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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Review from listening 1/07/19 to 1/11/19
This story is 20+ years old and it shows in the story.
While I won’t say that it’s BAD by any means it is quite slow to get going.
It’s a murder mystery/family drama/love story all rolled into one.
The love story, well stories really. Start at about halfway through and FOR ME that’s where the story finally starts picking up.
Also, while Tess grabs her man firs and Lily second I think that Willa and Ben’s story is the most fun. Brothers best friend/childhood friend and neighbor for years. They start to develop the typical attraction but it builds into so much more for them.
The end of story will make you smile big. It brings a close to the murder mystery and brings all three love stories full circle.
This was a long book and long winded review lol
This story is 20+ years old and it shows in the story.
While I won’t say that it’s BAD by any means it is quite slow to get going.
It’s a murder mystery/family drama/love story all rolled into one.
The love story, well stories really. Start at about halfway through and FOR ME that’s where the story finally starts picking up.
Also, while Tess grabs her man firs and Lily second I think that Willa and Ben’s story is the most fun. Brothers best friend/childhood friend and neighbor for years. They start to develop the typical attraction but it builds into so much more for them.
The end of story will make you smile big. It brings a close to the murder mystery and brings all three love stories full circle.
This was a long book and long winded review lol
Not my cup of tea. Just felt really boring to me. It wasn't bad I guess but I am quitting 270 pages in. A waste of my time to read to the full 400 pages. Sorry to Nora Roberts the apparent best selling author I hate your writing style. Your book was mid.
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
No
This book reminds me of the kind of thing I would have read with vigor at the tender age of 14. On the flip side, at 41, I am embarrassed I finished it. For whatever reason it showed up on the typically well-curated World Book Night list and, though I had my doubts, I thought there must be more to it. I was right the first time. The problem with bodice-rippers is that they are all too neatly tied up for the fantasy to be real -- no one has pesky children, or ex-lovers or STDs or debt. It's like they woke up perfect and ready for a nice little murder mystery to go with their iconic lives -- the cowboy, the LA socialite. The tale is so droll as to be a complete waste of time.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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Contemporary 4/4
Narrated by Erika Leigh
3.5*
Grade B-
Montana Sky is a solid romantic suspense novel with a decent balance of romance and suspense. The suspense plot was somewhat graphic and at times disturbing, but the author doesn't dwell on it too much or for too long. I can be pretty wimpy about graphic violence, and while there were unpleasant parts, they were over with fairly quickly.
The romance here is fairly typical for a Roberts' suspense novel. The suspense is probably the main focus, but the relationship isn't out of the spotlight too much. Or, in this case, one of the three romances always seemed to be in focus most of the time. The suspense is well-developed, with a few surprises thrown in.
As with most of Roberts' suspense novels, I thoroughly enjoyed learning about about the setting--here it's running a cattle ranch in Montana. The author always does a good job of making the setting feel like one of the main characters in her novels.
The narration by Erika Leigh was fine. Not great but it didn't put me off the book. I did find myself thinking how a really talented narration would have brought this book up a level in enjoyment. A dual narration would work especially well for this book because of the wide variety and large number of both male and female characters.
Contemporary 4/4
Narrated by Erika Leigh
3.5*
Grade B-
Montana Sky is a solid romantic suspense novel with a decent balance of romance and suspense. The suspense plot was somewhat graphic and at times disturbing, but the author doesn't dwell on it too much or for too long. I can be pretty wimpy about graphic violence, and while there were unpleasant parts, they were over with fairly quickly.
The romance here is fairly typical for a Roberts' suspense novel. The suspense is probably the main focus, but the relationship isn't out of the spotlight too much. Or, in this case, one of the three romances always seemed to be in focus most of the time. The suspense is well-developed, with a few surprises thrown in.
As with most of Roberts' suspense novels, I thoroughly enjoyed learning about about the setting--here it's running a cattle ranch in Montana. The author always does a good job of making the setting feel like one of the main characters in her novels.
The narration by Erika Leigh was fine. Not great but it didn't put me off the book. I did find myself thinking how a really talented narration would have brought this book up a level in enjoyment. A dual narration would work especially well for this book because of the wide variety and large number of both male and female characters.
This is more of a 3.5. World Book Night USA had it as one of the books they were handing out this year, and I thought I would check it out. I liked the characters and the different relationships between the cowboys and their women. There was also a mystery theme through it, and a twist that kind of threw me for a loop. It would have gone for a 4 if not for the rushed, hurried ending. The last two relationships in the book got together in the last 4 pages. The book is over 400 pages! There was no need for the rushed ending. Also, what happened to the ranch land? For such a well thoughtout novel and interesting characters, it was an unfinished, disappointing ending.
Even though this is an older Roberts' title, I hadn't read it. I picked it up at my local library's used book sale last summer and finally got around to reading it. I'm a sucker for any romance Roberts writes, and I find her books are ones I can revisit two or three years later and enjoy them just as much the second or third time around. (I'm still waiting for someone to make a miniseries of her Three Sisters Island trilogy!)
This story of the three Mercy sisters and their fight to hang onto the Montana ranch only one of them wants kept me intrigued all the way through, with just the right dose of intrigue, murder mystery, and romance combined. One thing I always appreciate about Roberts is that her characters feel real and fully formed, allowing the reader to become invested in their lives on the pages. I enjoyed this book so much that I started it one afternoon, took a break to watch a movie with family, and then stayed up half the night to finish it after that!
This story of the three Mercy sisters and their fight to hang onto the Montana ranch only one of them wants kept me intrigued all the way through, with just the right dose of intrigue, murder mystery, and romance combined. One thing I always appreciate about Roberts is that her characters feel real and fully formed, allowing the reader to become invested in their lives on the pages. I enjoyed this book so much that I started it one afternoon, took a break to watch a movie with family, and then stayed up half the night to finish it after that!
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This year, I had a challenge to "read a book from the year you were born" so here we are, trying out Nora Roberts for the first time. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting before picking this up but what I wasn't expecting was that I couldn't put this down! I am also amazed at how well this aged. Sure, there's some parts in here that probably wouldn't have passed the editors' room in today's climate but overall I loved this! Romance and murder mystery definitely seems to be a winning combination for me personally.
jack Mercy has three daughters. Tess grew up on the West Coast, Lily on the East Coast, and Willa at Mercy Ranch. Upon his death all daughters are brought together for the first time and must remain at Mercy Ranch for one year to receive their inheritance. Meanwhile, there are murders and love in the air.