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A review by ellehartford
The Awakening by Nora Roberts
4.0
I'm used to Nora Roberts' romance trilogies, where we see a set of three siblings/friends each settle down. This is not that--though it was still good.
This series has much more magic in it; the important part of the narrative takes place in a fey realm with dragons. I say "important," but I actually enjoyed the first half of the book, the "finding myself" part, even more. And I love fantasy! It's just that I turn to Nora Roberts specifically to see the "finding myself" part, and I wasn't totally in the mood for a high-stakes realm-changing battle. I feel bad saying that--after all, an author should be able to tell whatever story they like--but, nonetheless, it was the case for me.
Bottom line, this is looking like a series that will follow one character as she embraces her destiny, leads a war, and continues falling in love with a warrior. It’s deeply felt and I love the world building, but to be honest, that's not the storyline I'm into these days. Maybe someday I'll come back to it. ;)
This series has much more magic in it; the important part of the narrative takes place in a fey realm with dragons. I say "important," but I actually enjoyed the first half of the book, the "finding myself" part, even more. And I love fantasy! It's just that I turn to Nora Roberts specifically to see the "finding myself" part, and I wasn't totally in the mood for a high-stakes realm-changing battle. I feel bad saying that--after all, an author should be able to tell whatever story they like--but, nonetheless, it was the case for me.
Bottom line, this is looking like a series that will follow one character as she embraces her destiny, leads a war, and continues falling in love with a warrior. It’s deeply felt and I love the world building, but to be honest, that's not the storyline I'm into these days. Maybe someday I'll come back to it. ;)