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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Roberts takes us to the Alaskan interior in this novel. Police officer Nate Burke takes a job in the town of Lunacy as the Police Chief after his partner has been killed in the line of duty. For Nate, it's his only chance of surviving the guilt and depression for being alive. He meets Meg Galloway, bush pilot, who has her own agenda for living her life. Add to that the mystery of how Meg's father was killed and you have the recipe for a great romantic suspense. While I liked this, I didn't find it as compelling as most of her other books and thought it was exceedingly long.
After the sudden death of his partner on duty. Ignatius "Nate" Burke, a former Lieutenant for the Baltimore PD decides to give up everything to be Chief of police in Lunacy, Alaska. He expects peace and quiet in this little town in the middle of nowhere. What he finds is sometimes small towns can be deceiving and ends up in the middle of a murder investigation when a frozen body is accidentally happened upon by a group of climbers.
Nate is strong but flawed. Which I love. No one is perfect. The narrator did a good job on his voice. Some of the other voices were a bit laughable. But that didn't take away from Roberts' vivid description of the snow covered Alaska.
I loved Nate's relationship with local spitfire, Meg. Someone not willing to fall for anyone but finds herself falling for Nate.
All around a good book. A little different for Roberts as it was almost all in the hero's POV. Refreshing to hear his perspective completely and not just here or there.
Nate is strong but flawed. Which I love. No one is perfect. The narrator did a good job on his voice. Some of the other voices were a bit laughable. But that didn't take away from Roberts' vivid description of the snow covered Alaska.
I loved Nate's relationship with local spitfire, Meg. Someone not willing to fall for anyone but finds herself falling for Nate.
All around a good book. A little different for Roberts as it was almost all in the hero's POV. Refreshing to hear his perspective completely and not just here or there.
In short, this is a slow burn suspense romance novel. It’s slower than I normally prefer, but the clues that string you along are enough to keep you plodding through. It’s got a whirlwind romance and funky characters. It’s got small town charm and all of the characteristics of small town drama and quirks. If you can get through the long drawn out suspense and let yourself fall in love with the characters and setting, you’ll like this book.
adventurous
relaxing
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:
Yes
This was an okay book; a classic whodunnit set in a small town in Alaska. It was pretty basic, nothing spectacular about it, but entertaining enough.
The problem was that I completely misunderstood the book. About 1/4 of the way through, I thought it told the reader who the killer was. I was under the impression the whole time that I already knew who it was (not because I had figured it out, but because it had been explicitly written) and that we were just waiting for the main character to figure it out. Then I got to the end and it wasn't that person, and I was so confused and I flipped back to the scene in the book where I thought it had told us who the killer was, and realized that it hadn't and I had somehow inferred it. So I read the whole book not trying to figure out who the killer was because I thought I already knew, which I think probably made the end less satisfying. My mistake.
The problem was that I completely misunderstood the book. About 1/4 of the way through, I thought it told the reader who the killer was. I was under the impression the whole time that I already knew who it was (not because I had figured it out, but because it had been explicitly written) and that we were just waiting for the main character to figure it out. Then I got to the end and it wasn't that person, and I was so confused and I flipped back to the scene in the book where I thought it had told us who the killer was, and realized that it hadn't and I had somehow inferred it. So I read the whole book not trying to figure out who the killer was because I thought I already knew, which I think probably made the end less satisfying. My mistake.
Entertaining thriller/romance told from the male perspective. Baltimore cop Nate Burke, suffering from the trauma of loosing his partner, accepts the position of chief of police in the small town of Lunacy. The story follows him trying to adapt to this new life and face his inner demons.
The thriller part of the novel was good but ultimately, it was the description of life in Alaska that stole the show - extremes of weather conditions, beauty and fierceness of the nature, and the ins and outs of living in such a small community.
The thriller part of the novel was good but ultimately, it was the description of life in Alaska that stole the show - extremes of weather conditions, beauty and fierceness of the nature, and the ins and outs of living in such a small community.
Northern Lights was a decent book. It never kept me on my toes with suspense, and often times could’ve put me to sleep. The author did well at organizing thoughts. I think towards the end though, it was a little scattered. Too much happening at once just to finish up the book. I think if the author would have slowed down the ending of the book, it would have been more enjoyable.
Overall, I probably would never recommend it.
Overall, I probably would never recommend it.