SPORTOCHICK’S MUSINGS: AUTHOR NORA ROBERTS BLEW ME AWAY WITH THIS PLOT AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THEA AND THE KILLER.

Description
The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Identity presents a suspenseful new novel of tragedy and trauma, love and family, and the evil that awaits.

As they do each June, the Foxes have driven the winding roads of Appalachia to drop off their children for a two-week stay at their grandmother’s. Here, twelve-year-old Thea can run free and breathe in the smells of pine and fresh bread and Grammie’s handmade candles. But as her parents head back to suburban Virginia, they have no idea they’re about to cross paths with a ticking time bomb.

Back in Kentucky, Thea and her grandmother Lucy both awaken from the same nightmare. And though the two have never discussed the special kind of sight they share, they know as soon as their tearful eyes meet that something terrible has happened.

The kids will be staying with Grammie now in Redbud Hollow, and thanks to Thea’s vision, their parents’ killer will spend his life in supermax. Over time, Thea will make friends, build a career, find love. But that ability to see into minds and souls still lurks within her, and though Grammie calls it a gift, it feels more like a curse—because the inmate who shattered her childhood has the same ability. Thea can hear his twisted thoughts and witness his evil acts from miles away. He knows it, and hungers for vengeance. A long, silent battle will be waged between them—and eventually bring them face to face, and head to head…

Review

I love Nora Roberts writing, in fact I have read over 30 of her books throughout my life. For those of you who love thrillers/suspense you will really enjoy this book. For me this thriller impacted me so much that I had to put it down several times because it was too intense for my psyche. The authors interaction between Thea and the killer still sticks in my memory weeks after I finished reading it. Honestly, I waited a long time to review this book because I was torn on how brilliant it was and how scared I got from it because the book did play “Mind Games” with me.

With that being said, this book is memorable in the relationship and love areas as well but above all this book is a love story. The heartwarming family dynamics between Thea, her brother Rem, and Grammie set the main feeling for the book. There is loss, survival, learning how to be strong, opening up to trust, and learning how to take back personal power. This book has every emotion you could ever hope for.

For me the introduction of the new defensive neighbor Ty and his young son, Bray is where I fell in love with the book. They took the thriller edge down a notch and helped me finish this book that left me on edge.

Being romantic at heart and always enjoying a good love story where love helps create change, this book was deeply satisfying.

I enjoyed this book and gave it 4.5 STARS.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are mine.