Book 56/30.
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
These Nora Roberts 80s novels are always… a trip to read because of the lack of inclusion, diversity and safe sex. And do not even get me started on the lack of consent between the MCs. That said, I am able to read her books with little to no judgement on my end as I understand that her early work largely mirrored the society at the time when inclusion, diversity, safe sex and consent were not major topics in real life and literature tended to reflect that reality. Strong and pushy MMCs were acceptable, even desirable, in the 80s. And the FMC-meets-strong-pushy-MMC-who-consistently-forces-himself-upon-her-as-she-breathlessly-allows-herself-to-succumb-to-his-charms was all the norm. Thankfully times have changed and while I have not read too many of Ms. Roberts’ latest books, the few I have read show the author is moving in the right direction.
Endings and Beginnings is centered around Liv Carmichael who wants to make her name in television journalism, and Washington, D.C., is the perfect place to do it as co-anchor of the local evening news. T.C. Thorpe is the network’s senior Washington correspondent—and Liv’s biggest competition. If Liv wants a share of his turf, she’s going to have to fight for it. And when they fall hard for each other, they’ll have to protect their love from their own rivalry—and the hazards of their celebrity. This was more romance than romantic suspense, with the mystery only coming in at the tail end of the book. I did not enjoy this as much as I do her typical romantic suspense novels (she is the one who introduced me to the subgenre a decade ago) as it was very light on the suspense, but it was enjoyable all the same.
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** A guide to ratings **
1 star – did not like it
2 stars – it was okay
3 stars – liked it
4 stars – really liked it
5 stars – it was amazing
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