Tribute by Nora Roberts Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Tribute
Book Review: Coulda done without the ghost
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a mixed-bag for me. The romance part was great... Nora Roberts still knows what she's doing there. I liked Cilla, and I liked Ford, and I really liked them together. But some parts of the book were lackluster. I didn't particularly care for Cilla's dream visits with her grandmother, and I thought the harassment could have been a little more creative. How many different ways can a "Katie" doll be defiled? But, though I did figure out who Janet was having an affair with pretty early in the story, the big bad guy was a big bad surprise.Book Review: Tribute
Summary: 3 Stars
Cilla McGowen is a former child star brought up in the glamour of Hollywood. Both her parents were actors up until their divorce, when her father Gavin McGowen dropped out of the limelight to live a normal life. Cilla now longs for that same normal life, and decides to renovate her grandmother's old farmhouse. She loves the area, and she will also be continuing in her chosen profession of flipping homes. There is lot of stigma behind this old house owned by Janet Hardy because she died at such a young age in this house under mysterious circumstances. Many believe she was murdered, while others believe it was simply suicide after the tragic death of her beloved son.
Ford Sawyer returned from vacation to find a presence at the Hardy home. Since no one had lived there since Janet's death, he was suspicious. Upon seeing Cilla, he knew immediately she was a relative due to the striking resemblance. He was taken immediately with the woman he met who was determined to bring the old neglected farm back to life. As construction got underway, he felt more and more drawn to Cilla, but she discouraged him. He knew just from talking to her that she was a mess, but he just couldn't stay away. She kept asking him what a washed up actress afraid of intimacy had in common with a graphic novel author. Ford was constantly throwing Cilla off balance in his pursuit of her.
As Cilla spent more time in this small community, the more she was positive she made the right decision in moving. She was getting to know her father and half sister, and was realizing what she had missed out on. Even her precarious relationship with her mother couldn't sway her from living in her new home. When threats and vandalism endangered the new life she was trying to build, it took all the strength Cilla possessed, not to give up. While Ford and the rest of her extended family rallied around, she was determined to fight for her future hoping the cost wouldn't be her life.
This was a pretty good read, but will not be one of my favorites. The characters were well written, and I enjoyed some of the secondary characters as much or even more than the primary characters. Cilla's down to earth loving father in direct contrast with her diva mother explained a lot about her. Ford's parents were a hoot, but his grandfather was priceless. Spock stole the spotlight! I felt cheated by the lack of development of the suspense plot. It seemed sloppily thrown together as if it were almost an afterthought. Not a keeper!!
Book Review: Favorite character in the book: Spock the dog!
Summary: 4 Stars
I finally was able to get my hands on a copy of this book from the library because I was too anxious to wait for the paperback and I refuse to buy hardback books.
Although it was a little slow in the beginning, I think the build up of Cilla's everyday monotony was what Ms. Roberts was trying to get at - that Cilla was so far removed from her Hollywood days and spent her new life doing the ordinary things with some sabotage thrown in. What did irritate me some was that Ford Sawyer wasn't even really a part of the meat of the story until a third of the way into the book. Once he and Cilla started growing on each other though, there was definitely a lot of chemistry between them and I loved how Ford was her rock whether she wanted him to be or not.
I felt the ending was too abrupt - after 430 pages, having the the big showdown the way it did felt stilted to me. The why was explained, but it really felt rushed to me and it would have been nice to find out the fallout of what happened at the end.
Overall though, with characters like Cilla, Ford, Matt, Gavin, Steve, and of course Spock the dog (who really steals the scenes), I think this book was a good effort from Ms. Roberts.
Book Review: Good read
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not a big Nora Roberts fan. I find her books too formulaic and romances are not my favorite genre. But I do read romances for a change form the thrillers I like and I find Nora Roberts is usually a safe bet for a good read. And she sometimes adds a touch of fantasy and the paranormal to her books so that's a plus for me.
Tribute has a good story about a Hollywood star, her family, mystery about her death and the granddaughter who refurbishes her home in Virginia. The characters in the book are great and the romance hot and very current, not cutesy sweet. Best of all book had a lot of humor.
Book Review: book purchase
Summary: 5 Stars
Book arrived as promised in great conditon. I have not read it yet but am sure it will live up to Nora Roberts standards.