This is the second book in the series. The first one was called The View from
Rainshadow Bay. When I read that one, I
wondered if the series would have something to do with Shauna’s siblings
(Shauna is the heroine from the first novel whose siblings disappeared when she
was a child). I was right. Probably the third one will be about Brenna,
the final sibling.
Grayson is trying to find a dangerous man named Nasser. His long-lost sister shows up and turns his
life upside down and coincidentally, exploring his childhood home brings him
closer to catching his nemesis. If
you’re familiar with Coble’s work, you’ll recognize where he’s been living,
Hope Beach. And there’s mention of Rock
Harbor as well with regards to Brenna (the third sibling). Anyway, he meets Ellie and their lives become
intertwined.
Ellie’s sister is missing, presumed dead. All the evidence points to her being up to no
good, but Ellie refuses to believe it.
She’s lived with guilt and shame for years about the death of her other
sister, and tries her best to prove herself worthy. She even wears glasses as a shield though her
eyes are perfectly fine. She’ll do what
it takes to clear her sister’s name, even working with Gray. He seems to think Ellie refuses to accept the
truth about her sister, and Ellie accuses Gray of not keeping an open mind.
I didn’t enjoy this one as much as most of Coble’s other
books. I wasn’t able to connect with
these characters much, especially Ellie.
She didn’t seem to grow as a character at all. At the end, she’s basically the same person
she was at the beginning: plagued with low self-esteem and insecurity. The plot was a little too out there for me as
well. It reminded me of a James Bond
film, complete with incompetent villains.
You know, the ones that claim to want people dead but refuse to actually
do anything about it – even when given the opportunity.
I wanted to like this one.
As it was, I put it down more than once and left it for quite some time
before picking it back up. Don’t get me
wrong, Coble is one of my favorite authors, and this is the first semi-dud I’ve
read from her in a while. I believe most
other people won’t have the issues I did with it, but I just didn’t enjoy it as
much as I’d hoped. I’m still looking
forward to the third book. I want to
know about Brenna.
*I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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