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kattra's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
vlyman's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
shahrun's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a bit of a curveball, as far as the rest of the series is concerned (but in a good way). It takes place far away from Taylor's home, without her Baldwin (who I have to say I was most worried about) or her loyal friends to back her up. The danger she is in is not obvious at first. I was held captive with Taylor in the castle too, desperate to find out what was going on and if she would make it through. It was an exciting journey. But I feel the ending was a little unsatisfying. It was confusing, because things that take a long time to get organised and sorted out, all seamed to happen immediately. I just felt like the author was letting go of the Taylor and not really sure how to. Could it be that this is the last book we will get about Taylor? I hope not! Because I feel a bit cheated that we might not find out if Taylor and Baldwin ever do get married. Will they find his son? And what then? AND (the biggest and) what about the series killer who got away? Who you may ask? One of the Pretender's Apprentice! I thought he was allowed to escape, so we get the pleasure of homie being hunted down in another book! We can't have serial killers getting away with it!
sooperlooper's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely thrilling. This gets into psychologically thrilling. Couldn't put it down.
laneylegz's review against another edition
4.0
#7 in series. Taylor is barely recovering from her gunshot to the head & frozen vocal cords and is now out of the hospital and home. Suffering PTSD and betrayal from Baldwin she decides to take Highsmythe up on his offer to stay in his castle to recover. Making the trip to Scotland, Taylor holes up in the castle and slowly starts losing her mind. Is it pills, alcohol, or Highsmythe? Starting therapy with a new Dr. friend of Highsmythes she starts making breakthroughs but something isn't right. Closed off from everyone she loves, Taylor slowly starts a descent into madness. But us she being helped along the way by power of suggestion, really seeing ghosts, or is it all in her head? Fast paced & page turner to get to the answers
herthrillingreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
imzadirose's review against another edition
3.0
most of this book was EXTREMELY slow. i was pretty bored but the last quarter of it picked up and was good.
elvang's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 This one was just a bit too over the top for me. I have struggled throughout the series with Taylor's strange attraction to Memphis when she has a lock on the very attractive Baldwin. I did enjoy her trauma and recovery phase and the whole cast of characters at the castle in Scotland. Ellison does a nice job of stretching her skills beyond the Nashville borders. She also tried more of a psychological thriller approach this time instead of the usual whodunit. Too bad about the Hollywood /movie of the week ending.
belle505's review against another edition
3.0
Big fan of this series. I think I liked the previous ones a little better though.
empressofbookingham's review against another edition
4.0
How far would you go to get what you deeply desire? This a question that Ellison evoked in me while I devoured her works. So how far would you go?
This narrative is told from a 1st person point of view with the main characters weaving a succinct but diabolical world into the readers imagination with their thoughts and actions. As mighty, lovable, successful, vivid but raw as they're are they show how human can be prone to the negations of life. How forgiveness is essential as well as love and family.
Ellison does an amazing work of filling us up on the back-story that makes up Taylor Jackson and his world. Thus can be read as a Standalone. She even intrigues me further because the previous books touches on the serial killer, The Pretender, and the havoc he brought into her world to the point she was speechless.
It was a 1st for me to read a narrative spewed by an unreliable narrator but not because Jackson chose so. But where she is in Edinburgh (where the Dead lay after the war that spew plenty of blood) I did not know if it was the ghosts that came to avenge or if it was one of the vivid hallucinations Taylor had thanks to a devious fiend.
Themes of violence, love, family, betrayal, forgiveness, hope, redemption, fear power are clearly depicted here while the writing style was a bit foreign to begin with (Nashville meets London lingo) I adjusted well.
And yes, the desired effect I wanted with this book was well meet for me to want more & more of her works. More adrenaline rush from you mami is well welcomed.
This narrative is told from a 1st person point of view with the main characters weaving a succinct but diabolical world into the readers imagination with their thoughts and actions. As mighty, lovable, successful, vivid but raw as they're are they show how human can be prone to the negations of life. How forgiveness is essential as well as love and family.
Ellison does an amazing work of filling us up on the back-story that makes up Taylor Jackson and his world. Thus can be read as a Standalone. She even intrigues me further because the previous books touches on the serial killer, The Pretender, and the havoc he brought into her world to the point she was speechless.
It was a 1st for me to read a narrative spewed by an unreliable narrator but not because Jackson chose so. But where she is in Edinburgh (where the Dead lay after the war that spew plenty of blood) I did not know if it was the ghosts that came to avenge or if it was one of the vivid hallucinations Taylor had thanks to a devious fiend.
Themes of violence, love, family, betrayal, forgiveness, hope, redemption, fear power are clearly depicted here while the writing style was a bit foreign to begin with (Nashville meets London lingo) I adjusted well.
And yes, the desired effect I wanted with this book was well meet for me to want more & more of her works. More adrenaline rush from you mami is well welcomed.