Face the Fire (Three Sisters Island Trilogy) Reviews

• Less than stellar ending...

  
  By A3A3QD1LAOLV22 on 2002-05-29
  I was disappointed to finish Nora Roberts' third installment of the "Three Sisters" trilogy and have a feeling of "eh" about the whole thing.

  Mia, to me, was the most compelling of the three witches and I relished the idea of reading her story. I thought that Roberts did a great job of "previewing" her story throughout the other two books, but this novel disappointed me.

  The "spells" that were conducted throughout the book were distracting. The fact that Mia and Sam were the personification of the first "Fire" and "Water" meant to me that the story would be compelling and interesting. Instead, I felt that Roberts did not build the tension between the two of them and that when they finally acted on their passion it was anti-climactic.

  It was almost as if there was too much going on in the story, and the author was so anxious to wrap everything up that she neglected the romance between the two.

  I usually love every novel written by Roberts. I buy her books without even reading the backs of them, but I have to say, if this were the first novel I'd read by her, I don't know that that would be the case.
  
  

• "Face The Fire" Is A Wash-Out!

  
  By A1RECBDKHVOJMW on 2003-11-17
  "Face The Fire" is the final book in Nora Roberts' Three Sisters Trilogy, and unfortunately provides a whimper of a finale instead of the expected bang. Her first book, "Dance Upon The Air" is excellent. The second, "Heaven And Earth" is slightly weaker, but well worth reading. This novel, which should have been her strongest, as Mia, her protagonist is the most powerful and interesting of the sister witches, falls into cliche and repetition. It is just plain boring and a big disappointment.

  Three Sisters is a small, rocky island off the coast of Massachusetts. Legend has it that the island was once a part of the mainland. Back in the late 1600s, during the Salem witch trials, three sisters, good witches all, known as Fire, Earth and Air, conjured the island and made it a haven against persecution. Unfortunately, the sisters did not fare as well as their island. All three were doomed by unfortunate relationships and a misuse of power. Before the last sister died she cast a spell to keep the island safe for 300 years. At that time she prophesied a reunion of three sisters, descendants of the original three, who would join together to redeem their ancestors, right the wrongs of the past and save their home from destruction.

  Mia Devlin, owner of the successful bookstore-cafe on Three Sisters Island, is a strong sorceress, of the white witch variety. She lost the love of her life, Sam Logan, when he left her without warning or explanation ten years before. Mia has closed herself off from intimacy to avoid the fate that destroyed her ancestress 300 years earlier. Sam returns to the island looking to renew his relationship with Mia and runs into a brick wall. Although the chemistry between the two sizzles, Mia is determined not to let Sam back into her heart. As with her sister witches, Nell and Ripley, Mia must face the dangers of the curse that holds the island hostage. It is up to her to meet and challenge the evil that threatens to destroy her home and loved ones, and to triumph over it if she is to save them all.

  Unfortunately, Ms. Roberts brings back the same old, now exhausted threads & villains of books one and two, which do nothing to spruce up book three. What a disappointment! Mia and Sam have the potential to be her most interesting characters, but their story gives new meaning to the word "hackneyed." I read the novel to see how everything ends up, having an interest in the characters from books one & two. I should have read an Amazon customer review instead and saved myself the time and money. My advice is to save yours.
  JANA
  
  

• Weak, but still a good story

  
  By A30H2335OM7RD6 on 2002-08-12
  Nora Roberts not so good books are better than many of other authors best books.

  Sam and Mia are on the same island again. They are learning to work through old pains and hurts and to love each other again. The passion is intense. The story is nice. It is a nice ending to a lovely series.

  I rated this four stars rather than the usual five. I found this book to be much anticipated and it did not live up to the promises hinted at in the other books of this series. Further, I got tired of hearing about how Nell was a good cook. To top that all of, once I learned the story of how Mia was hurt and why Sam had left, I was dissapointed with the poor reasoning.

  Despite the above problems I had with the book, the series is wonderful and the story is nice. The book is rich in passion and history and love. It is well worth reading, particularly if you have read the others in the series.

