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Amy Christmas (171 KP) rated The Perfect Victim in Books

Nov 17, 2017

The Perfect Victim

Corrie Jackson | 2017 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

9.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Twists that you don't expect (3 more)

Great writing

There are multiple story threads

Easy to connect to the characters and care about the events of the story

A small amount of cliché plot devices (1 more)

Can get bland in some areas

Keeps you hanging

I bloody loved this book. I usually hate these kinds of mystery thrillers and only like the very best the genre has to offer, and this definitely impressed.
You read from Sophie Kent's point of view, a journalist on the job, and there has been a murder. It isn't long before people start to point fingers at people one of them being Charlie Swift, Sophies co-worker. As evidence keeps turning to him further bolsters by his disappearance Sophie struggles to accept that Charlie could murder a woman.
Sophie does her job and investigates, stating one step ahead of the police's investigation and uncovers a broken childhood, a religious cult, burning bodies, and several murders.

What makes this book so good in my opinion is that it isn't solely focused on the murder and the characters have their own story arcs, their own problems.
Sophie had a younger brother Tommy who supposedly died of drug use, a fractured relationship with her father and DCI Durand keeps coming to her rescue but out of personal gain or affection is the question. There are struggles within the police force and the more important characters have lives.

I would recommend this book to no end, and that's coming from someone who usually dislikes these kinds of books.

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Merissa (12894 KP) rated Off Base (Out of Uniform #1) in Books

Jun 18, 2018

Off Base (Out of Uniform #1)

Annabeth Albert | 2017 | Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance

9.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

Off Base (Out of Uniform #1) by Annabeth Albert

Off Base is the first book in the Out of Uniform series. I double-checked the synopsis as it didn't feel like the first book, only to see it was a spin-off from the #Gaymers series! Now I have another series to catch up on ;)

Zack is an all-macho good guy, determined to make his deeply religious parents proud. His brother is basically a deadbeat, so he feels the pressure to be perfect. Pike is a friend of a friend, and someone who riles Zack up in all the ways he doesn't want to acknowledge. So be prepared for snarkiness and sparks between these two.

This was a wonderful introduction to this series, showing out Zack thinks he has to fight every battle alone. Seriously, you think he'd know better, but his fears have their place, and are very real to him. Pike helps him where he can, but isn't prepared to hide who he is. I absolutely love these two, so young, so unsure, and yep, so HOT!

There is romance, angst, pain, steam, and a multitude of other emotions between these pages. With no editing or grammatical errors to disrupt my reading flow, I absolutely recommend this book. An absolute blast of a start to the series, and I can't wait to read more.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and my comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
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