A review by ibeforem
Sweet Revenge by Nora Roberts

dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I enjoyed this simply because it's Nora Roberts and it involves a heist or two. It's a book that doesn't age well. The main character, Adrianne, grows up the child of a Middle-Eastern king and his American actress wife in a fictional, very religiously-strict Middle Eastern country. The attitudes put forward about Islam are very outdated and over-the-top. But Adrianne is an interesting character. She acts like a rich socialite, but in reality she is a very successful jewel thief. And her ultimate target is the necklace her father gave her mother and kept after their escape.

She gets a little bit of help from Phillip, a retired jewel thief who figures out who she is and really invites himself onto her job through blackmail. But really, she didn't need his help. She could have pulled it off all on her own because that's the sort of badass character she is.

So thumbs up for being a good romantic suspense with a solid heist, thumbs down for outdated attitudes. 
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