Reef, The
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Reef, The description
New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts returns to a familiar subject-treasure, the kind of treasure found among the shipwrecks in the balmy waters of the West Indies and the treasure of love--love of family, love between the unlikeliest of partners, love found and lost and found again. Marine archeologist Tate Beaumont finds herself thrown together with salvager Matthew Lassiter, eight years after he brutally crushed her first stirrings of young love, as they again attempt to locate Angelique's Curse, an amulet heavy with jewels and history, tainted by blood and madness. An earlier expedition ended in betrayal and tragedy, changing both their lives forever and leaving their families inextricably entwined. Matthew has an agenda of his own: to draw out Tate's former employer, the unscrupulous and mysterious millionaire responsible for killing his father and maiming his uncle--who will stop at nothing to get his hands on Angelique's Curse. Tate and Matthew find themselves circling each other warily, each unsure of the other's motives, yet drawn together by passion and danger beneath the azure waves. The Reef is an entertaining read, delighting readers with its meticulous research and detail, but it fails to adequately develop the tension between its lead characters caused by the love neither trusts can overcome the past. --Alison Trinkle |
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Reef, The Customer Reviews
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A departure from the Nora Roberts norm, but marred
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Anyone who has read a few Nora Roberts novels begins to see a certain sameness in the plot and character development. However, this book had a completely different feel, especially with respect to story line. I've read 35 of this author's books, and this one was a special pleasure, for the most part, akin to "Northern Lights," my favorite of the lot.
What has always intrigued me with the Roberts novels is the attention to place and detail. A great deal of research must go into these--from Alaska in winter to Louisiana in summer, from a Montana ranch to a garden store near Memphis. The details may not be wholly accurate, but they feel right to this reader.
In "The Reef" the reader is taken into the scary and beautiful depths of tropic waters, where vast treasures await, along with sharp toothed tiger sharks and barracuda. The sense of both beauty and peril is almost palpable. I must say, I did enjoy the trip, without getting wet or losing a leg to a shark.
The characters are substantially different from other Roberts novels. The central figures are not so casually beautiful, not so talented, not so wealthy. In fact, the wealthiest, most beautiful and talented character is the villain of the piece.
All in all, this was a pleasant trip: good plot, good characters and excellent atmosphere. Having said that, I wouldn't dive in shark infested waters for all the gold doubloons in all the wrecked Spanish galleons in all the oceans of the world.
Unfortunately the novel is seriously marred by the use of that old cliche ending, i.e., the villain confessing all and explaining his perfidy to a recording device, in this case a video camera. Apparently authors use this when they can't think of another way to get in all the details and reasons. In any case, I was most disappointed. |
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