reread twenty years later! I love this family and enjoyed visiting then again.
annap32's review against another edition
2.0
There's a lot of the standard toxic romance tropes (ie possessiveness, jealousy, and more than one instance of physical violence) so that really turned me off from the relationship in here but there were also some heartwarming scenes too (between when all the men were complaining about those pesky women folk).
And I definitely should've tallied how often love interests were referred to as males and females, very sjm-esque, but the amount of times the men were infuriated/enraged was very concerning. I know they've "moved on" from their "troubled pasts" but someone should really get them in therapy.
PS I also knew Nora Roberts wrote fantasy, but didn't realize this was one of those because a fantasy world is the only logical explanation for how a social worker can begin a casual relationship with the adoptive brother/father figure of one of her cases and not even bother to consider the ethics or at least try and hide it. I can suspend my disbelief but that's too much.
All in all, a very okay book. Many cringe-worthy moments, but they were almost balanced out by the actual nice scenes in there. Idk I'll probably continue just to see where it goes.
And I definitely should've tallied how often love interests were referred to as males and females, very sjm-esque, but the amount of times the men were infuriated/enraged was very concerning. I know they've "moved on" from their "troubled pasts" but someone should really get them in therapy.
PS I also knew Nora Roberts wrote fantasy, but didn't realize this was one of those because a fantasy world is the only logical explanation for how a social worker can begin a casual relationship with the adoptive brother/father figure of one of her cases and not even bother to consider the ethics or at least try and hide it. I can suspend my disbelief but that's too much.
All in all, a very okay book. Many cringe-worthy moments, but they were almost balanced out by the actual nice scenes in there. Idk I'll probably continue just to see where it goes.
pammie823's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Sea Swept was my first Nora Roberts book in probably 15 years. I used to read her books when I was a kid because my mom always got them out of the library and they were lying around my house. But I haven't picked one up as an adult yet. I was intrigued by this series because it is a hero-focused POV novel, which is unusual in romance and I had heard great things about the series as a whole. And I was not worried about whether I'd like the hero or not– I was raised on 90s romances. Cam is right in my wheelhouse.
We open the book with hotshot racer Cameron Quinn in France. He is living his best life, riding high on winning races, gambling and hot women. Then he gets a fax (yes, a fax) from his brother that he needs to come home now, their dad is dying. Cam packs up and heads back to Maryland. When he arrives he finds his dad in a coma and his two brothers waiting for him, along with another lost boy, Seth, his father took in during the last few months. Their father's dying wish is for his three boys to keep Seth. Seth's social worker is Anna Spinelli, a no-nonsense, caring woman who goes above and beyond to ensure her charges are cared for. She tells Cam what's what and he works with his brothers to get their act together to care for Seth. But he and Anna are very attracted to each other and start to realize that maybe this isn't just lust, but something more.
This book was great. It is a quintessential 90s romance. The alpha hero, the heroine who immediately sees through his bullshit, the head-hopping 3rd person POV. I loved all of that. Cam is exactly the kind of hero I grew up reading. He's repressed but has figured out how to cope with the childhood abuse he suffered through sailing and racing cars. He's gruff but will go to hell and back for the few people he loves. Anna was a delight. I miss the heroines of the late 90s and early 2000s who felt really comfortable as themselves. I think it has to be a pre-social media thing. We don't see this much confidence in most of our contemporary romance heroines today.
I loved getting to see Cam and Seth's daily life and spending time with his brothers. I do wish we'd had more time with Anna and Cam alone, but I understand we only get so many pages in a standard novel. I will definitely be reading the rest of this series.
We open the book with hotshot racer Cameron Quinn in France. He is living his best life, riding high on winning races, gambling and hot women. Then he gets a fax (yes, a fax) from his brother that he needs to come home now, their dad is dying. Cam packs up and heads back to Maryland. When he arrives he finds his dad in a coma and his two brothers waiting for him, along with another lost boy, Seth, his father took in during the last few months. Their father's dying wish is for his three boys to keep Seth. Seth's social worker is Anna Spinelli, a no-nonsense, caring woman who goes above and beyond to ensure her charges are cared for. She tells Cam what's what and he works with his brothers to get their act together to care for Seth. But he and Anna are very attracted to each other and start to realize that maybe this isn't just lust, but something more.
This book was great. It is a quintessential 90s romance. The alpha hero, the heroine who immediately sees through his bullshit, the head-hopping 3rd person POV. I loved all of that. Cam is exactly the kind of hero I grew up reading. He's repressed but has figured out how to cope with the childhood abuse he suffered through sailing and racing cars. He's gruff but will go to hell and back for the few people he loves. Anna was a delight. I miss the heroines of the late 90s and early 2000s who felt really comfortable as themselves. I think it has to be a pre-social media thing. We don't see this much confidence in most of our contemporary romance heroines today.
I loved getting to see Cam and Seth's daily life and spending time with his brothers. I do wish we'd had more time with Anna and Cam alone, but I understand we only get so many pages in a standard novel. I will definitely be reading the rest of this series.
lollypopzoo's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
This was a lot of fun with a big heart and some really good sex scenes as character development!
trunky's review against another edition
3.0
quick review just thrown together.
I'm not sure why everyone is giving this book 5stars. Yes I will agree that most of the characters were somewhat likable, but I wish there was more bantar between our two main leads. Sometimes the chemistry felt off, or certain scenes could have been written to allow the reader to feel the emotion that our characters were going thru.
Honestly, I thought Cam was an agile majority of the times. But I guess that's what NRoberts was trying to portray cuz of his upbringing.
I really liked how she wrote Seth though. his reactions felt very realistic.
Anyway, I'll finish off the series another time.
I'm not sure why everyone is giving this book 5stars. Yes I will agree that most of the characters were somewhat likable, but I wish there was more bantar between our two main leads. Sometimes the chemistry felt off, or certain scenes could have been written to allow the reader to feel the emotion that our characters were going thru.
Honestly, I thought Cam was an agile majority of the times. But I guess that's what NRoberts was trying to portray cuz of his upbringing.
I really liked how she wrote Seth though. his reactions felt very realistic.
Anyway, I'll finish off the series another time.
nikkigomez's review against another edition
3.0
Nora Roberts has a magical way of telling stories and getting me sucked in. In this book we learn about the Quinn brothers, but really focus on Cameron Quinn. I wasn't a huge fan of the love story in this book, but I became invested in the characters. I am looking forward to the rest of the books.