Haunted by a past lover and left with scars so deep Libby gave up her life as an explorer, she spends her days trying to avoid bad memories by training ruthlessly with Helen, the woman she hired to teach her self-defense. Helen is beautiful, appealing, and could be what Libby needs to climb out of her past once and for all.
Until the past returns and threatens to destroy Libby, and all that she holds dear, once and for all...
Review:I received this book through the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was immediately drawn to the cover of this book both for its subject matter and its simplicity. Sadly, the book cover was all I liked.
I hate it when I finish a book and can’t express how I feel about it. This is one of those books. I didn’t hate this book, but I didn’t like it either. It wasn’t so much the story content as the author’s writing style. The sentences were short and the felt clipped. It also could use some more editing love. My displeasure doesn’t stop there though. The book as a whole is a bit boring. Although the story was about an adventurer and was packed with combat training and a horrific sadistic kidnapping it was still dry. The genre was not clearly defined, I never got “Steampunk” from any of the text until a car chase near the end of the book.
I also felt like the character development was very lacking. The author gave some insights, but not enough to truly build any of the characters. When the story opens, the major event has already occurred. The author attempts to fill us in through a series of poorly executed flash backs. We later learn that the villainess has resurfaced although a reason why is never given. I was completely lost from the first page straight through to the end.
This author has quite a few favorable reviews on Goodreads; so I’m tempted to read another book by her just to see if this book was a fluke or the norm. I didn’t find this work so bad that another chance is not warranted. That being said, I would not recommend this book to anyone.
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