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Summary: Not her best!
Review: A little different then what I usually read, but interesting none the less. I like the way Nora followed the fates from I THINK it was the 1800 to present day. 3 tiny silver statues impact the lives of several people, 8 of which we get to meet. Fate is definitely a factor here in showing that some things are just MENT to be and not always a coinky dink. Not overly mushy on the romance which was good for me and pretty darn cool on the suspense and search for these statues. Funny too, what more could you ask for in a good novel.
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Summary: Hurrah!! -- more than one plot line without a trilogy!
Review: As an avid fan of Nora Roberts, I was delighted to see the story of the Three Fates start and end within the pages of one book. It must have been tempting to split the story line into three lucrative and separate entities, but instead the reader is treated to real interaction between each pair of lovers. In fact, this interaction between all the players is one of the strengths of this book.Ms. Roberts has once again given us engaging characters. Her depiction of Cleo, especially, was beautifully drawn. The reader is allowed to see the entire woman, not just the hot stripper. The Irish contingent is Nora Roberts at her best -- lovable, laughable, and a family truly united. Her villian, Anita, is almost a cardboard cut-out of evel personified, and does not really have an impact on the story line, other than to act as a catalyst for the other characters. An exceptionally enjoyable read!
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Summary: Not Nora's best book
Review: I began to read Nora Roberts back in the early 1990's. Back then I always looked forward to her books. In the two or three years I haven't read any of her books because I thought that she was not writing at her best. Well, I got a copy of the "Three Fates" hoping that she had improved. Well, she hadn't.
The "Three Fates" tell the story of the Sullivan Family how a past family member came to posession of a small statue after the sinking of the Lusitania. After having it stolen from them, The Sulllivans will stop at nothing to bring the Three Fates back together again.
This was a slow book, that had simple characters, who had a hard time holding my interest. The only reason that I finished it so I got it off of my bookshelf and into my used bookstore bag.
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Summary: Not worth the work
Review: I could not get through this book which for me is very disappointing. I am an avid Nora Roberts fan. To me this book started okay but was too boring to keep going. It is rare that I will stop reading a book before the end. My time is valuable and I felt it was being wasted . I hope others do not judge Nora Roberts based on this book.
My favorites of hers are:
The Three Sisters Island trilogy
The Irish Trilogy
The Donovan Legacy
Midnight Bayou
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Summary: my favorite Nora Roberts book
Review: I don't know why some people don't like this book that much. It is my favorite out of the all the ones I have read. The group of six, Cleo and Gideon, Tia and Malachai, and Rebecca, and Jack, are great as a group, believable as couples, and completely independant and able to hold there own as individuals. You truly hate Anita Gaye by half-way through the book. It as Jack says - "you have the classy blonde (Tia,) the sexy brunette, (Cleo,) and the gourgeous red-hed (Rebecca.) The story takes place in Ireland, and New York for most of the book. And has a thrilling end.
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Summary: Not Nora's Best...
Review: I love all of Nora's books, but this was not her best works. Three Fates is the story of a trio of Irish siblings and their American lovers as they fight to reclaim three ancient statues. Nora Roberts has a distinct gift for writing character driven plots, but the Three Fates did not showcase this ability. Instead we get three implausible love stories crammed into a single volume, with not enough attention paid to each couple. Several characters even fall into the 'unlikable' category, (at least for me). Ex-Ballet-dancer-turned-stripper (Cleo's) constant sarcasm and phrases such as 'slick' etc. Grated on my nerves. Gideon, and Mal, the two brothers had no personality and were virtually interchangeable. Jack was a cardboard cutout. Also,I was surprised at how quickly all the characters jumped into bed with their respective partners. There was harldly any romance at all! =-(
The best character in the series was Tia. The slightly anxious mythologist. Nora should have written the book about Tia and Mal, and left out the four other characters. Overall, a disappointing read. I would recommend only to diehard Nora Fans.
