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A review by tfarwell
Inheritance by Nora Roberts
5.0
Thank you to Goodreads, Nora Roberts, and St. Martin's Press for the advance review copy of this book in return for my honest review.
This was my first Nora Roberts read (although I was familiar with the author's work before this). While the start made me cringe a bit (the old story of a woman finding out her finance wasn't what she thought he was even though the signs were there for her to see), the book quickly turned into a fascinating ghost story, a quest for 7 rings, and finding the truth about family. The story pulls the reader in and you find yourself caring for the characters, both dead and alive.
Sonya's struggle with what she learns is a haunted house is both interesting and logical. The reader goes along with her disbelief to acceptance of what is happening. The quirks of the ghosts are entertaining. I was pleasantly surprised that the big baddie wasn't depicted as ugly and the way the characters treated that information. The book started to drag a little for me when the romance storyline started to overtake the ghost storyline.
Some minor drawbacks to the book, as it stands without the perspective of the full trilogy...The feeling that the residents of the town are in on a secret beyond the fact that the house is haunted becomes a bit annoying over time. Since this is the first book of the trilogy, I'm not sure if something comes of the feeling or if it will be discarded. Also, as with many books, there were a few (okay, 3 that really pulled me out of the story) remaining type-o's (including referring to the main character by a different name). While that will probably not bother many readers, they were enough to pull me out of the story for a bit.
The book was one I didn't want to put down, even with the above issues. I am eagerly looking forward to the next two books in the trilogy.
This was my first Nora Roberts read (although I was familiar with the author's work before this). While the start made me cringe a bit (the old story of a woman finding out her finance wasn't what she thought he was even though the signs were there for her to see), the book quickly turned into a fascinating ghost story, a quest for 7 rings, and finding the truth about family. The story pulls the reader in and you find yourself caring for the characters, both dead and alive.
Sonya's struggle with what she learns is a haunted house is both interesting and logical. The reader goes along with her disbelief to acceptance of what is happening. The quirks of the ghosts are entertaining. I was pleasantly surprised that the big baddie wasn't depicted as ugly and the way the characters treated that information. The book started to drag a little for me when the romance storyline started to overtake the ghost storyline.
Some minor drawbacks to the book, as it stands without the perspective of the full trilogy...The feeling that the residents of the town are in on a secret beyond the fact that the house is haunted becomes a bit annoying over time. Since this is the first book of the trilogy, I'm not sure if something comes of the feeling or if it will be discarded. Also, as with many books, there were a few (okay, 3 that really pulled me out of the story) remaining type-o's (including referring to the main character by a different name). While that will probably not bother many readers, they were enough to pull me out of the story for a bit.
The book was one I didn't want to put down, even with the above issues. I am eagerly looking forward to the next two books in the trilogy.