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
☕️Kimberly
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I enjoyed this one。 Full RTC
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
Subhashree
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This is an honest review in exchange for the NetGalley copy I received。If you have read enough Nora Roberts， you've read this。 I love her books。 But I feel the themes she's handling are gettinga bit of for me。 It happens especially if you've been reading her for 15 years。 Coke-guzzling pasta-making heroine， stalker， idyllic mid Western setup， friendship， family， etc。 The author has brought in so many elements from her usual tropes， including a supernatural/superhero story within story， that she This is an honest review in exchange for the NetGalley copy I received。If you have read enough Nora Roberts， you've read this。 I love her books。 But I feel the themes she's handling are gettinga bit of for me。 It happens especially if you've been reading her for 15 years。 Coke-guzzling pasta-making heroine， stalker， idyllic mid Western setup， friendship， family， etc。 The author has brought in so many elements from her usual tropes， including a supernatural/superhero story within story， that she doesn't have space to explore the relationship between the hero and the heroine。 Somewhere in the middle of the book there was also like a justification of why the author writes what she writes， that felt too out of place to me。 The 3-rating I'm giving is for old times sake。 。。。more
Kieraanne
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This review should be taken with a large grain of salt as I DID NOT FINISH。 It is entirely possible the book turned around with a stunning conclusion that made it all worth it。。。or not。 I was very excited to win an ARC of this through a good reads giveaway。 I maybe should have remembered that I haven't really enjoyed any of Nora Robert's book written for about the last ten years。 This is sad for me as pre-2010'ish she had been one of those authors that I could literally pick up any of her books This review should be taken with a large grain of salt as I DID NOT FINISH。 It is entirely possible the book turned around with a stunning conclusion that made it all worth it。。。or not。 I was very excited to win an ARC of this through a good reads giveaway。 I maybe should have remembered that I haven't really enjoyed any of Nora Robert's book written for about the last ten years。 This is sad for me as pre-2010'ish she had been one of those authors that I could literally pick up any of her books without reading the back and love it。 I'm not sure exactly what changed， but her heroines are more annoying， her men less manly， and her stories less engaging than they used to be。 This book was no exception。 Started strong， but quickly fizzled。 Adrian's teenage years were interesting， but over quickly。 Raylan has potential as a love interest but I didn't enjoy being part of his tragedy that allowed them to be together。 I find Adrian to be too chipper， her obsession with the healthy eating and lifestyle of everyone around her seems preachy rather than endearing。 I don't like the trend of the girl having to get the guy in shape。 I started skipping ahead around the time the two love interests were aligned to start a relationship。 That said， I felt no sparks， I don't like the romance to take so long to get into。 I know this is a "thriller" book， but the thrilling parts are also pretty dull。 Maybe there was more escalation that I missed， but from what I can tell it's something of a snoozer。 Also， I know I'm betraying my feminist ideals in saying this， but I wish the guy would save the girl more often so she didn't have to save herself。 The bad guy and his motives seemed silly and like they didn't fit into the story。 Also， I kinda wanted Adrian's mom to have a romance too but I guess not。 。。。more
Leslie
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Nora Roberts does it again！ I don't know what it is or how she does it， but she is able to make her characters come alive for me。 I feel like I know them。 I want to be friends with them。 This time， she even made me laugh out loud at the dogs' antics！ This book， to me， is compelling even before the romance starts with Raylan。 There is an interesting story of Adrian's past and how she is able to build her business。 In the story， she makes a family with her friends and then moves to small-town Mary Nora Roberts does it again！ I don't know what it is or how she does it， but she is able to make her characters come alive for me。 I feel like I know them。 I want to be friends with them。 This time， she even made me laugh out loud at the dogs' antics！ This book， to me， is compelling even before the romance starts with Raylan。 There is an interesting story of Adrian's past and how she is able to build her business。 In the story， she makes a family with her friends and then moves to small-town Maryland to help her elderly grandfather。 Underlying it all is the mystery of the poet。 That gives you just enough to make it interesting but not take away from the wonderful storyline。 NR has the ability to keep me thinking about her books long after I have read the last page。 Thank you to St。 Martin's Press for the ARC！ 。。。more
