Legacy
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Summary
The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a new novel of a mother and a daughter， of ambition and romance， and of a traumatic past reawakened by a terrifying threat…
Adrian Rizzo was seven when she met her father for the first time。 That was the day he nearly killed her—before her mother， Lina， stepped in。
Soon after， Adrian was dropped off at her grandparents’ house in Maryland， where she spent a long summer drinking lemonade， playing with dogs， making a new best friend—and developing the stirrings of a crush on her friend’s ten-year-old brother。 Lina， meanwhile， traveled the country promoting her fitness brand and turning it into a billion-dollar business。 There was no point in dwelling on the past。
A decade later， Adrian has created her own line of yoga and workout videos， following in Lina’s footsteps but intent on maintaining creative control。 And she’s just as cool-headed and ambitious as her mother。 They aren’t close， but they’re cordial—as long as neither crosses the other。
But while Lina dismisses the death threats that Adrian starts getting as a routine part of her daughter’s growing celebrity， Adrian can’t help but find the vicious rhymes unsettling。 Year after year， they keep arriving—the postmarks changing， but the menacing tone the same。 They continue after she returns to Maryland and becomes reacquainted with Raylan， her childhood crush， all grown up and as gorgeously green-eyed as ever。 Sometimes it even seems like the terrifying messages are indeed routine， like nothing will come of them。 Until the murders start， and the escalation begins…
Adrian Rizzo was seven when she met her father for the first time。 That was the day he nearly killed her—before her mother， Lina， stepped in。
Soon after， Adrian was dropped off at her grandparents’ house in Maryland， where she spent a long summer drinking lemonade， playing with dogs， making a new best friend—and developing the stirrings of a crush on her friend’s ten-year-old brother。 Lina， meanwhile， traveled the country promoting her fitness brand and turning it into a billion-dollar business。 There was no point in dwelling on the past。
A decade later， Adrian has created her own line of yoga and workout videos， following in Lina’s footsteps but intent on maintaining creative control。 And she’s just as cool-headed and ambitious as her mother。 They aren’t close， but they’re cordial—as long as neither crosses the other。
But while Lina dismisses the death threats that Adrian starts getting as a routine part of her daughter’s growing celebrity， Adrian can’t help but find the vicious rhymes unsettling。 Year after year， they keep arriving—the postmarks changing， but the menacing tone the same。 They continue after she returns to Maryland and becomes reacquainted with Raylan， her childhood crush， all grown up and as gorgeously green-eyed as ever。 Sometimes it even seems like the terrifying messages are indeed routine， like nothing will come of them。 Until the murders start， and the escalation begins…
Reviews
Carol
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Another great book by author Nora Roberts。 She is an epic storyteller that always delivers a entertaining story。Adrian is raised by single mother Lina。 Adrian's father was Lina's college professor that was married and had a family。 When Lina tells him she is pregnant with his child。 He doesn't want anything to do with her or his child。Lina is a career driven women that has created a billion dollar empire making workout and fitness videos。 With Lina's work schedule and travel demands the decision Another great book by author Nora Roberts。 She is an epic storyteller that always delivers a entertaining story。Adrian is raised by single mother Lina。 Adrian's father was Lina's college professor that was married and had a family。 When Lina tells him she is pregnant with his child。 He doesn't want anything to do with her or his child。Lina is a career driven women that has created a billion dollar empire making workout and fitness videos。 With Lina's work schedule and travel demands the decision was made that daughter Adrian would live with her grandparents in a small town in Maryland。 When Adrian starts attending her new school she makes friends with the nerd group。 With the help of her new friends Adrian starts making streaming workout yoga videos。 As Adrian's popularity increases she starts to receive letters with threating poems。 At first they would arrive a couple times a years and time progressed the letters came more often and the threats more severe。 This book will appeal to the fans of romance and also to the fans of suspense/thriller。 The heart of this story is about family and friendship。 Thank you NetGalley and St， Martins Press for the opportunity to read and give an honest review。 。。。more
Trish R。 Ali
