The Bottom Line
Angels Fall by Nora Roberts is part romance novel, part thriller. This dual-genre style was good and bad. While the mystery aspect created suspense that kept Angels Fall moving, it also made me tense and anxious while reading, which isn't necessarily what you want from a romance novel. On the other hand, the love story and sex slowed down the mystery so much that the pages didn't turn as quickly as in a typical thriller. I would rate Angels Fall as average and wait until it is out in paperback.
Pros
- Angels Fall has interesting characters.
- The mystery keeps last 100 pages turning.
Cons
- Angels Fall is too slow at points, possibly too long overall.
- Cheesy sex scenes (stereotypical romance novel material)
Description
- Nora Roberts mixes mystery and romance in Angels Fall.
- A woman who experienced a brutal crime flees her life and ends up in the Grand Tetons.
- Just as Reece is settling into town, she witnesses another murder...or does she?
- In Angels Fall, readers have to decide whether Reece is crazy or a murderer is loose.
- Of course, Reece also falls in love (and bed) with a handsome man who helps her solve the mystery.
Guide Review - Angels Fall by Nora Roberts - Book Review
Angels Fall by Nora Roberts starts with Reece Gilmore's car breaking down in Angel's Fist. Reece takes that as a sign and decides to stay in the town for a day, then a week, then a month. Through dreams and flashbacks we learn that Reece was the victim of a brutal crime back in Boston, and that after the crime she checked herself into a psychiatric hospital to recover. Not able to shake fully free of her past in Boston, Reece headed across the country in search of sanity.
Angels Fall revolves around Reece's life in Angel's Fist and how she copes with witnessing another murder. The novel has three main subplots--the murder mystery, Reece's romance with a local in Angel's Fist, and Reece's climb back to sanity. The three subplots weave together well, lending some depth to the novel.
Overall, I thought Angels Fall was only an average read. Romance is not my favorite genre, which may be why I got a little impatient with some of the drawn out sex scenes. Still, I think part of the problem is that the mystery actually was compelling, so I wanted the novel to move faster than Roberts let it.
This was not a bad read, but not a hardcover buy in my book.
