Author: Nora Roberts
Pages: 488
Published: July 2010
Publisher: Putnam
Goodreads Summary:
"The #1 New York Times-bestselling author presents a riveting novel where a canine search and rescue volunteer fights danger and finds love in the Pacific Northwest wilderness.
To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life-a quaint house on an island off Seattle's coast, a thriving dog-training school, and a challenging volunteer job performing canine search and rescues. Not to mention her three intensely loyal Labs. But Fiona got to this point by surviving a nightmare...
Several years ago, Fiona was the only survivor of the Red Scarf serial killer, who shot and killed Fiona's cop fiancé and his K-9 partner.
On Orcas Island, Fiona found the peace and solitude she needed to rebuild her life. But all that changes on the day Simon Doyle barrels up her drive, desperate for her help. He's the reluctant owner of an out-of-control puppy, foisted upon him by his mother. Jaws has eaten through Simon's house, and he's at his wit's end.
To Fiona, Jaws is nothing she can't handle. Simon, however, is another matter. A newcomer to Orcas, he's a rugged and in-tensely private artist, known for the exquisite furniture he creates from wood. Simon never wanted a puppy-and he most definitely doesn't want a woman. Besides, the lanky redhead is not his type. But tell that to his hormones.
As Fiona embarks on training Jaws, and Simon begins to appreciate both dog and trainer, the past tears back into Fiona's life. A copycat killer has emerged out of the shadows, a man whose bloodlust has been channeled by a master with one motive: to reclaim the woman who slipped out of his hands..."
My Review
Ok, so it took a lot of decision, but i'm not going to finish this one. I just don't feel like continuing a book that isn't going anywhere. I expected this book to be a thriller, with a lot of action and excitement.
Sadly, this did not happen.
It definitely was not the story itself, or even the characters or plot that was bad. The idea of the story was great, and I really had a lot of hope for it.
But the storyline was just too slow. I stopped at about 160 pages. After that, I was just ready to put it down and forget about it. From page 1 to 160 (out of 444), nothing exciting had happened whatsoever. It was just the same thing, over and over. The two main characters Sylvia and Simon met, had Simon's dog trained, left, came back, left, came back, etc... Nothing really ever progressed other than a SMALL bit of romance, and it was really starting to get annoying. I have a lot of other books I want to read, and right now I just don't have the patience for this anymore. Almost half way through the book, and nothing.
Oh well. This doesnt alter my view on Nora Roberts as an author that much because I think that her plots and ideas are likeable and somewhat intriguing. But the plot was just not developing enough for me.
