Oh the bodies are dropping! I think there must have
been another murder every twenty pages and there really isn’t much time to do a
whole lot of gawking with this novel.
I’m
not a blood and guts kind of girl, I’d rather reader a romance over a murder,
so when I read a murder, I take them suspenseful. If you’re going to creep me
out…then. creep. me. out. I think this novel did a pretty fair job of that
task. The balance between murder and romance was pretty well level, though it
did tip a bit heavier towards the murder business side.
The
novel did feel a bit as though there needed to be a killing to keep the tension
level high, but I didn’t think it too much until the ending.
I
loved it when the story took a personal turn for our heroine. Putting someone
close to her in danger, totally upped the anty and pumped my blood. Excellent
moment in the novel. The only place where I thought it totally came out of
character for the novel was at the end and the twist. Which of course I can’t
say anything, so my lips are sealed, except to say I didn’t see it coming and
wasn’t sure it really fit…but that’s just my personal opinion.
All
in all, great book, cliffhanger ending, darn that author! ;-) And I have to
wait more months until we figure out what’s in that envelope people were
killing over. Shoot.
Pun
intended.
This
review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publisher for my copy to review.
**Available
October 2012 from Revell, a division of Baker publishers**
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More about the novel...
Spunky and outgoing, nothing much bothers medical examiner Serena Hopkins--except for the thought of falling in love again. But when a serial killer is picking off her former classmates, Serena's life becomes intertwined with her old high school crush, FBI agent Dominic Allen. Is the secret she's keeping putting her next on the killer's hit list? Can she trust Dominic with the truth before it's too late?
Intense, emotional, and fast-paced, "When a Heart Stops" will have readers up late as they race to the finish to find out what happens.
Lynette is REALLY good at ratcheting up the tension. Although I must say your title of the bodies are dropping elicited a bit of giggle from me ;)
ReplyDeleteOh she is! And I'm obviously really good at using the word "novel" in my review twenty times. Sheesh. LOL, the book has a LOT of bodies, it seemed appropriate. :)
DeleteGreat review, Casey! I'm reading this one now! : )
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