Bestselling author Nora Roberts dazzles once again with a powerful tale of passion, murder, and small-town scandal. In this classic novel, a woman ...
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Jun 23, 2008
Isis FG
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There are quite a few negative reviews for this book - which surprises me a little, but at the same time, I can also understand. Divine Evil is a rather atypical for Roberts as its much more descriptive and gruesome than her other books. The plot deals with a Satanic cult that abuses and tortures young women/girls and Roberts is surprising graphic in her detailing of those situations. It creeped me out a bit, but not nearly enough to stop reading the book or to refuse to read another Nora Rob
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Jul 01, 2009
Barbara M.
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Forgettable? Probably. "Divine Evil" kept me entertained throughout and there was never really a dull moment.
I'm still not sure why this wasn't a 5 Star for me...it might have been the characters (or maybe just my personal lack of connection with them), or the fact that the "cult" killed and raped for more than 20 years and no one in this teeny/gossipy small town noticed. WTH?!
Even after my negatives this was still a great summer read an More...
Forgettable? Probably. "Divine Evil" kept me entertained throughout and there was never really a dull moment.
I'm still not sure why this wasn't a 5 Star for me...it might have been the characters (or maybe just my personal lack of connection with them), or the fact that the "cult" killed and raped for more than 20 years and no one in this teeny/gossipy small town noticed. WTH?!
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Dec 14, 2008
Miss Kim
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Emittsboro, MD, is a small town where every body knows everybody and their business. But this town holds a dark secret.
Clare iss now a successful artist that has been living in New York City. She has now come home to Emmitsboro to settle her past. She's been having recurrent nightmare about her father, and something she saw as a small child.
Cam is a former bad boy that left town to become a DC detective. He too has come home, but he is running from a horrible memory in D More...
Clare iss now a successful artist that has been living in New York City. She has now come home to Emmitsboro to settle her past. She's been having recurrent nightmare about her father, and something she saw as a small child.
Cam is a former bad boy that left town to become a DC detective. He too has come home, but he is running from a horrible memory in D More...
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Jun 05, 2008
Crystal Anne
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I am a huge NR fan, but I never did like this one. It's conclusion was very disturbing to me, and I actually had nightmares. I am very against disposing of books in general, but this one hit the trash bin with amazing speed. I'm just glad it didn't turn me off of her writing for good, and I still collect anything and everything else she's written, even when they aren't my favorites. I definitely would NOT reccomend this book to others. In fact, I usually tell people to stay away from it.
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Apr 05, 2011
Kimmi
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Mar 06, 2011
Adrienne
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Artist Claire Kimball creates steel sculptures and has become the the attention of the New York art world. But even with that success she cannot seem to erase a feeling of unease and vague memories of her past from a small town in Maryland.
She returns to face her past in Emmitsboro and finds little change in her hometown. Many of the faces are the same including the town sheriff Cameron Rafferty. Rafferty was once the "bad boy" in town but has changed his lifestyle. His go More...
She returns to face her past in Emmitsboro and finds little change in her hometown. Many of the faces are the same including the town sheriff Cameron Rafferty. Rafferty was once the "bad boy" in town but has changed his lifestyle. His go More...
Feb 17, 2010
Joanie
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I haven't read one of Nora's books in a long time, so it was nice to read one again. Nora is one of my favorites, and I am not to literary snooty to admit that. I enjoy the suspense and crime books of hers the best.
Are the books "realistic" not really...but that's why we read them. They're a fun escape featuring strong women and ideal men. Again, why we read them. What I like about Nora is that the majority (if not all) of her female leads are strong women.......not More...
Are the books "realistic" not really...but that's why we read them. They're a fun escape featuring strong women and ideal men. Again, why we read them. What I like about Nora is that the majority (if not all) of her female leads are strong women.......not More...
Feb 08, 2010
Amanda
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Book #1 of 2010
Finally! I finished a book this year!
I had started to listen to this on CD with all the Christmas travelling I was doing, but car rides tend to put me to sleep, so we never really got very far. I still wanted to find out what happened, so I went back to read it.
The book is set in Emitsborro, MD, a small rural community that reminds me so much of where I grew up. I swear that Roberts hit the small town nail straight on the head. There was a b More...
Finally! I finished a book this year!
I had started to listen to this on CD with all the Christmas travelling I was doing, but car rides tend to put me to sleep, so we never really got very far. I still wanted to find out what happened, so I went back to read it.
The book is set in Emitsborro, MD, a small rural community that reminds me so much of where I grew up. I swear that Roberts hit the small town nail straight on the head. There was a b More...
