Inner Harbor (Quinn Brothers Trilogy)

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Summary: This book said very little about Phillip
Review: I don't think I have a right to criticize a great writer like Nora Roberts so I won't. Although I was not impressed with the ending I did enjoy probably about 3/4 of the book. There were just little things that bothered me. Like for instance unless my memory is shot I thought when Sybill was at the family party Phillip drove her back to her hotel in his car yet the next day she drove in her car, which was left behind at Quinn's home the night before, to go talk to Anna. Does that make sense? One big guestion I have is that if Sybill never really knew what love meant how can she fall so fast and quickly in love with Phillip? Another big thing that put me off with this book was that it doesn't really tell you much about Phillip. To me the book was more about Seth and Sybill. Maybe I just need to read the other series books to understand.

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Summary: Roberts continues to do it
Review: In this conclusion to the trilogy, Roberts once again makes us laugh till our sides ache and cry our hearts out, often within the same page. She has a wonderful knack of getting to the core of each character and placing them directly into our view. I see Ray Quinn, the recently dead father, so clearly in my mind, and he only makes about 5 appearances. That's what she does best--makes all of the characters real. However, I did note that in this book, and also in "The Reef", Roberts is repeating a few of her characters. Sybill Griffin reminds me of a cross between Dr. Rebecca Knight in "The Fall of Shane McKade" and Sydney Hayward in "Luring a Lady". Not that I didn't enjoy both characters in each of their stories, but it was definitely a touch of deja vu when reading this story. I can also tell there's a fine line between the explicit descriptions of J.D. Robb and the sexual abuse described in the trilogy. Nonetheless, I will still continue to recommend her to every person I know and continue to haunt every bookstore until I have every book she has ever written. They, as is she, are exceptional.

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Summary: Could not put down.
Review: The first Nora Roberts book made me look for all books by her. Just finished Inner Harbor and the trilogy of her Quinn brothers. Such fantastic writing. Never cry over books, did these 3. Had never read any of her boods til Sea Sept, love them all. Will look for all her books.

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Summary: Extremely satisfying conclusion to trilogy
Review: When I finished this book, I got up and left the room in search of a tissue...and I'm not often moved to tears by a book! While Sybill is initially a difficult character to warm up to, in the end -- and thanks to Nora Roberts skill -- we not only understand her, we've come to care for her, just as we have all the wonderful characters in this series. INNER HARBOR is moving, quite funny in parts (Anna is in rare form again), full of surprises, and altogether too excellent to miss. But be sure to read its predecessors first!