Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 5/7/2023 + 1031 more book reviews

I'm re-reading this series as I have the last book, HID FROM OUR EYES, on my TBR shelf. I liked this one quite a lot, possibly because I remember the big twist in the story. I've often complained I don't remember the plots from books I read years ago, but no issues with that here. And because the twist, I found myself anticipating what was to come which really sped up the story for me. I don't remember if I guessed the villain the first time I read it but it does seem fairly obvious after the halfway point. I think Spencer-Fleming did her best to make every character, especially Russ and Clare, very unsympathetic. Given the emotional tornadoes going on, I can go with that. I really wanted to slap the both of them. The only ones to come out of this with some semblance of likability were the very minor characters Aberforth and Harlene. And while I liked it, I gotta say this is totally soap opera territory. I'm not so involved with the characters that I couldn't giggle a bit at the whole horrible situation. On to book six.

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