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The Witness by Nora Roberts

3 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I wanted to like this book. I liked the premise for sure! Abigail is on the run from the Russian Mafia she was prepared to testify against before they attempted to kill her, while Brooks is the Chief of Police in the town she's hiding in. While I really appreciate the attention to detail on her background, the book drags on incredibly long and its sequenced in an odd way. The book spends like 200 pages on side plots and unnecessary povs. This book just didn't need anything but the main plot point, which is the hiding from the mafia thing. Also Brooks and his family tend to force her out of her comfort zone even after knowing why she does what she does. He just rubbed me the wrong way a lot which doesn't bode well for a love interest. Abigail is a badass though. 

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logstakes's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A great mystery and my favourite Nora Roberts novel! One of my favourite books ever!

Love the mystery and the romance and the strong woman that this is centred on. It gave me everything I wanted in a book without being kitsch, which I greatly appreciated. 

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morellomel's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad slow-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? Yes

5.0


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