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Key of Valor (Key Trilogy #3)
by
Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts presents the stunning conclusion to the all-new trilogy of destiny and desire... Join Zoe in the ultimate quest for courage.
Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages
Published
December 30th 2003
by Jove
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This final installment in the Key trilogy was the weakest for me. I don't know, maybe I shouldn't have read all three books in a row, because reading about the tale of the three demigoddesses' souls trapped in a box of glass and how three mortal women, the heroines, were destined to find the "keys" to release them got a bit stale this time around. It was pretty much the same basic thing all over again, and neither Zoe nor Brad, the couple du jour, was compelling enough to engage my full interest...more
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Dos três livros desta trilogia, «A Chave da Coragem» foi o que menos gostei, apesar de reconhecer que, das três mulheres Zoe será a mais realista e a mais bem estruturada e admirável nas suas qualidades.
Mãe solteira, Zoe conheceu varias dificuldades na vida até chegar onde está agora. É a vez dela cumprir a sua parte para acabar de vez com a maldição imposta por Kane. Para tal conta com o auxílio das amigas e sócias, e também com o apoio, amor e de...more
Dos três livros desta trilogia, «A Chave da Coragem» foi o que menos gostei, apesar de reconhecer que, das três mulheres Zoe será a mais realista e a mais bem estruturada e admirável nas suas qualidades.
Mãe solteira, Zoe conheceu varias dificuldades na vida até chegar onde está agora. É a vez dela cumprir a sua parte para acabar de vez com a maldição imposta por Kane. Para tal conta com o auxílio das amigas e sócias, e também com o apoio, amor e de...more
Good Conclusion to Solid Trilogy
Once upon a time and beyond the Curtain of Power, the Curtain of Dreams, there lived three Celtic demigoddesses, sisters and daughters of a Celtic king and human woman. Some in their world revolted against their existence, offended by their links to mortality. One such god, Kane, rose up against the king and his progeny, and in a moment, a single moment when the demigoddesses' protectors had dropped their guard, he attacked with swift vengeance and wicked sorcery....more
Once upon a time and beyond the Curtain of Power, the Curtain of Dreams, there lived three Celtic demigoddesses, sisters and daughters of a Celtic king and human woman. Some in their world revolted against their existence, offended by their links to mortality. One such god, Kane, rose up against the king and his progeny, and in a moment, a single moment when the demigoddesses' protectors had dropped their guard, he attacked with swift vengeance and wicked sorcery....more
The final installment in Roberts' "key" trilogy was just what it should have been to wrap up the story.
Nora Roberts really is a modern teller of fairy tales, with beautiful damsels needing rescue, handsome "princes" needing damsels, and evil villains needing vanquishing. The update though, is that Roberts writes female characters with independance, intelligence, humour and pluck, which makes them more palatable to the modern woman reader.
The story of Zoe's final battle for the last key to save...more
Nora Roberts really is a modern teller of fairy tales, with beautiful damsels needing rescue, handsome "princes" needing damsels, and evil villains needing vanquishing. The update though, is that Roberts writes female characters with independance, intelligence, humour and pluck, which makes them more palatable to the modern woman reader.
The story of Zoe's final battle for the last key to save...more
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A satisfying end to the Key trilogy - this one nicely wraps up both the final romance between Zoe and Bradley as well as the quest to free the Daughters of Glass. The writing is amazing - yes, this is a romance and there are no surprises, but the writing is what makes you care for these characters and makes them and their quest seem real. I liked the chemistry between Zoe and Bradley - they are from very different backgrounds and Zoe tries so hard to keep her distance, but in the end Bradley's p...more
Of all the Key books, at a glance, it was the title of this book that already spoke volumes to me.
Fiction books have always captured me. Being able to slip into worlds I'll never step foot on. Stepping into the shoes of the hero. Feeling the laughter bubble in my gut when the humor and sarcasm of such characters pop out of the page. The warm feeling of sunlight in my chest when I see the clarity and intensity of love between family, friends and lovers. I can keep going with many more euphemisms...more
Fiction books have always captured me. Being able to slip into worlds I'll never step foot on. Stepping into the shoes of the hero. Feeling the laughter bubble in my gut when the humor and sarcasm of such characters pop out of the page. The warm feeling of sunlight in my chest when I see the clarity and intensity of love between family, friends and lovers. I can keep going with many more euphemisms...more
Con La llave del valor cierra Nora Roberts la trilogía de las llaves con una novela completamente previsible tanto en su estructura, como en su trama y desarrollo.
