My favourite author was always Nora Roberts. But since Indie books exploded onto the market ten years ago, I’ve not read her. I wanted to put that right as she’s such a great writer. I found this book on a charity table.
I immediately loved the vibrant cover and it perfectly sets off the story inside. It’s begins with a shooting at the shopping Mall. This is where we get introduced to the main characters, Reed, and Simone. We see them grow from teenagers, and how they deal with tragedy as they grow to be adults. It’s not the traditional love story, I expected or what the author is known for. There is a killer on the hunt for for survivors of the Mall tragedy, which ramps up the tension and makes it a crime thriller.
Unfortunately, the story didn’t grip me as much as it should have. I felt it was overly long, although I did read it all. Except, by the end I was bored, and ended up scanning pages to see how it finished.
Overall, it’s a good story with lots of fully formed secondary characters. Although, it’s something different by Nora Roberts, I feel that most of her fans will still enjoy the change.
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