A review by kjelu1022
Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
4.0
I have been a huge fan of Nora Roberts but had taken a break from reading her books. I am very glad I picked up this book. For many (including me), the idea of reading about a mass shooting can be an emotional experience. However, I felt that Nora Roberts did a great job in portraying the effects of a mass shooting on a community and the loss of life.
The story is told from the perspective of Simone and Reed who were survivors of this mass shooting when they were teenagers. Haunted by the shooting, each choose a different path to deal with their pain. Simone chose to run away from her home town while Reed chose to become a cop and become one of the "good guys".
Years later, other survivors of this mass shooting are being killed off. How can this happen? The shooters were killed after the mass shooting. The twist of how the original shooters are connected to this new killer was great. It surprised me.
As with many Nora Roberts books, there is the usual romance that develops among the main characters. The character development was detailed and made the story more plausible and real to me.
I gave the book 4 stars instead of five as the race to catch the new killer felt strung out to me and was a bit too long.
On the whole, I believe that most Nora Roberts fan will enjoy this book. I look forward to reading more of Nora Roberts' books (and catch up on ones I have missed)
The story is told from the perspective of Simone and Reed who were survivors of this mass shooting when they were teenagers. Haunted by the shooting, each choose a different path to deal with their pain. Simone chose to run away from her home town while Reed chose to become a cop and become one of the "good guys".
Years later, other survivors of this mass shooting are being killed off. How can this happen? The shooters were killed after the mass shooting. The twist of how the original shooters are connected to this new killer was great. It surprised me.
As with many Nora Roberts books, there is the usual romance that develops among the main characters. The character development was detailed and made the story more plausible and real to me.
I gave the book 4 stars instead of five as the race to catch the new killer felt strung out to me and was a bit too long.
On the whole, I believe that most Nora Roberts fan will enjoy this book. I look forward to reading more of Nora Roberts' books (and catch up on ones I have missed)