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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i loved this book! twists and turns had me accusing everybody in town!
After ten long years Katherine McCall (Kat) is returning to her home in Liberty, Louisiana. This is where her sister, Sara was brutally murdered. Although Kat had been acquitted of Sara's murder she knew there would be people in the town who would still want nothing to do with her and believed she killed her own sister. But Kate wanted to prove those people wrong and she was determined to find the real killer.
In the meantime, Kat decides she wants to start up her own bakery business, but it seems there are some that aren't to happy about that either. At least Kat knows she has the support and help of Detective Luke Tanner. Kat is hoping that between the two of them they can find out who really killed Sara. Once the case is reopened and they start to search for answers they soon discover long buried secrets, but will this lead them to finding justice for Sara?
This book has it all with suspense, twists, intrigue and romance. An absolute page turner which I thoroughly enjoyed. This is the first book I've read by this author and it definitely won't be my last. Highly recommended.
In the meantime, Kat decides she wants to start up her own bakery business, but it seems there are some that aren't to happy about that either. At least Kat knows she has the support and help of Detective Luke Tanner. Kat is hoping that between the two of them they can find out who really killed Sara. Once the case is reopened and they start to search for answers they soon discover long buried secrets, but will this lead them to finding justice for Sara?
This book has it all with suspense, twists, intrigue and romance. An absolute page turner which I thoroughly enjoyed. This is the first book I've read by this author and it definitely won't be my last. Highly recommended.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A pretty good mystery that progressively unveils the ugliness of the main character's small-town past, and thereby manages to maintain some suspense even though the author writes the chief villain in such a manner that I for one found him immediately suspicious. It's a portrait of the envy that the wealth of Kat, and her murdered sister Sara, aroused, and a critique (perhaps partially unintentional) of their privileged obliviousness; born to riches, they wanted to be "just folks", thought that everyone accepted them, and never saw how desperate other people could be to acquire money or hang on to it once they got it.
However, it's chiefly marketed as romantic suspense, and on that side, I think it's a failure. The romance between Kat and the local acting chief of police is tepid, and his immediately crossing her off his list of suspects because he just has a feeling she's innocent makes him seem unprofessional; in general, his professionalism isn't real impressive in this book, ironic since he's fighting with his father (the former chief) over the elder's poor conduct as an investigator.
Furthermore, Kat has an exasperating habit of dashing out to confront suspects or snoop through their house without informing either her-boyfriend-the-cop or anyone. Once is understandable, given her white-knight complex for getting her sister justice, and her (fast-vanishing) naivety, and her disregard for personal safety. However, three times is unforgivable, especially when the first two times she admitted in hindsight that she'd been unwise. Three times seems like authorial laziness in coming up with ways to put the heroine in peril, and not reasonable character development; Kat isn't really that stupid. Okay, the third time she sent a message to the chief when she was just about to break into the villain's house; not that much of an improvement.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I must say I think I changed my mind on who did really did it like 3 times!! In my opinion that makes a good thriller/mystery and a real page turner. I really enjoyed this book, I just wish it had more of what happened after they found out who did it? Like for example where they were 6 months later.. Oh well maybe there will be a sequel maybe not..