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rmattson81 's review for:
Hidden Nature
by Nora Roberts
Hidden Nature is the latest book by prolific author Nora Roberts. I have read many, many Nora Roberts books and was excited to read this standalone mystery/romance, but it missed the mark for me.
For me, there were two main problems with this book. First, the dialogue between the characters, particularly between Clara and Sam, was unbelievable and cringeworthy. I had to skim through a lot of dialogue (again, mostly Clara and Sam) because I cound't stand it. Second, and more importantly, there is so much home renovation talk in this book! Nash and Theo are handymen. They are renovating their own home, plus homes belonging to others. Sloan is renovating her home, with the help of Nash, Theo, and her dad. Her family owns rental cabins and they do a log of, wait for it, renovation. I don't care about the paint colors in someone's kitchen. The bathroom renovation was not important to me. At least 30% of this book is home renovation, and it really took away from developing the actual plot and characters (see earlier complaint about Sam and Carla!).
I struggled to finish this book. It is easily my least favorite Nora Roberts book ever.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to the publisher, the author, and Netgalley.
For me, there were two main problems with this book. First, the dialogue between the characters, particularly between Clara and Sam, was unbelievable and cringeworthy. I had to skim through a lot of dialogue (again, mostly Clara and Sam) because I cound't stand it. Second, and more importantly, there is so much home renovation talk in this book! Nash and Theo are handymen. They are renovating their own home, plus homes belonging to others. Sloan is renovating her home, with the help of Nash, Theo, and her dad. Her family owns rental cabins and they do a log of, wait for it, renovation. I don't care about the paint colors in someone's kitchen. The bathroom renovation was not important to me. At least 30% of this book is home renovation, and it really took away from developing the actual plot and characters (see earlier complaint about Sam and Carla!).
I struggled to finish this book. It is easily my least favorite Nora Roberts book ever.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to the publisher, the author, and Netgalley.