Helpful Score: 1
This is not just another Roberts romantic suspense novel like she usually writes. It is the story of horrible family abuse and the healing that can come after. The book is divided into three sections. The first is the story of two children caught in an abusive family that everyone outside thought was the picture of the perfect family. Father an MD and the mother who is on all the right committees. But things are very black on the inside. The story of how they get out is suspenseful and riveting. The next sections tell the story of the children when they grow up and how they have turned their lives around. Altogether a very good book that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Helpful Score: 1
Haven't read a Nora Roberts book in awhile. This story i trigger me right from the beginning. Coming from an abused family I hate to admit I found some interest in the book. Good til the end.
Ok book but not my favorite. She is a better writer than this. Very repetitive and the discussions are so stilted. Basic story of a abused child's life. OK story line but only so-so overall.
My first issue is that I'd like to know if Coke was a sponsored ad for this novel? I have never read about so much Coke consumption in my life (every other page the main character was grabbing a Coke from the fridge).
Second - what was with all the casual references to âoffing myselfâ as a joke? âMight throw myself in a lakeâ Highly triggering to those affected by these circumstances (like myself) and unnecessary.
Third - a murdered victim found âfloatingâ in the lake the same day it happened? Not possible. Any crime writer would know (or research) that a body would sink and does not float for a few days. I highly dislike impossible crime scene scenarios.
Fourth - Landscaping on every other page. Darby's business takes off immediately - magic!
So much drama in one book (domestic abuse every other chapter - even with the secondary characters, extreme child abuse, murder, revenge on everyone and their mother, love stories left and right)- pick one theme and stick with it.
Super disappointed in Nora Roberts latest.
Second - what was with all the casual references to âoffing myselfâ as a joke? âMight throw myself in a lakeâ Highly triggering to those affected by these circumstances (like myself) and unnecessary.
Third - a murdered victim found âfloatingâ in the lake the same day it happened? Not possible. Any crime writer would know (or research) that a body would sink and does not float for a few days. I highly dislike impossible crime scene scenarios.
Fourth - Landscaping on every other page. Darby's business takes off immediately - magic!
So much drama in one book (domestic abuse every other chapter - even with the secondary characters, extreme child abuse, murder, revenge on everyone and their mother, love stories left and right)- pick one theme and stick with it.
Super disappointed in Nora Roberts latest.
The first third of the book started with a bang; a riveting story about Zane and Brett, two frightened, verbally and physically abused children of upscale well respected parents. Their story was disturbing and heartbreaking but came to a satisfying closure early on.
The second third as we fast forward in time, repetitive talk about landscaping and gardening from the new gal in town who caught Zane's heart, was boring and tedious.
The last third was suspenseful but unsurprising and too predictable. However, I guess I'm a romantic at heart and I did enjoy this book.
The second third as we fast forward in time, repetitive talk about landscaping and gardening from the new gal in town who caught Zane's heart, was boring and tedious.
The last third was suspenseful but unsurprising and too predictable. However, I guess I'm a romantic at heart and I did enjoy this book.
This is one of those books that you absolutely cannot put down until the end. While it didn't have any mindblowning twists, (it's more a romance than a suspense story) you'll realize very quickly the who, it will make you flinch with horror that parents could be so cruel. It will often have you near tears, but the main characters had so many Roark/Eve mannerisms and words of wisdom, I knew it would be a satisfying read.
I loved the depth of the main characters and how much they grew and evolved throughout the book. It's not often that the author takes the time and allows us to understand their back stories as well as allowing their love to grow slowly. I loved the locale as it's one I'm very familiar with and was right on the money with the locals in a small town in the mountainous North Carolina hill country. I hope that Nora took the opportunity to spend some time in the Asheville communities and see for herself some of the beautiful scenery and possibly the Biltmore house.
With a gardening soul myself, there may have been a bit too many pages spent on details with Darby's landscaping job but I enjoyed it.
I loved the depth of the main characters and how much they grew and evolved throughout the book. It's not often that the author takes the time and allows us to understand their back stories as well as allowing their love to grow slowly. I loved the locale as it's one I'm very familiar with and was right on the money with the locals in a small town in the mountainous North Carolina hill country. I hope that Nora took the opportunity to spend some time in the Asheville communities and see for herself some of the beautiful scenery and possibly the Biltmore house.
With a gardening soul myself, there may have been a bit too many pages spent on details with Darby's landscaping job but I enjoyed it.
1.5 stars
First off - was Coke a sponsored ad for this novel? I have never read about so much Coke consumption in my life.
Second - casual references to âoffing myselfâ as a joke? âMight to throw myself in a lakeâ Highly triggering to those affected by these circumstances (like myself) and unnecessary to the story.
Third - a murdered victim found âfloatingâ in the lake the same day it happened? Not possible. Any crime writer would know (or research) that a body would sink and does not float for a few days. I highly dislike impossible crime scene scenarios.
Fourth - Landscaping on every other page. Darby's business takes off immediately - magic! *sarcasm*
So much drama in one book (domestic abuse every other chapter - even with the secondary characters, extreme child abuse, murder, revenge on everyone and their mother, love stories left and right)- pick one theme and stick with it.
Super disappointed in Nora Roberts latest.
First off - was Coke a sponsored ad for this novel? I have never read about so much Coke consumption in my life.
Second - casual references to âoffing myselfâ as a joke? âMight to throw myself in a lakeâ Highly triggering to those affected by these circumstances (like myself) and unnecessary to the story.
Third - a murdered victim found âfloatingâ in the lake the same day it happened? Not possible. Any crime writer would know (or research) that a body would sink and does not float for a few days. I highly dislike impossible crime scene scenarios.
Fourth - Landscaping on every other page. Darby's business takes off immediately - magic! *sarcasm*
So much drama in one book (domestic abuse every other chapter - even with the secondary characters, extreme child abuse, murder, revenge on everyone and their mother, love stories left and right)- pick one theme and stick with it.
Super disappointed in Nora Roberts latest.