Sin duda la más aburrida de las tres historias, no es más que una repetición de lo ocurrido en las dos anteriores. No hay ninguna sorpresa, ningún cambio, por eso quizás la búsqueda de la última de las protagonistas, Zoe, resulta la más simple, ya sabes de antemano cual será el desarrollo de los acontecimientos: (view spoiler)...more
Sin duda la más aburrida de las tres historias, no es más que una repetición de lo ocurrido en las dos anteriores. No hay ninguna sorpresa, ningún cambio, por eso quizás la búsqueda de la última de las protagonistas, Zoe, resulta la más simple, ya sabes de antemano cual será el desarrollo de los acontecimientos: (view spoiler)...more
Zoe and Bradley...and Simon...
Zoe - hairdresser, mother, resourceful, ... Pitte refers to her as both Little Warrior and Little Mother. Abandoned by father, oldest of 4, mother a hairdresser from their trailer... at 16 she fell in 17 year old, son of one of her mother's rich client. When she comes up pregnant, he abadones her and her mother ridicules her. She leaves home, and begins a path to caring for herself and Simon.
Simon is now 10... they live in a small house of their own, where she did a...more
Zoe - hairdresser, mother, resourceful, ... Pitte refers to her as both Little Warrior and Little Mother. Abandoned by father, oldest of 4, mother a hairdresser from their trailer... at 16 she fell in 17 year old, son of one of her mother's rich client. When she comes up pregnant, he abadones her and her mother ridicules her. She leaves home, and begins a path to caring for herself and Simon.
Simon is now 10... they live in a small house of their own, where she did a...more
The best of the trilogy, though not by a huge margin. If you've read the others, you know what you're getting into so I'll keep my remarks short.
At the start, Roberts takes Simon (Zoe's son) off the table as an attack vector for Cain. This is absolutely essential to prevent Simon from taking over the story. Also, it allows Brad to develop a natural relationship with Simon and seeing that evolve was a lot of the charm of the book.
I was a bit worried that Zoe would make a lousy warrior type and wa...more
At the start, Roberts takes Simon (Zoe's son) off the table as an attack vector for Cain. This is absolutely essential to prevent Simon from taking over the story. Also, it allows Brad to develop a natural relationship with Simon and seeing that evolve was a lot of the charm of the book.
I was a bit worried that Zoe would make a lousy warrior type and wa...more
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Satisfying. That is all I can say as I read the last words of Key of Valor. And yet another journey has come to an end.
In this final installment of the Key trilogy, it is more about the romance between Zoe and Bradley. It is more about how Zoe needs the courage to take the next step for her and her son, to love again, just like when she was a 16-year old. I don't have any complain, anyway. The flow of the story is just right and it's a joy to read about Zoe, Brad and Zoe's son, Simon.
And in this...more
In this final installment of the Key trilogy, it is more about the romance between Zoe and Bradley. It is more about how Zoe needs the courage to take the next step for her and her son, to love again, just like when she was a 16-year old. I don't have any complain, anyway. The flow of the story is just right and it's a joy to read about Zoe, Brad and Zoe's son, Simon.
And in this...more
Single mother Zoe McCourt comes from a rough childhood and who already had a love story as a teenager. She's not looking forward to have another one 'cause the last one left her pregnant and alone. She loves her son and wouldn't change the past for anything in the world. She won't let anyone hurt her son, not even a dark god who will do anything to make sure she doesn't find the third and last key. The key that will set the trapped goddess sisters inside free. McCourt does what she can to make s...more
The third of the Key Trilogy by Nora Roberts is certainly not the least. This time around it is the final of the couples, Zoe McCourt and Brad Vane. Bradly is a multi-millionaire business tycoon. Zoe is a single mother from the trailer park. Do opposites attract? Does a girl risk her heart to get everything? Can the evil god be defeated? What do you think? No real surprises here but the characters are much more likable than the middle two.
I'd put the books in order as #1, #3, then #2. I rated t...more
I'd put the books in order as #1, #3, then #2. I rated t...more
อ่านแบบเรื่อยๆ มาเรียงๆ แต่ไม่ได้วางเลย 555
ถึงจะไม่ค่อยเข้าใจในความคิดของนางเอกเท่าไหร่ แต่ก็ ช่างเถอะ ^^
ชอบไซม่อนที่สุดละในเรื่องนี้ ดูเป็นเด็กดีที่ดีจริงๆ ไม่เหมือนเด็กเวรสมัยนี้(เรื่องส่วนตัวนิดนึง 555)
แต่ตัวร้ายตายง่ายเนอะ จึกเดียว ตายละ ตายภายใน3บรรทัดมั้ง (นี่เขาเรียกว่าสปอยด์ป่าวหว่า?)
