I have to say first off that I was so skeptical about this book after the disaster that was "Sundown" I was almost afraid to start and read this book. However I am glad I did. Still probably not 100% to Nora Roberts standard that we are use to reading it is still by far much better than the last offering.
This one gripped me from the moment I started reading and within pages my emotions were all over the place. I could feel the terror they felt in the moment of pure chaos. I felt as they did that it went on forever and not just the 8 actual minutes of terror. I fell completely into this story line. We watch the characters as they not only survive but put their lives back together after the terror and tragedy. We walk with them as they move forward and find new lives. But someone does not want them to continue with their new lives and has not let go of the terror from the mall.
I enjoyed this book so much more than the last. I still feel as if someone else was writing as it did not see to be Nora's usual gripping can't put it down style of writing. It did take me longer to read than it normally does her books. I even placed it aside to start and finish another's authors book and came back to this one.
I would say it is a good book and definitely worth the read. Just don't into it expecting it to be a normal Nora Roberts book.
Friday, January 11, 2019
Fatal Invasion (The Fatal Series) by Marie Force
When I read the blurb for what this installment of the series was going to be I could not wait for it to be released. As big fans of Nick and Sam I had an idea of where I wanted to see the story go and had my fingers crossed the entire time that she would work it out my way. Yay for me and yay for Marie, it happened pretty much like I wanted.
The story line is about 2 little ones that survive a home invasion and the murder of their parents and Sam's investigation into why someone would want to kill a normal everyday family. Sam must go to battle for these small victims professionally and personally. Also we continue from the previous book Gonzo's fight with himself and his grief and it all comes to a boil in Invasion. In the midst of all this we get to celebrate Freddie's wedding and see the goofy and tender heart of Sam for her partner. The story draws you in and won't let you go till the last page, and maybe not even then. Marie knows how to draw the emotions out of you and drop you dead center in the middle of the lives of these characters and makes it that you never want to leave.
I look forward to the next Fatal book, although she had warned us of her decision with one of the characters. I know that it was a decision that had to be made and I look forward to reading how she handles it and yet I dread reading it. I know I will have a love hate relationship with this next Fatal.
Start this series if you have not already. You will not regret it. As with all of Marie's books you just can't find a bad one in the bunch.
Join her Facebook pages as well. She is a very involved with her fans personally. Not like one of my other authors who has her assistant man the F/B page. She even occasionally does "Friday Night Follies" live and you can't communicate with her live and direct. She is my favorite author, no questions about it.
When I read the blurb for what this installment of the series was going to be I could not wait for it to be released. As big fans of Nick and Sam I had an idea of where I wanted to see the story go and had my fingers crossed the entire time that she would work it out my way. Yay for me and yay for Marie, it happened pretty much like I wanted.
The story line is about 2 little ones that survive a home invasion and the murder of their parents and Sam's investigation into why someone would want to kill a normal everyday family. Sam must go to battle for these small victims professionally and personally. Also we continue from the previous book Gonzo's fight with himself and his grief and it all comes to a boil in Invasion. In the midst of all this we get to celebrate Freddie's wedding and see the goofy and tender heart of Sam for her partner. The story draws you in and won't let you go till the last page, and maybe not even then. Marie knows how to draw the emotions out of you and drop you dead center in the middle of the lives of these characters and makes it that you never want to leave.
I look forward to the next Fatal book, although she had warned us of her decision with one of the characters. I know that it was a decision that had to be made and I look forward to reading how she handles it and yet I dread reading it. I know I will have a love hate relationship with this next Fatal.
Start this series if you have not already. You will not regret it. As with all of Marie's books you just can't find a bad one in the bunch.
Join her Facebook pages as well. She is a very involved with her fans personally. Not like one of my other authors who has her assistant man the F/B page. She even occasionally does "Friday Night Follies" live and you can't communicate with her live and direct. She is my favorite author, no questions about it.
Yours After Dark (A Gansett Island Novel) by Marie Force
This series is amazing. I love a good series that draws you into the lives of a community. I can imagine what it is like to live on this island and have all these characters for friends. That's just how good Marie Force write a book. All of the books in this series is well worth time to read and you will go back time and again just to revisit your old friends on Gansett Island.
I found this book even more appealing this time. In it the male protagonist is one of the amazing McCarthy men. He's restless and thinking about leaving the island to go back to the mainland to an old job and maybe an old girlfriend. All of his cousins, his Dad, his uncle and now his brother have found love on the island. He thinks he's not ready and then he meets her. She's been there all the time. All it took was getting a haircut to meet a woman beyond his dreams. But she had secrets and he wants to know what they are so they can overcome them and be together. This book is beautifully written and handles an issue that many face today and Marie handles it perfectly.
Marie incorporates an element this time that many authors do not. That's what I love about her. Sometimes her characters are not perfect. Sometimes they have medical issues; or they are a bit overweight, not skinny and perfect like some romance authors like to write. She tries to keep them real yet still appealing.
Try this series I promise you will not be disappointed and you will fall in love.
This series is amazing. I love a good series that draws you into the lives of a community. I can imagine what it is like to live on this island and have all these characters for friends. That's just how good Marie Force write a book. All of the books in this series is well worth time to read and you will go back time and again just to revisit your old friends on Gansett Island.
I found this book even more appealing this time. In it the male protagonist is one of the amazing McCarthy men. He's restless and thinking about leaving the island to go back to the mainland to an old job and maybe an old girlfriend. All of his cousins, his Dad, his uncle and now his brother have found love on the island. He thinks he's not ready and then he meets her. She's been there all the time. All it took was getting a haircut to meet a woman beyond his dreams. But she had secrets and he wants to know what they are so they can overcome them and be together. This book is beautifully written and handles an issue that many face today and Marie handles it perfectly.
Marie incorporates an element this time that many authors do not. That's what I love about her. Sometimes her characters are not perfect. Sometimes they have medical issues; or they are a bit overweight, not skinny and perfect like some romance authors like to write. She tries to keep them real yet still appealing.
Try this series I promise you will not be disappointed and you will fall in love.
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