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A review by caitlinxmartin
Lost Souls by Lisa Jackson
3.0
A pretty decent romantic thriller - not my favorite book, but entertaining mind candy.
Admittedly, the thought of our heroine now targeted three times by serial killers strains credulity, it doesn't do so any more than Patricia Cornwell's book where Kay Scarpetta and team are constantly being beaten, burned, or otherwise mutilated by same. If you're willing to go along with Scarpetta then this shouldn't be a problem.
My only other quibble is with location. This is labeled as part of the author's New Orleans series, but it takes place in Baton Rouge - definitely not New Orleans. Aside from the fact that they are about 80 miles (or an hour and a half or so) apart, they are also very different in feel and in culture - among other things Baton Rouge didn't really start growing until 1910 so it's a much younger city.
All told, though, this was a decent read in the category of what I like to call grocery store books. These are the cheap paperbacks that they sell with the magazines at your local grocery store. You buy them because you want something trashy and entertaining to read - the literary equivalent of sour cream and onion potato chips.
Admittedly, the thought of our heroine now targeted three times by serial killers strains credulity, it doesn't do so any more than Patricia Cornwell's book where Kay Scarpetta and team are constantly being beaten, burned, or otherwise mutilated by same. If you're willing to go along with Scarpetta then this shouldn't be a problem.
My only other quibble is with location. This is labeled as part of the author's New Orleans series, but it takes place in Baton Rouge - definitely not New Orleans. Aside from the fact that they are about 80 miles (or an hour and a half or so) apart, they are also very different in feel and in culture - among other things Baton Rouge didn't really start growing until 1910 so it's a much younger city.
All told, though, this was a decent read in the category of what I like to call grocery store books. These are the cheap paperbacks that they sell with the magazines at your local grocery store. You buy them because you want something trashy and entertaining to read - the literary equivalent of sour cream and onion potato chips.