สรุปอ่านแล้วสนุกดี 3.5
ถึงจะไม่ค่อยเข้าใจในความคิดของนางเอกเท่าไหร่ แต่ก็ ช่างเถอะ ^^
ชอบไซม่อนที่สุดละในเรื่องนี้ ดูเป็นเด็กดีที่ดีจริงๆ ไม่เหมือนเด็กเวรสมัยนี้(เรื่องส่วนตัวนิดนึง 555)
แต่ตัวร้ายตายง่ายเนอะ จึกเดียว ตายละ ตายภายใน3บรรทัดมั้ง (นี่เขาเรียกว่าสปอยด์ป่าวหว่า?)
สรุปอ่านแล้วสนุกดี 3.5
I am not going to review every Nora Roberts book that I have read in the past because she is quite prolific and it would get redundant and I honestly cannot remember all the plots. I think someone finds someone else attractive but at least one cannot admit it so there is sexual tension, then lots of sex, and then they live happily ever after? Sometimes there is some magic , a family legacy, or a mystery. Certainly not great works of literature (however still 100% better than “the grapes of wrath...more
I love Zoe. In this trilogy, it's a toss-up between Dana and Zoe as to who I like more, but I still love Zoe. She's a strong woman who was a single mom at age 16 but has worked hard enough to be able to support both herself and her son but still managed to retain a sense of humor.
When she met Bradley Vane IV, she thought he was just another rich jerk. When Brad first saw Zoe's face (in a painting), he fell a little bit in love. When he met her in person, he fell all the way. Now he's working to...more
When she met Bradley Vane IV, she thought he was just another rich jerk. When Brad first saw Zoe's face (in a painting), he fell a little bit in love. When he met her in person, he fell all the way. Now he's working to...more
I did enjoy this triology in the end. It had all the usual Roberts ingredients.
Synopsis curtesy of Amazon.
'Do you believe in magic?' When Zoe Mc Court was sixteen she had been dazzled by the handsome and wealthy James Marshall. He had taken her innocence and left her to bring up their child alone. Now, after ten years of struggle, Zoe's life is finally coming together. Her son, Simon, is her pride and joy, and she is about to venture into business with her new-found friends Malory and Dana. Ther...more
Synopsis curtesy of Amazon.
'Do you believe in magic?' When Zoe Mc Court was sixteen she had been dazzled by the handsome and wealthy James Marshall. He had taken her innocence and left her to bring up their child alone. Now, after ten years of struggle, Zoe's life is finally coming together. Her son, Simon, is her pride and joy, and she is about to venture into business with her new-found friends Malory and Dana. Ther...more
It is true. I have no self-restraint and stayed up way too late reading this book (of course, it might also have something to do with drinking a latte at 5 in the afternoon!). Of the series, this was the story that I was most looking forward to reading. The first two books both offered lots of lead-up to this story of the third seeker, which was very appropriate considering the characters involved. Unfortunately, it just didn't satisfy whatever it was I was looking for. The lead-up in the previo...more
I thought it was good. It was a little predictable after reading the 1st 2 novels in the series. But I'm not complaining. It was a very good story and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This was my favorite of the 3.
The 3rd book in the series tells the story of Zoe McCourt . Zoe is a single mom who loves her son very much but has trust issues thanks to Simon's dad. He abandoned her 16 pregnant and alone. In comes Bradley Vane who comes from the otherside of the world compared to Zoe. He helps her on her...more
The 3rd book in the series tells the story of Zoe McCourt . Zoe is a single mom who loves her son very much but has trust issues thanks to Simon's dad. He abandoned her 16 pregnant and alone. In comes Bradley Vane who comes from the otherside of the world compared to Zoe. He helps her on her...more
I think this book was absolutely amazing, I just love how Nora Roberts brought Zoe and Brad together and then Simon was just adorable...and funny :-)
This last book of the trilogy to me strayed a bit from the quest of finding the key and kinda focused more on the romance between brad and Zoe but it still worked out okay for me.
Nora really brought out the characters of this trilogy and it was as if I was actually living through their eyes...if that makes sense :-s
All in all there was not a single...more
This last book of the trilogy to me strayed a bit from the quest of finding the key and kinda focused more on the romance between brad and Zoe but it still worked out okay for me.
