Monday, June 28, 2010
Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts
6/28/2010 | Posted by
Sarah (My World of Books)
Title: Savor the Moment Author: Nora Roberts
Series: Bride Quartet 3
Series: Bride Quartet 3
Published: April 27 2010
Genre: Contemporary Romance
*borrowed from sister
*borrowed from sister
Book Description:
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac — the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut’s premier wedding planning companies. Laurel McBane has always relied on her friends for support, especially when her dream of attending culinary school was almost ruined by her parents’ financial problems. Now Laurel is repaying the kindness of her friends by creating extravagantly luscious tiers of cakes and other confectionary delights that add the perfect touch to their clients’ weddings. As for romance, Laurel believes in it — in theory. But she’s too low-key to appreciate all the luxuries that other women seem to long for. What she does appreciate is a strong, intelligent man, a man just like Parker’s older brother, Delaney Brown, on whom Laurel has had a mega crush since childhood. But some infatuations last longer than others, and Laurel is convinced that the Ivy League lawyer is still out of her reach. Plus, Del is too protective of Laurel to ever cross the line with her, or so she thinks. When Laurel’s quick- silver moods get the better of her — leading to an angry, hot, altogether mind-blowing kiss with Del — she’ll have to quiet the doubts in her mind to turn a moment of passion into forever… (Goodreads)
Rating: 3.5 stars-Kind of Great
A very, very good novel. Still on the recommendation list. A few problems, but that could just be my reading taste.
A very, very good novel. Still on the recommendation list. A few problems, but that could just be my reading taste.
Review:
I like this novel, but I have read better by Nora Roberts and some worse. After reading the amazingly fantastic Vision in White and the not so fantastic Bed of Roses, I have to say Savor the Moment falls somewhere in the middle.
Laurel is one of the four owners of Vows, the wedding company her and her friends started. Their company is becoming incredibly successful. Laurel's desserts are delicious and beautiful, very much in demand. Laurel has been keeping a secret from her friends though, something she has kept to herself since childhood. She has feelings for Del, Parker's brother. Since she was young, she never really felt like she belonged with the Brown siblings. She loves them, but she is not in the same class as them. Her family is broken and middle class. The Brown siblings have had everything they ever wanted, which is why she feels her and Del will never happen.
Del finds Laurel attractive. There have been several times he considered making a move on a beautiful woman only to discover later that the woman was Laurel. Laurel finally makes a move on Del and presses him to assess his feelings for her. He loves her. However, is he in love with her? I found their courting to be sweet yet disappointing at the same time. I guess I was expecting more. Laurel, as many female main characters I have been reading, created the circumstances that led to fights without talking about it first, leaving the man utterly confused as to what is going on. I get very annoyed when this happens. I end up feeling bad for the men and slightly ashamed of being a girl.
Overall, I enjoyed the novel, but I had grand expectations that were not meet, which I think is bad on me and not the author. Would I recommend this series? I would still say yes because the books are great. I have just read so many Nora Roberts books. I already know her writing style, her plot twists, and her characters. I will be reading the next novel because I really want to watch Parker fall in love. In addition, I absolutely love all the covers for this series. They are just so beautiful and well thought out.
Laurel is one of the four owners of Vows, the wedding company her and her friends started. Their company is becoming incredibly successful. Laurel's desserts are delicious and beautiful, very much in demand. Laurel has been keeping a secret from her friends though, something she has kept to herself since childhood. She has feelings for Del, Parker's brother. Since she was young, she never really felt like she belonged with the Brown siblings. She loves them, but she is not in the same class as them. Her family is broken and middle class. The Brown siblings have had everything they ever wanted, which is why she feels her and Del will never happen.
Del finds Laurel attractive. There have been several times he considered making a move on a beautiful woman only to discover later that the woman was Laurel. Laurel finally makes a move on Del and presses him to assess his feelings for her. He loves her. However, is he in love with her? I found their courting to be sweet yet disappointing at the same time. I guess I was expecting more. Laurel, as many female main characters I have been reading, created the circumstances that led to fights without talking about it first, leaving the man utterly confused as to what is going on. I get very annoyed when this happens. I end up feeling bad for the men and slightly ashamed of being a girl.
Overall, I enjoyed the novel, but I had grand expectations that were not meet, which I think is bad on me and not the author. Would I recommend this series? I would still say yes because the books are great. I have just read so many Nora Roberts books. I already know her writing style, her plot twists, and her characters. I will be reading the next novel because I really want to watch Parker fall in love. In addition, I absolutely love all the covers for this series. They are just so beautiful and well thought out.
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Bride Quartet Series
Vision in White * Bed of Roses * Savor the Moment
Coming Soon: Happy Ever After (Nov 2010)
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2 comments:
Hi Sarah, yes I'd agree with you that this book falls in between the first and the second.I loved Vision in White because everything was still unpredictable. But after Bed of Roses we could somehow predict who is going to be the next one and with whom. It would have been more fun if the man is not from the previous book but maybe from outside. For example now we all know Parker is going to fall in love with the guy from the garage. Can't remember his name!
@Kat: Yeah I agree with that. We already know who she is going to fall in love with! I can predict exactly how it is going to happen so not as much fun!
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