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This is a standalone romantic thriller by illustrious author Nora Roberts。 Having been a huge Nora Roberts fan， especially her In Death series （written as JD Robb）， I went into this book with pretty high hopes。 However， I ended with quite a bit of disappointment。 Please don't get me wrong， NR is Queen when it comes to romantic suspence/thrillers but somehow this book lacks the romance and the thriller！ The book starts off strong， I was pulled into it and through the halfway marked I started to l This is a standalone romantic thriller by illustrious author Nora Roberts。 Having been a huge Nora Roberts fan， especially her In Death series （written as JD Robb）， I went into this book with pretty high hopes。 However， I ended with quite a bit of disappointment。 Please don't get me wrong， NR is Queen when it comes to romantic suspence/thrillers but somehow this book lacks the romance and the thriller！ The book starts off strong， I was pulled into it and through the halfway marked I started to lose interest。 I guess this is because I couldn't connect with the FMC， Adrian。 I find her pushy， a bit OTT with her shoving her fitness lifestyle unto her friends， a wee bit too headstrong for my liking。 Still， if you're a Nora Roberts fan you might still enjoy this book。 Thank NetGalley for the advance copy。 The views above are of my own。 。。。more
Stacie
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First， let me thank the publisher， St。 Martin's press for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review。Now。 Deep breath， big sigh。 I had a very hard time with this book。 Here's what I liked: Adrian's friend group， Raylan's friend group， the dogs， Adrian's grandparents and their town and Raylan's kids。I had a very hard time with the main character。 She grew up in a house with a mother who was more interested in her yoga empire than her daughter。 So the one time ever that Adrian is left h First， let me thank the publisher， St。 Martin's press for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review。Now。 Deep breath， big sigh。 I had a very hard time with this book。 Here's what I liked: Adrian's friend group， Raylan's friend group， the dogs， Adrian's grandparents and their town and Raylan's kids。I had a very hard time with the main character。 She grew up in a house with a mother who was more interested in her yoga empire than her daughter。 So the one time ever that Adrian is left home alone at age 16， she decides to go find some random kids at school， make them her friends and use them to help her do her own yoga/exercise videos。 Granted， those kids stuck by her through all the bullshit but I don't like the pretense the friendship started under。 More importantly， because the main character and her mother were both in to healthy eating and exercise， I felt like the book was one long lecture on the benefits of both。 Adrian went so far as to create videos for her friends unasked for to make them work out and forced gear on them。 Yes， friends can say no but all of the health/exercise/pushiness rubbed me the wrong way that I really genuinely did not care a bit about her and her happiness。Another issue I had with the book was the time jumps。 The book moves forward in time quite a bit from start to finish but I never really felt like I was following the jumps。 I kept getting confused and having to go back and re-read just to figure out how much time had passed and it was still blurry。There are also quite a few content warnings that I will be putting under spoiler tags。 Overall， this will not be going on my favorites list。（view spoiler）[School shooting， on page shooting of a teacher and students， physical abuse of a child， physical abuse active on page and discussion of other instances， murder， suicide， dog gets shot but lives （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Sue Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this exceptional bookevery february around valentines day adrian would receive a letter with a poem in it， it was meant to unsettle her and though the fbi and police were kept apprised of the yearly poems there was evidence as to who was sending themshe had a stalker， who always knew where she wasbut this story is so much more than a stalker。。 its about family and love and mans best friend her dog sadie。 this book deals with fam would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this exceptional bookevery february around valentines day adrian would receive a letter with a poem in it， it was meant to unsettle her and though the fbi and police were kept apprised of the yearly poems there was evidence as to who was sending themshe had a stalker， who always knew where she wasbut this story is so much more than a stalker。。 its about family and love and mans best friend her dog sadie。 this book deals with family issues， death， and building a legacy， what not to love about this book plus it was fun to read how with her life skills how she could improve her friends lives and well being with a bit of exercisebrilliant read from a master writer， cant wait for the next book from nora roberts 。。。more
Yolit Zacarías
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Nora Roberts has managed to captivate me once again in a warm story with a touch of suspense that keeps the reader in suspense in each chapter。 The originality， freshness and grace that he gives to his novels make them addicted。Legacy， tells the story of Adrian Rizzo， a character who from childhood began to pursue her dreams， with an event in her childhood that left him a trauma， she takes refuge in the affection of her grandparents， since Lina， her mother， is not very attached to her。 Adrian cr Nora Roberts has managed to captivate me once again in a warm story with a touch of suspense that keeps the reader in suspense in each chapter。 The originality， freshness and grace that he gives to his novels make them addicted。Legacy， tells the story of Adrian Rizzo， a character who from childhood began to pursue her dreams， with an event in her childhood that left him a trauma， she takes refuge in the affection of her grandparents， since Lina， her mother， is not very attached to her。 