The set up
Rachel Mason went blind when she was 12-years old. A chance encounter with Detective Mason Brown led to her receiving his dead brother’s corneas. What first seems like an incredible gift turns into a nightmare when Rachel begins having disturbing visions. Mason is keeping a terrible secret about his brother and has a tough choice to make as he realizes there’s a connection between the organ donation and Rachel’s visions.
What works about this story
Connections between recipients of organ transplants and their donors have been written about before but this one has a slightly different twist to make it a standout. On top of that, Rachel’s snarky humor and clever banter made this story a fun, though macabre read. Shifts between her first-person narrative and others’ points of view were transitioned pretty smoothly and I liked having the multiple perspectives. It wasn’t terribly mysterious but it was suspenseful and a little bizarre. Oh, and Rachel has a dog named Myrtle that steals just about every scene she’s in.
The romance
Rachel and Mason’s relationship seemed to just evolve without much depth. While I liked both, I never felt a strong bond between the two and it was the one weakness of the story. If you approach this story as a paranormal mystery with romantic elements, I think it will better meet your expectations. Their romance was just never a significant aspect of the book as they seemed more like partners.
The bottom line
I really enjoyed this book in spite of the tepid romance. The paranormal aspects are creepy in a really good way and Rachel’s sense of humor adds to the quirky tempo. I’m glad this is a series because I want more of her and this weird phenomena.
Book Info
- Release Date: September 24, 2013
- Series: Brown and de Luca #1
- Page Numbers: 384
- Publisher: Harlequin MIRA
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The weirdness has definitely intrigued me. This sounds like a good read, Jonetta. Wonderful review!
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Thanks, Jennifer! It is deliciously weird🥰
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This sounds like an interesting read, Jonetta. I might have to check it out for 1.99! Great review!
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Thank you💜 Kris, it will be money well spent!
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Sounds very interesting. All my favourite elements are here- humour/banter, multiple perspectives, suspense.. Perhaps, the romance bit is going to get better in the sequel? Great review, Jonetta!
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Thanks, Toni! Once I realized this was more mystery with romantic elements, I was fine. When I start what I think is a romantic suspense story, I judge the romance. Otherwise I don’t and from here on out, the stories were outstanding!
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This sounds really good! I’m going to see if I can find it locally and if not I’ll head to Amazon. Great review!!
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I got it! My library actually had it. Thanks!
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Woo hoo! I can’t wait to see what you think.
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Fab review.
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Thanks, Nicki!
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I’d read it for the dog in the novel ;-). I really like the title too, the paranormal bit maybe not so much ;-). Great review Jonetta!
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Thanks, Inge! Myrtle is awesome💕💕💕 The paranormal element is just creepy and intriguing.
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OH I have the ebook as a freebie from some time? But I also have Audible Escape so I could listen to it! Thanks for the tiip. I barely skimmed your review since I plan to read it, hopefully soon.
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Mine was a freebie, too! I bet this is great on audio.
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Sounds like yo discovered another great series, Jonetta!
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That I did!
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