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lectorliber04's review against another edition
4.0
*SPOILERS*
The prologue lured me in. Didn't know whether or not Eden was hiding out of fear or just playing until the very end of it; she was playing hide and seek with Daddy. Then Eden witnessed her parents being taken away from her and my heart went out to the innocent toddler. This story grabs you from start to finish. Part whodunit, mystery and part paranormal. Is there romance? Hmm, not really. Although Olivia and Gabriel seemed to have grown closer than they expected but ended up just friends and partners.
Cainsville, the little, weird town, Olivia (Eden) chooses as her new home is one of the main characters. Cainsville is full of secrets and strange people and there's a reason why Olivia has moved there. The town knew who she was and who her parents are but that's all I know. I'm full of questions. Questions that might be answered in the next books. I loved this book! I like the fact that I don't have all the answers and have to go back to Cainsville and read more about it.
I enjoyed Olivia's spunk, bravery, ingenuity, and sense of humour. She has accepted that for whatever reason she can read omens, see omens where others can't. I want to know why is she capable of doing it. Gabriel grew on me. His hard shell has cracked a bit and Olivia has a lot to do with it. Patrick confuses me, is he evil, has special powers or is he just mischievous? Ida and Walter, what are they? 'The Huntsmen', they don't want Olivia to be harmed. Who are they? Why the interest in her?
So while one murder was solved, Olivia has now to deal with her real parents, both in jail and possibly innocent. She is continuing with her partnership with Gabriel, now as his assistant but the threat of 'The Huntsmen' is real and I doubt she is not as curious as I am about them, Cainsville and its peculiarities and the probability that her parents had been framed. More to come and I can't wait.
The prologue lured me in. Didn't know whether or not Eden was hiding out of fear or just playing until the very end of it; she was playing hide and seek with Daddy. Then Eden witnessed her parents being taken away from her and my heart went out to the innocent toddler. This story grabs you from start to finish. Part whodunit, mystery and part paranormal. Is there romance? Hmm, not really. Although Olivia and Gabriel seemed to have grown closer than they expected but ended up just friends and partners.
Cainsville, the little, weird town, Olivia (Eden) chooses as her new home is one of the main characters. Cainsville is full of secrets and strange people and there's a reason why Olivia has moved there. The town knew who she was and who her parents are but that's all I know. I'm full of questions. Questions that might be answered in the next books. I loved this book! I like the fact that I don't have all the answers and have to go back to Cainsville and read more about it.
I enjoyed Olivia's spunk, bravery, ingenuity, and sense of humour. She has accepted that for whatever reason she can read omens, see omens where others can't. I want to know why is she capable of doing it. Gabriel grew on me. His hard shell has cracked a bit and Olivia has a lot to do with it. Patrick confuses me, is he evil, has special powers or is he just mischievous? Ida and Walter, what are they? 'The Huntsmen', they don't want Olivia to be harmed. Who are they? Why the interest in her?
So while one murder was solved, Olivia has now to deal with her real parents, both in jail and possibly innocent. She is continuing with her partnership with Gabriel, now as his assistant but the threat of 'The Huntsmen' is real and I doubt she is not as curious as I am about them, Cainsville and its peculiarities and the probability that her parents had been framed. More to come and I can't wait.
kateithink's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
laughlinesandliterature's review against another edition
4.0
I love the writing by Kelley Armstrong, and this whole mythical superstitious world is great fun. I can't wait to follow along with these characters!
zulemasbooks's review against another edition
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? Yes
3.75
bookloverchelle's review against another edition
4.0
I was super excited to start a new series by Kelly Armstrong, one of my favorite authors. She does paranormal stories so well. Olivia has lived a pretty privileged life but at 24 it’s all going to come crashing down at the death of her father. It turns out that her father was really not her father, she was adopted when she was young and that he real parents are in prison for murder. Escaping the media Olivia ends up in small town Cainsville where the locals open their arms to her, even though odd things keep happening around her. As she unravels her history Olivia learns more and more about herself and who she can trust. Really great introduction to the series and I’m excited to see where it goes from here!
simira's review against another edition
4.0
I always enjoy Kelley Armstrong's books. I think she avoided going into details about the town, I assume to discuss later in her next book. Those details were very interesting and hope will be the focus next time. I really enjoyed the strong female lead, like in all her books.
bevin1279's review against another edition
4.0
Easy read, definitely not literature by any stretch of the imagination, but good fun nonetheless. Armstrong writes well & her prose doesn’t detract from the story. Vacation read for me, so I got just what I was looking for.