Adrian created early a company to become independent and achieve her goal of being independent， but her success did not come alone， in February each year begins to receive some very disturbing threats from The Poet。 a predator who is increasingly restless about catching it。Nora Roberts has a magic to create wonderful stories that keep you in suspense until the end。 Create an incredible mix of family ties that give a warmth and joy to reading along with a romance that goes in crescendo and that stays in your heart and as a final touch maintains a background danger that makes this book a perfect reading。 Each character in this novel is developed in great detail， the author gives us through them family love and true friends。Although the book sometimes takes a slow pace， it is a reading that I enjoyed very much and that I recommend to every fan reader of this author。Thank you to Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group UK， and Piatkus for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I appreciate the opportunity to read and review the book before publication。You can also read this review on my website on the publication day of the book。 。。。more
Jean
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Publish Date: May 25， 2021True to form， Nora Roberts has created another page-turning story， one that quickly sucked me in and wouldn’t let go。 She is a master at writing well-rounded and interesting characters and relationships， and I especially enjoy the way she fleshed out the side characters of this one， as well as the main characters。 It also had an interesting， if slightly predictable， mystery B plot， which I also enjoyed。 Well worth picking up when it’s released at the end of May。 Thank y Publish Date: May 25， 2021True to form， Nora Roberts has created another page-turning story， one that quickly sucked me in and wouldn’t let go。 She is a master at writing well-rounded and interesting characters and relationships， and I especially enjoy the way she fleshed out the side characters of this one， as well as the main characters。 It also had an interesting， if slightly predictable， mystery B plot， which I also enjoyed。 Well worth picking up when it’s released at the end of May。 Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin’s Press for the review copy。 。。。more
Judy
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I knew Legacy by Nora Roberts was going to have me hooked with the very first sentence。 I loved this book so much， that I allowed myself a couple chapters a day in order to savor it。 I was still sad when I finished it， because I wanted to spend more time with Adrian and the gang。 I absolutely loved this book。 It had everything: laughs， tears， romance， dogs， and nail-biting suspense。 It even made me want to take up yoga！ I loved Adrian and Raylan so much。 I loved that Adrian marched right over to I knew Legacy by Nora Roberts was going to have me hooked with the very first sentence。 I loved this book so much， that I allowed myself a couple chapters a day in order to savor it。 I was still sad when I finished it， because I wanted to spend more time with Adrian and the gang。 I absolutely loved this book。 It had everything: laughs， tears， romance， dogs， and nail-biting suspense。 It even made me want to take up yoga！ I loved Adrian and Raylan so much。 I loved that Adrian marched right over to the nerd table at her new school and made lifelong friends because of it。 I can’t say enough good about this book。 I am now a forever fan of Nora Roberts。 The good thing is that she has quite an extensive list for me to read！ Thank you to Netgalley and St。 Martin’s Press for the ARC。 All opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Mary
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A solid mystery/thriller。 Roberts almost always delivers the goods。If you like a strong female main character， outstanding secondary character development and some family drama thrown in， you will love Legacy。 Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an ebook in exchange for an honest review。
Helen Williams
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A thrilling reading about ambition， love， trauma， mental illness and taking back your power。 Adrian Rizzo from her childhood to adulthood has suffered loss and has been tormented by a vicious stalker。 She decides that she will no longer allow her stalker to have any power and takes things into her own hands and will bring him down。 While going through this she will find love and acceptance。
Tracey
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This is a new to me author and I was not disappointed。 I loved the characters， the mystery， and the happily ever after。 It held my attention from beginning to end。
Charlie Morris
