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Summary: Be careful about reading "Wonderful conclusion" below
Review: The reader who wrote it gave away too much of the ending and makes a misstatement about Zoe and her mother. Book was okay. not as good as the first two.
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Summary: Good
Review: I enjoyed the book, but found my self wondering if this is the same Zoe that was in the other two books. With Dana i understood her personality from the previous book, but with Zoe it was like she did a 360. However despite this change i thought it was a good book.
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Summary: Wonderful conclusion........................
Review: I bought this book today and believe it or not I just completed the book. Nora has a wonderful way of bringing her trilogies to a conclusion. Zoe and Brad were well paired thru this book. Simon, her son became more endearing to me in this book, and even Crystal McCourt Zoe's mother came around at the end. Zoe called on to find the final Key to liberate the sleeping ladies finally finds it and ends up killing Kane as well. It couldn't have a happier ending. I highly recommend this book, even if you have read the other 2 books in the series this final one ends it beautifuly. Read this book, you will be glad that you did.
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Summary: exhilarating conclusion to a strong mini-series
Review: Zoe McCourt escaped a nowhere life in West Virginia after becoming pregnant and rejected by her lover and her family. She has made a go of it by and for herself and her now ten year old son Simon in Pleasant Valley, Pennsylvania.Now Zoe is part of three women with male assistance battling to free the three princesses, whose souls are trapped inside the glass prison. Malory Price led off followed by Dana Steele with both successful and ready to share their lives with their loved ones. The final player Zoe will face Kane the Sorcerer knowing that her adversary will break all the rules. Wealthy Bradley Vane III will risk his life to keep his beloved and her son, who he cherishes as his own, safe even if Zoe rejects him as her forever lover, her son's wannabe adopted father, and her ally against Kane. Zoe refuses to heed her heart because she knows he is above her station just like Simon's biological father once reminded her one decade ago. The final tale in Nora Roberts' "Keys" romantic fantasy trilogy is an exhilarating conclusion to a strong mini-series. As with the first two tales, the key to this novel is the recurring characters remain true to their persona whether they are the heroine of the moment, her beloved, the other couples, and even the evil Kane. KEY OF VALOR ties together the loose ends of the previous two novels, but also contains a powerful story starring a delightful Zoe and a loyal Bradley, both risking their lives like the previous couples, to free the Glass Princesses. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: No one does it better!
Review: Nora Roberts writes in such a way, that anyone who enjoys reading, becomes a part of every story. You get involved in the lives of the characters, you feel their happiness and sadness. Like most of Nora's trilogies, the reader is left with the hope that there will be more to come about these characters. I have a mass collections of Nora Roberts books, which I lend out or recommend to friends, but I request their return. Her J D Robb writings have me feeling that Eve Dallas is a friend of mine or someone I know. I have never read a bad Nora Roberts story. I was not disappointed in this new trilogy, she just gets better.
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Summary: very enjoyable!
Review: leave it to me to go on a long drive and pick up the third book in the series instead of the 1st. HAD to read something so I went ahead and read it. And really joyed the premise. Very fresh tale from Roberts. Going back to start over and I am sure I will enjoy it more once I have read the first two
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Summary: DYNAMIC VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Review: Dynamic and dramatic both describe Susan Ericksen's vocal performance of the final epic in the exciting Key series. As listeners and readers will remember the first book in the trilogy, Key Of Light, introduced three women - gallery owner Malory Price, Librarian Dana Steele, and hairdresser Zoe McCourt. The women found themselves faced with an amazing challenge - to find the three keys which will unlock the Box of Souls and release the souls of three Celtic demigoddesses. Two keys have so far been discovered. Now, in the final book of the trilogy the spotlight is on Zoe. It falls to her to find the third key to free the souls imprisoned by a demonic sorcerer. Brad, whom we also remember from the previous books, is there to help her. A single mom, Zoe takes pride in her independence and accomplishments to date, but who would disdain a handsome helper for long? It's always a tad sad when the final word in a trilogy is heard or read. However, Ms. Roberts brought this to such a satisfactory conclusion that regret was replaced by contentment. - Gail Cooke
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Summary: fitting end to a wonderful paranormal series!
Review: Key of Valor is fitting end to the Key trilogy. It lacks the wonder of "new" of the first book, and does not back the emotional pack of the second, but it sustains the series end ends it with style. The thrill of paranormal books is being able to set your own rules and boundaries, and Roberts handles this with skill and fun. They three books really need to be read together and in order, for it's very clear Roberts presumes you have read the book(s) that came before with each. But they are fast reads, enjoyable reads, and you are coming late to the series, as I have, you have the chance to read them all at once instead of waiting between installments. This is some of the best writing Roberts has done this decade, and it's exciting to see Roberts venture in to the paranormal element so strongly based on Pict-Celt lore and myths as the foundation. In the final tale, the quest to find the third key falls to Zoe McCourt, the mother. It's clear to us, if not to Zoe, that her ability to finding the third key, to release the demi-goddesses from their imprisonment by the evil sorcerer Zane, is her ability to find love with Brad Vane. It's not easy for Zoe, a girl raised in a trailer park. Her father left her and her three siblings to be raised alone by her hairdresser mother. It was a rough beginning leaving a young Zoe to yearn for finer things in life. The path to that better life seemed to fall apart when at sixteen Zoe became pregnant. Once again, the man in her life deserts her, leaving her to make a life for her and her son, Simon. That the father of Simon was a rich boy only makes it harder for Brad ¯ a very rich man ¯ to convince Zoe he truly wants a role in her life. Brad is determined to be at Zoe's side as she searches for the key, but Zoe's past experience with men sees her expecting Brad to bail one the quest is over and she doesn't want to be hurt again, doesn't want her son hurt. This book sees Rowanne and Pitte taking a stronger role in the outcome. Since Zane has failed to abide by the rules of the Enchantment, Rowanne and Pitte risk their chance to return to the magical kingdom, in order to protect Zoe and her son. It's a super ending to the trilogy. So if you like paranormals, don't miss this very fresh and vital tales!
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Summary: A fitting conclusion to a fun and exciting trilogy!
Review: I own and have read all three books in the "Key" series. While I enjoyed all three very much, I have a special feeling for this third book as I am a mom too and can sympathize with Zoe and her concern for her son Simon. Bradley was a very strong and likable character and his interaction with Simon was great! I really loved Rowena and Pitte and would love to have known even more of their story. All in all a wonderful book and series in the "magic" vein once again by Nora Roberts.
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Summary: Okay but could have been better
Review: Not only is Zoe SuperMom, a Walmart version of Martha Stuart, and a female Bob Villa, she's also the perfect hairstylist, manicurist, etc, etc....she's an entire spa in one person. No one is that good at everything; she was rather unbelieveable. And she was so negative, distrusting, and defensive where Bradley was concerned--made her hard to like sometimes. Of all the guys, Bradley, who is perhaps the best of the three heroes, seemed to me to be the most trustworthy of a trustworthy trio of men. What a sweetheart! And he can do almost anything around the house, in addition to be rich, handsome, generous, and truly kind.
Simon, her son, is a terrific kid.....but again, nearly perfect. As much as you love 'em, kids aren't perfect. But he was often the glue that held the book and especially the romance together. And there were some very lovely scenes between Simon and Bradley.
The search for the key dragged in this one...it just didn't have the sense of urgency that the other two did, and it should have had more. The actual finding of the key was a letdown, even with the danger that immediately followed. The ending seemed to lack punch. A good series overall, but with some problems, though I'll admit to a few tears toward the end.
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