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A review by estheria
Sea Swept by Nora Roberts
2.0
I am very concerned for this couple.
Anna & Cam's romance was similarly hard to take seriously. It moved too fast, the chemistry was forced, and Anna's personality never jelled. She was different from scene to scene. I found the story of the Quinn family more compelling and believable, and the romance just obscured it. If a book is purporting to be a romance, the romance should be the best thing about it. This seems to be a pattern in Roberts's books -- interesting situations, unrealistic romances. I might try reading the second book of this series as I just finished another series of hers and found I liked the later books in that series better.
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I don't think marriage is a good idea for them. I am also concerned that Anna's supervisor didn't intervene and/or fire her for messing around with the man aspiring to be her charge's guardian. The whole book long, I was waiting for Anna to get in trouble, but it was like Anna was operating in a universe where her job didn't even exist. Her job only came into play to introduce her to Cam and create tension between them. Anna could've had any occupation and the story would've been mostly the same. Roberts would've found some other way to create tension, and the setup (ANY setup) would've been more believable.Anna & Cam's romance was similarly hard to take seriously. It moved too fast, the chemistry was forced, and Anna's personality never jelled. She was different from scene to scene. I found the story of the Quinn family more compelling and believable, and the romance just obscured it. If a book is purporting to be a romance, the romance should be the best thing about it. This seems to be a pattern in Roberts's books -- interesting situations, unrealistic romances. I might try reading the second book of this series as I just finished another series of hers and found I liked the later books in that series better.