Angels Fall

Great Nora Roberts book

Would you listen to Angels Fall again? Why?

Yes, I will listen to this book again. There was more character development in this book than in the majority of romances.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Of, Reece

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The "voices" used the narrator were often difficult to distinguish--- one gravelly voice for all men, some women.

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Not Nora's Best

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend this story because it will appeal to fans of romantic suspense

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Reece's past and the reasons she is on the run were the most interesting aspect of the story. The least interesting was the loose ends with the identity of the killer and what happened to him.

What three words best describe Joyce Bean’s voice?

Riveting, engaging and clear

Was Angels Fall worth the listening time?

Yes

Any additional comments?

This wasn’t the best by Nora Roberts in terms of her standard romantic suspense titles, but I did enjoy the story. I thought Reece was a likeable character and once I learned why she was so jittery and tense, I felt a lot of empathy for her. She came across as a very believable character, having experienced what she went through in her previous life and I thought she was very brave for taking charge of her life and trying new experiences, despite her anxiety. I liked Brody immediately and didn’t let his gruff exterior fool me. Reece’s boss, Joanie and coworker, Linda Gail were wonderful supporting characters. The story flowed well, but was a little predictable, especially when the killer started stalking Reece, trying to make her think she was going crazy. I guessed early on who the killer was, but enjoyed finding out why he did it at the end.

Overall, this was a good story and fans of Nora Roberts and romantic suspense stories will enjoy it, but may not be blown away by it.

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Murder and Malice in the Grand Tetons

Good narration by Joyce Bean. No complaints. Her performance was excellent. This book was also made into a LIFETIME movie starring Heather Locklear, but I never saw it.

As for the story, it's a good thriller, but a fairly weak mystery. I guessed who murdered the woman immediately, but was never sure till nearly the end.

The thriller aspects were stronger. I really felt for the heroine as the killer tried to drive her into la-la-loco land. He was so malicious. Shudder.

As for romance, this one is laid back, matter-of-fact, and seemingly emotionless, compared to some love stories. Nonetheless, I quite liked Brody's gradual transformation from grouchy, hard-edged journalist and mystery writer to protective, devoted -- but still slightly sarcastic -- lover.

I liked seeing the heroine come into her own, and fight her way back to serenity.

Good pacing. Good dialogue. Good secondary characters, especially Joanie. Good entertainment.

I wish Roberts would leave out the religious profanity. Bugs me.

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Angels Fall

This was another great listen from Nora Roberts. Always reliable for an easy restful read. Just what one needs at times. :)

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Easy listening!

I look forward to Nora Robert's strong female characters and the men they fall in love with. A little predictable, but good easy listening. Angel's Fall is another good recipe with a good story line and that good bit of a twist and excitement to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Another Nora Robert's winner with a good narrator in Joyce Bean bringing the characters to life.

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One of my all time favorite audio books!

I go back to this one time and time again. A strong heroine that thinks she's broken. A hero that believes in her. It's the dialogue that makes them real.

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3.5 stars. Enjoyable.

I read the physical book several years ago and thought it was good - 4 ½ stars. But I changed my mind when I recently listened to the audiobook. The middle dragged too much. Maybe because I knew the ending and who the bad guy was, but I was tired of Reese being oblivious to all the things being done to her by the bad guy - trying to make her lose her mind. Although she did some interesting things, too much time was spent with her being a helpless victim.

The story is about a talented woman chef who was the only survivor of a gunshot massacre. She moves away, is in the process of healing, and witnesses another murder. It’s a good murder mystery. The story also has an interesting romance developing between the chef and a writer who helps her. I enjoyed reading about these two characters. I also enjoyed a supporting character, Joanie, owner of the diner. There were some good lines. I'm extracting parts of them here briefly, but they are better within the context of the story. Page 211, after he said her eyes looked tired, she thought "He would always be brutally honest with her. Tough as it might be on the ego, it was better than platitudes and soft lies." Page 266 "a man puts his hands around a woman's throat once, he could do it again." Page 279 "what selfishness you have seems awfully healthy from where I stand."

AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR:
Joyce Bean was fine, although her voice for men was a little weird.

Narrative mode: 3rd person.
Genre: romantic mystery.

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Excellent narration, story gets a little lost

I enjoyed listening to Joyce Bean narrate so much so that I looked up other titles she has performed. Angels Fall is a good story, but it gets a little lost in the lengthy descriptions of all the main character's issues (paranoia, OCD etc.). The ending is not unexpected, but it is confusing. I'm still not quite sure how it all panned out. Usually Nora Roberts is much more on point with descriptive storylines, but I feel this story fell a little short.

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Angels Fail

Awful.

Whiny wounded heroine witnesses event. Then several (audiobook) hours of stalkerish/gaslighting pranks alternating with "OMG! Am I crazy! I'm not crazy! I swear!" Then big confrontation with baddie who was obvious about halfway through the book, and *wham* book is over. No reactions/responses from anyone other than the hero and heroine.

Seriously. Bad.

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Classic Nora Roberts

I enjoyed this book it was well narrated and easy to listen to. I would recommend this book

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