This author...

Good Lord, Almighty... This author is continually surpassing any and all expectations that I may have before going into one of her books and smashing them to smithereens. She has never left me down and this book shows the skill and talent of why that is. If there was ever a time that I needed two be a two-fisted drinker it would be after reading this book. I thought I knew what was going on. No, seriously, I thought after the thousands of books that I have read that I knew. I was wrong. There is so much more to this story. I was so immersed in the story that I didn't even know that it was the end until I couldn't swipe anymore. I might have let out a huff and hurried to check out the date of book 2 because I NEED answers. Man oh man, I NEED them.

This author has always been able to throw some twists in her stories that leave my mouth agape until I remember I look like a gaping fish and then I just mumble to myself as I make an almost whiteboard crime scene diagram as I try to put the pieces together to see if I have missed something and if so what is it because I know it is going to be something obvious. That is half the fun with her books.

I won't give too much away with this story. Go in blind and experience the magic that is this author. Bowen and Remi are dream characters. There are moments of humor but there is a lot of underlying anguish, guilt, anger, and sadness. I can already tell that this trilogy is going to sting a little because this only books 1 of 3 with each book coming out about 4 weeks after the previous book. It is going to be living rent-free in my mind until the next one comes. It is that good.

One of my favorites of 2022 and might become my all-time favorite of this author. ( )