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A review by katyanaish
Key of Valor by Nora Roberts
5.0
*****4.5 stars*****
Well, Zoe's was my favorite, but I knew it would be. She's just so ... amazing. Fierce, loyal, loving... but still flawed, so she's not some ultra-perfect precious heroine.
I think I also appreciated that in this book, the guy had to work for it. In book 1, Malory immediately loved Flynn, and he panicked about it while she slowly wore him down. In book 2, Dana inexplicably loved Jordan right from the outset, making it laughably easy for him to win his way back into her life (yeah, I'm still bitter about it). In this one, the hero was the one struck with love at first sight, and he had to patiently wear down the heroine. It was nice.
Now, let's touch on the "patiently" part. I had to remind myself, a few times, that this was a world of magic and fate and etc ... because I knew the narrative wanted me to agree with Brad that Zoe was being stubborn ... but I'm sorry. She's a single mom, and they've known each other for 2 months. I honestly didn't find anything stubborn or unreasonable about her need to take things slowly and be sure, because they were messing with a child's life.
Don't get me wrong, I adored Brad. But the speed of this situation was absurd... and anytime I felt myself creep into that mindset of being angry that everyone from Brad to Malory and Dana felt like Zoe was being unreasonably over-cautious when it had only been like 1 week since she and Brad got together, I just reminded myself of the heavy fated fantastical elements that took this outside of normal reality.
But I loved it. I honestly did. There's a scene between Brad and Simon that had me crying my eyes out, it was so beautiful. And Zoe and Brad are just perfect together.
Well, Zoe's was my favorite, but I knew it would be. She's just so ... amazing. Fierce, loyal, loving... but still flawed, so she's not some ultra-perfect precious heroine.
I think I also appreciated that in this book, the guy had to work for it. In book 1, Malory immediately loved Flynn, and he panicked about it while she slowly wore him down. In book 2, Dana inexplicably loved Jordan right from the outset, making it laughably easy for him to win his way back into her life (yeah, I'm still bitter about it). In this one, the hero was the one struck with love at first sight, and he had to patiently wear down the heroine. It was nice.
Now, let's touch on the "patiently" part. I had to remind myself, a few times, that this was a world of magic and fate and etc ... because I knew the narrative wanted me to agree with Brad that Zoe was being stubborn ... but I'm sorry. She's a single mom, and they've known each other for 2 months. I honestly didn't find anything stubborn or unreasonable about her need to take things slowly and be sure, because they were messing with a child's life.
Don't get me wrong, I adored Brad. But the speed of this situation was absurd... and anytime I felt myself creep into that mindset of being angry that everyone from Brad to Malory and Dana felt like Zoe was being unreasonably over-cautious when it had only been like 1 week since she and Brad got together, I just reminded myself of the heavy fated fantastical elements that took this outside of normal reality.
But I loved it. I honestly did. There's a scene between Brad and Simon that had me crying my eyes out, it was so beautiful. And Zoe and Brad are just perfect together.