Mar 29, 2011
Clare Kimball was born and raised in a small town, Emmitsboro, Maryland. She left the quiet town to move to New York City and take up her career of being an artist. A sculptor to be exact. After going through some rough times she decides to take a trip back home to Emmitsboro. She moves back into her childhood house, which is currently up for sale. Once there she reconnects with old friends and the townspeople. Her being back creates inspiration for her as an artist. She completes quite a few am
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Feb 07, 2011
Brianne
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Nora Roberts weaves a tale of pain and tragedy for the heroine Clare. As a child, Clare accidentally witnessed satanic rituals in her hometown of Emmitsboro. As an adult, that experience informs her work as an artist and still frightens her. Clare decides to confront those demons by revisiting her hometown. While there, Clare is reintroduced to former bad boy Cam Rafferty, now the sheriff of Emmitsboro, and one of the few people Clare can trust to help her investigate her haunted past. When Cam'
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Oct 13, 2010
BarkLessWagMore
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This is another great read from Nora Roberts who rarely disappoints me. Her characters are nearly always lovable and her stories emotionally satisfying and this one is no exception. It's about satanic cults and, although never gruesomely graphic, certain scenes may bother some readers (read this one with all the lights on!).
The heroine, a famous artist, decides it's time to go back home and face the demons of her past when she finds herself struggling with her creativity and having ter More...
The heroine, a famous artist, decides it's time to go back home and face the demons of her past when she finds herself struggling with her creativity and having ter More...
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Dec 08, 2010
Judith
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This is a VERY different kind of book if you are used to reading Nora Roberts series such as the Three Sisters Island trilogy, Donovan books, McGregor books or others -- even the JD Robb "In Death" books. This book is pure horror fiction. The occult and Satanism are scary subjects. I really enjoyed this book as it showed insight into small town life, and the faces we show and who we really are.
The romance between Clare and Cameron is well done and the secondary characters are More...
The romance between Clare and Cameron is well done and the secondary characters are More...
Dec 01, 2009
Stacy
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Clare Kimball, an accomplished sculptor, is troubled by depression and the return of childhood nightmares. So she takes a break from New York City and heads for her sleepy hometown in Maryland, despite its association with her beloved father's violent but apparently accidental death. Cameron Rafferty, formerly the town hellion, is now the sheriff and faced with a puzzle: the century-old grave of an infant has been dug up. In fact, the grave was robbed by Satan worshipers; Clare's dreams date fro
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Aug 27, 2009
Maria
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Phew! It sure wasn´t your normal Nora Roberts book. It deals with satanism and gruesome, ritual murders. And since Nora Roberts takes good care with her details it was rather graphic.
But it sure kept me on my toes. At the end I started to think I got the main culprit right but I was never sure until it was revealed in the end...
It´s not quite a 5 star though, I did miss some more depth in Cameron and I got a little annoyed that the cult could get away with their worship for 20 More...
But it sure kept me on my toes. At the end I started to think I got the main culprit right but I was never sure until it was revealed in the end...
It´s not quite a 5 star though, I did miss some more depth in Cameron and I got a little annoyed that the cult could get away with their worship for 20 More...
Mar 24, 2011
Jessy
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This book was creepy. I read alot of paranormal books, but this one was a little too much for me. What was so surprising was this was a Nora Roberts book. This has to be the darkest book I have read by her to date. I like it when she writes more light hearted stories. I like a little suspense, but not when innocent get hurt in the process. I actually stopped reading this about half way through and picked up something happy and lighthearted. I couldn't take it anymore. I thought about just this o
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Dec 15, 2011
L.D.
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A well put together read!! This was a Nora Robert's first for me. The title was a recommendation because I do like sexual spice in my reading. Well, what I thought I was going to get turned out something different, but I was not disappointed!! Two people come back to their home town for different reasons. Clare Kimball comes back to clear her feelings about her Father's past and his death, Cameron Rafferty comes back for his own reasons. What occurs will rock and shock you to continue read
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Jun 21, 2009
Deb
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Clare Kimball is a famous sculptress when she returns to her hometown of Emmitsboro, Maryland to confront the ghosts of her past. She moves into the family home, the site of her father's suicide. Although a lot of the town has stayed the same in the years since Clare left, many things have changed. The wild and rebellious Cameron Rafferty is now the town sheriff and he has his own demons to face. An old grave of a baby is dug up in the cemetary and the dirt hauled away. A runaway teenage girl is
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Nov 11, 2010
Trusha
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About a small town where everyone knows everyone and what everyone is doing. But there's something that some of this town people are doing and nobody knows about it. The minute someone says,'I QUIT', is either murdered of vanished!
An interesting read...something different from the usual NR style. It had its moments of suspense, thriller and not to forget NR's trademark, romance. :);) It has some dark moments that are really descriptive, might be a little hard on the faint hearted.
An interesting read...something different from the usual NR style. It had its moments of suspense, thriller and not to forget NR's trademark, romance. :);) It has some dark moments that are really descriptive, might be a little hard on the faint hearted.
