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What I learned from… SALVATION IN DEATH
Wednesday November 18, 2009
I decided to start taking notes on the novels I read these days, just to get a grip of things I like and things I don’t like from various books.
I’m only sharing what I like because, full disclaimer, this is not a review but just my attempt at learning how to write.
Here are my notes of what I liked in J.D. Robb SALVATION IN DEATH:
- I like how she keeps coming back to the theme of salvation mostly through one of the villain but also through other character. I also like how the murder case is reflected through both Roarke and Eve’s apst. It’s a clever way to give us some backstory and it gies more depth to the hero and heroine.
- I think the mystery is done well. I want to keep reading to find out who is the killer.
- I like how Robb set-up the characters to be appealing with small details. It makes us feel/root for them and we are satisfied when they get exactly what they deserve at the end, both good and bad or something in betweem
- She also makes the one evil character really evil by comparing her to Eve herself. We see how the villain had a choice in life and chose the wrong path, unlike Eve. So her evil is explain, yet cannot be accepted. It is a good way to contrast the heroine’s choice with those of the villain.
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I’ve been doing that myself this year. It’s simply amazing when you concentrate on the notetaking how much sticks with you. And as I identify the way something is done I get ideas for my own story. I even re-listened to Naked and Glory in Death recently because of how Robb handled their beginnings. You need to study a guy who is the world’s greatest romance hero, right?