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A review by chrys_marin
Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
4.0
Number 1 of the Irish Trilogy, this is definitely the best book out of the three. I didn't read them in order: I started with the second (which grabbed my interest in the trilogy), continued with the last one (which was just meh) and finished with this one, and boy I am glad I did! That way I ended the trilogy with an actually pretty entertaining reading rather than with the weakest book of the three (sorry Darcy and Trevor, but your love story just wasn't doing it for me).
Jude and Aidan's pairing is a fun one as they are pretty much opposite personalities. Interestingly enough, this is the book with the least magic of the three (we barely get to see Carrick and almost not at all Lady Gwen), which was fine for me as I rather the story focused on the developing relationship between the two main characters. I must say that the personality of Jude and Aidan were a bit different from what I had imagined having read the second and third books first, but I still enjoyed their story tremendously. In fact, I would say it is enough to just read this story and not read the other two books, unless you want to read a bit more about what happens to Jude and Aidan after the first book ends (which is very little as they are just secondary characters in the other two books).
Overall, loveable characters, good dialogue, and decent plot: a great read for a holiday.
Jude and Aidan's pairing is a fun one as they are pretty much opposite personalities. Interestingly enough, this is the book with the least magic of the three (we barely get to see Carrick and almost not at all Lady Gwen), which was fine for me as I rather the story focused on the developing relationship between the two main characters. I must say that the personality of Jude and Aidan were a bit different from what I had imagined having read the second and third books first, but I still enjoyed their story tremendously. In fact, I would say it is enough to just read this story and not read the other two books, unless you want to read a bit more about what happens to Jude and Aidan after the first book ends (which is very little as they are just secondary characters in the other two books).
Overall, loveable characters, good dialogue, and decent plot: a great read for a holiday.