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Summary: Another hit by Nora
Review: True to her reputation, Nora hits the nail on the head with another smash. I loved the book. (I always love her books.) The first paragraph drew me in and I couldn't wait to keep reading. Like all of her other books, Roberts makes you want to devour the story and leaves you craving more. If she keeps turning out the excitement and romance, I 'll keep reading and buying the books.
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Summary: Captivating Romantic Suspense
Review: Nora Roberts' prolific generation of novels has run the gamut from witchcraft on the New England coast to futuristic mysteries sizzling with attraction. Her latest endeavor carries uniqueness all its own, with its crafty combination of suspense and sensual romance. Archaeologist Callie Dunbrook's current assignment is to supervise a dig at an Antietam Creek, Maryland construction site. Finding human remains over five thousand years old, Callie needs more help at the site. When that help comes in the form of her sexy ex-husband Jake, Callie is furious with her supervisor, even as she continues to fight her attraction for Jake. While locals are angry at their loss of employment with the construction halted, seemingly innocuous pranks turn into murderous "accidents". Coinciding with the archeological find is the claim by local businesswomen Suzanne Cullen, that Callie is really her long-lost daughter, stolen as an infant. Tough, beautiful, and brilliant, Callie is the epitome of a strong female lead character. Her romantic sparring with Jake creates a sexual tension that keeps an even pace with the mystery, as Callie discovers that the accidents at the site may be related to her unearthing of her past including an illegal adoption ring. Earthy, compelling characters are the driving forces behind this mystery/romance, entrancing the reader from the get go, in a package that is quite possibly Ms. Roberts' best effort to date...
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Summary: Wow. This was romance and mystery.. LOVED IT!!
Review: There's that old cliche about not being able to put a book down. This book was truly that. I read it from beginning to end in one long day, and I loved it. From just reading the description I expected a mystery, but this book was so much more. It was about finding out who you truly are, and what you have to go through to find that out. Callie was an awesome kick butt no holds barred woman who was portrayed as a woman who didn't need a man to complete her, which was definitely refreshing. Hats off to Nora for another incredible book!
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Summary: Another great Nora Roberts read!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I felt the story line was very believeable. I have many friends that are adopted and often wonder "what if" this kind of story were to "happen" to them as they get older. We live in a very, very large world but sometimes the world is indeed very small. Nora Roberts obviously researched adoption on the black market very carefully. Only if you understand how a couple of any social standing could want a baby so bad to go to any length to get one, can you sympathize with the main characters' parents. I really enjoyed Callie and Jacob's characters. The way Jacob felt about his wife was very touching. It was like two separate souls looking for each other but somehow missing the point. I would love to read about their future together. Jacob's background would be a great book to explore also. As always, when Nora Roberts really researches a subject and brings her wonderful insights into the story, you can't help but enjoy every page of her books. Thank you for a great read. Keep it up Nora.
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Summary: A little romance, a little mystery, great characters!
Review: "Birthright" is classic Nora Roberts. It has just the right blend of romance, mystery, science and great characters. It isn't perfect, but it's the best Roberts I've read in a long time, and I would say that it's easily in her top 10 books. The characters in "Birthright" are particularly rich and real. They are smart people (the heroine and her ex are both PhDs; the secondary characters are a lawyer and rare book finder), and dedicated to their jobs and families. You get to see the everyday lives and interactions that really brings a story to life. The romances are totally believable, and by the end you honestly think that everyone should be together. I have read far too many books with romance in them that simply rely on hormones and nothing else, and I was glad that Roberts stuck to her usual "develop the relationship" style. I also loved the archaeology and anthropology aspect of the book. I wanted to be a digger when I was a child, and I never lost interest in the subject, so I might be biased. ;> For those who are not as interested in that: While Roberts certainly does not beat you over the head with the science, it is always in the background, and she brings the human aspect to it. It's not just big words, folks. She tells you why it matters to Callie and Jake, why they feel what they are doing is important, and she does it in plain language. I found the mystery portion of the book to be very well done overall, but more rushed the closer it got to the end. I understand why Roberts did it the way she did, but it was such an unhurried story that the ending was jarring. However, since life is often jarring, especially when it comes to big revelations, I didn't feel that the mystery's answer was unrealistic. The very end was kind of corny (won't tell you what it is!), but honestly after all the angst and conflict, it was kind of like a little treat to finally have some cornball in there.
