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A review by starfleckedsoul
Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco
3.0
If you must know, I'm such a sucker for a good romance and that's the very reason why I'm still giving three stars.
I hate to admit it, but I am fairly disappointed with this finale. With the first three books, I came to love the thrill of the mysteries and the danger and all the carving out a person's viscera to identify cause of death, and I didn't get that here. Truly, I'm devastated. Perhaps the only moment that I felt that quickening of my heart due to fear tinged with excitement was when Audrey Rose received those unsigned letters that weren't even dangerous at all. Shame.
As much as I love Cresswell and Wadsworth, perhaps the romance was a bit too much. I was tracking my progress and noticed that the romance lasted for maybe 3/4 of the book. I love that we got to read more of that blooming development in their relationship, but I did miss my increasing anticipation of the murders and mysteries. I was so used to spending 300 pages or so of guessing who the true killer was. I was even sort of disappointed about the killer's identity. It would've been fun if it was indeed Mephistopheles, or one of my permanent suspects, Inspector William Blackburn.
However, I still can't deny the fact that this has become one of my favorite series ever. The ending was just not it for me, so. Thank you for a thrilling ride, Audrey Rose and Thomas!
I hate to admit it, but I am fairly disappointed with this finale. With the first three books, I came to love the thrill of the mysteries and the danger and all the carving out a person's viscera to identify cause of death, and I didn't get that here. Truly, I'm devastated. Perhaps the only moment that I felt that quickening of my heart due to fear tinged with excitement was when Audrey Rose received those unsigned letters that weren't even dangerous at all. Shame.
As much as I love Cresswell and Wadsworth, perhaps the romance was a bit too much. I was tracking my progress and noticed that the romance lasted for maybe 3/4 of the book. I love that we got to read more of that blooming development in their relationship, but I did miss my increasing anticipation of the murders and mysteries. I was so used to spending 300 pages or so of guessing who the true killer was. I was even sort of disappointed about the killer's identity. It would've been fun if it was indeed Mephistopheles, or one of my permanent suspects, Inspector William Blackburn.
However, I still can't deny the fact that this has become one of my favorite series ever. The ending was just not it for me, so. Thank you for a thrilling ride, Audrey Rose and Thomas!