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Summary: New Nora Roberts trend - nasty sexual violence
Review: Nora Robert's Silhouette and Harlequin romances make me gag (the two I have read, anyway), they are so superficial and generally insulting to women, but I have read and enjoyed a few of her other books, specifically Inner Harbor. Carolina Moon is not one of Robert's better efforts. Unfortunately she seems to be moving into a phase where she feels compelled to create plots with explicit sexual violence and murder scenes, and although all the other reviews I have read have been OK with it, haven't even mentioned it in fact, I am not. Nasty rape scenes are definitely something I don't want to read fictionalized accounts of for entertainment, and sorry, I don't believe such explicitness is required for plot development. If you are not the type to be bothered by it though, this book is formulaic yet readable and will hold your attention on a airplane.
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Summary: An OK read
Review: Nora Roberts has always been one of my favorite authors,but lately it seems that she is not at her best. I used to look forward to her novels, but now I can take them or leave them. Although this book's villain was surprising, the ending was lackluster. I think Nora is putting her books out to fast and can't really get into the storyline or her characters like she used to. I hope that she gets her gift of talented writing back, before she loses a devoted reader.
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Summary: A Disappointed Fan
Review: As a long time reader of Nora Roberts I was again disappointed in her writing. Reading about a killer/child rapist is just not an enjoyable read for me. The main characters Tory, an emotional ill woman and Cade, a spineless mama's boy just became a bland mix. I was wrong in thinking this was a romantic book .... it belongs in the mystery, violent, depressing plot category maybe in her "Rob" detective series.
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Summary: First Time Reader
Review: I'm not really familiar with Nora Roberts so when I started reading "Carolina Moon" I thought it was pretty interesting. Characters are developed, the scenery is descriptive. I liked everything about it up until the end. It was very cliche and did not make any sense at all.
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Summary: my review
Review: This book is about the story of a girl, Tory. Her struggle to regain control of her life after a very difficult childhood and the death of her best friend. This is one of the first times I have read a book by Nora Roberts who also deals with mystery mixed with romance. In this book it is a good mix. The plot is very well thought out and the writing is interesting and real. The characters are all very well described as well as the places. This is a great refreshing and very interesting book. Well recommended.
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Summary: twolizzards
Review: I hesitated when purchasing this book. After reading Carolina Moon, I have a new respect for Nora Robert's writing. This is a wonderful book. Read this book slowly. The characters, the dialogue and the clever descriptions (analogies) are a delicious treat! I cheated and looked at the back (don't spoil it for yourself) page. Even though I knew the ending, I went back and enjoyed each page. Couldn't put it down. The characters were strong. Although there were evil characters, as all romance thrillers should have, the balance was perfect. I felt good after reading this book.
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Summary: a ...?
Review: i just bought the paperback and kept thinking "where have i read this book before" it is supposed to be a new release, then i ... saw the howard comparison. i will finish the book, just somewhat dismayed [at] someone as good a storyteller as roberts .... whether she did it intentionally or not, i don't know but i don't like it either.
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Summary: Breathtaking!
Review: This was my first time reading the works of Nora Roberts! I started out by listening to the abridged audio of this book and became so taken in by it that I stopped the tape (I didn't want to miss anything) and immediately ordered Carolina Moon in hardback sent 2nd day! And also proceeded to order about 12 other of her books. What a fabulious author. Not only does she give you a great love story, but a terrific suspence story to boot! Mystery, murder, intrigue, etc... Everything!!!
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Summary: Oh, I am SO glad someone else saw that!
Review: I read this book, and the comparison IMMEDIATELY jumped out at me. I gave it to mys sister, without telling her what I saw, and she got the connection too. I mean, the small, southern town, the death, the separation, the children of both the founding family and of the resident white trash, the hero's sister. All of it was eerily familiar. Even Robert's inclusion of "the sight" smacked of Linda Howard. Still, the comparison didn't disturb me. I love Howard, and I liked "After the Night," but this was so much better. All of the characters were more appealing, and the story was stronger, and much more sympathetic. in ATN, there was a vicious arrogance about the hero, and an old, cruel conflict that I never felt was fully resolved, or that he was ever even really sorry for. The characters in CM are stronger, and much more grown up. They have conversations that last more than ten minutes at a time, don't solve every problem with hot, hard sex, but make a connection on a more intellectual level. So, yeah, they're similar, but this one comes out on top!
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Summary: Spooky, a story that kept me on the hooks of suspense.
Review: Tory Bodeen is blessed or cursed (however one may view it) with the gift of 2nd sight. Just about everyone in town is either afraid of her or fears her. Her best friend, Hope was murdered and Tory sensed her friend's demise. I've read many Nora Robert's books and this one was one of the spookiest. I like the way the author let Tory have conversations with Hope through dreams that didn't appear to be quite dreamy. There was one scene when Tory had fallen asleep while Hope's killer is nearby and Hope warns her. I felt a chill up my spine when Tory pops up out of her sleep like a jack-in-the-box. I liked Cade, too. He was able to empathize with Tory, even though his mother blamed her for Hope's death. He was earnest in his feelings for Tory, even though she's afraid to get close to anyone, thanks to Hope's death and past child abuse. Hope's twin sister even comes around, despite being jealous of Tory and Hope's friendship. If you like reading a story with a good mix of mystery and paranormal, this one's a good bet.
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