Anna L. (annalovesbooks) reviewed on
ISBN 0425136981 - Koontz is an author who has always walked a weird line for me, with ISBN 0425098648 Night Chills a prime example. His writing tends to be great, and his sex scenes tend to be abberant, making me wary of his books. Shadowfires straddles the same line, but with far more finesse than Night Chills - there are sex scenes which are somewhat repulsive (and to go into greater detail would give away too much) but Koontz includes a more "normal" sex scene between hero and heroine that balances it out a bit.
Talk about an acrimonious divorce... Eric is a self-made man, obsessed with youth, money and all things Eric. Rachel is on the way to becoming his ex-wife and to finding out that she's in a no-win situation. Eric is angered that Rachel has the nerve to reject him by seeking divorce but that's only the half of it. He's also prepared to drag her through bitter court proceedings to fight her for his money - and her willingness to settle for very little only inflames him further. This is just another rejection and Eric is not going to take it lying down.
When he's mowed down in the street by a garbage truck, right in front of Rachel, that whole "not going to take it lying down" thing takes on new meaning. His body goes missing from the morgue and while everyone else is wondering how they could lose a body, Rachel is sure she knows the answer. It's not possible, but it's true nonetheless: Eric is coming after her.
I was rather surprised to find myself wanting to skip pages, not because they weren't good but because the suspense was periodically unbearable! Koontz's characters are superbly written, with even Eric earning some sympathy and understanding from the reader.
- AnnaLovesBooks
Talk about an acrimonious divorce... Eric is a self-made man, obsessed with youth, money and all things Eric. Rachel is on the way to becoming his ex-wife and to finding out that she's in a no-win situation. Eric is angered that Rachel has the nerve to reject him by seeking divorce but that's only the half of it. He's also prepared to drag her through bitter court proceedings to fight her for his money - and her willingness to settle for very little only inflames him further. This is just another rejection and Eric is not going to take it lying down.
When he's mowed down in the street by a garbage truck, right in front of Rachel, that whole "not going to take it lying down" thing takes on new meaning. His body goes missing from the morgue and while everyone else is wondering how they could lose a body, Rachel is sure she knows the answer. It's not possible, but it's true nonetheless: Eric is coming after her.
I was rather surprised to find myself wanting to skip pages, not because they weren't good but because the suspense was periodically unbearable! Koontz's characters are superbly written, with even Eric earning some sympathy and understanding from the reader.
- AnnaLovesBooks
