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Temptation Trails by Claire Kingsley

12 reviews

abidavisf's review against another edition

3.25

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I have so many thoughts. The premise of this book, crime-wise, is great. It’s haunting and scary and, for once, I actually didn’t guess the killer beforehand! But there were also some non-murdery happenings in this book that gave me the heebie jeebies. Namely, Garrett’s incredibly inappropriate misuse of his authority and power as a police officer. This is a slight spoiler but I’m not going to cover it up as I think it’s important. The man literally follows Harper in his car for no reason, pulls her over which, let’s face it, is an incredibly scary and dangerous situation for many people, particularly minorities and our most vulnerable, and asks her on a date. Would I, as a woman driving alone, feel comfortable rejecting a date if a police officer had pulled me over to the side of the road and was leaning over me? Hell no. I’d be terrified. That was so inappropriate and creepy that I almost DNF’d. I am fully aware that this is a romance book and Harper was attracted to him but, come on, there is nothing romantic about using your authority to put someone in a vulnerable position and then ask something of them.

On another note, Owen was very sweet and I hope he lives the best life ever (not in law enforcement). An actual angel.

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ashleynp24's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The bad luck thing felt a little cliche but I get it was needed to drive the plot forward. I liked that Owen became a dominant character and I loved his relationship with Harper. I knew it wouldn’t be Matt that was the killer, it was too on the nose. But I wish I’d gotten to hear more about Phillip so I could try to figure it out because there was no way I wouldn’t guessed that bc we didn’t really know his character before it was figured out. Overall it was a cute book.

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dkgreads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

That’s more like it! After being slightly disappointed with Storms and Secrets, this was definitely more what I’ve come to expect from the books in this world: Funny, somewhat mysterious, with a sweet, swoony romance!

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cathrin's review against another edition

2.5

lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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chrissandrapherlv's review against another edition

4.75

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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anapataca3's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was an interesting read, but I don’t think the book is really memorable. I wasn’t so blown away that I will reread.
But overall a fun and relaxing book. Really cute new family, and all of the characters are nice.

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bekacrook's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My personal favourite of the series so far. There was the right balance between the suspense/mystery and the romance. I liked that they acknowledged how fast Harper and Garrett were moving and how frequently they thought to check in with Owen on his feelings about their relationship.

Harper's run of bad luck added a funny common theme and I really enjoyed how this added to the suspense but also lightened certain moments. She was bright and lovely as a character. I liked how sensible Garrett was but could be impulsive when he needed to be and how the protective instinct was warranted in this book.

The ending of this book was a touch predictable but nice nonetheless. I liked how the suspense played out and how a lot of loose ends were tied up for all the characters, including some of the side characters. A lovely small town feel to it.

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