Monday, July 10, 2017

Review: Come Sundown by Nora Roberts

Come Sundown by Nora Roberts

Come Sundown by Nora Roberts
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Come Sundown by Nora Roberts blurb

I'm sad I'm doing this but I am DNF'ing a Nora Roberts book. This one just isn't for me but even though the content is not for me (I'll explain why) I'm still giving it 3 stars because it's well written and if the content works for others, I'm sure they will enjoy it. Plus I enjoyed the mild romance happening between Bodine and Callen.

First of all, this is more of a sweeping family saga with some romance and suspense thrown in. I would not call it romantic suspense nor would I call it women's fiction though it has some leanings that way. It's kind of a difficult book to categorise. My friend Bambi calls it a modern western romance which is probably accurate too since it's set in Montana amidst a horse ranch and resort. Given I'm not one for family sagas, I found I enjoyed getting to know Bodine and her family, and the business empire they have built and run as a family. I enjoyed the family connections and the various relationships linking everyone together.

I liked Bodine and her Type A personality, needing a plan, ticking off boxes and running the resort business. I also enjoyed how much she cared about everyone who worked for her and how important they were to her in different ways. I loved her work ethic and her can do attitude.

Enter Callen and I liked his relaxed attitude and his mild flirtation with Bodine. I liked that he laid his cards on the table about wanting to date Bodine and her teasing him with a non-reply. It was very sweet. I particularly liked how he said he liked how pretty she'd grown up to be. That had my heart going pitter-patter.

What I couldn't stomach was Alice's story. It was gut-wrenching and made me feel ill in my stomach. I guess after having just DNF'ed a story about a horrible serial killer, Alice's plight was too much for me to handle. Ms Roberts interspersed regular chapters of Alice's ordeal and suffering in the past, switching back and forth between present day with Bodine and Callen, then back to Alice. I even seriously considered not reading Allice's chapters because I found them so disturbing. Credit to Ms Roberts for her skill in writing and how she made me feel. I'm certain she meant to convey how truly awful Alice's situation was and she did a stellar job of it.

I may consider picking this up again another day and finishing the story but for now, I just don't have the constitution for it. However, all that said, don't let what's stopping me stop you from reading it. It's a good book if you like this kind of story.

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6 comments:

  1. There was a time where I seriously binged on Nora Roberts books and still have a stack of them, but some of the storylines began to seem the same, just with different people. She's a brilliant author, but I think she falls into the same category of James Patterson where they are cranking out books almost nonstop, even with help, making the books not the same from back in the day. Sorry you couldn't finish, but I totally get it. Great review! Hugs...

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    1. I've never read much of her. When I went back and checked I had only read 6 of her books previously. I have also read her J D Robb Eve Dallas series which I really enjoy but I'm behind on reading them and I don't know if they have stayed fresh seeing it's into 40+ books in the series.

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  2. I haven't read one of her books in a long time. I can totally understand not finishing it though.

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    1. I felt bad about not finishing it since it IS Nora Roberts. But I've also heard some people say she's started churning out the same old stuff. Her older books from the 1990s and early 2000s were good. I enjoyed a few of those.

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  3. That stinks. So far I've not been able to finish a single Nora Roberts. But I do like her JD Robb ones. Sorry to see this one wasn't a good fit for ya.

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    1. It was well written but I couldn't stomach the gruesome chapters with her torture and captivity. Her J D Robb ones are good but I'm very far behind on the series.

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