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cherishgirl_13's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Slow compared to the rest of the series.
kailansunshine's review against another edition
4.0
Still a great read. Nora Roberts never disappoints.
buckeyebreezey's review against another edition
4.0
Sometimes, I'm glad I started with the Donovan Legacy and the Chesapeake Bay saga when I started reading Nora Roberts. While the Donovan Legacy feels outdated (and a bit violent and tropey to me now), the first novel the Chesapeake Bay saga holds up well. It's one of the few trilogies where our protagonists are all male. Yes, unbelievably attractive male - but male.
What makes this trilogy special is that it ISN'T magic. It ISN'T fate. For all the romance and sex scenes, it was never about those. It was about the relationships forged between father and son and between brothers. And what makes a family is more than blood relations. The side plots about Ray Quinn's legacy and Seth growing up and becoming part of the family are so REAL as they are written. And they add to the story that Roberts tells.
Definitely one of my faves.
What makes this trilogy special is that it ISN'T magic. It ISN'T fate. For all the romance and sex scenes, it was never about those. It was about the relationships forged between father and son and between brothers. And what makes a family is more than blood relations. The side plots about Ray Quinn's legacy and Seth growing up and becoming part of the family are so REAL as they are written. And they add to the story that Roberts tells.
Definitely one of my faves.
starrynews's review against another edition
4.0
Ray and Stella Quinn are unable to have children. As a doctor, Stella interacts with a lot of abused children, and the couple adopt three boys, Cameron, Ethan, and Phillip, who come from horrifying pasts. Each of the books in the Chesapeake Bay Saga focuses on one of their sons following the tragic death of their father. In the last few months of his life, Ray had taken in a fourth "lost boy," Seth, and it is his dying wish that his three older sons (now in their late 20s, earlier 30s) care for him and protect him from his past, and it is this overall story that envelopes the three books into a flowing story arch. This book puts the primary focus on Cameron. Great characters and a wonderful set-up.
lizziethebadger's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book. I liked the focus on the brothers. I felt that the romance was a bit strange...it developed in a way that I found a bit unrealistic (and a tad unprofessional), but it won't stop me from continuing this series. A good, light read for sure.
kellciferyaya's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars
The proclamations of love were a bit sudden for me. The romance was almost lacking for me. Yes, there's sexual tension and eventually sex (which bothered me because Anna is the Quinn family case worker...she should have passed off the case to someone else once she became sexually involved with one of the people involved in the situation). However, I feel other than some traumatic info-dumping by the heroine in order to win an argument, I don't feel like the main couple actually get to know one another all that well beyond the physical.
What saved the book from being rated 2.5 was the relationship of the brothers. I really liked the development of the relationship between all of them, and they were funny and gruff and loved one another in a manly way. It was sweet to see the way they took Seth under their wing. I'll probably read the other books in the series, but I hope the rest of them have more to them.
The proclamations of love were a bit sudden for me. The romance was almost lacking for me. Yes, there's sexual tension and eventually sex (which bothered me because Anna is the Quinn family case worker...she should have passed off the case to someone else once she became sexually involved with one of the people involved in the situation). However, I feel other than some traumatic info-dumping by the heroine in order to win an argument, I don't feel like the main couple actually get to know one another all that well beyond the physical.
What saved the book from being rated 2.5 was the relationship of the brothers. I really liked the development of the relationship between all of them, and they were funny and gruff and loved one another in a manly way. It was sweet to see the way they took Seth under their wing. I'll probably read the other books in the series, but I hope the rest of them have more to them.
breakaway71's review against another edition
5.0
The Chesapeake Bay Saga is forever and always and eternally my most favorite of everything Nora Roberts has ever written. I've loved few classic romance novels the way I love these. I recently loaned them to my roommate, and her enjoyment was good motivation to start a re-read of my own. So happy I did! :D
b_evans's review against another edition
4.0
June 2017 // I always have a fondness for Nora Roberts books. This one has been slightly different in the fact that there is less of a supernatural/mystery aspect to it and even more family based. The brothers are definitely flawed and have dark pasts but they have good hearts (nature vs nurture) and this one follows the oldest brother and how he is forced to come home from his traveling lifestyle after his dad dies to take care of another troubled boy much like himself. Along the way he meets Anna, the social worker assigned to the case, and learns that the greatest adventure just might be home.