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Summary: One of the best Nora Roberts books yet
Review: I have always enjoyed reading Nora Roberts books and this one did not let me down. I was up night after night until after 2 a.m. fascinated by the twists and turns of this story. I had my doubts about Sam Tanner being the real murderer but I never would have guessed the ending. The way she brings out the characters of Olivia and Noel are great. This is a must ready if you like to be surprised by an ending.
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Summary: This time, judge a book by it's cover!
Review: I'm sure all of you know the old saying when choosing a book to read, DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER? Well this time ignore the old saying. The illustrations on the cover of this book live up to and provide a perfect description of the book. The characters that Ms. Roberts portrays in this story seem to leap out from the pages and into the imagination of the reader. The characters are well defined and realistic. I became very involved in the story and finished the book in two days. I am a huge fan of the mystery/suspense and romantic genres and this book satisfied my urges for both genres. The only drawback to this book is the predictable and lackluster ending. I figured out who the killer was when I was halfway through the book. When Olivia faces her mother's killer, her reaction seemed unemotional and unconvincing. The well-written characters and the love story between the young couple is good enough to keep the story interesting. Nora Roberts wrote such a sexy love scene between the two young lovers that it made me want more. A definite MUST READ!
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Summary: Very Disappointing
Review: The characters were not fleshed out well and not very sympathetic. The first half to two-thirds of the audiotape were promising but that early promise was not realized in the end. The last third of the tape which led to the climax was not believable nor convincing. Noah's character was unbelievably dull-witted for someone who had supposedly solved previous murders. As a child, Olivia was interesting and sympathetic in her quest to find out what really happened to her mother. But the adult Olivia seemed to have lost her curiousity about her past and it was difficult for the listener to care either. And the book went rapidly down hill from there to a very flat and predictable conclusion. I would be unlikely to read any more of this author's books after this one.
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Summary: River's End
Review: I can't think of a Nora Robert's book that I haven't liked... But this was the first myster"ish" and now I'll start her J.D. Robb books.
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Summary: Not her best but entertaining enough
Review: I'm a Nora Roberts fan and enjoyed the book while I read it, although I did feel it tended to drag in places, especially in the overly-lengthy descriptions of the forest in the Pacific Northwest. I too had my "guess" as to who the killer was fairly early on, but it didn't diminish my enjoyment as it did for some readers -- it just made me want to find out if I was right. Noah was a very well-written character but I felt that Olivia could have been fleshed out better. Despite the tragic loss of her parents at such a young age she somehow didn't come across as all that sympathetic a character. A good book, worthwhile reading, but not one I plan to read again soon.
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Summary: River's End
Review: It took me almost a month to finish it and till I thumbed through the last 10 pages and found the solution to the mystery, it didn't seem to worth all of the efforts. Despite the complicated plot and slow paced, however, it's got romance, horror, humanity, impressive scenery. Overall, it's still a good read.
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Summary: Not a keeper.
Review: With Nora's best romantic suspense books, it doesn't matter if I know "who done it" - I reread them many times because I love the characters. With River's End, I couldn't get involved with these people and only read to the end to enjoy the solution to the mystery. Now it's no longer a mystery, I have no reason to keep it around. Sorry, Nora. In contrast - I just LOVED "Hidden Riches", have read it several times and would recommend it to anyone!
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Summary: Awesome Book-Real Page Turner!!
Review: I just finished River's End and could not put it down. Nora Roberts just keeps getting better and better. I can't wait for her next book!! Read River's End, you will not be disappointed!!
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Summary: What happened to the Nora I know and love?
Review: I've always been a big fan of Nora Roberts but found her last few books have been lacking. Maybe she's got a real bad case of writers block, but it's not the Nora Roberts I know.In 1979 Olivia's beautiful movie star mother is found murdered and her father is charged with the murder. Being the only witness, at the age of four Olivia is called to testify. She saw her father with a bloody pair of scizzors, but blocked everything else out. Sam Tanner, Olivia's father, goes to jail for twenty years to life. Now twenty years later, Sam has been diagnosed with brain cancer and is allowed out of prison. Olivia lives with her grandparents in Washington State. Sam contacts Noah Brady, the son of the man who put Sam in prison, to write a book about his life. Noah begins the process of investigating the crime and goes to Washington State to talk to Olivia. Olivia and Noah are strongly attracted to eachother but Olivia resists as long as she can. The two begin a frightening investigation into her mothers' death and find that many things that were believed to be true may in fact not be...
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Summary: How can Nora Roberts JUST GET BETTER AND BETTER!
Review: This story was wonderful! Once again, Nora Roberts takes her readers somewhere they may never go. I grew up on/in the Olympic Rain Forest and believe me..........Nora nailed it!! To the reviewer in Oregon and Florida. Your review was so smug, yeah, sure you "knew who done it." YOU TOTALLY MISSED the subtle humor of the minor characters. I have read ALL of Nora's books and there isn't one story that's the same. Sure the lovers have similar issues, but isn't that real life?? The mystery part of River's End was delightful and kept me believing until the last 10 pages. Maybe I'm easy but what a delight to be suprised !! Thank you, Nora, you just keep getting better and better !
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