  Enjoy.
  
  

• The best of the trilogy

  
  By on 2002-05-28
  Wonderful, just wonderful. Face the fire is definitely the best of the three Three sisters trilogy. Like the others this novel grabbed you from the very start and took you on an emotional journey until it was finished. I was getting a bit jaded by Nora Roberts' books as I felt they all followed the same formula. This obviously followed the similar formula but I felt it returned to how she used to write in her earlier novels. You are in turns frustrated, tearful, joyous and fearful. All this might sound really over the top but I just can't explain how much I enjoyed this novel!
  
  

• Face the Fire

  
  By A1OGPR0AKZ4K7D on 2008-02-26
  Mia Devlin is a strong beautiful witch that owns a bookstore/café on Three Sisters. She keeps buried a deep hurt from her childhood when the love of her life, Sam Logan, left her broken just out of high school.
  
  Sam is back, and he is determined to win Mia back. He knows what a mistake he made leaving. He was so young, and the powerful emotions she brought out in him scared him, so he ran. Sam is also a witch, and he is willing to use whatever it takes to gain Mia's trust.
  
  Mia and Sam must find their way back to each other, or they will not have the strength for the upcoming fight of their lives.
  
  A great finish to the series. I liked that Mia was fire and Sam was water - fire & ice!
  
  
  
  
• A Magical Read! Enchanting!
  By AZF69UA25SAWH on 2002-06-03
  "Face the Fire" by Nora Roberts is the final instalment in the enchanting Three Sisters Island trilogy, which has captivated me from book one. Staying true to its predecessors, this final book does not disappoint. Full of vivid and insightful characterizations, steamy romance, and just the right dose of fantasy, "Face the Fire" will leave you believing in magic.

  Mia Devlin is a strong, determined, and savvy businesswoman and an immensely powerful witch. She has great friends, especially Nell and Ripley, her sisters of the heart and fellow witches, a beautiful home and garden, and a wonderful bookstore that does great business, but Mia isn't truly happy. Ever since Sam Logan walked out of her life eleven years ago, leaving her young heart in pieces on the ground, she has closed off a part of herself that she never plans to open again.

  Everything is going fine with her plan to keep her heart blocked off from ever being broken again, until the day that Sam Logan strolls into her bookstore and back into her life. But Mia greets Sam, who has returned to Three Sisters to reclaim her, with painfully polite icy indifference. For though the energy still snaps and sparks in the air between them, Mia knows she just won't survive having her heart torn out a second time.

  But Sam is here to stay, and he won't give Mia up without a fight. The interplay between Mia and Sam is expertly rendered by Roberts, as we watch Mia's range of reactions to Sam's persistence. When they are together, Mia and Sam all but send sparks from the pages, sometimes in passion and sometimes in pure frustration and anger.

  But no matter what Mia decides is in her heart, she had better do it fast, because the deadline for breaking a centuries old curse is mere months away. Mia can feel the evil forces hovering around the edges of her world, and if she doesn't win the fight against that evil, the people she loves will be in great danger, and the Island she so loves will fall into the sea.

  "Face the Fire" is a fantastic read and I will most definitely read it again. It was wonderful to see lots of Nell & Zack and Ripley & Mac in this novel (the main characters from the two previous books in the trilogy). Mia is a wonderfully strong and courageous heroine who readers will become very attached to. And though it's fun watching Sam squirm when he first arrives on Three Sisters, he will win readers over with his sincere devotion to Mia and keeping her safe. This book is full of magic and romance, and contains a lovely tale of true love and destiny that I found irresistible. "Face the Fire" comes highly recommended, so buy it today!
  
  

• An explosive ending to the trilogy
  By A3N50ZRPYW344H on 2002-05-30
  NOTE: It should be mentioned that if you find witchcraft offensive to your personal beliefs, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. Don't say we didn't warn you. I notice that many people have recommended something more in line with Christian thinking.

