Inner Harbor (The Quinn Brothers, 3) (Bookcassette(r) Edition)

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Summary: This book said very little about Phillip
Review: I don't think I have a right to criticize a great writer like Nora Roberts so I won't. Although I was not impressed with the ending I did enjoy probably about 3/4 of the book. There were just little things that bothered me. Like for instance unless my memory is shot I thought when Sybill was at the family party Phillip drove her back to her hotel in his car yet the next day she drove in her car, which was left behind at Quinn's home the night before, to go talk to Anna. Does that make sense? One big guestion I have is that if Sybill never really knew what love meant how can she fall so fast and quickly in love with Phillip? Another big thing that put me off with this book was that it doesn't really tell you much about Phillip. To me the book was more about Seth and Sybill. Maybe I just need to read the other series books to understand.

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Summary: Love it
Review: I love all the Quinn books. They are all interesting, and this one didnt dissapoint me. Phillip seemed to have little emotion about his past when he told Sybill about his childhood, even though he had emotion throughout the whole book. Sybill was just trying to protect a sister she was naive to, she didint really know about the way she treated Seth, still she treated Seth like a 'subject' not her nephew.

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Summary: I enjoyed the series up until the end
Review: Nora Roberts is not one of my favorite authors, but I do enjoy her novels every now and again. I really enjoyed this series up until the third book.

I liked Phillip, and I think he was a fairly well-rounded character. In fact, aside for the redundancy and stereotypes present in all Nora Roberts book, I found this book to be entertaining.

So what, you may ask, is my problem? My problem is with Sybill. Somewhere around page 40 in the hardback (I believe) when the reader learns (WARNING: Mild spoiler ahead) that Sybill is Seth's aunt, my faint disinterest in Sybill turned to flat out disklike. Sybill makes a comment to the effect that "although Gloria is a drug addict, Seth is her son and should be with her".

For some one so educated, especially with regards to people, this comment puzzled me. Either this comment was totally out of character and was a blemish on Nora Roberts part, or Nora Roberts wrote the character this way. Far be it for me to criticize a central character wtih flaws, but I simply could not recover from this statement, particularly when similar statements and action were made later in the novel.

It may seem like a petty complaint when there are so many other serious problems with the novel, but it is my opinion.

Hopefully, Seth's novel will improve (although I am sure he'll end up marrying some beautiful woman as all the handsome Quinn men seem to).

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Summary: Finally! We get to read about Phillip!
Review: The third installment of the Quinn Bros. books is definitely my favorite. The first two books - centered around brothers Cameron and Ethan - only begin to whet your appetite for Phillip Quinn. He may come off as a whiner and a hot-head or simply a man of great taste, but in the pages of "Inner Harbor" you learn the depths of Phillip's compassion and the love for his younger brother Seth.

As I read through the books "Sea Swept" and "Rising Tides" I found myself wanting to know more about Phillip and his wishes and loves. Nora Roberts does not disappoint! She weaves a romantic tale of a man who - on the surface - seems to be the epitome of clean-cut and class, but has also known (as a boy) the trials and hardships of life on the mean back-streets of Baltimore. Phillip Quinn a true diamond in the rough.

I highly recommend this great book as well as all of the Quinn Brothers books.

Rating:
Summary: This book said very little about Phillip
Review: I don't think I have a right to criticize a great writer like Nora Roberts so I won't. Although I was not impressed with the ending I did enjoy probably about 3/4 of the book. There were just little things that bothered me. Like for instance unless my memory is shot I thought when Sybill was at the family party Phillip drove her back to her hotel in his car yet the next day she drove in her car, which was left behind at Quinn's home the night before, to go talk to Anna. Does that make sense? One big guestion I have is that if Sybill never really knew what love meant how can she fall so fast and quickly in love with Phillip? Another big thing that put me off with this book was that it doesn't really tell you much about Phillip. To me the book was more about Seth and Sybill. Maybe I just need to read the other series books to understand.

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Summary: A fitting end to the trilogy.
Review: Such a great book, and trilogy! I tell everyone to read it!

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: Some of Nora Roberts best, I believe. The Quinn brothers are characters that will leap out at you, tell you their story passionately from their point of view, and stay with you long after you've put the book back in its place of honor on your bookshelf.

A very, very worthy read.