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Summary: BROTHERS THAT NO ONE SHOULD MESS WITH
Review: AFTER READING INNER HARBOR, CHESAPEAKE BLUE, AND THEN SEA SWEPT, JUST IN THAT ORDER HELPED ME TO UNDERSTAND AND ENJOY THE LAST TWO BOOKS OF THE SERIES. THEN WITH THIS BOOK IT HELPED ME TO SEE THE BOND THAT ETHAN HAD WITH SETH. SEEMED TO BE STRONGER THAN THE OTHER TWO BROTHERS. BUT ALL OF THEM ARE BECOMING VERY CLOSE EVERYDAY. THERE IS LOVE, UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION FOR THE LAST QUINN, SETH. ALL THE CHARACTERS INVOLVED HAVE A PASSION TO KEEP SETH WHERE HE BELONGS AND IT IS TRUELY AMAZING THE BOND THAT CAN'T AND WILL NOT BREAK.
ETHAN AND GRACE ARE SUCH A SWEET COUPLE. IT WAS MORE ROMANTIC FOR THEM TO GET TOGETHER THAN ANY OTHER COUPLE IN THE SERIES FOR THEY HAVE BEEN IN LOVE FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. EVEN THOUGH NEITHER WOULD ADMIT IT. THE LOVE SCENES COME FAST PUT THEN AGAIN THEY HAVE WAITED TOO LONG TO GET TOGETHER.
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE BOOKS OF THE QUINN BROTHERS. YOU CAN'T HELP BUT FALL IN LOVE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
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Summary: Live and learn
Review: I listened to the book on tape. I was impressed. I thought I was going to dislike it, because I'm not a romanticist and of the few things I've read in the romance genre, I derived little pleasure, much boredom.This one was different. Some of it may have been the drama that the reading puts into it. It was read very well, sorry I don't have the man's name. But there was some drama, and some emotional scenes, toward the end. When Grace reconciles finally with thick-headed Ethan, when Ethan asks her will she let him be her daughter's (step) father, it is touching, even for a non-romantic. The only thing a little out of whack was Ethan's belief that his mother's slovenliness would be hereditary. At one point, he inventories hereditary factors, like weak hearts or hair color, but then he throws in something that was clearly a learned behavior, his mother's being very unmotherly. Oh, some of it might be attributed to her hormone system or even a brain malfunction, but he clearly didn't have those problems. Maybe he thought it was one of those generation-skipping disabilities? Anyway, Ethan seemed to be confusing nature and nurture. An introductory psychology course would have cleared up the matter for him long before he had to be "wailed" out by Grace, fed up with his intransigence. I'm going to try other books by Nora Roberts, and also J.D. Robb, her other nom de plume. Diximus.
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Summary: Audiocassette review
Review: First, I must say that I loved the book Rising Tides; in fact, I thought the trilogy was one of Nora Roberts' best. Since I enjoy listening to books on tape while I am commuting, I checked out this book's unabridged version from the library. Of course, the story line, whether read or heard, holds up well, but I was a bit taken aback at the voice of Cameron Quinn. I realize that one narrator must convey all of the characters' voices and maintain the listener's understanding of who is thinking or saying the statement, but, really. David Stuart made Cam sound like a 70 year old, 3 pack a day smoker with throat cancer. His gravelly voice really distracted from this audio. I have also listened to the unabridged version of Sea Swept (also recorded by David Stuart), and he did Cam's voice in a much more moderate style. Still, an enjoyable listen, and all of the positive reviews given the book's hardcover and paperback versions still apply.
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Summary: Read the whole series
Review: I thought Rising Tides was the weakest of the first three Chesapeake books, perhaps because I wasn't as interested in the characters Ethan and Grace as I was in Cam and Anna. Ethan and Grace were very sweet, and Grace's experiences as a single mother added a nice, homey touch, but I simply wasn't as drawn to their characters. However, this is still a good book and I highly recommend the series.
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Summary: Still Waters Run Deep
Review: Rising Tides centers on Ethan Quinn, the middle Quinn brother. Nora Roberts's description of this quietly pensive character flows in a seamless effort. The daily life of a waterman and the small-town life in St. Christopher's will draw you in and stay in your mind for a while. It's a simple love story about two simple people, exquisitely tied together in 339 pages (paperback version).
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