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nodressrehearsals's review against another edition
1.5
My aunts deemed this to be "one of Nora's best 2 series" so I agreed to read it (and the other one).
Not only was it super boring (Seriously, nothing really happens, there's no real conflict, and there's only some hints of what kind of conflict might come in the rest of the series), there were way too many little things that were just unrealistic.
A social worker is not going to get involved with a potential guardian. And if they do, they're not going to stay the social worker on the case. WTF. But it was really the little things that bothered me. Like when Grace has short hair because she doesn't have time to style it. Um, short hair requires styling every freaking day and you have to get it cut on a regular schedule. Skip these things and your hair looks like crap. Long hair, on the other hand, can just be thrown into a ponytail or bun when you're busy. Also, if you miss a cut or two, it's fine. There are a ton of these kind of stupid little things that are just wrong (but not important) throughout the book. It really bothered me.
Not only was it super boring (Seriously, nothing really happens, there's no real conflict, and there's only some hints of what kind of conflict might come in the rest of the series), there were way too many little things that were just unrealistic.
A social worker is not going to get involved with a potential guardian. And if they do, they're not going to stay the social worker on the case. WTF. But it was really the little things that bothered me. Like when Grace has short hair because she doesn't have time to style it. Um, short hair requires styling every freaking day and you have to get it cut on a regular schedule. Skip these things and your hair looks like crap. Long hair, on the other hand, can just be thrown into a ponytail or bun when you're busy. Also, if you miss a cut or two, it's fine. There are a ton of these kind of stupid little things that are just wrong (but not important) throughout the book. It really bothered me.
loveisastateofmind's review against another edition
4.0
A solid start to the series but I'm not sure I like the fact that the author forces you to read the rest of the series to find out the truth about Seth's parentage. The romance angle is definitely present but the focus is definitely mainly on Cameron and his brothers and Seth.
magicaltats's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it
Classic Nora Roberts. I loved the way the family came together and I liked seeing Anna and Cam fall in love. I liked the hint of the ghost. And I'm looking forward to devouring the rest of the series.
Classic Nora Roberts. I loved the way the family came together and I liked seeing Anna and Cam fall in love. I liked the hint of the ghost. And I'm looking forward to devouring the rest of the series.
bookgirl_sfz's review against another edition
3.0
Plot is very good,but feel a little let down by the narration.
hellotherecupcake's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting enough that I gotta listen to the rest of the trilogy.
rebeccakriz's review against another edition
4.0
Predictable Nora Roberts, but I still found myself swept up in the characters. I enjoyed watching the brothers learn how to take care of a kid, and found the seaside setting to be particularly charming. Excellent escape from reality!
coyotesprite's review against another edition
5.0
For some reason this book got cleared off my "Read" shelf so I am just putting it back. I don't remember my original review, just that I loved it.
poorashleu's review against another edition
5.0
Originally posted here
Whenever nothing sounds good to me, I always go to Nora Roberts, because I know she can take me to my happy place. She is known as the Queen of Romance for a reason and Sea Swept is a perfect example of why: she shines. Her stories, even when told in a magical realm, are always believable. The Chesapeake Bay Saga is the story of four brothers who, while are not blood, are family. They love each other, and three of them are brought up together, and ultimately the fourth is raised by the three.
Sea Swept is the story of Cameron, or Cam, the wild child who doesn’t want to be home and enjoys booze and women. But he’s not the stereotypical bad boy, he just didn’t want to be home. Then his father gets into a car accident and he has nowhere to be but home. His mother died a decade ago and now his father is essentially gone. On his death bed, his father tells Cam, and his two brothers that they are now in charge of Seth. However, things of course don’t go that easy, nothing goes that easy and the social worker assigned to Seth’s case makes the Quinn brothers work for Seth.
Seth doesn’t make it easy on any of them. He’s had a horrible childhood, he trusts no one and of course doesn’t believe them when they say he wants them. Because why would they? His mother didn’t. But they do. They just don’t know how to show it because they just don’t communicate
What’s really hard for Cam, isn’t to get over his old life, but it’s to communicate with Seth, or anyone, including his brothers. While communication tends to be a major issue in romance novels, there wasn’t a communication issue between the couple, but between Cam and everyone else, the only person he could talk to was Anna, the social worker.
Anna, who has walls up around herself and doesn’t want to let anyone in, lets Cam in, even though she know she shouldn’t. The problem is Cam wants to race. He enjoys the freedom and the racing, but mostly the freedom. Love was never part of the equation. Particularly falling in love with the social worker who is supposed to be watching for how they are around Seth. There is a heartbreaking scene where she just wants to see Cam and they all assume she’s there for a surprise visit, something that never crossed her mind. Seth also doesn’t like Anna being around because his mother ditched him for guys, and that’s what Cam will do right? Ditch him for a girl?
While the ending does not wrap everything up, it does end on a very hopeful note.
Important to point out I read this saga out of order and still knew what was going on. Not important to be read in order.
Whenever nothing sounds good to me, I always go to Nora Roberts, because I know she can take me to my happy place. She is known as the Queen of Romance for a reason and Sea Swept is a perfect example of why: she shines. Her stories, even when told in a magical realm, are always believable. The Chesapeake Bay Saga is the story of four brothers who, while are not blood, are family. They love each other, and three of them are brought up together, and ultimately the fourth is raised by the three.
Sea Swept is the story of Cameron, or Cam, the wild child who doesn’t want to be home and enjoys booze and women. But he’s not the stereotypical bad boy, he just didn’t want to be home. Then his father gets into a car accident and he has nowhere to be but home. His mother died a decade ago and now his father is essentially gone. On his death bed, his father tells Cam, and his two brothers that they are now in charge of Seth. However, things of course don’t go that easy, nothing goes that easy and the social worker assigned to Seth’s case makes the Quinn brothers work for Seth.
Seth doesn’t make it easy on any of them. He’s had a horrible childhood, he trusts no one and of course doesn’t believe them when they say he wants them. Because why would they? His mother didn’t. But they do. They just don’t know how to show it because they just don’t communicate
What’s really hard for Cam, isn’t to get over his old life, but it’s to communicate with Seth, or anyone, including his brothers. While communication tends to be a major issue in romance novels, there wasn’t a communication issue between the couple, but between Cam and everyone else, the only person he could talk to was Anna, the social worker.
Anna, who has walls up around herself and doesn’t want to let anyone in, lets Cam in, even though she know she shouldn’t. The problem is Cam wants to race. He enjoys the freedom and the racing, but mostly the freedom. Love was never part of the equation. Particularly falling in love with the social worker who is supposed to be watching for how they are around Seth. There is a heartbreaking scene where she just wants to see Cam and they all assume she’s there for a surprise visit, something that never crossed her mind. Seth also doesn’t like Anna being around because his mother ditched him for guys, and that’s what Cam will do right? Ditch him for a girl?
While the ending does not wrap everything up, it does end on a very hopeful note.
Important to point out I read this saga out of order and still knew what was going on. Not important to be read in order.
jrkrell's review against another edition
4.0
Three adopted brothers, make their dying father a promise to take care of the ten year old boy the father was in the process of adopting. All three brothers were saved from horrific childhoods themselves. This book deals with Cameron, the first boy adopted by the Quinns. He ran away when he was 13, because he got tired of the beatings his father gave him. Suffering from a concussion Ray catches him trying to steal his wife's corvette. Now years later Cameron must put his life on hold to raise his father's latest lost boy.
Roberts gives one of the best descriptions of acting out and some of the reasons behind it.
Roberts gives one of the best descriptions of acting out and some of the reasons behind it.