Blood Brothers (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 1) | 
|  | | | Title: | Blood Brothers (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 1) | | Author: | Nora Roberts | | Publisher: | Jove | | Type: | Book / Mass Market Paperback | | Publication Date: | 27 November, 2007 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0515143804 / 9780515143805 | | List Price: | $7.99 | | Amazon Price: | $7.99 | |
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In the small village of Hawkins Hollow, three best friends who share the same birthday sneak off into the woods for a sleepover the evening before turning 10. But a night of pre-pubescent celebration turns into a night of horror as their blood brother oath unleashes a three-hundred year curse. Twenty-one years later, Cal Hawkins and his friends have seen their town plagued by a week of unexplainable evil events two more times - every seven years. With the clock winding down on the third set of seven years, someone else has taken an interest in the town's folklore. Quinn is a well known scholar of local legends, and despite Cal's protests, insists on delving in the mystery. But when the first signs of evil appear months early, it's not only the town Cal tries to protect, but also his heart.
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• New Or Deja Vu? 20 April, 2009
Cal, Fox, and Gage are best friends who were born on the same day. On their tenth birthday, they lie to their parents and trudge through the woods to camp at the Pagan Stone, a place of legend and mystery. At midnight, the boys perform a blood ritual at the stone to seal their friendship, and inadvertently awaken a demon within it. For the next 21 years, their home town of Hawkins Hollow is plagued by demonic behavior for seven days every seven years, and afterward, the whole of the town chooses to act like nothing happened.
Quinn Black writes books about haunted places and is intrigued by Hawkins Hollow. Deciding to write about its phenomenon, she ventures there and checks into the hotel. Almost immediately upon her arrival, she is plagued by dark visions and strange dreams. She also rather immediately develops an attraction to hometown boy Cal Hawkins. Cal runs the town's bowling alley and community center, and was one of the trio who unlocked the demon. Because of Quinn's dreams and visions, they ascertain she is somehow connected to the town, and another newcomer is soon added to the ranks when stylish Layla suddenly appears out of the blue, taking a leave of absence from her job in New York. Gage Turner got out of the Hollow the minute he turned 18 and lives on the professional poker circuit, but he returns to aid his friends during the Seven, Hawkins Hollow's own hell week. Fox O'Dell took up lawyering rather than his family's hippie ways, but he also lives in town. Quinn invites the sixth, Cybil, to join their group when it becomes apparent they'll need more help. As soon as she arrives, it is obvious that Cybil is also connected.
So begins the latest Nora Roberts trilogy. While the story was compelling enough and I read it pretty fast, a few things niggled at me. This story and these characters feel too familiar, probably because they're a whole lot like the story and characters from the last couple Roberts trilogies. It starts with three men or women who are connected by blood or friendship, living fulfilling single lives, when the dark supernatural force they must fight has them suddenly hooking up with their soul mates. The six of them have special powers together and use them to battle the forces of evil, and the power of love saves the day. While it's not bad to have a recurring theme in these trilogies, they're all starting to feel the same. There is always one go-getter, one soft romantic, and one cynic among the women, while the men are always handsome and sweet. Everyone, no matter their quirks, is very open about their feelings, and the instant they realize they're in love, they know it's over, might as well buy a house and start checking out preschools. There is no uncertainty and no mystery to the process, and all the relationships develop in the same way. It's just getting a bit hard to swallow because it doesn't ring true for human behavior. It has also started to wear on me that all the characters use the same abbreviated speech patterns, and often the same abbreviated phrases. Clever once; cloying when peppered throughout the whole book.
Something else bothered me even more, though. While I'm far from the most devout individual, I do believe in God and was bugged by the phrase "gods and demons." There is only one God, and ANGELS and demons are the minions of good and evil. Even the much-maligned Dan Brown got that right. I found it telling that the characters in this book sought answers in witchcraft or through their own powers, but did not once consider a church. God and Jesus are mere epithets in Hawkins Hollow, but I guess the town is plagued by a demon, after all. Pagan readers should be thrilled at seeing their beliefs so promoted, though.
In all, though this trilogy is suffering in the originality department, it is a decent and compelling read. I began the practice a few years ago of not picking up the first book in a Roberts trilogy until I have all three so I can read them back-to-back, and I will pick up the next in this series right away. Nora Roberts is sticking close to the formula this time out, but it's one that's been successful in the past.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1RRV2KVA2AXLZ
• A Little Disappointing... 13 May, 2009
I have read many Nora Roberts books over the years, and for some reason the dialogue of this book really bothered me. It seemed as though Nora just wasn't putting the effort into this series as she has into ones in the past. I liked how she made the main characters of this series men, when typically her stories follow women characters. However, this book was one that I just could not finish. I have not picked up any of the other books in this trilogy either. Hopefully Nora's newer books have better crafted dialogue.
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• Great Series 21 April, 2009
I am pretty new at my new found love for reading. This series is really good and Nora Roberts rocks!
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• Loved It 09 May, 2009
I was pleasantly surprised by this novel(and the two others in this series) , as said before , it isn't her usual style , but change is good sometimes. I am big fan of her and Kay Hooper, and this type of story with the supernatural elementas well as a lil romance is just what I look for. I loved it!
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• Nora Roberts Needs To Take A Break 04 June, 2009
Nora Roberts needs to take a break from writing. This entire trilogy is predictable from the first chapter on to the rest of the trilogy. Basically if you combine the Garden trilogy with the Key trilogy, this trilogy is what you would get. Even the "unexpected" surprises are predictable. I can't believe I actually took the time to read the entire trilogy. Take it from someone who could have spent the money on more worthy books, don't waste your time on this trilogy. Nora Roberts just keeps getting more into a pattern in her writing. Now that I've figured it out, I'm not going to waste any time or money on her novels.
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