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jazzrizz's review against another edition
5.0
LOVE those dust bunnies! Houdini is just awesome :)
Alice & Drake are a pretty good couple. Their relationship is typical of this series.
Just a great feel-good story to listen to.
Alice & Drake are a pretty good couple. Their relationship is typical of this series.
Just a great feel-good story to listen to.
j_j_catcrazydragon's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 Stars
Truly, the Dust Bunnies need a story all to themselves. 😺
Truly, the Dust Bunnies need a story all to themselves. 😺
laurenjodi's review against another edition
4.0
Deception Cove
4 Stars
Drake Sebastian enlists the aid of Alice North to discover the cause of the anomalies endangering Rainshadow Island.
This installment in the Ghost Hunters series has all of the elements that the previous book lacked. Drake and Alice have tangible chemistry from their first meeting, and their relationship goes from strength to strength throughout the book.
The mystery involving the mysterious Preserve and the strange occurrences resulting from the psi energy surrounding is finally resolved, and the explanation is interesting and contributes to the overall world-building of the series.
Overall, this is one of the more entertaining installments in the series with a satisfying balance between the mystery, the suspense and the romance.
4 Stars
Drake Sebastian enlists the aid of Alice North to discover the cause of the anomalies endangering Rainshadow Island.
This installment in the Ghost Hunters series has all of the elements that the previous book lacked. Drake and Alice have tangible chemistry from their first meeting, and their relationship goes from strength to strength throughout the book.
The mystery involving the mysterious Preserve and the strange occurrences resulting from the psi energy surrounding is finally resolved, and the explanation is interesting and contributes to the overall world-building of the series.
Overall, this is one of the more entertaining installments in the series with a satisfying balance between the mystery, the suspense and the romance.
hoosgracie's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable finish to the Rainshadow trilogy. I enjoy Castle's "alien" world and especially enjoy her dust bunnies.
caseymac's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Body shaming and Misogyny
read2more's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
mindi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.5
rclz's review against another edition
4.0
These are always enjoyable light science fiction. I read this in one day and enjoyed it.
bookwyrm_lark's review against another edition
3.0
Review originally published at The Bookwyrm's Hoard.
The third Rainshadow book hits the ground running as light-talent Alice is threatened by two thugs in an alley. Not coincidentally, Drake Sebastian comes to her rescue -- needlessly, as it turns out, because Alice is pretty good at taking care of herself. She should be; she's had a lot of practice.
There are two intertwined plots in Deception Cove: the need to find the missing crystals that are wreaking havoc on Rainshadow Island's mysterious Preserve, and the thugs and stalkers someone keeps sending after Alice. As usual, Castle (aka Jayne Ann Krentz) blends paranormal futuristic fantasy, thrills, sizzling passion, and humor in more-or-less equal measure. After a bad first marriage, Alice is predictably cautious about getting involved with Drake, but an MC (Marriage of Convenience, a "trial marriage" on Harmony) appears to be the best way to keep her safe from her stalker while she and Drake track down the crystals. I enjoyed the relationship between them, as they find themselves having to trust each other in order to stay alive.
No Harmony book is complete without a dust bunny, and Houdini is a charmer. We also see a few old friends, particularly Charlotte and Rachel from the previous two Rainshadow novels. Unfortunately, their husbands, Slade and Drake's brother Harry, are off in the Preserve on a rescue mission, so we don't see them until everything is resolved.
My only quibbles with Deception Cove are that it's a little harder to follow and a little less believable than most of the previous books set in this world (insofar as any of them are believable -- which is, of course, half the fun.) The plot seemed a hair less well thought-out and tightly executed as I generally expect from Castle/Krentz, but it was still an exciting and throroughly escapist read.
Deception Cove isn't a good starting place if you're unfamiliar with Castle's Harmony novels. At the very least, start with Canyons of Night, the first Rainshadow book. Better yet, go right back to the beginning and read After Dark, the first in the Ghost Hunters series.
FTC disclosure: I bought this book.
The third Rainshadow book hits the ground running as light-talent Alice is threatened by two thugs in an alley. Not coincidentally, Drake Sebastian comes to her rescue -- needlessly, as it turns out, because Alice is pretty good at taking care of herself. She should be; she's had a lot of practice.
There are two intertwined plots in Deception Cove: the need to find the missing crystals that are wreaking havoc on Rainshadow Island's mysterious Preserve, and the thugs and stalkers someone keeps sending after Alice. As usual, Castle (aka Jayne Ann Krentz) blends paranormal futuristic fantasy, thrills, sizzling passion, and humor in more-or-less equal measure. After a bad first marriage, Alice is predictably cautious about getting involved with Drake, but an MC (Marriage of Convenience, a "trial marriage" on Harmony) appears to be the best way to keep her safe from her stalker while she and Drake track down the crystals. I enjoyed the relationship between them, as they find themselves having to trust each other in order to stay alive.
No Harmony book is complete without a dust bunny, and Houdini is a charmer. We also see a few old friends, particularly Charlotte and Rachel from the previous two Rainshadow novels. Unfortunately, their husbands, Slade and Drake's brother Harry, are off in the Preserve on a rescue mission, so we don't see them until everything is resolved.
My only quibbles with Deception Cove are that it's a little harder to follow and a little less believable than most of the previous books set in this world (insofar as any of them are believable -- which is, of course, half the fun.) The plot seemed a hair less well thought-out and tightly executed as I generally expect from Castle/Krentz, but it was still an exciting and throroughly escapist read.
Deception Cove isn't a good starting place if you're unfamiliar with Castle's Harmony novels. At the very least, start with Canyons of Night, the first Rainshadow book. Better yet, go right back to the beginning and read After Dark, the first in the Ghost Hunters series.
FTC disclosure: I bought this book.