It’s been a while since I have been able to review a book by this celebrated author. I was definitely excited to find out that this is a mystery and a little different style of plot.
For me, it’s always tough to “review“ a book by someone with amazing writing capabilities. Roberts is known for her easy to read style, with characters that are multi-layered and likeable. I’m up for the challenge and can’t wait to share this upcoming story with you. Read on for my complete review.
Legacy by Nora Roberts
Publisher : St. Martin’s Press (May 25, 2021)
ISBN-13 : 978-1250272935
ABOUT:
Adrian Rizzo was seven when she met her father for the first time. That was the day he nearly killed her―before her mother, Lina, stepped in.
Soon after, Adrian was dropped off at her grandparents’ house in Maryland, where she spent a long summer drinking lemonade, playing with dogs, making a new best friend―and developing the stirrings of a crush on her friend’s ten-year-old brother. Lina, meanwhile, traveled the country promoting her fitness brand and turning it into a billion-dollar business. There was no point in dwelling on the past.
A decade later, Adrian has created her own line of yoga and workout videos, following in Lina’s footsteps but intent on maintaining creative control. And she’s just as cool-headed and ambitious as her mother. They aren’t close, but they’re cordial―as long as neither crosses the other.
But while Lina dismisses the death threats that Adrian starts getting as a routine part of her daughter’s growing celebrity, Adrian can’t help but find the vicious rhymes unsettling. Year after year, they keep arriving―the postmarks changing, but the menacing tone the same. They continue after she returns to Maryland and becomes reacquainted with Raylan, her childhood crush, all grown up and as gorgeously green-eyed as ever. Sometimes it even seems like the terrifying messages are indeed routine, like nothing will come of them. Until the murders start, and the escalation begins…
Legacy by Nora Roberts Review
This book is a beautiful blend of several different genres. For one it is a family saga of sorts. A beautifully crafted story of a family thrown into the limelight.
It’s a story of lightness and darkness. It’s a story of choices and finding your place in the world. It’s also a story of commitment and the love of family; the support of family and friendship that spans decades.
But underneath all of that is a story of bitterness and hate. An ugliness that follows Adrian along for years and years. It’s also the story of jealousy and simmering rage that builds throughout the story.
For me it wasn’t too far of a reach to figure out who it was behind the ugliness. However, the delivery and the crescendo of this mystery went beyond the pale and still managed to have me chewing my nails, refusing to stop reading regardless of how late it got.
Roberts has the unique talent to deliver a story that envelops you into the lives of her characters. This slow burn novel is not a heart pounding thriller but a continual drip of menacing doubt that trickles into her character’s life and eats away for years. The mind bending twists that makes the back of your neck tickle…
That is the type of writing that Roberts is known for and delivers in Legacy. She also tempers it with a touch of budding romance for a well rounded novel that leaves you satisfied with a smile on your face. A complex read so be prepared to hunker down for a bit while devouring this one!
4 STARS!
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.
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