Nora Roberts is able to bring readers into her new world of supernatural discovery. Breen is the female lead which the story revolves around and her new found discovery.  Readers struggle along with her in her journey that she isn't sure is real at times.

Keegan the male lead is a little hard to like due to his strong desire to protect everyone pushing the unknown Breen away.  

There are many different side characters that will bring readers into this amazing story and world demanding the next book in the series from this author.

If readers have never been interested in the supernatural/Paranormal this series will change their minds.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of Nora Roberts The Awakening.

Oh my! It started out kinda slow for me but talking about finishing with a bang! Breen has always felt inadequate. She hates her job. Only the love of her friends keeps her going. When she finds out she is a millionaire, not by her mother, She sets out to do things she’s always wanted to do, like find her father! Keegan is a man in charge of keeping his world safe. Can Breen and Keegan keep a world from a dark evil?  


I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own

2.5 stars -- I am a huge fan of La Nora, but I had a very mixed experience with this first entry in a new paranormal series from her. The things I liked were the actual magic system and world the fantasy elements are based on. They are all coorelated to the Fey and set in an alternate fey realm in Ireland, which was really fun. But this book feels so messy in terms of structure. It is nearly 500 pages, and honestly, I think it would have been a far stronger book had it been cut down to half that. Better still, cut to 250 pages of this book & then have the next entry start at that point for the last 250 pages. That said, I am intrigued about where this story may go, so if you go into this knowing there's a lot of lag, you may find a new series to invest in.

It's been a long time since I have read a book by Nora Roberts. She is actually one of my favorite authors, I started reading contemporary romance novels because of her. I am also a fan of her in death series.  I couldn't finish this book though, It talks a lot about witch craft and I wasn't into it.

I did like how she described Ireland, I can actually picture my self there. Since  It's part of my nationality, I ordered brochures so I can go there some day. I mean who doesn't want to see the hotel that U2 owns? 

Anyways, I liked the book, but not enough to finish it, it made me miss the romance novels that she usually writes.   I am grateful that Netgalley let me read this in exchange for an honest review.

Taking up a sword and its attendant duty at a young age, Keegan, who dwells in an alternate universe connected to Ireland, must learn to lead and fight for his people. Several years later, he will encounter a woman destined to help him defeat an evil who would tear his and the human world apart.

Breen Kelly grew up on the other side of the pond. After her parents divorced when she was young, Breen kept up a relationship with her Irish father until one day he seemingly abandoned his beloved daughter. Eain Kelly told his daughter fantastical tales of enchanted places and those stories always stuck with her. Now, as an adult trapped in loathsome job, and saddled with a mother who has always made her feel less than, Breen is stunned to learn that an account provided by her father contains enough money to give a new freedom. Apparently, Breen’s mother has been keeping more than just the knowledge of the money from her as well because Breen is not a normal everyday human.

Added to Breen’s astonishment at finding out about this treasure, a man seems to be following her and can speak telepathically with a message: come home, Breen. She has had dreams and visions her whole life of fantastical places and beasts. Breen feels keenly compelled to go Ireland in order to search for her missing father and learn about his purported homeland. Once in Ireland, Breen comes to learn that fantasy is reality and that she is part of a whole world of fairies, witches, plus all manner of mythical beasts with family she never knew existed and, unfortunately, one seriously evil relation who desires all Breen’s considerable power.

This a new trilogy from the prolific writer Nora Roberts will appeal to readers of Fantasy. Since this is the first one in the series, there is quite a bit of world building to set up all Breen has to learn about her new reality. Her relationship with Keegan is a slow burn one with quite a few clashes as he teaches Breen to maneuver in magical, mystical world she has been transported to through the mists of Ireland. This story reads like one of Ms. Roberts travel blog posts as she has spent considerable time in the Emerald Isle so it is imbued with a lot of description of the country. And like Ms. Roberts, Breen has it in her to be a writer as well so that adds a meta level to the story where she is able to tell the fantastical events as fiction. Fans of fantasy and Ms. Robert’s writing style should enjoy this tale.

I love Nora Roberts.  I've been reading her books for decades.  Something I'm going to say about authors that have been writing for as long as Ms. Roberts has been and as many books as she has written, sometimes they start sounding alike.  And yes, some of Nora Roberts books have started doing that for me.  A female goes off on an adventure, meets the man of her dreams, falls in love, etc.  The second in the series is usually a friend or relative, with someone they know and they fall in love, etc.  The third in the series, the couple has a history, etc.  That is not the case with The Awakening.  Breen has her romance, but that was such a slow burn I was questioning if she would. The fact this doesn't end with the HEA means that there will be more Keegan goodness coming up.

This book was so well written, the world building for both the world that only Nora can write and ours, are just amazing.  I love Breen.  I love Marco.  I love Keegan.  I love the fact that Breen found family after her mother tore her down.  Ms. Roberts is a magician.  I started this book and I couldn't put it down.  Sadly I had to, if I was able to stay up all night like I could when I first started reading her books, I would've.  It's been awhile since I've found a book that I've wanted to sit down and just devour.  