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Summary: Too much of the same thing...
Review: I'll have to admit the book cover sounded interesting enough, but it seems NR gets into everything by threes, and it gets to be a bit much. I thought the women in this book were as goofy as all get-out, as well as an embarrassment to the female gender. And I never cared much for that. She had all the couples climbing into bed together too soon. The plot surrounding the Three Fates was a great idea, but the prose failed to follow through. I still think NR's first books were some of her best, and I still believe she's one of the greatest romance writers of all times. I'm just not big on this book. I've read much better with NR's name on the cover.
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Summary: Another Nora Roberts winner with an Irish flavour
Review: Nora Roberts has drawn again on her love of Ireland to depict this novel of intrigue, romance and humour. It tells the story of the Three Fates - small statues - and one family's determination to re-unite the set against the odds. Along the way, each one of the clan meets their match and towards the end are all united as a group against the protaganist who also wants the Fates. This character was a little weak in comparison to previous villains in Ms.Roberts books but this did'nt upset my overall enjoyment. There were great moments of humor and I loved the characters of Tia and how she overcomes her hypochondria, loud, brash Cleo and gentle,strong Rebecca. The three guys Malachi, Gideon and Jack were great too!! Although the characters were not as finely drawn as in previous novels - the downside to having three couples/relationships in one book - I'd still recommend it as a great read.
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Summary: Bravo!
Review: The Three Fates was an excellent and entertaining read! The search for three statues that have changed the lives of the people who have held them through history... The blooming romances of the lead characters... Everything interchanging and and intertwining with everything else... I loved how the story was written as a fictional take on what FATE can hold for us. There were a myriad of lines throughout this book that felt simply like poetry to me!
I especially liked Tia, who was introduced to us as a paranoid hypochondriac but transformed herself, with a little self-esteem, into a strong woman! And ooooh, Malachi! Why do I always find myself in love with Nora Roberts' leading men? This lady knows how to write a man the way a woman wants!
On the downside, I have to agree with another reviewer who stated there were too many lead characters in this one! That was my only problem with this book. As soon as I got engaged in the story of Malachi and Tia, I was forced across the world to be introduced to Gideon and Cleo, and then Rebecca and Jack! Too much! I grew impatient to learn what happened with the first couple by the time I was finished reading about the second. BUT, by the end of the second couple's introduction, you are intrigued and enthralled still!
Great job again Nora, keep up the fantastic stories for us chicks who have to get our romance and excitement somewhere!
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Summary: Romance and Adventure in a Fun Romp
Review: This is not the best of Nora Roberts, but it's nevertheless a fun, easy-to-read and entertaining adventure that reminded me of "Topkapi," "Charade," and other lighthearted art-inspired movies. The plot concerns three small silver statues of mythology's three Fates. Alone, they are fairly valuable pieces. Together, as they were intended to be, they are priceless. So priceless that at least one antiques dealer, the nefarious Anita Gaye, is willing to kill to get her hands on them. Enter our heroes: A fine, Irish family named Sullivan, that inherited one of the statues, only to have it stolen by the horrible Ms. Gaye. Malachai, Gideon, and their sister Rebecca, all gorgeous, smart, and irresistible, want their statue back. And they want the other two as well, so they can, along with their mother Eileen, pump up their small boat-tour company, and expand in style. Roberts always tells a good story when the characters are Irish, and this is no exception. Each of the formidable siblings meets his or her match in the race for the statues: Malachai teams with shy, withdrawn Tia Marsh, an art historian and heir to one of New York's finest antiques houses; Gideon finds himself entwined (in more ways than one) with fiercely independent stripper Cleo Tolliver, who just happens to own one of the three statues, and Rebecca loses her heart to collector and security expert Jack Burdett. Will the Sullivans et al. retrieve the Fates? Will Anita Gaye self-destruct on her murderous quest? Will the three sets of lovers find out they were made for each other? Pick up the book and find out--it's a good, fast read.
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