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meghansio 's review for:
Behind His Blue Eyes
by Kaki Warner
With this series, we return to Heartbreak Creek. While this seems like it will be a standalone series, it does help to have read the prior trilogy. I would more recommend the prior trilogy than this one. While I liked the characters and the storyline, there was just something missing that would have made it as enjoyable as her prior works. I hope that with the continuation of the series, the author can get back to the magic of the older series. I do enjoy her work.
For the characters, I liked Audra. Like all her heroine's, Warner depicts her as spunky and has a secret dogging her past. There was so much on her plate that I felt sometimes we lost sight of her as a person. It was nice to see the relationship between Audra and her father, the dementia/Alzheimer's was portrayed well. It touched on what is sometimes humorous but more often heart-wrenching along with the smallest flashes of light and clarity. However, the secret that has her fleeing from Baltimore, I felt should carry on throughout the story or have some large impact on her life later on. It is briefly touched upon but it doesn't really affect her once she gets to Heartbreak Creek which diminished the perceived threat.
I really enjoyed Ethan. I felt that he had much more depth than Audra. His backstory and secrets/issues were much more engaging. Although some perhaps a bit far-fetched. I liked the initial meeting of the two main characters, it was fun and being from his point of view was a good choice. I felt that the attraction between them was honest and progressed at a decent speed.
The idea of the serial killer was interesting if a bit out of place. That Ethan had prior experience with someone like that was one of those far-fetched bits of his past.
I enjoyed seeing more of the characters from the Runaway Brides trilogy, and while from reading that series, I understood how good and welcoming those women and men were, I felt that these new characters were accepted into the midst of Heartbreak Creek locals much too quickly and easily.
For the characters, I liked Audra. Like all her heroine's, Warner depicts her as spunky and has a secret dogging her past. There was so much on her plate that I felt sometimes we lost sight of her as a person. It was nice to see the relationship between Audra and her father, the dementia/Alzheimer's was portrayed well. It touched on what is sometimes humorous but more often heart-wrenching along with the smallest flashes of light and clarity. However, the secret that has her fleeing from Baltimore, I felt should carry on throughout the story or have some large impact on her life later on. It is briefly touched upon but it doesn't really affect her once she gets to Heartbreak Creek which diminished the perceived threat.
I really enjoyed Ethan. I felt that he had much more depth than Audra. His backstory and secrets/issues were much more engaging. Although some perhaps a bit far-fetched. I liked the initial meeting of the two main characters, it was fun and being from his point of view was a good choice. I felt that the attraction between them was honest and progressed at a decent speed.
The idea of the serial killer was interesting if a bit out of place. That Ethan had prior experience with someone like that was one of those far-fetched bits of his past.
I enjoyed seeing more of the characters from the Runaway Brides trilogy, and while from reading that series, I understood how good and welcoming those women and men were, I felt that these new characters were accepted into the midst of Heartbreak Creek locals much too quickly and easily.