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Summary: Three Stars
Review: I can't believe I am actually giving a Nora Roberts' book only three stars but to be honest I didn't really like the Key Trilogy. The plot seemed a little hard to believe that a God and Goddess living in a valley in Pennsylvania (so were they living in Pennyslvania for 3000yrs?) and ask three women they've never met to complete a quest to save the souls of trapped demigoddesses? And that the "keys" are somewhere around Pennsylvania? What are Celtic Gods doing in Pennyslvania?
They seemed out of place not very believable.
I don't mind despencing with reality (in fact that's why I read) I like myths a lot but it just seemed to be asking a too much to believe.
Usually the plots and the charactors are weaved together so well but in this one it seemed forced. I had to force myself to finish each book because it all felt too forced and the endings unbelievable.
Malory, Dana, and Zoe each had to find the key and yet it felt like that even to them the quest wasn't that important.
They would spend forever on their business or the romance and then jump suddenly to the quest.
I agree with the review who pointed out the bad name Pitte? A warrior-God with the name Pitte? Could he not of had a better name? They never were really fully explained. Like they say they were fighting Kane with there "powers". Yet you didn't really see them do much of anything except constantly tell the women what they couldn't do.
The charactors just never seemed to come alive to me as they did in the Three Sisters, Cheaspeake, or the Irish trilogies.
It felt like their were too many charactors in the books.
I liked how they built their business with their own hands instead of being all wimpy.
The only thing that kept me going was reminding myself that this was Nora Roberts.
I've never been disappointed by one of her books as I was with the Keys trilogy which is why its such a surprised. Hopefully I won't be again.
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Summary: A STELLAR READING
Review: Susan Ericksen is a stellar choice for the voice of popular novelist Nora Roberts's latest protagonist.. Fans of the popular author will be delighted to learn that Ms. Roberts returns to terrain she knows well and sells exceedingly well - the supernatural. Ms. Ericksen tackles this vocal performance with elan and control, bringing just the appropriate soupcons of suspense and mystery to the story of a woman faced with a challenge she can't resist.
Malory Price is the manager of an art gallery in a small Pennsylvania town. She accepts an invitation to a reception, but upon arrival is startled to find there are only three guests. Each of the other two is also a young woman. Their hosts tells them that the souls of another trio were stolen by a sorcerer, and cannot be freed until the keys to the glass box in which they are kept captive are found.Why should these modern day misses undertake such a search? For $25,000 and a big million if they find them. "Key Of Light" is the first in a series of three proposed novels dubbed "The Key Series." As the saying goes, you won't be able to stop with just one. - Gail Cooke
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Summary: My first Nora Roberts Book
Review: I haven't read since High School and I decided to start back up again with this book. It was a thrilling book and kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through the trilogy. The way Nora Roberts surrounds you with the story, you can't help but love her...but don't stop with this one, you have to read the complete trilogy!!
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Summary: Great start to a new Triology
Review: This is the first book in a triology. Nora Roberts often writes exciting trilogies and this book is no exception. Key of Light is the first in her new series and explores ancient celtic mythology in today's contemporary environment. Mallory, Dana and Zoe are three women who are offered a chance to solve a centuries old mystery. Long ago, an Evil celtic god had stolen the souls of 3 young goddesses--who happen to resemble Mallory, Dana and Zoe in paintings. These souls were then locked and magically sealed in a glass box with a spell to keep them there until they can be unlocked with 3 keys. The enchanted spell has the three women looking for the 3 keys to release these lost souls. Helping these women are Flynn, and his 2 best friends- Brad and Jordan. They also are connected to the mystery and the solution. Mallory and Flynn are this book's focus. Mallory represents art and beauty and she is to find the first hidden key. Also assisting the couples are 2 mysterious beings that are overseeing the search and guiding the women. Pitte and Rowena are great characters with a mysterious back story and they promise to figure in the next books as well. Key of Light is the perfect blend of romance, mystery, suspence and mystical elements. Mallory is the perfect heroine- independent, willing to believe in the celtic myth, loyal to her friends etc. Flynn is the hero who helps her despite his skepticism. It is fast paced, exciting and intriguing with great secondary characters of zoe/dana/brad and jordan--all of whom will have their own storys in the following books of this trilogy.
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Summary: Key to summer reading
Review: After a very long week at work the last thing I wanted was to pick up a heavy tome. Nora Roberts "Key of Light" is the perfect antidote for just such an occasion. Nora Roberts asks the reader to forget the mundane, and place reality on hold while you venture forth into rural Pennsylvania where fantasy has become reality. The Celtic tale "Daughters of Glass" is more than true in this series; it is alive. It is the story in which the evil sorcerer Kane has locked the souls of 3 demi-goddesses for a millennium. In order to save their souls and those of the watchers, 3 mortal women must find the keys that will unlock them. The first of these women are Mallory Price. Just laid off of her job in an art gallery, the adventure and the cash bonus this quest provides are certainly incentive enough. Throw in finding two other women in the same position who become fast friends and a the potential love of your life and you have yourself a winner. I honestly liked this series. The snappy dialogue and steamy scenes far outweigh any sappiness predictability. Perfect summer reading. I give this book 3 stars because of said predictability. The reader knows within a short period what the key symbolizes and how to acquire it.
