High Noon by Nora Roberts Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of High Noon
Book Review: Liked it!
Summary: 4 Stars
It amazes me that after what, 100+ books?, Nora Roberts can continue to create new characters and new storylines. Phoebe MacNamara and Duncan Swift are two of my favorites so far. I liked their easy report with each other, and the way their relationship wasn't the big drama in the story. There was a really obvious red herring in the story, but it didn't really take away from anything. Overall, another Nora classic!
P.S. The Lifetime movie was actually pretty decent, too. I haven't been impressed with most of them.
Book Review: Not her best
Summary: 1 Stars
First I should say I've read this at least four times, and I still don't feel like I fully get it. Duncan seems like a nice guy, but his backstory came so late in the book that I almost missed it the first time. And as for the conflict Phoebe feels about the house and her mother, I feel like that could've and should've been drawn out so much more. There's a sense of being rushed through the whole story, and it's partly because some of the lines are phrases and not whole sentences. It doesn't help that I read this for the first time right before I read "The Hollow," and this book fares worse in comparison.Book Review: Not her best work
Summary: 3 Stars
I have read all of Roberts' books, including her Robb books. I think this is the only one I didn't like. It just didn't click for me. The plot was okay, but something just wasn't right. I'm not sure if it was the characters or the way the story developed, but this was one Roberts book could have lived without.Book Review: Okay thriller that falls flat
Summary: 2 Stars
I read Roberts' Circle Trilogy and thought I'd give this one a try. The premise of each of her books, I have discovered, is pretty much the same: strong female type falls in love under strange circumstances and everything is happy-go-lucky in the end. "High Noon" was, nonetheless, cheesy and predictable. It was a really easy read because there was little to no detail in the scenery or anything else, for that matter. The focus was more on the dialogue and emotions between Phoebe and her new beau, Duncan - completely unrealistic dialogue and emotions, at that. I was thinking the whole time: "who says this stuff?"
But what really got me was the last 3 pages. Up until then I thought this was a cool little romance novel - not too deep... then I realized there were only 3 pages left. The situation in the final scene ends so abruptly and nothing is explained - absolutely nothing. It left me not even wanting to finish. But I did - I'd gotten that far. The last three pages? Happy-go-lucky cheese. How does everything go back completely normal minutes after what happens? It left me unsatisfied. Thanks Nora. I won't be reading any more of your books because they're all the same.
Book Review: Pretty good but not her best work...
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked the characters, especially Ma Bee and Duncan. Ma Bee understands Duncan like no other - the only mother figure he'd ever known. Duncan is a take charge kind of man, one who does what he wants when he wants, and pursues Phoebe like a pitbull - jaw locked and refusing to let go. Phoebe needed him to balance her, and I'm glad they found each other. And Carly, Phoebe's 7-year-old daughter - very much like my own 7-year-old daughter. The only difference is my daughter likes numbers, LOL!
I liked the plot, even if there were loose ends. It's not very often when you have a hostage negotiator as the main character. I liked how it all played out. I'd have liked to see Duncan settly into Phoebe's house, them getting married, more about Phoebe's mother as well. And her trademark is all over this book - all the descriptions she gives buildings, gardens, etc..., they suck you into the story. You're seeing the building like you're standing in front of it. You smell the flowers in the garden. And it was pure delight how the very flower that Duncan first gave Phoebe is my absolute fave flower.
However, the climax of the story happens in the last chapter - something I don't ever remember NR doing before; where the climax and closure of the story happens in the last chapter - about 10 pages. Lots of dialogue, lots of action and suspense that gives it the perfect height of the story, the tension everyone feels in the situation. But all crammed into the last few pages of the last chapter? Come on! I'd have liked to have seen them settle, maybe a little more something from Arnie.
I really enjoyed how the characters came together I found that a lot of the scenes between the characters were so much like my family; ie: for instance, the banter between Duncan and his best friend's wife, Louise. They're banter is very close to the banter my husband has with my best friend - and I got a really good kick out of that! The family closeness - how they treat each other - is very much like my own family, and I like it so much when NR makes me feel like I'm part of the characters' families.
But the ending... that's the only reason why this doesn't get my usual NR 5-star rating.