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Summary: Let down
Review: Where is the fire, the magic of our beloved Nora? It's not in Birthright. I plodded through it, page by page. Too many details. I could excavate an archialogical dig myself from this book - I guess some would say that's great - I'd agree. Once.
The characters were pretty good, her typical fiery woman and man. But we keep asking ourselves, should we care?
I finished the book and was glad when I did. Then I re-read some awesome older Nora works because she is the best - no matter what. And you have to read the best. Since she has plenty of other womderful works out there, don't bother with this one.
Find one of her jewels and read it!
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Summary: Avoid the Audio Version
Review: I had to drive to Sacramento and back and so picked up a Nora Roberts book to listen to on the drive. Roberts is a great standby for these sorts of trips because her books are predictably entertaining and fun. Unfortunately, "Birthright" gave me trouble. Don't get me wrong; the story itself was of the usual Roberts high caliber if not even a little better than some. The problem stemmed from the reader of the audio version. Sometimes I've found that readers try just a little too hard and in this book, it showed.
I appreciate the reader trying to differentiate between the characters by using slightly modified voices, but in this recording, it was incredibly overdone to the point of distraction. There got to be times when I would grimace when a certain character or another came back into the plot because the faked dialect was so irritating.
If I had it to do over, I'd save this book to curl up with on the couch on a rainy day and choose another to listen to for 14 hours in the car. You may want to consider doing the same.
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Summary: A good mix of romance and mystery
Review: I am a fairly new Nora Roberts fan in the last 1-2 years, and can't seem to read and listen (audiobooks) fast enough. I enjoy her ability to build characters and connect the dots in drawing them together. When I first read about "Birthright" and it being about baby kidnapping, I wasn't sure I wanted to read it, thinking perhaps it would be disturbing. But I'm glad I did. I purchased the audiobook and "couldn't put the tape down". Nora is skilled in her ability to take this horrific experience in a family's life and evolve it into one of love and hope, while trying to figure out who did this and why it happened. And then Nora also brings in the suspense of murder to the story, as the culprits try to keep anyone from finding out the answers to these questions. Though a great story, including the interesting archeological studies, there were two points of disappointment for me. The first was the ending. There is so much "meat" in the story all the way through until the epilog. It seemed flat and rushed. The second disappointment was that I wished I had read the book this time rather than listened. Other audio tapes of her books are absolutely excellent, but I found this was hard to listen too. The women's voices are fine, but it's hard to imagine a sexy young stud when he sounds like a 90 year old man with throat cancer :) For this one book, read it!
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Summary: Really Very Enjoyable
Review: I was hardly surprised when I wasovertaken by the story line in Birthright. The characters were believable, funny, I didn't mind reading this book at all.
Callie discovers she was kidnapped and sold on the black market as a baby, and has to find all the answers she is looking for, while making a huge breakthrough in her profession of archeology. Along for the ride is her exhusband, the brother she never knew, and the lawyer persuing Callie's brother.
I really enjoy reading Nora Roberts' work, the ones i have so far. The Key trilogy was fun, with magic thrown in with the romance and mystery. The only complaint I ever have about her novels is that atleast once she throws in the word "deets" as a shortened term for details, and that bugs me to no end, usually it is only in each once. So it doesn't detract from the overall quality of her stories.
It's a very good novel, and worth buying, so I recomend it.
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Summary: Wonderful Reading
Review: I've been a huge fan of Nora Robberts for years and this book was (as always) a pleasure to read. The characters were so realistic, people you might already know. It made me laugh, it made me think, it is really a great book.
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