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I wanted to like this book but I really didn't. The first two books were so good, I suppose it is time for a letdown.
I think there is a fine line when drawing heroic male characters who have suffered terrible trauma in their background. If not carefully crafted, the characters can come across as weak or pathetic. While Cam was certainly neither of those things, one can hardly understand why a strong, intelligent man who was not in love with his wife would tolerate such behavior. (The love part is important because we know people stay in abusive relationships out of love, but it was spelled out early that there was no love in that marriage.) At a time when it was relatively easy to put a sane person in an asylum (e.g. his own brother), why wouldn't he put an actual crazy person in one? Especially to protect himself and his son from her? I felt like his back-story weakened the character and while his fears were understandable, I'm not sure it made him more compelling.
The overarching "intrigue" was DOA. The characters were peripheral, as the actual situation didn't directly involve either of the main characters and we didn't really care about the outcome one way or the other.
I suppose in reading the series this book is a must, but as a stand-alone book, I would pass.
I think there is a fine line when drawing heroic male characters who have suffered terrible trauma in their background. If not carefully crafted, the characters can come across as weak or pathetic. While Cam was certainly neither of those things, one can hardly understand why a strong, intelligent man who was not in love with his wife would tolerate such behavior. (The love part is important because we know people stay in abusive relationships out of love, but it was spelled out early that there was no love in that marriage.) At a time when it was relatively easy to put a sane person in an asylum (e.g. his own brother), why wouldn't he put an actual crazy person in one? Especially to protect himself and his son from her? I felt like his back-story weakened the character and while his fears were understandable, I'm not sure it made him more compelling.
The overarching "intrigue" was DOA. The characters were peripheral, as the actual situation didn't directly involve either of the main characters and we didn't really care about the outcome one way or the other.
I suppose in reading the series this book is a must, but as a stand-alone book, I would pass.
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