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    Shadow Spell
    Shadow Spell
    Shadow Spell
    Audiobook11 hours

    Shadow Spell

    Written by Nora Roberts

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    About this audiobook

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy about the land we’re drawn to, the family we learn to cherish, and the people we long to love.…

    With the legends and lore of Ireland running through his blood, falconer Connor O’Dwyer is proud to call County Mayo home. It’s where his sister, Branna, lives and works, where his cousin, Iona, has found true love, and where his childhood friends form a circle that can’t be broken…

    A circle that is about to be stretched out of shape—by a long-awaited kiss.

    Meara Quinn is Branna’s best friend, a sister in all but blood. Her and Connor’s paths cross almost daily, as Connor takes tourists on hawk walks and Meara guides them on horseback across the lush countryside. She has the eyes of a gypsy and the body of a goddess…things Connor has always taken for granted—until his brush with death propels them into a quick, hot tangle.

    Plenty of women have found their way to Connor’s bed, but none to his heart until now. Frustratingly, Meara is okay with just the heat, afraid to lose herself—and their friendship—to something more. But soon, Connor will see the full force and fury of what runs in his blood. And he will need his family and friends around him when his past rolls in like the fog, threatening an end to all he loves.…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMar 25, 2014
    ISBN9781480511248
    Shadow Spell
    Author

    Nora Roberts

    Nora Roberts is the bestselling author of more than two hundred romance novels. She was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Since her first bestseller in 1991, Nora’s books have spent more than two hundred weeks in the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list. There are more than five hundred million copies of her books in print, published in over thirty-four countries.

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    • 3/5
      I like the story as I do most of Nora’s books… unfortunately listening to this one, the reader sounds stilted with too many pauses in the same sentence. This sounds frustrating and it’s disappointing after listening to the first book where the reader was brilliant to listen to.
    • 3/5
      Very entertaining, funny, sweet, magical enough. Yes, predictable, but since I was looking for just that, it played perfectly into my expectations ☺️
    • 4/5
      Much better than the first book in the series. Looking forward to the last book.
    • 5/5
      As the second installment of this series, I really like the book. It provided the sight for the brother. I wish they would make this into a movie. This is my second time listening to it.
    • 3/5
      I'm not sure why, but it didn't hold my interest and it took me a long time to get through it. Maybe because it was so much like other works. The writing itself is good, as always, but I keep comparing her later series with older works and they simply don't hold up.
      Rating: 6/10
    • 4/5
      This book continues the story of the O'Dwyer cousins fighting the evil Cahban. I read quite a few reviews that stated this story was very very similar to her Keys trilogy and Three Sisters trilogy. I think it was similar as there were three main characters in all of the books. However, these three cousins along with their three potential mates & the family that went before them have their own stories to tell. I like the detail & description of how they can travel between times and the chemistry between all of the characters. I am looking forward to the final book Blood Magick due out in October. This story centers around Connor & Meara.
    • 2/5
      Horrible narration. I’m sure it would have been much better had Katherine Kellgren continued as narrator. In the first book, as usual with Nora Roberts, the female characters are strong and well rounded.
      This voice actor made the women sound whiny and complaining. Half the time I couldn’t tell which character was speaking as they all sounded the same.
      It’s a shame that he ruined a good story. I would love to listen to it again if performed by someone else.
    • 3/5
      the book is brilliant, but didn't like the narrator. weak performance
    • 5/5
      I can never properly express how much I love the way Nora Roberts weaves fantasy and romance together. I love these characters so much, and the unfolding of the story is just a joy.
    • 3/5
      Very slow action. A few scenes that didn't add anything to the book. I liked the first book, but considered stopping this one half way through.
    • 2/5
      Disappointing. Not sure if I'll bother with the third one in the series.
    • 4/5
      It was a solid read. I like other trilogies by her better, but this one is really enjoyable.
    • 3/5
      Very slow action. A few scenes that didn't add anything to the book. I liked the first book, but considered stopping this one half way through.
    • 4/5
      Slow in places, but Connor makes a memorable hero, charming, brave, and with a welcome sense of humor.
    • 4/5
      I really need to read trilogies when they have all been published so I can read one right into the other. It took me a little bit to remember what was going on with this six. They are trying to defeat Cabhan who is an evil person that has been haunting their families over the centuries. Like all Nora Roberts trilogies that have six people, the first book tow of them fall in love and decide to get married, the second book another two realize they have always been in love and decide to get married and in the third it is always the two stubborn ones who finally succumb to their lust/love for each other. This one it didn't seem like they did too much. There wasn't too much depth to the storyline. They were working, having sex and trying to decide how to defeat Cabhan. But this series and this book is a good summer beach read. It will keep you entertained.
    • 4/5
      While not a huge fan of the paranormal romance genre I am enjoying this series. It was wonderful to see Connor and Meara finally discover each other and I'm really looking forward to seeing Fin and Branna do the same... and of course, the final end of Caven.
    • 3/5
      I was rather ambivalent towards Shadow Spell. I like this trilogy, but these two characters weren't my favorite. In the first installment, the female protagonist shared my character traits that I'm not fond of, but at least I liked their dynamic as a couple. Meara and Connor were boring, and I read them as characters, instead of real people, like I usually do with Nora Roberts. I'm glad this trilogy progressed and I can't wait to read Branna and Finbar's story, Blood Magick, on Halloween!
    • 4/5
      Usual Nora Roberts fare. Not as fast read as most of her books. Also, I didn't have a problem putting it down for chunks of time so the suspense was not as strong as most of her other books. But still an interesting setting in Ireland and semi-interesting characters, She writes great romance which is a saving grace in her books as well as the prose and dialog.
    • 3/5
      This is book two of the Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy. I enjoy Nora Roberts and have read all of her books. Unfortunately, this is my least favorite of her books that I have read. The characters are just too predictable and I feel like I have read them in other books and the names have been changed. The plot is also very similar to earlier Nora Roberts books. Plus there just isn't enough action. I think that these three book would have made one good book if all of the repetition was taken out. So it was an ok read by I was very disappointed.
    • 4/5
      This book continues the story of the O'Dwyer cousins fighting the evil Cahban. I read quite a few reviews that stated this story was very very similar to her Keys trilogy and Three Sisters trilogy. I think it was similar as there were three main characters in all of the books. However, these three cousins along with their three potential mates & the family that went before them have their own stories to tell. I like the detail & description of how they can travel between times and the chemistry between all of the characters. I am looking forward to the final book Blood Magick due out in October. This story centers around Connor & Meara.
    • 2/5
      I was very excited after reading "Dark Witch" because I fell in love with the characters, and the setting of this series. Unfortunately, I realized something essential to reading Nora Roberts: She uses a formula. She pretty much used the same exact set up for this book as she did "Dark Witch". She takes the same story and plugs in different names, slightly different aspects, and BOOM! Brand new love story...kind of. It was still a fairly quick and enjoyable read, but once I finish this series, I don't think that I will look into much more Nora Roberts. She's just not my cup of tea.
    • 2/5
      Slowed a bit in the middle for me as the chosen six seem to spend a lot of time planning for Samhain, when they will attempt to battle Cabhan again.