Three Fates
by Nora Roberts
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Author: Nora RobertsEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-03-25
ISBN: 0515135062
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Jove
Book Reviews of Three Fates
Book Review: No more Nora for me
Summary: 2 Stars
This is the second Nora Roberts book that I have read and it will probably be my last. This decision is prompted in great part by the fact that I am not a fan of romance novels. (Excuse me; the cover calls Ms. Roberts a write of women's fiction. And please, get another photo that makes you look less like a .... well makes you look a bit more plesant.) At any rate, for me to read a work of "women's fiction" there needs to be more there than a love story. Well in the case of this book, it's three love stories; and amazingly, between three siblings. And of course they are all trying to unite the three fates. The trilogy thing gets overworked, as does the analogies to the three fates.
The three fates are three women from mythology. The first spins the thread, the second measures it, and the third cuts it. By the middle of the book, whenever one of the characters, usually Tia, went into another one of their soliloquies about "weaving-the-thread-into-a-tapestry-and-we're-all-destined-to-be-together" rants, I just skipped to where the story actually started again.
At any rate, Ms. Roberts' attempts at injecting some form of meaning or depth into her fiction are shallow and contrived.
As another reader pointed out the Prologue was good, and then, the book falls flat on it's face. I have always been amazed at how in "women's fiction" people manage to fall in love at first sight. In reality, I just don't think that happens. We have six people in this book, three of which are related, and they all fall madly, head over heals in love within hours of meeting their soon to be partners. The chances of that happening are slim to none. And the pairings are so bizarre. We're to believe that a healthy Irishman who runs a boat tour company in Ireland is going to fall for a neurotic, wealthy PHD; that his younger brother is going to fall for a rebel, ex-exotic dancer, who is also rich but has had a falling out with her family; and that their sister falls for a wealthy self made man in the security business. Of all the romances, the last was to me the most believable.
Bottom line: not really believable, not literary, not worth your time.
My star ratings:
One star - couldn't finish the book
Two stars - read the book, but did a lot of skipping or scanning. Wouldn't add the book to my permanent collection or search out other books by the author
Three stars - enjoyable read. Wouldn't add the book to my permanent collection. Would judge other books by the author individually.
Four stars - Liked the book. Would keep the book or would look for others by the same author.
Five start - One of my all time favorites. Will get a copy in hardback to keep and will actively search out others by the same author.
Summary of Three Fates
When the Lusitania sank, one survivor became a changed man, giving up his life as a petty thief?but keeping the small silver statue he lifted, a family heirloom to future generations. Now, nearly a century later, that priceless heirloom, one of a long-separated set of three, has been stolen. And Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan are determined to recover their great-great-grandfather?s treasure, reunite the Three Fates, and make their fortune. The quest will take them from their home in Ireland to Helsinki, Prague, and New York where they will meet a brilliant scholar who will aid them in their hunt?and an ambitious woman who will stop at nothing to acquire the Fates...
Setting: Ireland, Europe, and New York City
Sensuality: 7
Irish siblings Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan cherish the family legend of their great-great-grandfather's acquisition of one of the Fates, a trio of priceless, long-separated silver statues. When the Sullivans' Fate is stolen by an unscrupulous New York antiquities dealer, they vow to retrieve the little silver lady, and thus begins a quest that will send them racing across Europe, traveling through Ireland, and dodging killers in New York City. Most importantly, their search for their Fate and her two sister statues brings them into the world of a brilliant female mythology professor, a free-spirited exotic dancer, and a security expert adept at breaking and entering. This diverse sextet must meld their talents in order to thwart their enemy, retrieve the stolen statue, and stay alive while administering their particular brand of justice.
Prolific author Nora Roberts's latest tale of adventure and romance is a nonstop page-turner with quirky heroines, strong heroes, and a delightfully nefarious villainess. Toss in strong Irish, European, and New York settings, interesting secondary characters, and a plot with intriguing twists and turns and the result is romantic suspense at its best. --Lois Faye Dyer
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