Dec 07, 2008
Whitney
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This was my first foray into Nora's novels, and I was rather disappointed. I thought the overall plot was good, and somewhat creepy. However, I strongly dislike books that TELL YOU what's going on. There was no mystery or suspense. You knew who the bad guys were pretty much the first time you met them, and you knew how it was going to end. I don't need my hand held through a book, and if this is they style she writes in, I'm not going to be reading anything further by her.
Sep 18, 2009
Tasha
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I'm fairly new to Nora Roberts, this one was really different than the other of hers I have read. Very dark to me, lots of stanism but still a solid romantic suspense. More heavy on the suspense and less on the romance. It's kind of a small town gone bad. It pulls in two of the returned citizens who learn from their past what is now going on in their little town, while finding each other and learning to heal and move forward... if they aren't killed first.
Aug 31, 2010
Carla
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Nov 05, 2009
Becky
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I like Nora Roberts - she's not my favorite romance or romance/mystery author, but her books are entertaining.
This was a bit different than I expected, I just I just wasn't thinking "satanism", but the book kept my attention all the way throughout. I did find the lead female character annoying - her back and forth about whether or not she was mad at the male lead was a bit much - but overall the characters were good and the story well-written.
This was a bit different than I expected, I just I just wasn't thinking "satanism", but the book kept my attention all the way throughout. I did find the lead female character annoying - her back and forth about whether or not she was mad at the male lead was a bit much - but overall the characters were good and the story well-written.
Dec 24, 2008
Terri
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This was a genuinely creepy book. As usual with Roberts's books, I liked the characters a lot. This particular story centered around secrets and power in a small town. The town itself was sweetly written, and that made the evil lurking beneath it all the more sinister.
I didn't find the romance terribly interesting, it was more of a tag-along plot behind the main story. That's okay though. The main story was really good.
I didn't find the romance terribly interesting, it was more of a tag-along plot behind the main story. That's okay though. The main story was really good.
Jun 14, 2009
This book was a real challenge to read because it had intense imagery from things that I really do not like to talk about, praising of the devil and the pleasure of killing. It makes me so uncomfortable reading just atrocity to me, and reading it from one of my favorite authors, Nora Roberts. Although she has disgusting things going on, she still has her elements of crime and love, which is what I am particular fond of.
The part that I found so disgusting was when that young boy hang More...
The part that I found so disgusting was when that young boy hang More...
Jul 17, 2010
Lindsey
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I think I'm going to start judging these books based on the voice actor reading them. This one was fantastic, very pleasant to listen to, and made the words less ridiculous.
Nora Roberts, there is way too much rape and child abuse in your books. I'm disturbed that you're making a correlation between those two things and "romance" in your "romance novels." I worry about your mental health sometimes... but not for very long.
Nora Roberts, there is way too much rape and child abuse in your books. I'm disturbed that you're making a correlation between those two things and "romance" in your "romance novels." I worry about your mental health sometimes... but not for very long.
May 20, 2010
Gail (myJunegirls)
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I always have a hard time rating a book when it is between a 3-4 star. This book was definitely closer to 4 stars. I enjoyed the main characters of this story. They were very likable and you wanted to see things turn out right for them. It was the "conflict storlyine" that left me wishing for me. In usual form we got to the last 100 pages and everything flew by and wrapped up too quickly. Nevertheless, an interesting story as a whole.
Jul 12, 2010
Todd
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i didn't get past the first audio disc of this book. it was just too too toooooo stupid. satanic cults, rape, murder?... c'mon! the worst part of all is that the author makes all these things sound so dull and uninteresting. sure, the descriptions of the satanic rituals in the forest made me laugh, but mostly cuz they were so poorly written. i'd give this one zero stars but goodreads doesn't allow a zero star rating.
Oct 21, 2008
Cyrisse
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A decade ago, sculptor Clare Kimball fled Emmitsboro, Maryland, to take the art world by storm. Now she's celebrated as the artist of her generation. But no amount of success can eclipse the nightmares that haunt her -- or the memories of her father's suicide. Just as her star is shining brighter than ever, Clare leaves it all behind to face her demons.
Emmitsboro sheriff Cameron Rafferty loved Clare from afar all through high school. Now that she's back, they form a bond that grows More...
Emmitsboro sheriff Cameron Rafferty loved Clare from afar all through high school. Now that she's back, they form a bond that grows More...
May 12, 2011
Courtney
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Jun 02, 2009
Jan
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A good read. Sculptor Clare Kimball returns to her home town of Emmitsboro, MD from NYC. But the past returns starting with the old news of her father's suicide. But it seems like there are unanswered questions as well as a budding romance with sheriff, Cameron Rafferty.
This is not the quick read and has a fairly dark theme. More along the lines of gritty futuristic detective, Eve Dallas.
This is not the quick read and has a fairly dark theme. More along the lines of gritty futuristic detective, Eve Dallas.
