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Blue Dahlia
by Nora Roberts
Roberts has a habit of changing narrator perspective for brief and unexpected (and unannounced) interludes mid-chapter and sometimes mid-paragraph. The majority of a chapter might be voiced by one character, with the exception of a paragraph somewhere in the middle. It’s disorienting, and ineffective. Typically those characters who piped in randomly were the male love interest(s), whose perspective we were given only during those brief moments. It’s a strange tactic, really; to hear nothing but dialogue from a character and then suddenly be privileged to know a piece of their inner monologue is whiplash-inducing for the reader.
I can see why this book is so popular: it features no less than three female protagonists, all of whom are whip-smart and fiercely independent. And, of course, they’ve seen their share of hard times. I’m not saying that this work is clichéd— how could I, when it throws in such an unexpected (and also unresolved) plot twist—but I will say there’s little about it that is unexpected. On the other hand, its ladies are refreshingly frank and forthright in ways that I enjoyed. Not a hint of cattiness is to be found at Harper House!
However, the setting and all of the talk about plants was pleasant.
I can see why this book is so popular: it features no less than three female protagonists, all of whom are whip-smart and fiercely independent. And, of course, they’ve seen their share of hard times. I’m not saying that this work is clichéd— how could I, when it throws in such an unexpected (and also unresolved) plot twist—but I will say there’s little about it that is unexpected. On the other hand, its ladies are refreshingly frank and forthright in ways that I enjoyed. Not a hint of cattiness is to be found at Harper House!
However, the setting and all of the talk about plants was pleasant.