Nora really brought out the characters of this trilogy and it was as if I was actually living through their eyes...if that makes sense :-s
All in all there was not a single...more
Zoe McCourt's new friends and business partners Mallory Price and Dana Steele have already found two keys to the legendary Box of Souls. Now it is Zoe's turn to locate the final key needed to free up the souls of the Daughters of Glass, three Celtic demigoddesses imprisoned by an evil sorcerer. Even though Mallory and Dana both found the help of a man to be important to the completion of their portions of the quest, Zoe, a single mother used to doing things for herself, is determined that for he...more
I had never read a Nora Roberts book before I started the Key Trilogy. I considered her a romance author and I'm not a fan of romance novels. On the recommendation of a friend I read this book and really enjoyed it. It's light reading that's fun. There is a fair amount of romance but there was also a mystery to keep my mind occupied. I didn't rate this book five stars because I consider this light and entertaining reading. It didn't go the extra mile to become a book that I will remember for yea...more
Nov 21, 2012
Mary Taitt
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
lovers of fantasy and romance
Shelves:
science-fiction-fantasy,
romance
I loved this book. I loved the interactions of Brad with Simon and Zoe with Simon. Zoe is a single mother hurt in a teenage romance. Simon is well portrayed as a nine-year-old boy. At first I couldn't see how she could be the one chosen for valor, but she began to prove me wrong in believable ways, and I was grateful for that. I liked the way all the struggle was going on in the midst of busy lives. It makes it all seem so . . . possible. It makes me believe that I could be preparing thanksgivin...more
In the final book from the Key Trilogy brings out the the life and characteristics of Zoey McCourt. Being the only one with a son and the final one in the battle against Kane has a lot more to worry about. In the previous book Kane wasnt to happy with the fact that Dana had succeeded after stabbing Kane while she was stuck in the book. Now Zoey has to worry about herself, her son, and a man that wants everything to do with her. As she goes for her first clue as the rest have done before she find...more
Millions of women are single mothers whether by choice or fate. To begin dating again is a huge step and one that can pose serious consequences for all hearts involved.
Nora Roberts take us on a fascinating journey into the lives of Zoe and her precious son, Simon, as Zoe battles what her heart already knows. But is allowing Bradley into their lives a sensible idea?
Although this novel deals with the fantastical, the main idea is thought provoking. Do you allow another man in when the first was n...more
Nora Roberts take us on a fascinating journey into the lives of Zoe and her precious son, Simon, as Zoe battles what her heart already knows. But is allowing Bradley into their lives a sensible idea?
Although this novel deals with the fantastical, the main idea is thought provoking. Do you allow another man in when the first was n...more
"Typical Nora Roberts" – which means, actually quite a good read.
Nora Roberts does wonderful romance -- characters who come alive (including a great dog!), and moving, believable relationships. Not just the romance, but friendship, both the lifelong friendship between the three male characters and the developing friendship between the three female characters.
What she doesn't do all that well is the "woo-woo" (fantasy / supernatural) stuff ... that came off as pretty silly. But it didn't matter...more
Nora Roberts does wonderful romance -- characters who come alive (including a great dog!), and moving, believable relationships. Not just the romance, but friendship, both the lifelong friendship between the three male characters and the developing friendship between the three female characters.
What she doesn't do all that well is the "woo-woo" (fantasy / supernatural) stuff ... that came off as pretty silly. But it didn't matter...more
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Zoe McCourt is a young mother, and VERY protective of her son Simon age 9. She's reluctant to let men into her life. Her past has not proven her any different. But in the last two months, Brad has been trying to win Zoe's affections, but Zoe has fended him off. She has a business to run with her two new friends, a key to find and a try and stay alive due to a sorcerer trying to kill her. Kane, the sorcerer, has broken all the rules. He can spill human blood and kill her. Makes this story intense...more
Zoe,Malory ve Dana birbirinden apayrı 3 kadın, bir gün bir eve davet ediliyorlar ve ruhları hapsedilmiş 3 kadını kurtarmaları isteniyor. Başta inanmasalar da işin ucundaki para yüzünden kabul ediyorlar, sonra inanmalarını sağlayacak gelişmeler yaşanıyor ve işe daha sıkı sarılıyorlar. Malory ilk anahtarı bulacak kişi, anahtarı ararken Dana'nın erkek kardeşi Flynn ile tanışıyor ve kitabın romantik kısmını bu aşk oluşturuyor.
2.kitapta Dana'nın hikayesini okuyoruz, Dana bir kütüphanede çalışıyor,kit...more
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Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more
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Sarah Hardesty
Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more
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