  If you haven't read Dance upon the Air, the basic premise to the trilogy is this: centuries ago, three witches created a new island off the coast of New England, where they hoped to live in peace. Unfortunately, each one was destroyed by a love gone wrong. It is now up to each of their descendants to once again face the test, and conquer it. If any one of them fails, legend has it the island will be swallowed by the sea.

  The modern-day three sisters are Nell Channing, Ripley Todd and Mia Devlin. Of the three, Mia is by far the most skilled and powerful. However, that means that what comes at her will be the most powerful, as well. But she has been preparing for this all her life, and is ready to protect those she loves...or die trying.

  Long ago, Mia loved Sam Logan with all her heart. She thought he felt the same, but then he left the island, and her. Now he's back, and wants to reclaim what he once threw away. Although she feels the old attraction, Mia won't give Sam a second chance at her heart--for she knows that it is the one thing that could destroy her.

  Everything in this book is about revisiting former characters, instead of the usual getting to know new ones. Although this is Mia and Sam's story, the others have not been dropped by the wayside (don't you hate it when that happens in series books?). The story's tone makes it as easy to slip into as a well-worn shoe. The same goes for the long-absent Sam. For a large part of the book he is definitely persona non grata on the island, and is put through many trials and tribulations, which I must say satisfies my bloodthirsty soul. However, his dedication to Mia and dogged pursuit of her will slowly win everyone over.

  Readers of the trilogy have been eagerly waiting for Mia's tale. She has come close to stealing the show before, and great things were expected of her story. For the most part she delivers, although I would have liked more detail as to the resolution of her feelings for Sam and how that impacted her final confrontation with evil. Because of this and of the many typos and editorial errors in this book (just a little rushed, were we?), I give this four stars.

  **In terms of appearance, who's the genius who decided on a pink spine??? Visually I found that quite jarring, since the other two books seem to have a very "nautical" theme.
  
  

• Nobody Does It Better
  By A18M68DE1Y6W51 on 2002-06-10
  When Nora's at the top of her game, as she has been in all three books of the Three Sisters trilogy, nobody, but nobody, can beat her. "Face the Fire," the third and best in this saga about modern-day witches, is just perfect.

  In this offering, we get to know Mia Devlin, the third and most powerful witch, in a way we have not done before. Nell and Ripley and their husbands are in the story as well, and it is a pleasure to read about them again, but this is definitely Mia's story. It is up to her to turn back an ancient curse that threatens to send the entire island of Three Sisters (loosely based on Martha's Vineyard, I believe) back into the sea. The curse is deadly--and very strong. Both Nell and Ripley, in the two previous books, did their parts to weaken the curse, and now Mia must complete it.

  But it isn't that easy. As a sinister fog surrounds Mia and all that she loves, she must gather her power to fight not only the curse, but her own heart. For Mia's old lover, Sam Logan, has returned to the island after 11 years away. Is it her destiny to take him back? And if it is, can she overlook the terrible hurt he caused when he left her the first time?

  In the end, all is resolved in the most satisfying of ways. This is one of Nora's trilogies that has the reader begging for more, hoping against hope that Nora will continue the story into the second generation. She's done it before--I hope she does it again, because I hate to leave the Three Sisters behind!
  
  

• [Bad] ending to a Promising Beginning
  By A3AJZFUF87LI0Y on 2002-07-03
  First 2 books = fabulous.

  Face The Fire:

  * Too much stuff thrown into one book.
  * Sam Logan goes from being hardcore businessman to mega-Pagan Witch man. Too much bi-polarity there for me to get into him. Not as likable as other heroes because of this.
  * Pacing seemed off (probably because Nora was desperately trying to tie up loose ends).
  * Mia and Sam get back together WAY too quickly for someone nursing a heartache as long as she has.
  * Ending is not the tumultuous explosion I had wanted, expected, perhaps even needed.

  This book didn't deliver . . . great build up in the previous 2 books, but Mia's story (which was the one I had wanted to read the most) I found seriously disappointing. The plot was only so-so, and the writing seemed a bit choppy and jarring at times.

