It’s been quiet here as Nora’s thrown herself into the first draft of next year’s hardcover. I’ll share here what little I know: there’s a heroine and there’s a hero. For some reason that’s all Nora’s willing to share at this point. But since that’s all I knew about The Liar this time last year and now it’s one of my favorite of Nora’s books (and topping The Witness is very very hard) I’m pretty confident she’ll expand on that heroine and hero to give us a fabulous read in the spring of 2016.
What have I been doing as Nora writes in her office sanctuary? Well I’ve been leading some discussions about trilogies on the Nora Roberts Facebook page. Last week was The Circle Trilogy.
The questions were:
~ Which couple comes to mind first when you think of this series? (Cian/Moira by a landslide.)
~ Since The Circle Trilogy’s Larkin and Blair (Dance of the Gods) got so little love in the last post, I’m going to start with them. I loved how they both knew exactly who and what they were — the fun was seeing how each realized the other complemented them in life and on the quest. What are your thoughts?
~ Let’s talk about the brothers — Hoyt and Cian. Judging from the majority of comments Cian is many readers’ favorite character in the series. Each has more than his fair share of arrogance, their faces are mirrors, but Cian keeps winning out. Is it the difference between a rule follower and a rule breaker? Studious v. sociable? I’m so very curious, so please share in the comments.
~ Day 4 of the Circle Trilogy and the question is about the women. Glenna, Blair and Moira — witch, warrior and scholar — all brought strengths that were honed and weaknesses that were shored up to the preparations. I think their bond was cemented when they helped Glenna choose a wedding dress. What other pockets of normalcy stuck with you?
~ We all trust Nora implicitly but let’s be honest: could you see your way to happy ever after for all of the six as Valley of Silence — The Circle trilogy book 3 (this is the Portuguese edition) — drew to a close?
The posts on the JD Robb Facebook page are coming at a slower pace now that Obsession in Death is in stores. (The 40 days leading to the 40th book are a bit of a blur now.)
But on St. Patrick’s Day I did ask everyone to share their favorite Roarke scenes or quotes.
Leading directly from that discussion I asked: 1) do you find more In Death readers to chat with online or in your real life? And 2) have you ever had an online friendship start because of books?
And on Friday last I shared this: 23 Struggles Only Book Nerds will Understand.
Share any and all thoughts in the comments!
Laura
I must have missed the favorite Roarke scene. I still grin when I think of when he thought Eve had arranged for him to sing with Mavis at the party. That’s still a winner for me.
What an absolutely, terrific, magalicious idea! I will be looking and bidding! I don’t know what I would do with one if I win one, by getting really dressed up is my LBD, real pearl earrings & necklace, and black pumps. Lace shawl if its’ cool!
Anyway, I hope the auctions raise lots of money for thrc charities!
I never had a chance to reoly to the Roark question. One of my favorite moments:
Eve- “What’s going on here, Roark?
Roark- “Lieutenant, it appears we are having a romance.”
On the 23 struggles – EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM – well, except for what books to take on vacation, because we don’t actually GO anywhere on vacation…..and we haven’t left town overnight for a family function in, well, I can’t think of the last time – before 2007, probably before 2006, and really, the only time to read on that trip was in the car (2 hour car ride there) and just before bed – although that would have made the downtime between the reunion and bedtime go much faster. I literally packed a backpack and used my husband’s travel shaving bag for my toiletries. Come to think of it, I DID take a book to read in the car! My sister, who was driving, laughed her butt off because I was stuck in the back seat because her sons are so tall, and I was all squished up in this little backseat smoking my cigarettes, trying NOT too look at her position in the driver’s seat as she drove, reading. Running out of room (I did) was solved by the Nook, as was worrying about the condition of books that I get back from lending them out to others. As far as figuring out what to read, well, I have to keep a list. You talking about the Circle Trilogy just bumped that up to right after I finish these new (to me) Jayne Krentz novels, provided nothing new has come out yet – if I’m not done with Krentz when The Liar comes out, I’ll finish the book I’m on, but then dump the rest of the order until I read The Liar. I’ve bought too many books recently, and I can’t remember which ones I want to get to when, without that list. As far as spending so much money on books……this six months of the year are my favorite for me. Christmas, birthday (just 11 days ago), Mother’s Day, and anniversary (often the same weekend, or within days of each other – we were married May 13, which was a Friday, lol), so I ask for – and usually get – at LEAST three Barnes and Noble gift cards – the total of them may add up anywhere from $75 to $150. And then the latter part of the year, I can usually wheedle a book or two out every couple of months if something new is released – like Nora’s schedule.