Nightwork
Ratings7
Average rating3.4
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Ratings7
Average rating3.4
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces an unforgettable thief in an unputdownable new novel... Greed. Desire. Obsession. Revenge . . . It’s all in a night’s work. Harry Booth started stealing at nine to keep a roof over his ailing mother’s head, slipping into luxurious, empty homes at night to find items he could trade for precious cash. When his mother finally succumbed to cancer, he left Chicago—but kept up his nightwork, developing into a master thief with a code of honor and an expertise in not attracting attention?or getting attached. Until he meets Miranda Emerson, and the powerful bond between them upends all his rules. But along the way, Booth has made some dangerous associations, including the ruthless Carter LaPorte, who sees Booth as a tool he controls for his own profit. Knowing LaPorte will leverage any personal connection, Booth abandons Miranda for her own safety—cruelly, with no explanation—and disappears. But the bond between Miranda and Booth is too strong, pulling them inexorably back together. Now Booth must face LaPorte, to truly free himself and Miranda once and for all.
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I've read books by Roberts that I've loved, but this one didn't do it for me. It's not a bad book, per se, but it was very drawn out and the characters didn't make a lasting impression. Booth didn't feel like a hero, La Porte didn't feel like a villain, and the stakes got messy in the process.
Original Review
I found Nightwork to be an interesting story in that it focuses primarily on the life of a male main character who has faced hardship and loss and been a thief since he was quite young. Following a MMC who is a sort of anti-hero is something I don???t see a lot in the types of books I have read thus far, so it was entertaining to read a story that was a bit different from what I am used to reading. I liked that we got to learn about Harry???s back story and see how he came to be the man he is later in the book.
That said, I did feel like about a third of the book could have been cut out and I wouldn???t have missed anything. The pace was leisurely, with some of the scenes not really moving the plot along or adding much to the story. There were instances where what I was reading felt like a rehash of a scene I had already read with a couple of minor details changed.
I found the ending to wrap up a bit too tidily without delving into the more realistic mess that would have come along with the circumstances as well.
Overall, the story was entertaining but parts of it were also skimmable.
my main takeaway from this is that I want Nora Roberts to write a Gambit comic miniseries for Marvel. She has the range!! She has the prime crimes!!
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