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Gripping and beautifully complex， Legacy feels like a legacy itself， with strong characters who you get to know over many years， engaging you emotionally from the start and captivating you with their endearing relationships。This was my first experience of a Nora Roberts book， but I've heard so many good things about her that I had to give this one a go。 And I can see why so many people adore her books。 She blends the multiple genres really well， beginning with a shocking opening that sets up a m Gripping and beautifully complex， Legacy feels like a legacy itself， with strong characters who you get to know over many years， engaging you emotionally from the start and captivating you with their endearing relationships。This was my first experience of a Nora Roberts book， but I've heard so many good things about her that I had to give this one a go。 And I can see why so many people adore her books。 She blends the multiple genres really well， beginning with a shocking opening that sets up a mystery/thriller but then swiftly moving into a character-driven drama as we get to know Adrian from her youth to her adult years。You get to know every character so in-depth that you really connect with every single one of them。 Even the smaller characters have vivid personalities so you can't help but feel invested in their story。 I prefer my books to be quicker paced so there were a few sections that were a little long for me， as you get to know about every aspect of their lives。 But it all pays off in the end as you really come to feel like a part of the family。But because you spend so much time investing in the lives of these characters， focusing on the comforting family drama and the compelling romances， the thriller side of the story takes a backseat and feels a little underwhelming by the end。 The story as a whole is rounded up really well， but it just failed to shock or interest me in the way that a general thriller would， as the focus is put on how these characters move on from the event rather than the event itself。However， I love how true-to-life it all feels at the same time。 Adrian's trauma is handled in such a genuine way that it all builds up your personal connection to the story。 The sense of family is strong and will lure you in from page one。 This is certainly a book that will capture your heart with a group of characters that you will be sure to miss。Thank you to NetGalley for a free advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
☕️Kimberly
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I enjoyed this one。 Full RTC
Machell
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I truly liked this book！ When I first started reading it， I had picked out the "couple" of the story right in the beginning。 BUT - that's not the way it worked - at least at first。 It was a good storyline， great characters with an underlying suspense。 Definitely my kind of book！Thanks Nora Roberts for another winner！ I truly liked this book！ When I first started reading it， I had picked out the "couple" of the story right in the beginning。 BUT - that's not the way it worked - at least at first。 It was a good storyline， great characters with an underlying suspense。 Definitely my kind of book！Thanks Nora Roberts for another winner！ 。。。more
Caroline
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Legacy is everything you’d expect from a Nora Roberts novel: detailed look into the main characters backstory， heroine （and hero） has to overcome some crazy messed up life roadblocks and emerges stronger， love is found along the way， villain is defeated。 But Legacy is so much more than that。 A few moments had me laughing at the ridiculousness （oh five year old boys）， and I teared up on two occasions。 Roberts finds the balance between the ugliness of the villain and the love of family for the mai Legacy is everything you’d expect from a Nora Roberts novel: detailed look into the main characters backstory， heroine （and hero） has to overcome some crazy messed up life roadblocks and emerges stronger， love is found along the way， villain is defeated。 But Legacy is so much more than that。 A few moments had me laughing at the ridiculousness （oh five year old boys）， and I teared up on two occasions。 Roberts finds the balance between the ugliness of the villain and the love of family for the main characters。I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Navjyot
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I got the ARC of this book from Netgalley。 I love the romantic suspense that Nora Roberts does 。 This one had it all。 I loved the slow build of the relationship all their life so when they get together it didn't feel like insta love。 The character build was amazing ， the suspense was pure Nora ， you know who done it but you are still at the edge of your seat。 I got the ARC of this book from Netgalley。 I love the romantic suspense that Nora Roberts does 。 This one had it all。 I loved the slow build of the relationship all their life so when they get together it didn't feel like insta love。 The character build was amazing ， the suspense was pure Nora ， you know who done it but you are still at the edge of your seat。 。。。more
Niki Mackedanz
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I was given the chance to read this book for free in NetGalley in return for my honest review。 Legacy is about a woman， Adrian， who grew up with a fitness guru single mother。 When Adrian turns 17 she makes her own fitness video and starts on her journey of becoming famous for fitness also。 She starts to receive threatening poems in the mail， one a year， but is encouraged to ignore them。 After a few years of living in NYC， she decides to move to her grandparents home in the country and continue t I was given the chance to read this book for free in NetGalley in return for my honest review。 Legacy is about a woman， Adrian， who grew up with a fitness guru single mother。 When Adrian turns 17 she makes her own fitness video and starts on her journey of becoming famous for fitness also。 She starts to receive threatening poems in the mail， one a year， but is encouraged to ignore them。 After a few years of living in NYC， she decides to move to her grandparents home in the country and continue to do her fitness from there。 The poems never stop and eventually it escalates and comes to a thrilling and action packed peak。 I've always loved Nora Roberts style of writing and how she makes you feel like you honestly know the characters from your real life， and this book didn't disappoint there。 However， I did feel the book was a bit predictable and didn't really get suspenseful until the last 200 pages。 。。。more
