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Summary: One of my favorite stories written by Nora
Review: I took a whirl through the "reviews" and wonder, too, if we all read the same book. Quick comment about the so-called grammar errors--did you read the hardback or an advanced reading copy? I've read both. In the ARC, there were tons of mistakes. Since it's not a finished draft, it's allowable. <g> In the hardcover, I didn't see all of the errors that a few of you so lovingly pointed out (I wonder if it's the infamous "screenwriters" from AOL who wrote those "reviews"). Since I'm a former English teacher, these usually jump out at me. Feel free to e-mail me if you come back & glance at the reviews to correct me with the errors of my way. Speaking of which ... in River's End, the language caught me and swept me away. I read for entertainment--to be able to lose myself in a story. River's End accomplished that goal. The beginning had the horrific murder of Olivia's mother, actress Julie MacBride. Olivia, her daughter, came upon the murder scene and witnessed her father (actor Sam Tanner) standing over Julie's slashed body, scissors in hand. To protect Olivia (and themselves), her grandparents took her back to Washington State, to River's End, a lodge & campground at the edge of the Olympia Rain Forest. The story then goes on--with the dysfunctional MacBride family encountering the seemingly "together" Brady family. Olivia, Noah, and his parents were characters that I came to care about--a lot. I loved their interaction with one another. I loved the sense of growth w/in Olivia as the story progressed. I also appreciate how Nora wrote of the Olympic Rain Forest. She made it come alive for me. Made it become a place I'd love to visit some day soon. While I intuitively knew who the killer was before the end of the story, I felt that there were just enough red herrings tossed my way to give me reasonable doubt. In any case, no one does relationships & feelings better between characters than Nora Roberts. River's End will remain high up on my list of favorite stories written by her.
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Summary: Surprisingly Entertaining
Review: Wow...in reading other reviews here, I wonder if we all read the same book! I have never read Roberts before, since I don't read romance, but I was intrigued by a synopsis I happened upon, so I picked it up and read it. (I'll probably be criticized for that run-on sentence but oh, well). This is a very entertaining book even though I pretty much guessed the ending, too. But what a fun journey getting to the end! I loved all the nature walk talks and I really cared about those characters. I knew they would get together in the end but Ms. Roberts played with the plot very well and kept it quite interesting all the way through. Because of this book, I may give up my ban on romances and pick up another one or five of her books. Keep up the good work, Nora. This one was fun.
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Summary: i lovd it!
Review: why does not anyone like it i lovd it so much im going to read it agenn and agenn nora roberts is the best person who writes books in the whole wood world very good if i could i give it 10 stars!
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: I do not expect every novel I read to be "The Great American Novel". Sometimes I just like being entertained; reading a story that keeps me turning pages to find out what will happen next. There is a time for deep philosophical discussion, and a time for entertainment. This novel was certainly entertaining, easy reading, with characters you could understand. I'm glad I read "Rivers End" and would recommend it to anyone that just wanted to read a "good book".
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Summary: What happened to the old Nora?
Review: Nora Roberts older books (Divine Evil, Genuine Lies, etc.)were excellent in all respects. Now it seems her books have become incredibly formulaic, and even boring at times. The incessant description of the forest in River's End began to really become monotonous, and the heroine was a cold fish who was very unlikable. And the ending - I won't give it away - but let's just say horrible things have happened to many people's lives at the end, but the overall attitude is that since the main characters are in love, who cares about anyone else?What happened to you, Nora? I miss your old style of writing!
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Summary: HORRIBLE!
Review: This book is horribly boring. Another cookie fresh out of the cutter here. This book is exactly like all of her others, but with new character names and new locations. The Nora Roberts formula of one part weak plot, mixed with a dose of hopeless characters, is accentuated in this malodorous book.
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Summary: Utter drivel
Review: The apparent popularity of this book (and its ilk) is the most serious comment on educational standards in this country since the Founding Fathers. Corney, badly written, with insipid, unbelievable characters and 6th grade writing, it almost beggars belief that any sensible adult could get through it. The person who gave me this has since admitted she was joking...
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Summary: this is a great book
Review: i had never read nothing by the author till this book and i loved it so sweet but yet sad also and so well put together and i cried along with the young girl .what else can i say but it was a great book i would tell all my friends about it .
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Summary: I knew "whodunnit!"
Review: I definitely would consider myself a Nora Roberts fan...have read most all of her books. I agree with those of you that found this book predictable and "didn't we already read this?!?!", yet I still enjoyed the writing. I was quite dissapointed that I figured out who the killer was so early...I felt like I read the rest of the book to validate my guess. Oh well, maybe I'll enjoy the next book more. I definitely won't give up on Nora Roberts. She's an easy, fun read.
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Summary: Same old Same Old
Review: You know, I really would like talk or write Nora Roberts and tell her that I really missed the way she used to write. I missed the character development that she had in Public Secrets, Sweet Revenge, or Genuine Lies. And I miss knowing that each book is going to be completely different. It seem like three years ago Nora and her published decided that either serial killers or murder was the way to go. So, River's End has a senseless killing like Sanctuary, Montana Sky, etc. and love scenes, but did I grow attached to the characters. No! There is nothing to hate about either the heroine or hero, but there is really nothing to admire about them either. I realize that after writing over 100 books it is hard for each one to be fresh. Sadly, after four or five books that just seemed a combination of her other works, and one dimensional characters, I am moving on to different authors. If Nora ever returns to stories like Genuine Lies, Sweet Revenge then I will be back buying her books. Save yourself some money, check this book out at the library or wait for the paperback. Or re-read one of her books that you already have. Nothing new in this one.
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