Audio Review: Vision in White by Nora Roberts
by Keira on March 2, 2010 · 3 comments
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I got the audio book of Vision in White after listening to Bed of Roses. Emily Durante reads it and does a pretty good job at it. She’s probably the only reason I kept listening to the novel. Vision in White is not nearly as good as Bed of Roses. It reads like a Nora Roberts, but it doesn’t feel like one.
The chemistry between Mackensie and Carter is fairly flat. Nora didn’t put much effort into them and it shows. In fact, I think they’re very poorly suited. Mac’s commitment phobic and neurotic. Her craziness will apparently pull Carter out of his quiet shy shell. Carter is meant to subdue Mackensie’s neuroses and add stability to her life. Honestly? I think they’d kill each other or divorce in five years, three if something happened to draw their ire sooner.
Much of the book is filled with Mackensie’s inability to deal with her dreadful mother. Mac is strong in everything but unable to stand up for herself. The woman ill uses Mac and plays every manipulative trick in the book. Mac and Linda both needed to grow up and deal with one another like human beings. It was too much and took too much away from developing the relationship of the main characters.
Carter is a beta hero. He teaches at a local high school even though he has a Ph.D. from Yale. Despite being very insecure with poor social skills when it comes to women, he is somehow an animal in the sack. Oh really now? Hmm… I would have been happier with a virgin hero or Mac taking him in hand and showing him the way.
I kept waiting for some actual conflict or drama to develop. Nothing ever really happened between Mac and Carter. Corina doesn’t count. It was very slow going.
Rating: 2 Stars
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This post was written by...
Keira – who has written 1034 posts on Love Romance Passion.
Keira's favorite type of heroes are blind, scarred, and tortured... yes, she understands those should be separate, but all 3 at once is also nice! She enjoys historical romances best and adores audio books because great narrators turn books into auditory/mental movies (and she loves her romantic dramas like Pride and Prejudice/North and South!) Learn more about Keira in My Instant Turn Ons, Offs, and Ifs.
{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }
Oh, I loved this book! I haven’t listened to the audio – maybe something got lost in translation??? The banter between the 4 friends was excellent (IMO) and I really enjoyed Mac’s committment phobia and Carter’s adorable geeky nerd thing. Horses for courses I guess…
Just read this book on the weekend and can definitely say that it’s not one of NR’s best. Having said that I didn’t actually mind Carter as the Hero. Mac on the other hand was a real nuisance, I kept wanting to say ‘grow up and deal with your mother’. Sigh.
Longest book I ever listened to. Not a fan of the reader . Sorry.