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A review by teabr
A Kiss to Wake: Marda Loop Mysteries Book 1 by
4.0
Great read ! Different genre for me. I have never read a murder mystery / romance in one, and I enjoyed it a lot. From page 1 this book has me sucked in and I kept wanting to read more. I started and finished very quickly.
Louise , the FMC is a strong, funny and outgoing person but after her tragic past she has found herself in fear.. she is brave and tries to regain her life by letting her past stay in the past and trying to let the person responsible for her fear control and take over her life. She has support from her two best friends and mom who are trying to help her regain her life back. That is until her ex boyfriend , now detective returns .. Gregory the MMC is protective , “touch her and die” , caring teddy bear.. all he wants is to solve the current case and maybe something else …. ;)
I was expecting this book to have many clues on who the possible suspect could be but after a few guesses and a character that kept me saying hmmm… I was wrong. It was an unpredictable but also predictable as it got further into the book, not the result I was hoping for but also not a bad thing.
My opinion and feedback, There were also moments that I felt were repetitive throughout the book example: Louise wanting to get out of her fear and Gregory listening to his brain over his heart. I also was hoping there would be more information of the suspect’s “why” and “how” I feel like it needed more explaining.
Overall I enjoyed this book I think it is a great read and debut novel! It kept me engaged as a reader and the overall story was great. I am excited to read the second book :) As a fellow Canadian I enjoyed the setting of this book played on in my country !
Thank you Mimi and Sunny Babe PR for the ARC!
Tropes and Topics:
- murder mystery
- stalking
- obsession
- ex boyfriend
- second chances
- crime
- trauma
- assault
- heartbreaks
- sex / open book
- friendships and family
Louise , the FMC is a strong, funny and outgoing person but after her tragic past she has found herself in fear.. she is brave and tries to regain her life by letting her past stay in the past and trying to let the person responsible for her fear control and take over her life. She has support from her two best friends and mom who are trying to help her regain her life back. That is until her ex boyfriend , now detective returns .. Gregory the MMC is protective , “touch her and die” , caring teddy bear.. all he wants is to solve the current case and maybe something else …. ;)
I was expecting this book to have many clues on who the possible suspect could be but after a few guesses and a character that kept me saying hmmm… I was wrong. It was an unpredictable but also predictable as it got further into the book, not the result I was hoping for but also not a bad thing.
My opinion and feedback, There were also moments that I felt were repetitive throughout the book example: Louise wanting to get out of her fear and Gregory listening to his brain over his heart. I also was hoping there would be more information of the suspect’s “why” and “how” I feel like it needed more explaining.
Overall I enjoyed this book I think it is a great read and debut novel! It kept me engaged as a reader and the overall story was great. I am excited to read the second book :) As a fellow Canadian I enjoyed the setting of this book played on in my country !
Thank you Mimi and Sunny Babe PR for the ARC!
Tropes and Topics:
- murder mystery
- stalking
- obsession
- ex boyfriend
- second chances
- crime
- trauma
- assault
- heartbreaks
- sex / open book
- friendships and family