Jade aka MrsTosh
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So whenever I hear there is a new Nora Roberts book about to be published， I cannot contain my excitement。 She is without a doubt in my top 5 list of favourite authors。 Wether she is writing mystery， romance， paranormal or thriller she gets just the right mix of each ingredient that gets me hooked。Let me start by saying I love the front cover， it gives so little away， yet so much with the words "The first time Adrian met her Father， was the day he tried to kill her" I was gripped before I had ev So whenever I hear there is a new Nora Roberts book about to be published， I cannot contain my excitement。 She is without a doubt in my top 5 list of favourite authors。 Wether she is writing mystery， romance， paranormal or thriller she gets just the right mix of each ingredient that gets me hooked。Let me start by saying I love the front cover， it gives so little away， yet so much with the words "The first time Adrian met her Father， was the day he tried to kill her" I was gripped before I had even opened the book。 On meeting Adrian in the book I couldn't help but warm to her immediately。 Brought up by a Mother who is in no way maternal she is longing to be loved and finds solace in her grandparents after one of the most traumatic experiences of her young life。 Her Grandparents are amazing people and I so wanted to be a honouree Rizzo and have a special pizza made for me。One of the things Nora does so well it write about successful， strong women and men who are not intimidated by that success。 They are also always filled with amazing friends and family bonds。 This book was no exception， whilst I did enjoy the story line it wasn't what I was exactly expecting。 The romance for me fell a bit flat it didn't really build up it more like just happened and they were suddenly in love without much chemistry。 I also felt the suspense and thriller element wasn't as present as it usually is， in fact it only really appeared by about 80% and I have already worked out ho the killer was， so I was slightly disappointed that I didn't feel the usual trepidation I do when reading her books。 And from my initial perception on seeing the cover。I have to say the dogs were adorable and they kept me more entertained during the story as I got bored of Adrian and her exercise routines they totally name the book for me along with Papa Rizzo。Thank you to Netgalley and Little， Brown Book Group UK for ad advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Nancy
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Thank you NetGalley， Nora Roberts and St。 Martin's Press for the ARC of Legacy。 This is my personal review。This book was amazing！ Nora Roberts has again for me written a very captivating novel。The suspense was heart pounding to read and kept me on the edge of my seat as I read。 The family dynamics along with the connection of friends and the storylines of Adrian and Raylan intertwining are so well written。This is one book to add to your books to read this summer。 It has everything a perfectly wr Thank you NetGalley， Nora Roberts and St。 Martin's Press for the ARC of Legacy。 This is my personal review。This book was amazing！ Nora Roberts has again for me written a very captivating novel。The suspense was heart pounding to read and kept me on the edge of my seat as I read。 The family dynamics along with the connection of friends and the storylines of Adrian and Raylan intertwining are so well written。This is one book to add to your books to read this summer。 It has everything a perfectly written novel should have- romance， family， suspense， and mystery。 Nora Roberts has given us another novel that will stay with you long after you have read the last page。 。。。more
Pauline Cassie
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As a self confessed 'Nora addict' I wait， with bated breath， for every publication and Legacy didn't disappoint。The characters are， as always， people you wish were your friends。 The sense of family， of blood， and not。 The precocious but adorable children。 The mystery that needs to be solved。 All of these things add up to a first class reading experience。 As I've come to expect from Nora Roberts， the story alongside top notch dialogue is always a winner。 Although a tad predictable， this is a nove As a self confessed 'Nora addict' I wait， with bated breath， for every publication and Legacy didn't disappoint。The characters are， as always， people you wish were your friends。 The sense of family， of blood， and not。 The precocious but adorable children。 The mystery that needs to be solved。 All of these things add up to a first class reading experience。 As I've come to expect from Nora Roberts， the story alongside top notch dialogue is always a winner。 Although a tad predictable， this is a novel that will capture your attention from the first page to the last。First class read！ 。。。more
Diane Wordsworth
