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Summary: One of Nora's Best
Review: River's End is one of the first Nora Roberts books that I read. It is also one of my favorites. The tale of mystery and love is craftily woven in the fashion that Nora Roberts does so well. Olivia MacBride's world was shattered when, at the age of 4, a monster came and killed her mother. Her father, Sam Tanner, was later charged with the murder. Left an orphan, Olivia is taken in by her grandparents and raised at River's End in the Olympic Rain Forest. Olivia's memories of that night are vague and no one, not her grandparents or her Aunt Val and Uncle David, will tell her anything about the past. At 13, Olivia is determined to find out what happened, so she gets in touch with the kind police officer, Frank Brady, who helped her that fateful night. Frank's family, including his son Noah who is close to Olivia's age, take a vacation at River's End. This meeting spurs a life long friendship between Noah and Olivia. As Olivia matures, so does her relationship with Noah. Until one day when Olivia's advances towards Noah are refused, causing a rift between the two. Then, a few years later, Olivia's father is released from prison and doubt begins to cloud her mind about his guilt. Olivia starts to get strange calls, flowers delivered to her, and she swears someone is watching her. Will Olivia be able to forgive Noah and let him help her? Is Sam Tanner really her mother's killer? Of course, I won't give that away, but I will tell you that if you pay attention the clues are right there and it's not too terribly difficult to discover if Sam really is the killer or not. That discovery, however, is not the real treasure of River's End, rather, it is the relationship that develops between Olivia and Noah. It moves from childhood friendship, to a sweet young romance, to heated passion and is the reason that River's End is one of my favorite Nora Robert's novels. This type of romance is Nora Robert's forte. She gives the reader these romances without turning her novels into the trashy romance type. If you haven't read anything by Nora Roberts before, River's End is a wonderful novel to start with.
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Summary: Intrigue and Suspense
Review: Haunted by her past, Olivia can't quite forget the night her mother was murdered, a night which saw her drug addicted father arrested for the crime. Sent to live with her grandparents at an early age, so that the publicity surrounding the death of one of Hollywood's golden stars won't affect her. A writer wants to drag everything up again, to tell the story and Olivia wonders if it will help dispel her demons. She finds herself increasingly drawn to Noah, the writer who wants her story, but danger lurks because the man who killed her mother was not the one who was arrested for it... An excellent romantic mystery, with enough twists, turns and red-herrings to keep even the most jaded mystery buff happy. Great descriptions and action perfectly balanced. A great read. Reviewed by Annette Gisby, author of Shadows of the Rose.
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Summary: A Very Captivating Whodunnit
Review: The story begins with a description of a horrible murder which changes a child's life from happiness to loneliness. I like the conversation between Olivia, the child, and the people who console her broken heart after the incident. When she grows up, she faces an inevitable fact that broke her peaceful childhood. Her father,Sam Terner who was in the jail because of his murder of his wife, gets out of the prison finishing his 20-years compensatation. While Noah, a non-fiction writer who wants to write a book on the murder happened 20 years ago, tries to talk to both of Olivia and Sam.
This is a heartwarming and thrilling whodunnit. I could not put it down while reading the climax. By the way my favorite character is Noah, He seems a perfect hero to me. He has a kind heart and is very progressive and brave and strong. Olivia, who falls in love with him, is a tough woman, however. I like her as well as Noah. In addition, the auther's description of beautiful nature is attractive to me. After finishing this book, I kept thinking about it for a few days. It was really good for me to read this novel though I do not know if other people also would like to read this.
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Summary: BORING!!!
Review: ... what a waste of money and I had to suffer the embarassment of standing at the romance section at the book stores. Why did the author make the killer obvious? The characters were plain boring especially Olivia. Too long and too much words that don't even fit the theme of the book.
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Summary: Too Predictable! Slow Read!
Review: The story is about a girl at age four finding her Mother in a bloody mess on the floor with her Father standing over her holding a pair of bloody scissors. As the girl's life proceeds she is haunted by the dream like memories of a four year old and driven by the hatred for her Father. She falls in love with the son of the cop that arrested her Father. The Son, Noah, grows up to be a true crime writer and wants to write a book about the murder. The girl and the son have,on again,off again meetings that taunt you about an impending relationship. The discriptions of the rain forest in Washington become very tedious but are more enjoyable than the love episodes between the couple written as only a woman could write.I found myself skimming through both because they all sounded the same in both cases.The ending was no surprise and when it came I thought it should have been 200 pages sooner. I outgrew this type of book in my twenties so unless you are younger than that don't waste your time.
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Summary: follow your heart
Review: Follow Your Heart
Diana is the main character in the book. Her father dislikes whites and Diana is in love with a white man. She tries to keep it a secret from her mom and dad, but her dad finds out. He tells her not to go out with him. She does anyway. Read this book to find out what happened when her father finds out that she disobeyed. I like this book because she follows her heart and doesn't let any one take her faith. She is very brave to stick up to her father and it took a lot of courage.
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Summary: well, I want to visit the Pacific Northwest...
Review: Nora Roberts can bring any part of the world to life. I love reading her books because it does make me feel like I have been to all of the places that she describes. Actually, I HAVE been to all the places she has described, except the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. But now it is on my wish list. She has an amazing ability to make the reader love the place as much as she obviously does. For the duration of the book, you are THERE. That said, I didn't really enjoy much else of this book. I knew, from the first Chapter, who committed the crime. Not because anyone told me but because it was so formulaic. I appreciate suspense, but I prefer Linda Howard's suspense, to Ms. Roberts. All due respect to a very very good writer, of course. If you are new to Nora Roberts, I recommend the 'To Dream' series or the 'Born in' series, both of which display all of her strengths and none of her weaknesses. If you know Ms. Roberts' work, this is not as strong as 'Montana Sky' or even 'Homeport' both of which I found to have the edginess that is needed for this genre.
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Summary: One of her best!
Review: I'm a huge fan of Nora Roberts, and I found this recent book to be one of my favorites. I enjoyed the drama and mystery, the romance too of course (Noah is going to be one of my favorite male characters)but for me one of the things that really identifies a great NR book is the humor. When Noah describes his friend "he could get hurt in his sleep", I laughed long and hard. What more could you want in a book - humor, mystery, drama, good characterizations, romance and great sex! NR is truly one of a kind.
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Summary: Enjoyable with an intriguing storyline...
Review: I read Nora Roberts for entertainment. She has never failed me. I'm not expecting the "Great American Novel" but an interesting page turner, driving my expectations up the wall to find out what happens next.
A young girls life is torn apart by the murder of her Mother. She then grows up living with her Grandparents and the trauma of the murder is re-entered into her life whether she likes it or not. Your heart goes out to her; how can anyone expect her to cope with something she's tried to bury for so many years?
The setting in Washington state is delightful.
I would recommend this book, especially to chinamomma!
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Summary: Great!!!
Review: This was my first Nora Robert's book and I thought it was great! It definitely has a romantic suspense aspect and I was never sure what was going to happen next or who did it. The ending was terrific and I'm now an avid Robert's fan. This is one of her best!
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