Island of Glass by Nora Roberts
The Guardians trilogy, bk. 3. Piatkus, 2016. ISBN
9780349407906
(Age: Adult) Romance. Fantasy. The third in The Guardians series
see Roberts return to Ireland as her setting where Doyle, the
immortal, must come to grips with his past when he finds that the
house they are living in has been built on the exact spot where he
grew up centuries before. As they begin to search Irish history and
landscape for the final star and the Island of Glass, both Doyle and
Riley must come to grips with the attraction that they feel towards
each other and be courageous enough to admit their love. Island of
glass is not a stand-alone novel, readers should read the others in
the series, Stars of fortune and Bay of sighs,
before reading this.
Roberts' love of Ireland is evident in her telling of this tale. The
soft landscape, misty mornings, green fields and ancient monuments
provide a background to Doyle and Riley's story. The other four
protagonists - Annika the effervescent mermaid, Sawyer the time
traveller, Bran the Irish sorcerer and Sasha the seer, all play an
important role, but it is Doyle and Riley who dominate the story in
Island of Glass. There are dramatic moments, action packed incidents
and a beautiful fantasy island for the seekers of the stars and
readers will be swept along for the quest.
Fans of Roberts will be very familiar with the way she pairs off six
people, giving them a seemingly impossible task to perform, while
finding love on the way, but her novels always provide a great deal
of escapism and ease of reading that brings fans back for more.
Pat Pledger