Point of View

The point of view used in Black Rose by Nora Roberts is third person omniscient. This point of view works well throughout the book since there are several components and underlying factors that would not be revealed otherwise. The story itself is rather complex and only third person omniscient would allow the reader to follow and understand the activities of all of the characters as well as the dangerous and ghostly events involving the Harper Bride, and the events that take place regarding the blossoming relationship between Roz and Mitch. Third person also allows for the reader to follow and understand actions and thoughts of other characters in the book as well as those events of which one single character has no knowledge.

The use of third person in the case of Amelia, the Harper Bride, is interesting in that it gives Amelia's perception of events...