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Erfenis by Nora Roberts

9 reviews

mob333's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

hanna's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This was such a great novel that made me feel ALL the feelings. Seriously had me sobbing my eyes out. There are so many different stories and plot points in this book and I truly think there's something in it for everyone. This is one of the first romantic thrillers I've read and this is such a fun genre!! Definitely gonna read more of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Car accident

cyndi1966's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Stalking, Misogyny, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, and Confinement

sarah_brazenbookworm's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

This could easily have been 3 hours shorter (audio version). It was just…boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Mass/school shootings

toya_jackson's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Stalking

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

tucker68511's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, and Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia

citymouse's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Infidelity, and Death

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Miscarriage, Car accident, Grief, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Gun violence, Drug use, and Confinement

Minor: Vomit, Torture, Pregnancy, and Drug abuse

tiggerreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Reading a Nora Roberts' book is like sliding into some cozy clothes. I just love sliding letting her spin the story out for me. 

This one was a real long slow-burn. Raylan and Adrian became friends before becoming lovers. I did figure out the most likely villain before I was two-thirds through. I really liked Adrian and Raylan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Physical abuse, Death, and Grief

Minor: Mass/school shootings

amandalynnnb's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

 

Thank you NetGalley and publishers for an eARC of Legacy in exchange for an honest review. 

This story follows Adrian, who is a fitness/lifestyle influencer. When she was a child, her father showed up to her house and tried to kill her and her mother. He was the one that died instead. This is where the story starts. We follow Adrian as she grows into an adult and eventually come to present day where she’s working from her grandparents home and running a successful company that’s under the umbrella of her mother’s fitness company. 

Roberts is a comfort author of mine. I think that’s because her stories lean toward predictable and are a bit formulaic. I found myself being reminded of her past books while reading Legacy with the way certain characters speak and just the overall way the story is told. I don’t want this to be taken as a negative thing because Roberts is a comfort author for me, so sometimes I just need those books where I know everything will be okay and there will be lovable characters along the way. 

The characters are really what stand out in this book. I don’t know that I actually like Adrian, but she was so well developed and we got to see that development happen so it was hard not to be invested in her story. But there were many great characters. We follow them for such a long period of time, that it’s hard not to care for them. But because we started the story so early in Adrian’s life, the ending felt a bit rushed. The romantic relationship didn’t feel like there was enough time to be as in love as they were. 

Overall, I enjoyed this book while I was reading it. The story was well written and interesting. The characters were well developed and lovable. But the plot felt a bit missing. I will always love Roberts books. But this one just fell a bit flat for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Stalking