Stephanie
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I don't really know how I feel about this novel。 The beginning sucked me in， it had my interest， I was invested but then。。。 nothing really exciting happens。 We are given wealthy， perfect characters， side stories that don't really do much for the "big" picture。 The amount of characters to keep track of is lengthy， yet you don't really know much about anyone in the end。 As a reader of thrillers， I just don't think this was meant for me。 Roberts is a fantastic writer。 This book was well-written， ju I don't really know how I feel about this novel。 The beginning sucked me in， it had my interest， I was invested but then。。。 nothing really exciting happens。 We are given wealthy， perfect characters， side stories that don't really do much for the "big" picture。 The amount of characters to keep track of is lengthy， yet you don't really know much about anyone in the end。 As a reader of thrillers， I just don't think this was meant for me。 Roberts is a fantastic writer。 This book was well-written， just not what I had in mind when I picked it up and read the synopsis。 Having said that， I am still a fan and plan to continue to read Roberts' work。 。。。more
Judy Quigley
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Legacy was very different。 But very interesting。 Great story and characters。 Mystery and romance。 I love Nora Roberts books
Anne Szlachcic
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This is yet another enjoyable standalone novel from this prolific Author 。Adrian Rizzo was 7yrs old when her father broke into the family home ，intent on murder - her Mother saving the day 。As Adrian grows she determines to follow her own path rather than become a partner in her Mother's successful Yoga enterprise 。As her success grows so do the threats - who is behind them and why ？With the police unable to find the perpetrator she decides to returnhome to live with her much love Grandparents - This is yet another enjoyable standalone novel from this prolific Author 。Adrian Rizzo was 7yrs old when her father broke into the family home ，intent on murder - her Mother saving the day 。As Adrian grows she determines to follow her own path rather than become a partner in her Mother's successful Yoga enterprise 。As her success grows so do the threats - who is behind them and why ？With the police unable to find the perpetrator she decides to returnhome to live with her much love Grandparents - but the threats havefollowed her and they are escalating 。。。。。。。。。。。determined not be a victimshe hires a PI and soon links to her past start to be seen 。。。。。。 can theysolve the who and why before she actually does become the latestvictim of a serial killer 。The Author manages to weave the storyline ， drawing the reader into the livesof her characters whilst danger lurks in the background 。 I look forward to reading more from the Author in the futureI voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Holly
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I received this book as a gift and am looking forward to reading！
Katy Lyn
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Such a beautiful journey from a young girl's first taste of fear and tragedy to her ultimate taste of pure happiness。 This story follows Adrian and her life - encompassing her childhood dreams， her teen years of forging her own path， and her adult years of finding peace and contentment in her family and friends。 This story will easily make you remember all of the feelings of being young and trying to chase your dreams， and forging friendships that will stand the test of time。 The hope and resili Such a beautiful journey from a young girl's first taste of fear and tragedy to her ultimate taste of pure happiness。 This story follows Adrian and her life - encompassing her childhood dreams， her teen years of forging her own path， and her adult years of finding peace and contentment in her family and friends。 This story will easily make you remember all of the feelings of being young and trying to chase your dreams， and forging friendships that will stand the test of time。 The hope and resilience of Adrian will stay with you long after you are done reading。 The story also has side portions which follow Raylan， the brother of Adrian's best friend。 Because it is a Nora Roberts book， the reader will know there must be a romance brewing - but yet the way this evolves， you might find yourself second-guessing that assumption。 The character development is superb， as always from Nora Roberts。 The story is mostly dialogue， although there are countless instances of perfectly captured moments where the scene is described so vividly that you can picture yourself right there with Adrian or Raylan。 This is not a mere contemporary romance， as there is a suspenseful mystery intertwined。 However， that is just a very small portion of the first two sections of the book， and does not really become a focus until the last section。 I personally would have liked to have seen a bit more of the suspense worked into earlier sections， instead of just the hints we got， but the way it is structured and woven into this story does make perfect sense and works in the overall theme of the book。 Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for a copy of the e-ARC of this wonderful story in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Amanda B