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Many thanks to NetGalley， Little Brown Book Group UK， and Piatkus for letting me see an advance reader's copy of Legacy， which is one of three recent/soon-to-be releases with 'legacy' in the title。I thoroughly enjoyed this story， which starts when the main character Adrian （female） is only seven years old。 It touches on her life for the next ten years， and then the following ten years in more detail。The slowburn suspense， which increased as the story progressed， had me gripped。 This is the first Many thanks to NetGalley， Little Brown Book Group UK， and Piatkus for letting me see an advance reader's copy of Legacy， which is one of three recent/soon-to-be releases with 'legacy' in the title。I thoroughly enjoyed this story， which starts when the main character Adrian （female） is only seven years old。 It touches on her life for the next ten years， and then the following ten years in more detail。The slowburn suspense， which increased as the story progressed， had me gripped。 This is the first novel I've read in a long time that has kept me turning the pages， staying up late， and sneaking in extra chapters whenever I can。The characters are great， I loved them all。 But I did get confused with some of the gender fluid names， and I got a bit lost as to which character was speaking。 There was also a lot of head-hopping， which didn't help me either。It is a great tale， though， with a lovely setting at Traveler's Creek for the most part。 I'll certainly look out for more stories like this one from Nora Roberts。 。。。more
Sara Gorman
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This was a great book of how Adrian found her own way in life， instead of more easily capitalizing on her mother's success。 What starts out as a story of a child raising herself with the help of a nanny， you can't help but fall in love with her， as she really starts to love herself， and do what she thinks is best for her。 I received an ARC from the publisher， but this review is all my own。 This was a great book of how Adrian found her own way in life， instead of more easily capitalizing on her mother's success。 What starts out as a story of a child raising herself with the help of a nanny， you can't help but fall in love with her， as she really starts to love herself， and do what she thinks is best for her。 I received an ARC from the publisher， but this review is all my own。 。。。more
Sheila Lowe
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I really enjoyed this story。 Even made me tear up in multiple spots。 Happy to have won an advanced copy of the book。
Kat
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2 stars out of 5ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review。It has been a hot minute since I have read one of Nora Roberts stand-alone romance suspense novels。 I really enjoyed them when I was in my late teens/early 20's， but about 5 years ago， it was clear my taste in books had changed。 I found myself relating less and less to Roberts heroines， and the majority of her newer books felt recycled， and tired。So， since this book was given to me for free， I thought I would give the 2 stars out of 5ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review。It has been a hot minute since I have read one of Nora Roberts stand-alone romance suspense novels。 I really enjoyed them when I was in my late teens/early 20's， but about 5 years ago， it was clear my taste in books had changed。 I found myself relating less and less to Roberts heroines， and the majority of her newer books felt recycled， and tired。So， since this book was given to me for free， I thought I would give them another try， especially since I found the first book in her newest fantasy series， The Awakening， pretty entertaining。Sadly， I am underwhelmed。The problem with this book is not that Nora Roberts is a bad writer。 Roberts knows how to describe a setting， and make you think it is the most idyllic thing in the world。 Also， she knows how to make a sex scene the prettiest thing in the world。 She uses metaphors， and symbolism， to the point where sometimes you may forget that 2 people are having sex in the first place。 It's not a bad thing， because I know some people prefer that in their romance novels， and it somewhat refreshing in comparison to how down and dirty other romance novels are。 However， there is so much fluff in this book， that even the romance is overshadowed， let alone the suspense。 This book is over 350 pages long， yet， I could tell you the major plot points of this book in probably a couple sentences。 Nothing really happens in this book after the beginning。 Roberts， as I said earlier， knows how to write。 She can hook you into her books so quickly that you won't notice how long you've been reading until you're 100 pages in。 That is because her first chapters are often her strongest in her romance suspense books。 Something heart-pounding， and life changing usually happens to our heroine （and sometimes the hero）。 It's usually violent， or sad， and suddenly you care about what happens to this person。 Too bad， in this books case， everything gets very boring after that。This book suffered from WAY too much set up。 Adrian and Raylan， our main couple， don't even spend any meaningful time together until halfway through this book。 Why？ Because they barely know each other。 They met when they were kids， spent very little time together， grew up， moved away， and had lives of their own。 Something that Roberts goes over in detail。 Then， when shit gets sad， the two wind up back in their hometown again， but even then， it still takes another 50 pages before they go on a date。 