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A review by elizabeththebookwoman
Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin
5.0
Kiersten Modglin, the queen of thrillers, does it AGAIN but adds SPICE! I'm here for it!
Hemlock differed from other books I've read by her in several ways, but in short, this book HAS IT ALL. It is a page turner, has romance, suspense, intrigue, creepiness, and unpredictable plot twists.
This book was longer which allowed for better character development and understanding of each character's actions. She dives back and forth from present day to the past; this beautifully sets up the reader to better understand what everybody's prerogatives are throughout the story. In this book I also felt like I was better able to connect with the each character.
Hemlock, to me, was more of a romantic suspense than a thriller. This is not a bad thing, just an observation I made. I genuinely enjoyed Kiersten's style of romance mixed with thriller and I hope she continues writing this genre! This book really dove into the love triangle between Maggie, Clayton and Tucker.
Hemlock had more SPIIIIIIICE. Like I said, I am HERE for it! The books I have read from her have not been as graphic in that department and I enjoyed it! As a smut reader myself, I will say I think she did a great job without it being cringy or cheesy. The scenes were naturally placed throughout the book and not overly done either.
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this; I couldn't put it down! I am so excited to see if she dives more into smutty thrillers. If your main interest in straight fast paced thrillers and not so much on the romance side, I would say to check out one of her other books, but if you do enjoy a good love triangle and the drama that goes with that PLUS some thriller I would recommend this for sure!
Thanks to Kiersten for allowing me to be apart of the review team and to have early access in order to share my honest opinions!
Hemlock differed from other books I've read by her in several ways, but in short, this book HAS IT ALL. It is a page turner, has romance, suspense, intrigue, creepiness, and unpredictable plot twists.
This book was longer which allowed for better character development and understanding of each character's actions. She dives back and forth from present day to the past; this beautifully sets up the reader to better understand what everybody's prerogatives are throughout the story. In this book I also felt like I was better able to connect with the each character.
Hemlock, to me, was more of a romantic suspense than a thriller. This is not a bad thing, just an observation I made. I genuinely enjoyed Kiersten's style of romance mixed with thriller and I hope she continues writing this genre! This book really dove into the love triangle between Maggie, Clayton and Tucker.
Hemlock had more SPIIIIIIICE. Like I said, I am HERE for it! The books I have read from her have not been as graphic in that department and I enjoyed it! As a smut reader myself, I will say I think she did a great job without it being cringy or cheesy. The scenes were naturally placed throughout the book and not overly done either.
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this; I couldn't put it down! I am so excited to see if she dives more into smutty thrillers. If your main interest in straight fast paced thrillers and not so much on the romance side, I would say to check out one of her other books, but if you do enjoy a good love triangle and the drama that goes with that PLUS some thriller I would recommend this for sure!
Thanks to Kiersten for allowing me to be apart of the review team and to have early access in order to share my honest opinions!