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A review by silquesoleil
Grün wie die Hoffnung by Margarethe van Pée, Nora Roberts
2.0
Some books are just not bad enough to be interesting and therefore, not worth my time if the content isn't my cup of tea. This is definitely one of them. I didn't make it to chapter 7 because the odd written kiss and the stilted dialogue after the kiss were just too much.
So, here's the plot of the book how I perceived it. Super attractive mage has to travel through different times to find five companions. Together they have to stop the Vampire Lilith, because she has the plan to wipe out humanity. Lilith is apparently super cruel, super mighty and super intelligent (but too stupid to realize that wiping out your major food source is a bit suicidal). Unfortunately, there is a character list at the end of the book which reveals who the other five heroes are, because it would be a shame if the reader had any fun speculating about that topic, and well, one of the five is the outrageously beautiful Glenna, a witch with great power and no shame at all. So, due to their power and because they're both super sexy, the mage and the witch are instantly attracted to each other. Wow. Never saw that coming.
Basically, almost every character in the first six chapters is incredibly attractive and despite the fantasy plot that could have been quite interesting, it feels more like one of those erotica novels where the hero and the heroine are struggling not to end up in bed together instantly. There are people who like that. I find it very annoying.
The characters feel stiff and unnatural, not quite stereotypes but sometimes very cliche and if Nora Roberts is the most famous author for romantic literature, I feel very bad for the genre.
I want to read Jane Eyre now, badly, to erase the foul taste that Mrs. Roberts novel has left in my mouth.
So, here's the plot of the book how I perceived it. Super attractive mage has to travel through different times to find five companions. Together they have to stop the Vampire Lilith, because she has the plan to wipe out humanity. Lilith is apparently super cruel, super mighty and super intelligent (but too stupid to realize that wiping out your major food source is a bit suicidal). Unfortunately, there is a character list at the end of the book which reveals who the other five heroes are, because it would be a shame if the reader had any fun speculating about that topic, and well, one of the five is the outrageously beautiful Glenna, a witch with great power and no shame at all. So, due to their power and because they're both super sexy, the mage and the witch are instantly attracted to each other. Wow. Never saw that coming.
Basically, almost every character in the first six chapters is incredibly attractive and despite the fantasy plot that could have been quite interesting, it feels more like one of those erotica novels where the hero and the heroine are struggling not to end up in bed together instantly. There are people who like that. I find it very annoying.
The characters feel stiff and unnatural, not quite stereotypes but sometimes very cliche and if Nora Roberts is the most famous author for romantic literature, I feel very bad for the genre.
I want to read Jane Eyre now, badly, to erase the foul taste that Mrs. Roberts novel has left in my mouth.