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A review by pgchuis
The Enforcer by HelenKay Dimon
3.0
I was disappointed with this book after loving "The Fixer" so much. Here Matthias (a less likeable version of Wren) tracks down Kayla (a much less likeable version of Emery), who is suspiciously the sole survivor of a mass killing seven years ago. Matthias spends the first third of the novel observing Kayla as she works as a waitress while ordering lots of coffee, and it is very boring and a strange tactic, if you ask me. Soon convinced that Kayla had no part in the murders of her housemates, Matthias protects her when she is stalked/burgled, and one thing leads to another.
One thing leads to another while Matthias and Kayla lie/withhold the truth about their pasts from each other until almost the last chapter, which made me uncomfortable. Also, the pattern of their relationship was very, very reminiscent of "The Fixer" - parts almost felt lifted from the first book. I think we were supposed to take the explanation of what happened to Kayla's friends and what she did about it in our stride and say "good on you", but again, it made me uncomfortable.
Hoping the third instalment is a return to form.
One thing leads to another while Matthias and Kayla lie/withhold the truth about their pasts from each other until almost the last chapter, which made me uncomfortable. Also, the pattern of their relationship was very, very reminiscent of "The Fixer" - parts almost felt lifted from the first book. I think we were supposed to take the explanation of what happened to Kayla's friends and what she did about it in our stride and say "good on you", but again, it made me uncomfortable.
Hoping the third instalment is a return to form.