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Great suspense novel. I enjoyed it. ( )

I have to admit that the bodyguards didn't seem to do a great job--one ends up with her throat slit, and their client has several close calls (though some of those were because he didn't do what his bodyguards asked him to do).

There were a few inconsistencies: at one point, Wade asks Olivia if he needs to cancel the charity event and it seems like he was willing to do so. Then, not too long after that, it sounds like he won't cancel it. That was the biggest one.

I had a few people who could have been the female stalker--and one of my options was the woman. I didn't guess the accomplice until closer to the climax of the book.

I am looking forward to reading the other two books in this series. ( )

Well, I was wrong about the WHO, and the help, so it got an extra star. The rest was all completely predictable. It was fine. It wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever read, but it wasn’t great, or even really good. I won’t read on or anything. ( )

WOWEE! What a piece of fiction!

From page 1, to the very end, this had my attention. There were definitely a few late nights!

I was immediately intrigued by Olivia's character. Rather terse, very quiet, and clearly with a history, I kept reading if only to find out about her. Then, of course, Wade. Another multi-faceted character. I think that's what I liked so much about this book: each and every one of the characters had so many dimensions and so much depth.

I at first had a hard time getting into Eason's writing style, which is pretty stripped down. But it really worked for the type of story, and eventually it didn't bug me any more.

The plot was very well done; intense, fast-paced, without being too fast, and yet heartwarming. Details were revealed at just the right time, and Eason kept me guessing as to the identity of the stalker. The thread of romance was very sweet and subtle, which is just the way I like it. It did not feel forced or in-your-face at all. Kudos for that!

The ending was surprising, and there were a lot of nail-biting twists and turns leading up to it. While this is a series, it ended as if it was a standalone book, without any cliffhangers.

All in all, I very much enjoyed this suspense novel! I appreciated how it was very clean - yes, there was definitely some things I would not recommend for a younger audience, but there was no over-the-top graphic description of violence or gore, nothing sexual, etc. I would recommend this for ages 15 . ( )