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A review by picky_book_b1tch
The Body Keeper by Anne Frasier
5.0
One fabulous read!
Though The Body Keeper could be read as a standalone, I would highly recommend starting from the first book in the series. Part of what I loved so much about this book and series, is the development of the MCs over the entirety of the series. While the crimes themselves and the resulting plots were highly imaginative and required the reader to suspend reality a bit, the character development and their interactions with each other did not. In fact, they were completely realistic, as the author took her time in revealing them and their growth over the series and contrasted nicely with the fast pace and gruesome nature of the crimes.
Both Jude and Uriah have suffered tragedies. Jude, especially, has physically survived the unimaginable. Her mental survival is a bit more questionable and reading about her struggle to cope and find peace in her new reality was fascinating to read. The Body Keeper brings them both out the other side and while each is irrevocably changed, we are also given hope for their happiness and some sense of normalcy for them both.
Closing this book was like saying goodbye to beloved friends, so bitter sweet. I'm ecstatic that I stumbled upon this series and met these characters but knowing this is the last of their story, makes me a bit sad.
Though The Body Keeper could be read as a standalone, I would highly recommend starting from the first book in the series. Part of what I loved so much about this book and series, is the development of the MCs over the entirety of the series. While the crimes themselves and the resulting plots were highly imaginative and required the reader to suspend reality a bit, the character development and their interactions with each other did not. In fact, they were completely realistic, as the author took her time in revealing them and their growth over the series and contrasted nicely with the fast pace and gruesome nature of the crimes.
Both Jude and Uriah have suffered tragedies. Jude, especially, has physically survived the unimaginable. Her mental survival is a bit more questionable and reading about her struggle to cope and find peace in her new reality was fascinating to read. The Body Keeper brings them both out the other side and while each is irrevocably changed, we are also given hope for their happiness and some sense of normalcy for them both.
Closing this book was like saying goodbye to beloved friends, so bitter sweet. I'm ecstatic that I stumbled upon this series and met these characters but knowing this is the last of their story, makes me a bit sad.