There was so little regular romance in this novel， that it was shocking。 Honestly， this could be marketed more as a women's fiction novel， where it's just Adrian and all the people she's really good friends with， because there are 25 different side characters， who all have almost equal amounts of screen time as the main love interest。 Also， there are so many random plotlines， that have no bearing on the story whatsoever。 The biggest one being the community center part， which doesn't even get finished before the novel is done， so why is it in this book？Also， the suspense in non-existent as well。 You get your usual glimpses of the psycho who's stalking Adrian throughout the novel， but because Adrian doesn't let his stalking get to her that much， it doesn't get to the reader either。 The suspense， literally， only kicks in in the last 50 pages， when it's clear the stalker/serial killer has decided to finally pay Adrian a visit。 Also， it's pretty obvious who it is， because there is literally no one who hates Adrian。As for Adrian and Raylan themselves， they are a very cookie cutter， run of the mill， romance couple。 We do not get enough time with Raylan， in my opinion， and Adrian starts the book the same way she ends it， going through no growth whatsoever。 She went through this horrible thing as a child， but she's resilient， and never really struggles with it。 That's great from a realistic standpoint， but why would you write a book about someone who goes through a traumatic episode as a child， yet it doesn't effect her at all as an adult？ Why was it necessary？ Adrian could have easily had a crazy stalker for another reason， especially since she's a pseudo-celebrity figure。 She never had any serious relationships， but that is explained away with this weird idea that she always had a thing for Raylan， and fate just steered them together （which is problematic for several reason， but no spoilers）。 Roberts has done heroine's in the past who have gone through traumatic moments， and suffered still from them in the present， so the book revolves around her overcoming that trauma。 Adrian got over her trauma less then halfway through the book， and you're just left with her running her business， having girl's nights， and spending time with her friends kids。 It's so boring。I don't know， but this book was really disappointing。 There was not enough suspense in this book， to market it as such。 There are WAY too many characters in this book， that detract from the main couple， and there is not enough romance， in this literal romance novel。 I think the reason why I enjoyed The Awakening， so much more than this book is that one， it is the first book in a series， and there was actual character growth present， and two， Roberts was doing something different with the main couple， where， for the first time that I have read from her， the couple is not married with kids by the end of the book。 I'm not saying all of her books have to be that way， but with Legacy the married， with kids angle just doesn't work， because no effort was put in to getting them there。 If you are a fan of Roberts， maybe skip this one， and go grab one of her older books， because I feel like they are so much better than this one。 。。。more
Cindy
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I was lucky enough to receive an advance readers copy and I was thrilled！ I’ve been a fan for years and really enjoyed this new book。 The relationships （familial， platonic and romantic） were very well written。 The suspense side of the story was predictable but still enjoyable。
Kym
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Setting: New York City， Travelers Creek MD Contemporary Genre: romantic suspense I started this ARC in January。 And in February。 Again in February。 And a couple of times in March， a few in April。 Finally pushed to the finish on 4/30。 I felt like I had run a mental marathon。 If I were not obligated to write a review， I’d have DNF’d and chucked it in the donation box。I will not give you a synopsis。 I worry about giving too much away。 Besides， the blurb gives you the gist。So what can I say about Le Setting: New York City， Travelers Creek MD Contemporary Genre: romantic suspense I started this ARC in January。 And in February。 Again in February。 And a couple of times in March， a few in April。 Finally pushed to the finish on 4/30。 I felt like I had run a mental marathon。 If I were not obligated to write a review， I’d have DNF’d and chucked it in the donation box。I will not give you a synopsis。 I worry about giving too much away。 Besides， the blurb gives you the gist。So what can I say about Legacy？ It’s。。。 well， the language is pleasant。 But that’s to be expected。 It’s Nora， right？ And her books are always well-researched， so you’ll likely learn something - in this case yoga， aerobics， blogging - just by letting it sink in with the story。 The premise of the story is great， and I’d love to see it developed sometime。Let me cut to the chase。 The first thing that stopped me cold was the head hopping。 I’m not talking about something like the dual point of view of a romance novel。 This has internal thoughts from other characters - at one point a dog - within passages from another’s POV。 It isn’t omniscient， because that’s all observation rather than characters’ internal thoughts and emotions。 Another issue I had with the book is that at 434 pages it half again longer than it needs to be。 Does no one edit Roberts for length？ So much of this was background about how Adrian’s career and business developed。 