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Summary: Decent
Comment: Face the Fire is actually a nice imaginative story. However, there is not enough Romance between Mia and Sam. As well, the witch/magical part of the story isn't fascinating enough for it to stand on its own. Instead it is just an entertaining read which is not super compelling but at least not annoying or frustrating.
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Summary: Face the Boredom...
Comment: It has to be said at the outset that Nora Roberts is not my kind of novelist. Browsing in a library, I would never idly pick her book up. They have bland, uninspiring covers and bland, forgettable titles - nothing to catch the eye. That said, I'm not sure that excuses the level of clichéd and crudely-handled writing apparent here.
I have problems with paranormal romance as a concept, but a good story is a good story, and I have been won over by good writing to many things I would never have willingly selected for myself. Not so here.
I don't read Nora's books, or anything like Nora's books, or indeed the sub-genre at all, and I still knew all the ins and outs of this one. Nora never surprises us with an odd slant or take, a new or refreshing approach, or any form of originality at all. Instead she plods along, throwing us stale idea after stale idea, writing by numbers, because, assumably, that's what her fans want.
We get crystals and crystal balls, herbs and spells, wands and brooms, and a feisty witch heroine who just happens to have magnificent red hair and green eyes. And this is intended for adults. Amazing. But it doesn't stop there. We have an arrogant, 'difficult' hero who's hurt her badly but is now repentant and, of course, completely overwhelmed by desire for her. There's female bonding, a warm protective mother figure, lots of food and pretty gardens, and a supernatural 'threat' as menacing as a pint of milk on an empty stomach.
I appreciate this is meant to be wish-fulfilment, but are readers really so easily fulfilled? And are their wishes as sad and hackneyed as this?
I don't know if this is a sadder testimony to lazy, tired writing or to readers who actively want this kind of perpetual feeding off your own vomit.
I feel it really merits 1 star but I give it 2 for the sheer kudos Nora deserves for both being able to write this stuff and then sell it. Now that's a skill. And quite the most depressing one I've seen on a long time.
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Summary: Nora Roberts Face the Fire
Comment: Its been a long time since I've enjoyed a trilogy as much as I have the Three Sister's Island books. The third book finished out the story of these wonderfully different women and their special talents. It was so much fun to read all three that I hated to see it end. I could read this trilogy again. Something I don't do often. If your going to read one, plan on reading all three. You won't want to have just one.
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Summary: The best was saved for last!!!
Comment: The heroin in this book would make any women wish she were her! I was sad to finish this series.
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Summary: Face the Fire
Comment: Mia Devlin is a strong beautiful witch that owns a bookstore/café on Three Sisters. She keeps buried a deep hurt from her childhood when the love of her life, Sam Logan, left her broken just out of high school.
Sam is back, and he is determined to win Mia back. He knows what a mistake he made leaving. He was so young, and the powerful emotions she brought out in him scared him, so he ran. Sam is also a witch, and he is willing to use whatever it takes to gain Mia's trust.
Mia and Sam must find their way back to each other, or they will not have the strength for the upcoming fight of their lives.
A great finish to the series. I liked that Mia was fire and Sam was water - fire & ice!
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