  Very sad for me!

  happy reading!
  
  

• Uh...thats it?
  By on 2002-10-27
  Not up to par in any way, shape, or form. this series had GREAT build up, first with Nell, then with Ripley, but Mia...
  Sweetie... dont you know "Hell hath no fury, like a woman scorned."?
  I mean really there seemed to be no "fire" in the scenes no anger for the way or reason Sam Logan just up and left the island.
  It was like He's back lets forgive him... but that's not my only issue...

  What happened at the end? Good versus Evil? With Nell, she had to face her past, with Ripley she had to accept, whats Mia doing????

  Just to set the record sraight I am a HUGE Nora FAN! But i was so disappointed in this book. So disappointed, infact, that when I finished reading it, I turned it back to page one and started over because I never thought that it would just end... with no...anything it just ends. No pop not even a fizzle.

  So in closing READ NORA ROBERTS...just not this book!!
  
  

• Nora, what happened????
  By A1MWHOUOB90NAP on 2004-02-20
  Ok folks Nora got me hooked with the first book in the trilogy. Excellent read {5 stars}... The second one was not a good as the first but still very good {4 1/2 stars}. I was so excited about the third novel that I went and got it the first day it came out. I just could not wait to see how it all ended... What the heck happened to the third novel??? Very anti-climatic and almost boring compaired to the first two books... I was very disappointed with the ending of this trilogy.
  
  
• Wonderful conclusion!
  By A4B4IR1YEEEOR on 2002-05-30
  This book was amazing! It really brought a good end to the Three Sisters Trilogy. I loved the story of Sam and Mia, it was very emotional and heartfelt. I really sympathasized with Sam. He had a hard choic to make as a young man, and when he finally knew what he wanted, it was almost too late. I actually felt bad for him. Mia wouldn't give him a break. But, on the other hand, he could have been kinder to her when he broke it off with her to begin with. I loved seeing the interaction between Nell and Zack, Ripley and Mac, and Mia and Sam. The interaction between the couples wasn't as prevalent in the other two books, and it was wonderful to see how their lives were moving along, what the future held for them. I know that Ms. Roberts rarely does a continuation of her trilogies (except for the Chesapeake Bay trilogy, with Seth's story coming out this fall) but I think it would be wonderful to see a story from one of Mia's children, or even Nell's or Ripleys. All in all, this book was wonderful. Sam's role was something that I hadn't considered in the other two books, and it was nice to see that explored and developed. As much as I hate waiting for Ms. Robert's books, Face the Fire was definitely worth the wait!
  
  
• A disappointing conclusion
  By A3R9X003XW0LNR on 2002-06-12
  Mia's character and hints about Sam were explored in the first two books of the trilogy leading to a delicious sense of anticipation for the romance between the two of them in third book. I found this story to be somewhat contrived and a disappointment. Mia and Sam are both strong characters and the book did not do justice to either of them. The reason why Sam left Mia was weak. The grudge Mia held for Sam throughout most of the book was even weaker. This conclusion to the trilogy betrayed both characters. I feel that Nora Roberts is one of the best romantic novelists around, but must admit I skipped thru about a third of the book, finding it boring, slow going and forced. Fortunately Ms. Roberts can be counted on to produce good writing more often than not!
  
  
• Mia's story
  By A2ZEOLOTZDPFN3 on 2002-06-13
  The conclusion to Nora Robert's Three Sisters trilogy fulfills the promise of the earlier books as far as being a fitting conclusion to the series, if not a brilliant romance in itself.

  Mia Devlin, the third witch in the Three Sisters coven, is the strongest witch on the island. She practiced witchcraft continuously when her friend and coven-mate Ripley (whose story is told in Heaven and Earth, the 2nd book) dropped it for fear of hurting others, and the third witch in the coven, Nell, only discovered her talents when she came to the island in Dance Upon the Air (the 1st book in the trilogy).