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Summary: A Little More Romance, Please?
Review: Key of Light was a very, very quick read for me, probably because I skimmed most of the stuff about the quest and the other demi-goddess/goddess bits because they didn't interest me. If the book had just been about Malory and Flynn then I probably would have skim read even more because I did not like them very much and it was the characters of Dana and Jordan that really kept me hooked. Malory was in places irritating and high handed. I'm afraid to say that I turned against her from the first when she said that the money she'd needed to spend on her car had gone on a pair of shoes instead. To me that is simply irritating and immature. Flynn was all right, although I never really found him that sexy or masculine. I must confess that I don't like the girly chats that go on between the women in these sorts of trilogies either as they always come across as fake, with all the women liking each other too much and acting like sisters five minutes after meeting one another. Call me old-fashioned, but in a romance I'm looking for a little bit more time spent between the lead female and lead male character. If I want a chat with a girlfriend I'll pick up the telephone. There were high points in the book - the humorous dialogue that Nora Roberts is so good at, the energy around the pairing of Dana and Jordan (I can't wait to read Key of Knowledge), and the down-to-earth grittiness of Zoë. I must say that I agree with a few of the other reviewers who say that the trilogies are becoming like 'cookie-cutter' versions of the ones before. I suppose this was bound to happen as you can only have so many different scenarios, character types and storylines. I guess it's true that the Heaven and Earth trilogy is eerily similar to this one, both in terms of character types and storylines. Overall this book was all right and although I wouldn't recommend it to others I'll try the other two books in the trilogy. JoAnne
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Summary: First Nora Roberts Read
Review: I picked this book up on a whim as the plot intrigued me a bit. I'm not normally a romance book reader as I normally read John Grishim books. I thought I'd opt for something less "intense" this go around. I'm very pleased that I took a chance on a book by this author. It is easy to get lost in this book...even after the first chapter, I was hooked and couldn't wait to get back to it when I had to put it down. I'm definitely looking forward to reading the next two books in this trilogy.
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Summary: Don't shop here!
Review: The trilogy is excellent and I highly recommend all three - however, you can get all 3 at Barnes & Noble for the same price that Amazon charges for one CD!!!!
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Summary: Not up to her standard - forced and unbelievable
Review: I agree with the earlier reviewer who commented on the assembly-line, cookie-cutter feel of this book, the start of yet another Nora Roberts trilogy. I also agree with comments about how the plot is so unbelievable and forced that the book lacks the ability to carry the reader along. This book is a dud. Romantic fantasy by definition doesn't need to be factual, but when you have Celtic gods and goddesses (with non-Celtic names like Rowena and Pitte, yet) hanging out in Pennsylvania....well, even the briefest summary of the long list of people and devices in this alleged "plot" would take more space and energy than I'm willing to give it. It feels less like a story than a drawer-cleaning of piles of disjointed leftover plot ideas rejected from earlier projects. The characters have their occasional moments, but overall, there wasn't any flow and the story didn't make any sense at all. I still give it 3 stars, because in the Romance genre, the worst is truly unbelievably bad and this is still Nora Roberts, albeit on a very bad day. She knows how to write sentences at least, her heroines don't simper over-much, and her heroes aren't abusive. Compared to mainstream fiction, the rating would be much lower. What I don't understand is why the author apparently feels so driven to increase the poundage -- tonnage! -- of her published books that she agreed to publish this poor specimen. Surely she could gather herself and write less often but with better results. How can she stand to put her name on a book like this when she is capable of so much better?
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Summary: Excellent read!
Review: Three women (Malory, Dana, and Zoe) are invited to cocktails in the old mansion at Warrior's Peak. A mysterious couple tell a tale of three lovely demigoddesses who rest in an enchanted sleep, their souls locked in a special box. The box has three locks on the front that can only be unlocked by three hidden keys. Each key must be found by a different mortal woman. Each woman has a single month to locate their key. The keys must be hunted one at a time. If even one woman fails at her task, the locked souls will be destroyed and each of the three huntresses will lose one year of life. Fate chooses Malory Price to search first. Malory Price has always been organized. She even had her life completely outlined since the age of eight. Malory was manager of The Gallery and loved the position. However, the owner recently acquired a much younger bride, Pamela, who decided to oust Malory and take over. The mysterious couple gave Malory twenty-five thousand much needed dollars, just for agreeing to search for a key that might not even exist. If the keys do exist, and all three of the women find them, they will each receive five million dollars! Flynn Hennessy met Malory when his huge dog knocked her down. Malory hoped never to see him again, yet had no choice since he was the brother of Dana. Flynn joined the quest in the hope of getting closer to Malory. He never expected to fall in love with her or to watch an evil sorcerer try to kill her! ***** I can only hope that books two and three will be equally as fascinating! Nora Roberts has succeeded in literally bringing a fairy tale to life, in more ways than one. This story is set in present day with a subtle dose of magic. Highly recommended reading! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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