Thank you again for giving me the opportunity to read this book and review it.  I can't wait to see what happens.

I really tried but couldn't get into this. I skimmed through so I could know what happened, but it seemed like two different stories were smashed together and not in a way that worked for me. One story is about a woman who never met her father and her mother was hiding the fact he left her a bunch of money. She finds out she's a millionaire now, quits her job, visits Ireland to try to find him and pursues her dream of writing books and writes a blog - all of which achieve notoriety completely overnight and she gets the first agent she contacts and gets two book contracts immediately and is going to be a bestseller because sure. The other story is about a woman who discovers she is of Fae blood, well actually Fae and some sort of dark God blood, and her evil dark God grandfather kidnapped her in the past and wants her back now for something dastardly. And there's a hot guy from this world trying to romance her. Now smash the two stories together so the same person has all of this happen to her. It's...alot.

A new Trilogy by Nora Roberts.  It's a no brainer to pick up this 1st installment to the Dragon Heart Legacy.  Breen Kelly grew up on her Dad's stories of magical realms and far away places.  Now alone she is struggling with student loans and sadness.  When she discovers a bank account set up by her mother she decides on a trip to Ireland.  Now forces beyond her knowledge are awakening and her long missing mysterious father may have engineered this whole trip.  A man named Keegan seems to be expecting her and is guiding her through this new life.  A great book 1 and looking forward to the rest of the series.  I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Really loved this one! I've not ready any of her previous paranormal/supernatural stories, but this one really appealed to me and I was not disappointed. Lots of interesting characters and setting. Can't wait to see what the next installment brings.

What an incredible journey! The Awakening brilliantly captured the storyline as it took the reader into a new world and the adventures discovered there. Strong characters, a beautifully built backstory, and a creatively woven beginning to what will surely be an epic new trilogy.

Nora Roberts writes a fantastic book.  The beginning of a new series, The Awakening, brings contemporary city life and a secret magical life together the way no one else can.  There are choices to be made that will affect everyone's lives.  Highly recommended.  P.S. There are dragons!

I have been a HUGE Nora Roberts fan for probably over 30 years! I just love her writing and how versatile she is. She could write any and every genre. 

This was a great start to a new series! The Dragon Heart Legacy is definitely going to be a hit! I am just bummed that we have to wait so long for the next book in this series because this left us off in a serious cliffhanger! 

I can't wait to read more from her though!

Nora does it again!! She always delivers an unforgettable experience.  I will always be a fan. Well done

WOW!! I loved every minute reading this!  I am a huge Nora Roberts fan, especially her trilogies.  This is a bit different.  Where before we had 3 books with 3 couples, The Awakening is just the beginning for Breen.  We see her eyes truly open to the world around her and how she manages the many changes in her life.  Roberts description made me feel like I was smack dab in the middle of Ireland....and beyond.  The ending has me anxious for the rest; one of the draw backs of getting an advance copy!

Nora Roberts does it again! Her magic series are among my favorites of hers, and this one doesn't disappoint! My only regret is that it will be a while before I can read the next installment!

Having taken a short break from Nora Roberts, I was excited to read this first book in a new series.  I loved the world building and the characters and am highly anticipating the next in the series.

Another trilogy! I have long been a fan of Nora and this title did not disappoint. I found it to be a bit different from her other books. It seemed a bit softer. Some of her supernatural trilogies can get very gritty, very fast. I am not opposed to it, but when I discovered it was a supernatural title, I was hoping it would not be "too much" for me right now. I am delighted to report this title left me anticipating more, even though it will be a year until then! The characters are developing nicely and I enjoy the progress of the story. My patrons will love it as much as I did!

It's been awhile since I've read what I would consider a "high fantasy" book, and "The Awakening" definitely had elements of that!  This was a good story that moved a long pretty quickly.

This story just didn’t really work for me. I understand that it’s the beginning of a series but it was just so slow and got a bit tedious for me. I’m at 75-80% now and I just don’t want to pick this back up. I’ve waited a while to see if I could just power thru but have decided to hang up my hat. 

Its really well written and the story line is really cool and intriguing and everything I normally like. I think if you get thru this first book the series will be amazing. For me the pacing was too slow and I got lost and didn’t really care about the characters or where this was going anymore by the time we started to get to the end sadly.

I love, love, love this book, the start of an amazing new fantasy romance series by Nora Roberts. Beginning in Philadelphia, then moving to the west of Ireland, it ultimately leads through a portal into another world, that of the Fey (including fairies, elves, trolls, were-animals, dragons, and gods). In trying to shake up her life, Breen discovers her own talents and an unknown magical heritage, one she will be called upon to defend. A cliffhanger ending was expected, but I couldn't have imagined it would be so very perfect. I cannot wait to read and experience more!