This is the third book in Nora Roberts' Inn Boonsboro trilogy. I read it in roughly 2 days, maybe 3. It's not a challenging read, but it's an enjoyable one.
Hope is the innkeeper at the Inn Boonsboro. Her friends Clair and Avery got their Montgomery brothers in book one and two, so Hope gets hers in book three. Not a surprise - I believe in my post about book two I said I knew what book three would be about. I was right. But that didn't take away from my enjoyment.
I think what I like most about Nora is her characters. Yes, they're all beautiful and handsome and well-built, but if you look past that you see that they are real people. They have flaws. They argue. They swear, even use the f-bomb. The children - there are 3 little boys in this trilogy - are wild and cute and funny and normal.
Is Nora a great writer, a Hemingway? No, but she is a writer who writes people that the average person can relate to, and like. And I like that.
I also really want to spend a weekend at Inn Boonsboro... I may just have to check out the website.
The Perfect Hope
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Casual Vacancy and others
So, this is the long-awaited adult novel by J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series.
It's a disappointment.
Yes, I said it. Rowling is windy, just way too wordy. She introduces all of these characters in this little town, and I was having a hard time keeping straight who went with who and what their connection was to the others. It should be a charming story - Barry Fairbrother, member of the Parish Council, dies unexpectedly, and the townsfolk have to fill the vacancy. But she describes what feels like every moment of... 12 different characters reactions to Barry's death. And then every moment of the next day. It's just very tedious.
I'm also reading Hemingway on Writing. Ms. Rowling should think about doing so. This elegant little book is all Hemingway quotes about writing, taken from his letters and books. What a gem! I recommend it for any Hemingway fan, even if you aren't interested in writing, because it gives a wonderful flavor of the man himself.
The Casual Vacancy
Hemingway on Writing
It's a disappointment.
Yes, I said it. Rowling is windy, just way too wordy. She introduces all of these characters in this little town, and I was having a hard time keeping straight who went with who and what their connection was to the others. It should be a charming story - Barry Fairbrother, member of the Parish Council, dies unexpectedly, and the townsfolk have to fill the vacancy. But she describes what feels like every moment of... 12 different characters reactions to Barry's death. And then every moment of the next day. It's just very tedious.
I'm also reading Hemingway on Writing. Ms. Rowling should think about doing so. This elegant little book is all Hemingway quotes about writing, taken from his letters and books. What a gem! I recommend it for any Hemingway fan, even if you aren't interested in writing, because it gives a wonderful flavor of the man himself.
The Casual Vacancy
Hemingway on Writing
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