Christy J. (southernsassygirl) reviewed Fatal Judgment: A Novel (Guardians of Justice, Bk 1) on + 180 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Fatal Judgment was the first romantic suspense novel I've read in quite a long time. It was also the first time I've read anything by Irene Hannon, and I have to say that I was very impressed. The first novel in her new series, Guardians of Justice, was a thrill ride with U.S. Marshals, the FBI, and a murderer on the loose. The action was consistent throughout, but sprinkled with moments of grief and healing for both Liz and Jake. It was up to Jake to protect Liz at every turn, and he was definitely a hero worth reading about!
Another thing I loved was that, as a reader, I knew who the bad guy was all along because he was revealed about 1/3 of the way into the book. From past experience, sometimes that works for a story, sometimes it doesn't. In Fatal Judgment, it defintely worked! I was given a glimpse into his crazy mind, and his motives for striking out at Judge Michaels. On the other hand, his character saddened me because there are so many people in the real world that have his same twisted logic toward our country.
I have no doubt that the next installment in this series will please suspense fans as easily as this one did. Irene Hannon has enormous talent within this genre, and the thoughts and research that went into this novel was evident on every page. And now that I know that a few characters from this novel were a part of her previous series, I can't wait to get my hands on those next!
4.5 Stars
Another thing I loved was that, as a reader, I knew who the bad guy was all along because he was revealed about 1/3 of the way into the book. From past experience, sometimes that works for a story, sometimes it doesn't. In Fatal Judgment, it defintely worked! I was given a glimpse into his crazy mind, and his motives for striking out at Judge Michaels. On the other hand, his character saddened me because there are so many people in the real world that have his same twisted logic toward our country.
I have no doubt that the next installment in this series will please suspense fans as easily as this one did. Irene Hannon has enormous talent within this genre, and the thoughts and research that went into this novel was evident on every page. And now that I know that a few characters from this novel were a part of her previous series, I can't wait to get my hands on those next!
4.5 Stars
Joy L. (vintagejoy) -
Helpful Score: 1
First in the Guardians of Justice series. I couldn't put this book down. The sudden multiple turn of events throughout the novel kept me saying "I'll read just one more chapter......" I appreciated the writing in that there was no bad language to speak of and no intimate scenes. Just goes to show that you don't have to have characters who swear like pirates and hop into bed every other page to write a great suspense novel. To me it was more suspense with a bit of romance thrown in. Continues with some of the same characters as the Heroes of Quantico" series which was nice. 4 1/2 stars.
