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A review by junkie_forthe_written_word
Year One by Nora Roberts
3.0
Through the years I've discovered that I can be a fan of a person and not of that person's art.
That has got to be how it is with Nora Roberts. I've never read a book by her that I've loved or even really liked. But I am just such a fan of her on a personal level. Her work ethic, her no bullshit attitude, even down to how she helps others without shouting it from the rooftops. I'm just such a fan.
Sadly though, I'm just not the same fan when it comes to her writing.
I love post apocalyptic fiction, even when it's liberally splashed with fantasy, but the story wasn't fleshed out well at all. This book could have doubled in size then it might have had time to tell the story it was trying to get out. As it was, the pacing was all out of whack and I would have killed at least one paragraph of description per chapter. It felt rushed. Like it wanted to hurry through and get to the good part... but you don't because this is the first in a series.
That has got to be how it is with Nora Roberts. I've never read a book by her that I've loved or even really liked. But I am just such a fan of her on a personal level. Her work ethic, her no bullshit attitude, even down to how she helps others without shouting it from the rooftops. I'm just such a fan.
Sadly though, I'm just not the same fan when it comes to her writing.
I love post apocalyptic fiction, even when it's liberally splashed with fantasy, but the story wasn't fleshed out well at all. This book could have doubled in size then it might have had time to tell the story it was trying to get out. As it was, the pacing was all out of whack and I would have killed at least one paragraph of description per chapter. It felt rushed. Like it wanted to hurry through and get to the good part... but you don't because this is the first in a series.