This was for my book club February read. We are introduced to Three Sisters island and the three witches that must break the curse to prevent it falling into the sea. The first witch is Nell, I could easily relate to her. Be warned she is an abuse victim and there are some graphic scenes that could cause the need for some trigger warnings. Nell has run to the island to escape her abusive husband, and there she finds what she has always been looking for, a home and a family, but how long can she hold on to it? I really liked it, I think I just like Nora Roberts. The Characters were very relatable and likable, and I enjoyed the magic element. The love story was good, not overwhelming but just right. I thought Nell and Zack were great together, he was just what she needed. He was there, he acknowledged her past, but didn't treat her like a victim. He showed her respect and love, and allowed her the time to trust him and open up to him.
This follows the second witch Ripley and her path to love and breaking the curse. Ripley walked away from magic 10 years ago, and curse or no curse she has no plans to go back. I don't really like Ripley, so I had a hard time getting through this book. I also don't care for her love interest MacAllester Booke, the whole thing didn't do it for me really. I just wanted to get it done with so I could read the third book. There was a lot more internal struggle here, and the love story was very blah to me, probably because I didn't like the characters so I had no vested interest in their romance.
This is the final book in the series and we deal with the final part of the curse. Mia lost her love Sam logan 10 years ago, he left her broken hearted, but unlike her ancestor she found a way to survive the loss and may have even grown stronger despite it, Then Sam comes back to the island and she has to face not only her part of the curse, but her broken heart too. I thought this was a great conclusion to the trilogy. It did a great job of wrapping up all the storylines. I like how strong and independent Mia is. Sam has a lot to live up to earn her love in my opinion after the hurt he caused. I'm actually kinda on the fence about him, there were things I liked about his character, but at time I felt he should get thrown in the sea too. I think they were a good match ultimately though.
I've decided after these books and reading the in-death series (a loooonnngggg post to come when I get to end of that series) that I like Nora Roberts writing. I like her style and here stories are always engaging to me. I know that she is known as a romance writer, and there is the romance element, but that is really a side factor to whatever story she is trying to tell. Almost like throwing sex in a movie, does it make the watcher happy? Yeah. Would the story still be good with out it? Yeah.
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