Remember When by Nora Roberts Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Remember When
Book Review: Happiness meets Disappointment
Summary: 3 Stars
I am a devoted Roberts fan. Part I of this book delivered. However, Part II was very lacking especially following 'the story' in Part I. I agree with previous reviewer that Part II would possibly been better if a romance had been woven into the plot. I too figured out 'who dunit' and flipped through the chapters to end the boredom. Eve's 'attitude' started wearing on me after a while.Book Review: Roberts vs. Robb: can you be pitted against yourself?
Summary: 3 Stars
I won't comment on the plotline of the book, which has been more than adequately covered in several other reviews and the synopsis. The story is pretty much as described and to me, was formulaic romance/thriller stuff.I'm a big fan of the Robb alter-ego, not so much of the recent Roberts' work. This book turned out to be no exception, as I found myself flipping through the first half of the book in my haste to get the the second half.
I was completely unimpressed with the storyline to begin with - there are only so many times we should have to hear the story of some plucky little heroine with a charming rogue of a daddy who did something bad and sent the family into ruin. It's been done to death, and Roberts adds nothing new to it. I was not intrigued or interested in the pairing of the two romantic leads, mostly because they just seemed so bland and I felt like I'd probably read about them before in one of Roberts' other books.
Skipping ahead to part 2, we're treated to Eve Dallas being brought into the storyline, which perked it up considerably to me. I disagree with others who say this was the same old, same old from Robb. This was a wonderful chapter in the continuing story of how Eve and Roarke are learning to live with each other and how Eve is starting to let people get close to her while still maintaining that tough cop attitude that is so much fun. The whole wrapping up of part 1 by Eve in part 2 was boring, but that had more to do with the bad start than it did to the Eve/Roarke characters or the "Robb" writing which is as crisp as ever.
I was pleased to read more Eve and Roarke, but sincerely hope Roberts doesn't pull a stunt like this again and try to merge her two writing personalities. They don't go together and when she forces the two side by side, we're reminded again that this woman has written so many books (a great many of them wonderful) that characters and plots are all starting to sound alike.
I'm looking forward to the next Robb book, less than happy that now that she's been "outed" as Nora Roberts that her publisher decided to start printing those in hardcovers too. There is such a thing as having too many books out at once, something I hope Ms. Roberts and her publishers realize before putting out something like this again.
The first part of the book got a 2 from me, the second half, a 4.5, with a median score of just over 3 in total. I'd recommend the book for someone looking for some mindless romantic reading, but this really isn't one of Roberts' best efforts.
Book Review: decent but not great
Summary: 3 Stars
I had such high hopes for this book. I loved the first half, written as Nora Roberts. It was funny, sexy, fast-paced, exciting and just great. The characters were lively and well thought out. Then I read the second half, the J.D. Robb story. It was a typical Eve Dallas tale and not bad as such. But the plot was obvious and I had the killer figured out from the beginning. It was too predictable and became boring quickly.
An entertaining read, but not one of her best.
Book Review: Disappointment Part II
Summary: 3 Stars
This combined storytelling of Nora Roberts and alter ego J.D. Robb was brilliant in its conception, but a little short on execution. While I enjoyed Part I very much, I was very disappointed that Part II didn't stray from the Eve Dallas formula in order to tell the story of Samantha Gannon from her POV- which I was hoping would happen. Don't get me wrong, I like the Eve Dallas novels, but after reading the story of Laine Tavish, I was really looking forward to reading a romance that involved her grand-daughter, and not the old been-there-done-that romance of Eve and Roake. Plus I figured out who the perp was in about chapter two...doesn't make for too great of a mystery. My advice - try it if you really, really can't get enough of Eve Dallas.Book Review: She's done it again!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I realized that Nora Roberts was "co-writing" a book with her own alter-ego JD Robb, I began to bounce up and down like a child on christmas morning. I have been a Nora Roberts fan since I was around 17 or 18 (she being one of the only romance writers I can enjoy) and have been devouring her work since. I got hooked on her JD Robb stuff about 5 years ago, and now whine my way through the 6 month gap between books. So, you can imagine my anticipation for this book.First of all, I bought it in hardcover, which is a rare purchase for me. With the exception of Nora Novels, I rarely buy hardcover...too much money. And I read it in one night...couldn't put it down.
It starts out as a Nora Novel, with the events happenning in 2003. Then it flashes over 50 years forward and Eve Dallas (one of the best characters ever) becomes entangled in a case involving the descendants of the first part of the novel.
What a great melding of her two styles, while staying true to both aspects of herself.