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mcox2016's review
4.0
I got this book on a deal from BookBub - 4 of Joni Rodgers books in a bundle.
I really enjoyed this story. Based off Hurricane Katrina in the South - with memos that were actually released after the Freedom of Information Act passed. Two former lovers get stuck together to ride out the storm, catch a killer, and just survive one of the biggest disasters in US history. Shay & Corbin are from two totally different sides of the track - from their obs to how they were brought up - but smehow they find themselves together at the start of the hurricane, and have to survive.
NOTE: Now that I've finished all 4 books in this pack, this one was my favorite.
I really enjoyed this story. Based off Hurricane Katrina in the South - with memos that were actually released after the Freedom of Information Act passed. Two former lovers get stuck together to ride out the storm, catch a killer, and just survive one of the biggest disasters in US history. Shay & Corbin are from two totally different sides of the track - from their obs to how they were brought up - but smehow they find themselves together at the start of the hurricane, and have to survive.
NOTE: Now that I've finished all 4 books in this pack, this one was my favorite.
shelleyrae's review
2.0
I was intrigued by the premise of The Hurricane Lover by Joni Rodgers, billed as a
romantic thriller.
The strength of The Hurricane Lover lies in the setting. Rodgers descriptions of the onset, duration, and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are raw and affecting, particularly as Shay is caught in the flooding. Events are easily visualised given familiarity with the media coverage of the time. Chapters are headed by snippets from weather forecasts and warnings, press releases and emails from Michael Brown, who was the undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response at the time, adding to the sense of realism as the story unfolds.
Unfortunately I felt the main characters were the weakest element of the story. Neither were particularly likeable, and I thought they were strangely one dimensional. Dr. Corbin Thibodeaux, paleoclimatologist and weather risk expert, is a roguish, though needfully intelligent, drunk, and Shay Hoovestahl, a morning show reporter comes, across as spoilt and selfish. Their relationship is messy and dysfunctional, and there was very little in the way of romance through the story, though plenty of lust.
The plot regarding the serial killer, who uses a website devoted to Hurricane tracking as a cover to lure, murder and rob victims, was unique and interesting. However it was slow to start, and overall I was expecting it to have a more central role in the story.
I did enjoy the Hurricane Lover, it just didn’t quite live up to its potential as either a romance or a thriller.
romantic thriller.
The strength of The Hurricane Lover lies in the setting. Rodgers descriptions of the onset, duration, and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are raw and affecting, particularly as Shay is caught in the flooding. Events are easily visualised given familiarity with the media coverage of the time. Chapters are headed by snippets from weather forecasts and warnings, press releases and emails from Michael Brown, who was the undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response at the time, adding to the sense of realism as the story unfolds.
Unfortunately I felt the main characters were the weakest element of the story. Neither were particularly likeable, and I thought they were strangely one dimensional. Dr. Corbin Thibodeaux, paleoclimatologist and weather risk expert, is a roguish, though needfully intelligent, drunk, and Shay Hoovestahl, a morning show reporter comes, across as spoilt and selfish. Their relationship is messy and dysfunctional, and there was very little in the way of romance through the story, though plenty of lust.
The plot regarding the serial killer, who uses a website devoted to Hurricane tracking as a cover to lure, murder and rob victims, was unique and interesting. However it was slow to start, and overall I was expecting it to have a more central role in the story.
I did enjoy the Hurricane Lover, it just didn’t quite live up to its potential as either a romance or a thriller.
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