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A review by 33p3barpercent
Sea Swept by Nora Roberts
3.0
This one's tough for me to review. I like Cam--a lot--on his own. He's flirty, charming, snarky, and flawed. Anna, however, I couldn't get a bead on. I know her background, and I know she's passionate about her job. But she read to me almost like a cardboard cut-out. So them together I couldn't buy. I wanted to. I really did. Also, them being together is a total conflict of interest, and I'm pretty sure she would have been fired or reassigned.
I've read a couple of Nora Roberts's books, and though I love her dialogue and most of her characters, there's just something missing in the mix. I don't know what it is either. But it's something that makes me read these books as light and frothy, and not in a beach-reads type of way. I read NR's books, and as soon as I finish them, I forget all about what happened in them.
Also, the ghost thing. Just... I understand this isn't hyperreality or anything, but... no. I can't condone that.
I miss epilogues, too. This one ended quite abruptly for me.
Bottom line? Fun, funny dialogue. Good characters, bit of a weak plot. Definitely setting up for the rest of a series.
I've read a couple of Nora Roberts's books, and though I love her dialogue and most of her characters, there's just something missing in the mix. I don't know what it is either. But it's something that makes me read these books as light and frothy, and not in a beach-reads type of way. I read NR's books, and as soon as I finish them, I forget all about what happened in them.
Also, the ghost thing. Just... I understand this isn't hyperreality or anything, but... no. I can't condone that.
I miss epilogues, too. This one ended quite abruptly for me.
Bottom line? Fun, funny dialogue. Good characters, bit of a weak plot. Definitely setting up for the rest of a series.