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3。5 starsThank you NetGalley and publishers for an eARC of Legacy in exchange for an honest review。 This story follows Adrian， who is a fitness/lifestyle influencer。 When she was a child， her father showed up to her house and tried to kill her and her mother。 He was the one that died instead。 This is where the story starts。 We follow Adrian as she grows into an adult and eventually come to present day where she’s working from her grandparents home and running a successful company that’s under th 3。5 starsThank you NetGalley and publishers for an eARC of Legacy in exchange for an honest review。 This story follows Adrian， who is a fitness/lifestyle influencer。 When she was a child， her father showed up to her house and tried to kill her and her mother。 He was the one that died instead。 This is where the story starts。 We follow Adrian as she grows into an adult and eventually come to present day where she’s working from her grandparents home and running a successful company that’s under the umbrella of her mother’s fitness company。 Roberts is a comfort author of mine。 I think that’s because her stories lean toward predictable and are a bit formulaic。 I found myself being reminded of her past books while reading Legacy with the way certain characters speak and just the overall way the story is told。 I don’t want this to be taken as a negative thing because Roberts is a comfort author for me， so sometimes I just need those books where I know everything will be okay and there will be lovable characters along the way。 The characters are really what stand out in this book。 I don’t know that I actually like Adrian， but she was so well developed and we got to see that development happen so it was hard not to be invested in her story。 But there were many great characters。 We follow them for such a long period of time， that it’s hard not to care for them。 But because we started the story so early in Adrian’s life， the ending felt a bit rushed。 The romantic relationship didn’t feel like there was enough time to be as in love as they were。 Overall， I enjoyed this book while I was reading it。 The story was well written and interesting。 The characters were well developed and lovable。 But the plot felt a bit missing。 I will always love Roberts books。 But this one just fell a bit flat for me。 。。。more
Susan
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This book is a mixed bag。 I can usually count on Nora Roberts's stand-alone books to have interesting characters， a believable romance， and a good mystery。 This one was disappointing。 The main character was an annoying fitness expert who pushed her ideas on all her friends。 But， on the other hand， she had a sweet relationship with her grandparents。 I guessed who the killer was almost from the beginning， so the mystery wasn’t great。 As for the romance， it didn’t seem believable。 The dogs and the This book is a mixed bag。 I can usually count on Nora Roberts's stand-alone books to have interesting characters， a believable romance， and a good mystery。 This one was disappointing。 The main character was an annoying fitness expert who pushed her ideas on all her friends。 But， on the other hand， she had a sweet relationship with her grandparents。 I guessed who the killer was almost from the beginning， so the mystery wasn’t great。 As for the romance， it didn’t seem believable。 The dogs and the kids were great characters and were the most enjoyable part of the book。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC。 。。。more
Bree
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Thank you to Netgalley and St。 Martins Press Group for the ARC！This was an engaging story with a lot of great character depth， a little romance， and a little mystery。 Nora Roberts is a comfort author for me， and that is how this book felt。。。comfy。 I ADORED Adrian's grandparents， the found family aspect of this book， and the pacing of watching the relationships grow in this story。 I enjoyed when the mystery picked up during the last part of the book （of course）。 I would recommend this if you're l Thank you to Netgalley and St。 Martins Press Group for the ARC！This was an engaging story with a lot of great character depth， a little romance， and a little mystery。 Nora Roberts is a comfort author for me， and that is how this book felt。。。comfy。 I ADORED Adrian's grandparents， the found family aspect of this book， and the pacing of watching the relationships grow in this story。 I enjoyed when the mystery picked up during the last part of the book （of course）。 I would recommend this if you're looking for another solid story from Roberts that is both a little heartwarming and a little intriguing。 **Will publish my review to GR/Netgalley now。 Will post on bookstagram on pub date 05/25/21。 。。。more
Kay
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I received my copy of Legacy in early March， （ I won a copy from the give away）， it was a very good and intriguing story to read。Nora Roberts is one of my favorite authors。
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