Irish Dreams

Hello fellow book worms! I kind of cheated for this book review, as a warning for you. This is the second Nora Roberts book I've read and I'm still not really a big fan of her, so keep that in mind if you are a fan of Ms. Roberts.
Title: Irish Dreams (contains Irish Rebel and Sullivan's Woman)
Author: Nora Roberts
Series: Royal Meadows
Genre: Romance
Review:
Yeah, I skipped the summary part because I'm on a different computer, I usually write my reviews on my laptop where the internet is speedy, but this computer is a dinosaur and would take about 10 years to find and paste a summary. :)
First of all, I'm going to come right out and say...I did not like this book. It's the second NOra Roberts book I've picked up and was once again disappointed. I don't own this book, it was actually loaned to me by a friend. So, I opened it with an open-mind. Afterall, it was requested that I read it. And the title said "Irish Dreams". I'm normally really in to the Scottish Highlander type of books, and am a sucker for a good romance novel. So I thought "Why not?" with this book.
Right off the bat, the main character Brian has an interest in the female lead Keeley. And he's not too likeable. He's kind of your average single-man at the bar and I think that's what made me dislike him. After various descriptions of how good Keeley looked in her jeans, we are finally introduced to her and her sister. She was an okay character but by the next chapter I found she wasn't too special either.
The problem with this book, in my opinion, is there are so many characters and none of them stand out. The idea of the book, the basic plot if you will, is that Brian loves horses. He's an Irish guy in America and works on various ranches and farms throughout his life because he just loves horses. So, of course, he gets a job at Royal Meadows which is owned by Keeley's family.
I felt that being called "Irish Dreams", perhaps Nora Roberts could have at least wrote Brian with an Irish Accent. I've read books where the Scottish men and woman speech was written different to show they had an accent. And, Brian rarely mentions Ireland after chapter 3. So, maybe "Irish Dreams" wasn't the best title?
I disliked Keeley mainly because of her mood swings and ever-changing characterizations. One minute she hates Brian, the next she's letting him man-handle her and make-out with her in the office.
Another down-fall of the book is the narration. Normally, when the narration switches from one character to the next in the middle of a chapter, there is a page-break. In this novel, the narration switches by paragraph and I found the scene changes confusing and not at all clear.
As stated earlier, I love a good romance novel. I mean, who doesn't? But, Brian liked Keeley way before the novel starts and she didn't take long to fall for him. That's the thrill of a romance novel, the gradual shift from dislike to love. I like the story of how a couple falls in love. And okay, maybe I like my romances a bit on the dark side...so what? :p
Overall, I believe this novel was a waste of my time. I have two more Nora Roberts books, both from the same friend...and I will try to struggle my way through them. Perhaps I'll enjoy one of them? We shall see. Until next time...

Rating: 3

Future Posts:
Lucky
Faithless
Atonement

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