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anbananova 's review for:
Montana Sky
by Nora Roberts
This book frustrated me to no end for 80% of the time—and confused me for the other 20%. Then the ending hit with a jumble of rushed resolutions between couples, and I was just done.
The characters were all annoying in their own special ways. Lily was overly delicate, Tess was unnecessarily snotty, and Willa was so stubborn it hurt. The way they handled the whole “evil guy” situation was astonishingly stupid. It felt like they were living in the Dark Ages. They had a person who saw his face, and still… no sketch, no photo circulation. So frustrating. When a book irritates me this much, I start rooting for the villains out of spite.
Lily deciding to stay on the ranch without telling anyone about her stalker ex? Irresponsible. But the others not following up on it, not even making sure they had his photo on hand? Equally idiotic. The man didn’t even bother changing his name—just used his initials—and still they didn’t piece it together. I was yelling “PRINT HIS PORTRAIT AND SHOW IT AROUND!” inside my head the whole time. Nora really loves making the police useless unless the cop is the love interest, and even then, it’s always the FMC who ends up getting chased in the dark. Every. Time.
This was the last book in my Nora Roberts reread journey, and it made me realize something: I probably genuinely enjoyed only about 10% of her non-“In Death” books. It’s a weird place to be in—she’s still my favorite author because “In Death” is unmatched, but her standalone and trilogy works? Not for me. I also didn’t love how frequently she gave her FMCs some form of sexual assault trauma—it started to feel like a pattern, and not a thoughtful one.
Still, I’m grateful to Nora. Her books—especially “In Death”—are what got me reading and actually enjoying the process of it all those years ago.