  She'll need her strength for the final confrontation with the ghostly enemy that haunts the witches of Three Sisters. She'll need her friends and their husbands. She'll need the strength of the man who broke her heart years ago, who she has never forgiven. The question is, will she be able to love again, or will there be a second tragic ending to the story of Three Sisters, echoing the tragedy of the past?

  This isn't the story of Sam Logan's romance with Mia; he comes back to Three Sisters Island intending to win her back and in the end his love is not in doubt. Rather, this is the story of Mia's coming to terms with her own heart, and learning whether she can love again in a world where promises can be broken and love can go wrong.

  It is well worth the reading.
  
  

• Okay - who really wrote this book
  By A2O2C5R7NBW9UG on 2002-06-26
  This first book really grabbed my attention and left me waiting impatiently for the second. The second was not as good as the first, but I thought it was because I really did not identify with Ripley. However, I expected the third book to really deliver - end the series well and develop the powerful and mysterious Mia. After reading this book, I was sorely disappointed. Other NR trilogies have been spectacular (all three books). In this book things 'happen', without real character or situational development. Suddenly, animosity between characters is gone. Suddenly, a character does something out of character with no explanation. The ending was also a little too romance-novel-cookie cutter for me.
  
  
• Nora Missed the Boat on this One!
  By A2F6ULMEIPA0GA on 2002-06-29
  It's been awhile since I read the second in this series and was so looking forward to the last. What a disappointment. It almost seems as if I'm reading one of the other two books, sometimes word for word. And my memory isn't THAT good :)
  I think Ms. Roberts needs to take a break - a total break from any sort of writing for awhile, then maybe she would come up with some fresh ideas. She's had a great following up til' now, don't risk losing it, Nora.
  
  
• Disappointed
  By AR4PIAW6JYWBE on 2003-05-01
  Although the first book in the series was excellent, I was semi-disappointed with the second book and very disappointed with the third. Sam and Mia's story was typical and expected. There was not anything new introduced in the book and the magic just became a little old. The romance was almost cookie-cutter romance style with a guy getting the girl ending. Plus at the final showdown why do we have a sheriff wielding a gun and a geek with a gieger counter? Please, Nora you are a better writer than that.

  Don't get me wrong I love Nora Roberts. I think she has written a great many wonderful books but I also think that if you want to read an exceptional novel by her you almost need to go back a few years and pick up one of her old ones. The suspence is interesting and on the edge of your seat and the romance and the characters have depth.
  
  

• A fitting and great end to the trilogy!!!
  By A3709BKACND1OF on 2002-06-12
  Of the three books in this trilogy, I have to say that FACE THE FIRE is the best of the lot. The interaction between Mia Devlin and Sam Logan is sizzling, funny and passionate. The character of Lu Lu is also wonderful. Lu Lu bringing quite abit of levity and common sense to the tempestuous dynamics between Mia and Sam. Nora Roberts has scored a triple-hit mwith this trilogy. I highly recommend this book.
  
  
• Not Up To Par
  By on 2002-06-27
  I was very disappointed with this 3-book series, particularly the last one. These were not the usual gripping, can't-put-it-down Nora Roberts books that we all love. I saved these books to read until all 3 were available, and read them right after reading Nora Roberts' new book "Three Fates" which was fantastic. Maybe that's another reason these were a real letdown. The story was too far-fetched to be believable and the 3rd book seemed to hurry through tying all 3 stories together.
  
  
• The series goes out with a bang
  By AZQNZET6T4TNZ on 2002-10-18
  Before reading this trilogy I'd never read anything by Nora Roberts before, which I know is kind of surprising since she's written so much. Anyway, I really enjoyed it and I had unwittingly picked up the first two to take on a long plane ride without realizing that the third had yet to be written! When I finally got ahold of this book I was very happy with it.

  I couldn't wait to get to Mia's story. Mia seemed to be the most mysterious, independent, confident woman of the three sisters and I just had to know about her life. I think I'd built up too much momentum and excitement over her, though, because I was engrossed in the novel but didn't find it quite as compelling as the other two. However, I still highly recommend it. Mia is one wild woman. ;) And of course all the loose ends from the series are tied up in this last book. I wish there were more books in this particular series!
  