How Raylan made it from Traveler’s Creek to NYC to develop his company。 Which of Adrian’s friends from the beginning & stuck the closest。 As for the suspense， I couldn’t find any。 It was clear who the stalker/killer was， and I just kept hoping they would make appearances at different times， to up the suspense level。 But aside from the annual forays into threatening poetry， they didn’t even give off an evil serial killer vibe。 In fact， as serial killers go， this one is pretty flat。 But none of the characters have much depth。Overall， if you’re a die-hard Nora Roberts fan and you want everything she’s ever written， you’re going to get Legacy in the medium of your choice， regardless of reviews。 If you like Nora and you can overlook the head hopping， you might want to reserve it at the library。 But if you want a good， quality story， you’ll probably want to pass on this book。 。。。more
Jeanette
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I was so excited to receive an ARC copy of Legacy。 I loved this book。 The storyline was interesting right from the beginning to a great ending。 I did not want to put this book down。 I couldn't wait to read what was going to happen next。 The book was so easy to read， it flowed from character to character giving you the right amount of background for each character。 To me， all the characters lives were very believable & interesting from childhood through each step to their adult lives。 I really li I was so excited to receive an ARC copy of Legacy。 I loved this book。 The storyline was interesting right from the beginning to a great ending。 I did not want to put this book down。 I couldn't wait to read what was going to happen next。 The book was so easy to read， it flowed from character to character giving you the right amount of background for each character。 To me， all the characters lives were very believable & interesting from childhood through each step to their adult lives。 I really liked how the characters stayed friends throughout their lives。 There are happy and sad times just like in real life。The added suspense just made the storyline more interesting。 I highly recommend this book。 Family drama， romance & suspense （don't forget the exercise & healthy diet） what more could you want？ I think this would make a good movie。 。。。more
CYIReadBooks （Claire）
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Adrian Rizzo was destined for greatness。 After all， her mother Lina was a fitness icon。 Following in the footsteps of her mother， Adrian forms her own alliance consisting of video and tech-nerdish high school classmates。 Together， they develop a their own fitness brand and exercise DVDs that rivals that of Adrian’s mother。Meanwhile， there are dark forces at work threatening to undermine Adrian’s brand as well as her life。 Who could be behind the threatening letters disguised as poetry？Tagged as Adrian Rizzo was destined for greatness。 After all， her mother Lina was a fitness icon。 Following in the footsteps of her mother， Adrian forms her own alliance consisting of video and tech-nerdish high school classmates。 Together， they develop a their own fitness brand and exercise DVDs that rivals that of Adrian’s mother。Meanwhile， there are dark forces at work threatening to undermine Adrian’s brand as well as her life。 Who could be behind the threatening letters disguised as poetry？Tagged as a mystery/thriller/romance， I didn’t think this novel quite fit into those genres。 To me， it was more women’s fiction since the primary focus of the novel centered around the mother-daughter dynamic and how Lina’s actions shaped Adrian’s life and her relationships。I could relate to all of the characters in the novel。 There were Adrian’s nerdy classmates， who because of Adrian’s own intelligence， became a team of tech and video dynamos。 The lovable Popi， Adrian’s grandfather。 And， of course， Adrian’s childhood crush， Raylan Wells。The plot was well planned， and flowed very nicely。 However， the novel was seemingly too long。 At several points in the novel， I just wanted closure。 To me， the novel could have ended earlier than it did， and I probably would have rated it higher。Overall， Legacy was a very good novel， but not one of Nora Roberts’ best。 Three likable stars。I received a digital ARC from St。 Martin’s Press through NetGalley。 The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions。 。。。more
Angie
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I adore the characters in this book， so well written that I was right there with them， hearing all their accents。 I loved the storyline just for the friendships and love story。 But this book also had the added element of a stalker/possible serial killer。 At first the story felt like it didn’t need this element as it was such an insignificant part of the story， but as it went on this part built to an exhilarating climax！ A thriller of a story but also a story of family， love， friendship and legac I adore the characters in this book， so well written that I was right there with them， hearing all their accents。 I loved the storyline just for the friendships and love story。 But this book also had the added element of a stalker/possible serial killer。 At first the story felt like it didn’t need this element as it was such an insignificant part of the story， but as it went on this part built to an exhilarating climax！ A thriller of a story but also a story of family， love， friendship and legacy。 A brilliant read 。。。more
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