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A review by ccgwalt
Sea Swept by Nora Roberts
3.0
SOA Listening Challenge 2012: Spread Your Listening-- Contemporary 2/4
Grade B-/C+
While parts of this book were poignant or humorous, other parts were just slow. I was listening to the audiobook on 2X for part of the book because the story seemed to stand in place, going nowhere. Cam was a mixed bag for me, too. He could be a selfish, arrogant man, who also acted childishly at times. On at least two occasions he did things to hurt Anna, and it infuriated me that she let him wheedle and cajole his way out of the trouble without coming to a real understanding of (or responsibility for) what he'd done. That in turn made me think less of Anna, who shouldn't have been sleeping with her client's guardian to begin with! And it seems hypocritical for her to accuse Cam of compartmentalizing their relationship, when that's exactly what she'd done in order to justify it to her affair with him.
The relationship of Cam with his brother's, including the foster child, Seth, was well done, and often humorous. I liked the Phil and Ethan and the interactions. The ongoing storyline about the father's accident and the gossip was fine.
Some of the interactions between Cam and Anna are sweet and romantic, and I did enjoy them. I didn't care for Anna's part in their final confrontation, but I did like Cam's part and it went a long way to redeeming him in my eyes.
I doubt I'll continue the series.
Grade B-/C+
While parts of this book were poignant or humorous, other parts were just slow. I was listening to the audiobook on 2X for part of the book because the story seemed to stand in place, going nowhere. Cam was a mixed bag for me, too. He could be a selfish, arrogant man, who also acted childishly at times. On at least two occasions he did things to hurt Anna, and it infuriated me that she let him wheedle and cajole his way out of the trouble without coming to a real understanding of (or responsibility for) what he'd done. That in turn made me think less of Anna, who shouldn't have been sleeping with her client's guardian to begin with! And it seems hypocritical for her to accuse Cam of compartmentalizing their relationship, when that's exactly what she'd done in order to justify it to her affair with him.
The relationship of Cam with his brother's, including the foster child, Seth, was well done, and often humorous. I liked the Phil and Ethan and the interactions. The ongoing storyline about the father's accident and the gossip was fine.
Some of the interactions between Cam and Anna are sweet and romantic, and I did enjoy them. I didn't care for Anna's part in their final confrontation, but I did like Cam's part and it went a long way to redeeming him in my eyes.
I doubt I'll continue the series.