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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
2.5 rounded up to 3 because it was the type of book I needed today. I've been a fan of Heather Graham's romantic suspense books for many years and have read far too many. Yes, her books are very formulaic, but she puts out several a year, so I think that's to be expected. There's enough romance - albeit silly romance - to make romantics happy and enough supernatural stuff to appeal to others. No Heather Graham book will be used for a plot to Supernatural - haha - but they are a bit entertaining when I'm in a slump and i don't know what to read next. And you don't need to read them in order, you'll get the overall story picking up any in the series.
Someone complained that they didn't know what this was supposed to be - YA, romance, etc. No, not YA. I categorize this as book junk food - it fills the need quickly, but isn't a substantial read, and a steady diet of these isn't good for you. But sometimes, you just need the junk food, right? :)
And, I think she did an ok job with giving some history to make the story come together. Still, aliens was a bit of a surprise, but after alllllll the books she's written, she needed to add SOMETHING new, right? :)
Someone complained that they didn't know what this was supposed to be - YA, romance, etc. No, not YA. I categorize this as book junk food - it fills the need quickly, but isn't a substantial read, and a steady diet of these isn't good for you. But sometimes, you just need the junk food, right? :)
And, I think she did an ok job with giving some history to make the story come together. Still, aliens was a bit of a surprise, but after alllllll the books she's written, she needed to add SOMETHING new, right? :)
Almost every time I try a "bestselling author" with the name bigger than the book title, I'm reminded of why I so rarely do so. Here are a few of the idiocies (too convenient coincidences, illogical actions, plot holes, etc) that can be mentioned without spoilers:
- Rich guy and FBI agent close cousins
- FBI agent can instantly wander to the island to investigate
- Local authorities don't care about that
- FBI agent's boss allows him to do so and spends on other people and resources on a whim
- FBI agent and girlfriend stay at the island home
- FBI agent's girlfriend's brother invites himself to do the same and there's no problem at all
- Just about everyone seems to have heard of a tiny, family run, pub in NYC
- The ease of getting on and off the island whenever the author wants is left unexplained
It goes on and on, leading me again to not think much of the average reader who drives this blithering nonsense to the top of best seller lists.
- Rich guy and FBI agent close cousins
- FBI agent can instantly wander to the island to investigate
- Local authorities don't care about that
- FBI agent's boss allows him to do so and spends on other people and resources on a whim
- FBI agent and girlfriend stay at the island home
- FBI agent's girlfriend's brother invites himself to do the same and there's no problem at all
- Just about everyone seems to have heard of a tiny, family run, pub in NYC
- The ease of getting on and off the island whenever the author wants is left unexplained
It goes on and on, leading me again to not think much of the average reader who drives this blithering nonsense to the top of best seller lists.
I got this audiobook for free ages ago and finally listened to it. I think it’s the third or fourth in a series, so relationships were already well-established, which I liked. The ending didn’t hold up well for me, but I’m definitely going to get the first in this series soon.
Templars, Vikings, hidden treasure (and/or the Ark) in labyrinthine caves, and mysterious deaths, all on a private isolated island. Just too much trying to be crammed in.
I got this audiobook for free ages ago and finally listened to it. I think it’s the third or fourth in a series, so relationships were already well-established, which I liked. The ending didn’t hold up well for me, but I’m definitely going to get the first in this series soon.
Another great book in this series! Loved the mystery, and the history that they delved into! And a case that was brought to their attention because of Craig, not Kieran! Great read!
Heather Graham is an author I have been trying to catch up with along with Anne Stuart and Linda Howard coz even though romantic suspense is a favorite genre of mine, I have missed out on reading most books by these authors. Heather Graham additionally has the psychic angle in some of her books which makes it even more exciting. A Lethal Legacy was, however, an OK read for me, YES, of course, there’s the romance and the mystery of the buried treasure and murder but the description of the history of the place was way too much information for me to process.
Douglas Island has always been believed to be cursed so when Finn Douglas and his friend Frank arrive there to consider the construction of a getaway, little did they expect that the deaths would soon follow. Finn calls in his cousin Craig and his partner Kieran to help and soon bodies began to tumble out of the closet or rather caves as more sinister discoveries are made.
The story was interesting but not gripping enough, I didn’t feel that heightened danger that should have marked the caves and its underground caverns. The historical data pertaining to Vikings, Norsemen, Knights Templar, Scots, Ark of Covenant, and whatnot was exhaustive but lacking in the thrill factor. The suspense element was great as I never guessed that particular ending, but in all, I did wish for a more stunning impact.
This is once again my failed audiobook trial that I completed by reverting to the e-book, but I did persist till about 70% this time, so that’s progress indeed.
This review is published in my blog https://rainnbooks.com/, Goodreads, Amazon India, and Twitter.
Douglas Island has always been believed to be cursed so when Finn Douglas and his friend Frank arrive there to consider the construction of a getaway, little did they expect that the deaths would soon follow. Finn calls in his cousin Craig and his partner Kieran to help and soon bodies began to tumble out of the closet or rather caves as more sinister discoveries are made.
The story was interesting but not gripping enough, I didn’t feel that heightened danger that should have marked the caves and its underground caverns. The historical data pertaining to Vikings, Norsemen, Knights Templar, Scots, Ark of Covenant, and whatnot was exhaustive but lacking in the thrill factor. The suspense element was great as I never guessed that particular ending, but in all, I did wish for a more stunning impact.
This is once again my failed audiobook trial that I completed by reverting to the e-book, but I did persist till about 70% this time, so that’s progress indeed.
This review is published in my blog https://rainnbooks.com/, Goodreads, Amazon India, and Twitter.