Book 56, 2014
Nov. 23rd, 2014 10:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeMy work book got so intense on Friday that I was compelled to bring it home to finish, rather than leaving it at the office all weekend and finishing it at work.
:D
The book was Over My Dead Body by Michelle Bardsley. It's one of her "Broken Heart" stories about single-parents-turned-vampires in Broken Heart, OK.
First off, the book began with a prologue of the ending. For the record, I don't like it when books "open at the close". It annoys me. I find it ruins some of the suspense, and I catch myself looking for clues throughout as to what led to the beginning/ending. Guh.
That aside, this was a good story. It was centered around Simone Sweet, the town's mechanic, and widowed mother of Glory. Simone is surprised with Brady Hayes begins courting her. She's also anxious, because her husband was abusive, up until the night that Simone killed him in self-defense. No one in town knows her secret. When people around Simone end up missing or dead, she finds herself under suspicion, and the truth behind the mysterious happenings is more horrible than she could have imagined.
These stories are typically "paranormal-lite", but this one was darker than the others. The underlying theme of domestic abuse made it an uncomfortable read for me. Nevertheless, it was a satisfying read, in spite of the prologue.
Four stars:
★★★★
:D
The book was Over My Dead Body by Michelle Bardsley. It's one of her "Broken Heart" stories about single-parents-turned-vampires in Broken Heart, OK.
First off, the book began with a prologue of the ending. For the record, I don't like it when books "open at the close". It annoys me. I find it ruins some of the suspense, and I catch myself looking for clues throughout as to what led to the beginning/ending. Guh.
That aside, this was a good story. It was centered around Simone Sweet, the town's mechanic, and widowed mother of Glory. Simone is surprised with Brady Hayes begins courting her. She's also anxious, because her husband was abusive, up until the night that Simone killed him in self-defense. No one in town knows her secret. When people around Simone end up missing or dead, she finds herself under suspicion, and the truth behind the mysterious happenings is more horrible than she could have imagined.
These stories are typically "paranormal-lite", but this one was darker than the others. The underlying theme of domestic abuse made it an uncomfortable read for me. Nevertheless, it was a satisfying read, in spite of the prologue.
Four stars:
★★★★
