Bibliography: Roberts, Nora. (2009). Vision in White. New York: Berkley Trade. ISBN: 978-0425227510.
Plot Summary: Mackensie loves shoes. She loves her job, capturing special moments in people’s lives for the wedding business she runs with her lifetime best friends. She really loves her best friends, who love her even when she’s not at her best. She loves her dysfunctional mother but hates her mother’s emotional manipulation and doesn’t even know her father. So when she falls for nerdy but sexy professorial Carter Maguire, she can’t quite believe it’s love. But Carter is patient, and getting there is half the fun.
Critical Analysis: There is a reason that Nora Roberts is one of the bestselling novelists of all time. I have read and enjoyed so many of her novels. I was so glad that with this series, she is back to writing true romance, no suspense or paranormal elements.
What I love about this book is that it is more than just the relationship story, but this story is about lifetime friends who are each others family. I also love that there are four strong women who run their own business planning and carrying out weddings but are not dying to get married or throwing themselves desperately at whatever man comes along.
The sense of humor and wit makes this a pleasure to read, and as a former English major, I love the character of Carter, all the mentions of Shakespeare and allusions to trying to write your own great American novel. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series to meet up with and hear the stories of Emma, Laurel, and Parker. I only hope that we get to see their own special weddings. I think almost all Nora Roberts would be great for teen readers, there is some short steamy scenes, but nothing graphic and no language really at all.
Review Excerpts: “Funny sparks fly: he’s a geeky guy who quotes Shakespeare, she’s a trendy workaholic who loves shoes….Roberts pulls off a nice switch in making the woman afraid of saying “I do,” and her gentle humor and likable cast will immediately endear this series to readers.”–Publisher’s Weekly
“A conflicted heroine and a hero with hidden depths slowly work their way toward commitment (and marriage) in this tender, funny, spicy romance that is the first installment in the author’s “The Bride Quartet” series.”–Library Journal
“[C]onsistently engaging Roberts returns to basics and her literary roots. The result is a thoroughly charming contemporary romance that neatly showcases this reigning romance author’s flair for sharp, clever writing and realistically complicated characters in a compelling celebration of the power of friendship and love.”–Booklist
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