Nora Roberts

Continuing the hunt for the Star of Ice in Ireland, the immortal Doyle confronts his tragic past while the archaeologist Riley immerses herself in local history and finds herself targeted by a dark goddess.

Island of Glass

Lover of Romance 

In Island of Glass, our story continues with our six guardians, who travel to Doyle’s and Bran’s home in Ireland. Doyle has some bittersweet moments that he has to face of his past, of losing his brother and losing everyone he has ever loved over the years. This is where they are on the final leg of their journey and their battle again the evil goddess.

This is Doyle and Riley’s book, and I admit I wasn’t sure how I would feel about it. These two aren’t my favorite characters of the six, and I hadn’t really felt much of their chemistry in the previous two books so I was curious to see how this book would play out their romance. And it wasn’t what I was wanting, I did feel like it was a bit lacking at times, but they did have some stunning moments that I loved though. Doyle and Riley have more alpha like characteristics. They are both fights, leaders and are badass. So they have many personality traits in common. Riley is our shifter of the group, but she is more open to love than Doyle is. She views Doyle as her potential mate, but she also knows that Doyle isn’t wanting anything serious.

 However weary he might be of life after three centuries of it, he was more weary of witnessing death.

Doyle has closed off his heart completely. He has been alone for a long time and has watched everyone he has loved die over the years, so it makes sense he wouldn’t want to lose Riley either. But I did feel like their relationship had some disjointed moments at times but I will say they create fireworks in the bedroom. Probably the hottest sex scenes in the trilogy is in this book. Which makes sense in some ways, since these two are the strongest and no gentle loving when having sex. But I did want more from their story, more emotional intimacy that I found lacking at times.

The plot of the story was simply just as wonderful as the previous two books. There is adventure, suspense, trickery of the mind, and an evil goddess that is to be defeated and boy what a ENDING!! It was so satisfying and fulfilled me in every way. I just love seeing good win over evil and this one packed a punch.

Overall I had a blast with this trilogy, in seeing the growth and unity of these six individuals and seeing a intriguing and intense story play out which some great adventures, captivating characters and a stunning story I won’t soon forget!!

Celeste Richardson

5 incredibly subjective “It’s Nora Roberts and I just love her” stars. (This rating is for the trilogy in its entirety.)

I’ve been reading a lot of epic fantasy lately. And I love it. But fantasy tends to be the steak of my literary diet. (Vegetarian friends, please forgive me for this extended meat metaphor.) Steak provides protein and iron, and is obviously delicious, but when it your diet consists of all red meat all the time, you risk getting gout. Fantasy keeps me on the edge of my seat and makes me think, but too much of a good thing can lead to burnout. Sometimes, you just need to break up your diet. Which is what Nora Roberts’ books do for me. Her books are my popcorn, and the change was wonderful.

Something you need to know about Nora’s books. They’re predictable. Like, Nora-has-a-formula-that-she-applies-to-all-of-her-books predictable. When I pick up one of her books, I know that good is going to win out, that love will conquer all, and that all of the main characters will not only live, but live happily ever after. And that’s exactly why I love them. Sometimes I need a story that is safe and comfortable and, well, predictable. Like popcorn! And Nora is the best in the business at delivering comfort brain-food.

Onto this series specifically. This is soft fantasy, the story of a group of six radically different individuals, drawn together to find three fallen stars and save the world from an insane goddess. All six individuals are mythical in some sense, and the three women each fall in love with one of the three men over the course of their own book. Like I said, predictable. But so much fun. My favorite character in the trilogy was Annika. She was gorgeous and kind and funny and so incredibly different. Her story, Bay of Sighs, was my favorite in the trilogy. But this was a very nice, cosy ending. Everyone lived happily ever after, just as I knew they would. Which was just exactly what I needed. *contented sigh*

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Lynn Braden

Island of Glass is the final entry in the Guardian's Trilogy featuring Riley and Doyle. Riley who is the lycan and Doyle, the immortal. Both must face the demons of their past to proceed on to their future which is to finally face and kill Nerezza. To find love, each must realize their need for each other even though their time together is limited. 
This is another great ending in one of Nora Roberts' trilogies. As always, the characters must come to terms with their own internal conflicts to defeat those external ones that threaten their lives and the lives of the ones they love. These trilogies are always emotional, fun, and filled with excitement and this one is no exception.

Island of Glass

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