  

• A Wonderful conclusion
  By A34XPZS5DXA6HA on 2004-04-03
  Although all of Nora Roberts books could stand alone, you wouldn't be hurt by having to read the others in her trilogies. I couldn't wait to get to the the third book in the Three Sisters Island trilogy. This one is Mia's story. All through the first two novels I caught myself wondering most about the most mysterious character, Mia. Ms. Roberts saved the best for last. Mia is faced with a tough dicision. After years she still nurses a broken heart and now has to face the one who broke it. Not only that, but events transpire that could end her world as she knows it.

  Ms. Roberts has outdone herself with all three books in this series. I enjoyed all three, and I finally got the questions answered regarding Mia I had been waiting for. As all others in this series I couldn't put this book down. This is a book I could easily read again.
  
  

• This Fire seemed to Fizzle
  By AIN069G7QBCRB on 2002-06-06
  As an absolutely devout Roberts fan, I'm sorry to say that this novel did not in any way live up to my expectations. The beginning of this series was wonderful, but by page 20 of this novel, I felt the story was already over, and more importantly, the romance was gone. For the first time I was more interested in the marriages that had already taken place than in the current romantic focus. How droll!

  I thought the theory that Mia's fate was to reject Sam and except that separation was interesting... and reinforced so thoroughly by her AWFUL and shallow behavior, that by the end I'd hoped it was true. Her stubbord independence, normally charming in Roberts' romantic females, was so absolute and unyeilding that by the end of the novel I wished she'd jump off the cliff and save all of her friends a lifetime of watching after her and struggling to understand her "mystic" ways.

  And as for the Wiccan influences... it was an interesting premise in the first two novels and, having once practiced, I thought fairly reverent and honest. The magick in this book, however, was so grand and so precocious, I felt at times that I might as well be reading Harry Potter - and at least they had learned spells to recite and not just quippy little rhymes that they just HAPPENED to come up with at a moment's notice!

  I am still a big Roberts fan and would tell any would be reader to skip this series in favor of any of her Irish novels, especially her Born in Fire, Born in Ice, Born in Shame series. It's in those straight forward romances that Roberts shows some true magic - not in the hocus pocus of this deflated story.
  
  

• Finally!
  By on 2002-06-10
  Nora Roberts has done it yet AGAIN! I love a great trilogy and no one can do them like Nora! It was great to finally experience Mia and find out that she wasn't as together as she appeared to be in Books 1 and 2. You can't help but fall in love with the Three Sisters men: Sam, Zack and Mac. I hated for the book to end but hope we get a chance in the future to read about the offsprings of Earth, Fire(and Water), and Air!
  
  
• Face the Fire is a big disappointment.
  By A3PSIPKQHR4XSP on 2002-06-12
  Once again, Nora Roberts has let her readers down. The 3rd book in this trilogy seems to be an afterthought, as if she was in a hurry to wrap it up. Perhaps she is writing too much, and not taking the time to be creative. I looked forward to the story of Mia for months;what I read was a partial explanation of what happened between them. Sam is a very weak character. The story is weak, boring, and confusing, and I had the 'blahs' when I finished. Perhaps Nora should give up writing trilogies.
  This has happened before - Born in Shame was weak, but the first two in the trilogy were wonderful and funny. I would like to revisit the three sisters in Ireland.
  I hate to say it, but I used to buy everthing by Nora Roberts, but not anymore. I will be more cautious from now on.
  
  
• Darn, feeling let down.
  By A1LCFKJ4SY6NUA on 2002-06-14
  I was eagerly awaiting Mia's story. I was completely caught up in this trilogy because the first two books were fantastic. But Face the Fire was over about 30 pages in, it was predictable and flat and I only kept turning the pages because I kept hoping it would get better. It didn't.

