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jacqueline1989's review against another edition
5.0
What a fascinating story! As with every Kenyon novel, I adore the story, love the characters, am enthralled with the writing, and enraptured by the creativity. Such is, of course, the case with Whispered Lies.
The elemental plot of the book was, at times, a bit hard to follow. This is the only criticism I can make against this novel, but it is a shallow one at that. In truth, the book's story deals with espionage and tyrannical plotting against America. It has a huge conspiracy feel to the plot, as does the actual series concept. A huge surprise, though, formed at the end of this novel, one that was almost creepy, sad, and scary. It deals with the antagonists and occurs at the end of the story, and such was a disturbing insight into the antagonist Vestavia. Love and Kenyon seem to have a knack for peppering their stories with unexpected twists and turns that the reader doesn't see coming. These always ensure a satisfying ending! As such, because of this and more, my mild irritation over the seemingly hard-to-follow story issues is subdued, especially when considering how fascinating the characters were!
Carlos has been a favorite character of mines since Bad Attitude, though in Whispered Lies we get a unique look at his character. In his previous appearances, he is depicted as an extremely care-free man, capable but relaxed. In this story, he is illustrated in an entirely new light. He has a massive depth of feeling and emotion, and his back story is diverse, elaborate, and entirely influential on who he is and the problems he faces today.
Gabrielle is just as diverse. Her past marks her, and affects her current situation. She is a strong female, a remarkable heroine. I really admired her strength and her intelligence. Her determination and passion for those she loves was almost tangible, and her devotion to what she feels is right was amazing. No two characters could've been more perfect for one another, and this book was all the better for such fact!
I adore Kenyon's writing, and when paired with Love, the two authoress are unstoppable. One is guaranteed for a story with meat to it, as well as a shocking amount of plot twists and unexpected developments in the story. Another wonderful read by yet another wonderful writing-duo!
The elemental plot of the book was, at times, a bit hard to follow. This is the only criticism I can make against this novel, but it is a shallow one at that. In truth, the book's story deals with espionage and tyrannical plotting against America. It has a huge conspiracy feel to the plot, as does the actual series concept. A huge surprise, though, formed at the end of this novel, one that was almost creepy, sad, and scary. It deals with the antagonists and occurs at the end of the story, and such was a disturbing insight into the antagonist Vestavia. Love and Kenyon seem to have a knack for peppering their stories with unexpected twists and turns that the reader doesn't see coming. These always ensure a satisfying ending! As such, because of this and more, my mild irritation over the seemingly hard-to-follow story issues is subdued, especially when considering how fascinating the characters were!
Carlos has been a favorite character of mines since Bad Attitude, though in Whispered Lies we get a unique look at his character. In his previous appearances, he is depicted as an extremely care-free man, capable but relaxed. In this story, he is illustrated in an entirely new light. He has a massive depth of feeling and emotion, and his back story is diverse, elaborate, and entirely influential on who he is and the problems he faces today.
Gabrielle is just as diverse. Her past marks her, and affects her current situation. She is a strong female, a remarkable heroine. I really admired her strength and her intelligence. Her determination and passion for those she loves was almost tangible, and her devotion to what she feels is right was amazing. No two characters could've been more perfect for one another, and this book was all the better for such fact!
I adore Kenyon's writing, and when paired with Love, the two authoress are unstoppable. One is guaranteed for a story with meat to it, as well as a shocking amount of plot twists and unexpected developments in the story. Another wonderful read by yet another wonderful writing-duo!
lnzlou55's review against another edition
4.0
I was a little torn on this story. I loved the actual story line, but I just didn't like Carlos at all. I liked his story and was rooting for him to win, but through all that I still just didn't care for him at all. I thought Gabrielle was a pretty interesting character, with never knowing if she was going to be vulnerable or kick butt at any given moment. The ongoing story between all the books in the series really has me hooked and I can't wait to see just what happens next.
nectar's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the book but I wasn't that engaged with the characters. For some reason, Carlos seemed more endearing in the other series and now when he has his own book I was a little disappointed. Still a good series although it may be a little too political for me to understand!
brownbetty's review
3.0
This book is ridiculous, but it's pretty much exactly what the back-cover blurb promises, so if you picked it up, you probably won't mind.
Specific ridiculous points: Carlos Delgado works for the Bureau of America Defence. Yes, that's right, he works for BAD. If you can view a large image of the cover, you'll see it advertises itself as "A BAD AGENCY NOVEL" which does not necessarily sound like an endorsement. The cheesiness does not stop there; BAD is a secret organization, so secret that the CIA and FBI don't know about it. It's not quite clear if it's actually governmet, or if they're super-sekrit extra-legal proactive vigilates.
Specific ridiculous points: Carlos Delgado works for the Bureau of America Defence. Yes, that's right, he works for BAD. If you can view a large image of the cover, you'll see it advertises itself as "A BAD AGENCY NOVEL" which does not necessarily sound like an endorsement. The cheesiness does not stop there; BAD is a secret organization, so secret that the CIA and FBI don't know about it. It's not quite clear if it's actually governmet, or if they're super-sekrit extra-legal proactive vigilates.
lindaunconventionalbookworms's review
5.0
Now it's official, I'm in love with this series! And I find the books to be fast reads, and very interesting stories, and back stories of the characters, who are mostly very loveable :)
tiggerreads's review
3.0
This was interesting. I hadn't read a non-paranormal Sherrilyn Kenyon book before. It was a good story but it didn't seem as smooth as an Elizabeth Llowell suspense or even one of Nora Roberts' suspense novels. I am interested enough to seek out the other novel in this series.
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