A review by minimicropup
The Damselfly by Susi (S.J.I.) Holliday, Susi (S.J.I.) Holliday

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Was initially a good read and drew back on events on the town through the history of the series without seeming forced. The Davie love interest was much better in this one and didn’t dominate, but after all that I wish I never read these books and not going to recommend this one due to the terrible ending. After reading all three books, the one character I was most invested in (and the entire series) is capped off with a traumatic event and ambiguous ending… not only is that a crappy thing to do to the readers, but it’s also lazy writing. It isn’t relevant to the story and isn’t setting the stage for continuation of the story, so serves no purpose other than to disappoint and frustrate.
Davie and his colleague Louise go on a date, they’re having a great time, he’s gotten a dream job offer, they’ve solved the case… and while getting food some random “teens” harass a patron and when they realize Davie is a police officer they attack him. Louise says she loves him and we read his thoughts as he graphically experiences his death out on the street and is unable to communicate back to her. And it’s just left like that, a torturous scene for the reader with no closure 🙄
. Ruins the entire series. 
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