  It was rushed and the story just wasn't there. No amount of flashy magick can make up for a dull story. Maybe the next trilogy will be better. But I guess when you write trilogies it's the first two books that count anyway right? Why put forth the effort in the 3rd when you know everyone's going to buy it anyway..., that is, until it happens on the next trilogy.
  
  

• Say it isn't so
  By on 2002-06-14
  Normally I love to read Nora Roberts(J.D. Robb), but not this time.

  I loved the first two novels in the series. I thoroughly enjoyed the bantering between Mia and Ripley, and Nell was just too sweet for words.

  Face the Fire seems rushed to me. There's a whole lot of uninteresting pointless dialog. The characters personalities seem so mellow compaired to the other novels. It's like they've all had too much Paxil. Especially Ripley, who was my favorite character in the series. The ending left me feeling nothing. No sense of relief, excitement, or happily ever after.

  Overall, I was very disappointed in this one.
  
  

• Perfect Summer Read!
  By A29L1EFMUS6P3D on 2002-06-23
  I have been a fan of Nora Roberts for many years, and genuinely enjoyed Face the Fire. I love the pace of the story, the riveting characters and the many plot twists...plus I just love Nora's style. She draws you in and keeps you hooked. A great escape for the summer. I took advice from a previous reviewer and checked out Shade of the Maple by Kirk Martin, the guy she called "the male Nora Roberts." I was very skeptical...until I started turning the pages faster and faster. Wow! He's got something magical, uncommon insight into women and relationships, an old soul indeed. These two books are a perfect combination by the pool!
  
  
• Third Time's a Charm!
  By AXWEQGFMF317A on 2002-06-25
  As is the case with all the finales to her trilogies, Nora Roberts kicks some serious butt with 'Face the Fire'. We finally get Mia's story, and what a story it is. As the most powerful and experienced of the descendants of the original Circle of Three, Mia taught Nell who and what she was (in Dance Upon The Air) and coaxed the reluctant Ripley back into action (in Heaven and Earth). Mia knows that in order to face and defeat the evil lurking at the tail end of the 300 year old curse placed upon Three Sisters Island, she needs the combined powers of both of her sisters, as well as the 'fourth element' - Sam Logan, a powerful witch himself. Mia and Sam's story of lost love is detailed her as well, as the reason for the rift between Mia and Ripley, and Ripley's reluctance to perform magic.
  With the very existence of Three Sisters Island hanging in the balance, Mia knows that she has to defend the people she loves and the island that means so much to her. No longer outsiders, Ripley's new husband Dr. MacAllister Booke and Nell's hubby Sheriff Zachary Todd vow to stand beside the women they love as well as Mia when the time comes for her to 'face the fire'.
  I was a bit surprised at Mia's final 'battle'on the cliff's, along with the rest of the cast. I thought it would have been longer and more detailed, but it was so full of emotion and excitement, you'd hardly notice. It was great to catch up with Nell, Zach, Ripley and Mac and see whats been going on in their lives. And to finally have Mia front and center was fantastic.
  Her conversation with Ripley early on in the book, explaining what had forced Ripley to distance herself from Mia and Magic for almost 11 years brought tears to my eyes.
  Bottom line....Nora Roberts is the best. She writes exciting romances and always adds that special touch of magic that makes her books the ones you'll reach for over, and over, and over.....
  
  
• skip this book
  By A2WRSMVU3W6EG4 on 2002-07-03
  I loved the first two books of the trilogy, in fact, I read them cover to cover in a weekend. The final volume really is lacking in development and flow. There is not much drama, not much suspence, and the characters fall flad. Roberts would have done well to take more time developing the plot and introducing the characters. This was a real disappointment.

  Do read the first two volumes - they are sexy and saavy and great to read
  
  

• Disappointed
  By on 2002-07-05
  I guess I really was looking forward to this book and when I finally read it, I was disappointed. The story lacked something. I finished the book feeling like I was missing something. I really loved the first two and I knew Mia was such strong and interesting character in the other two. I was really looking forward to getting her story; however, in this book she almost seems shallow.
  
  

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