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A review by cyndibecker
No In Between by Lisa Renee Jones
5.0
5 Stars in the erotic suspense and romance genre. I highly recommend this to readers of the Inside Out series.
This is an all too quick read. Why? The story flows so well and you will find yourself unable to walk away for any long breaks. Therefore, I caution you to plan a day to immerse yourself in the story. I think it is a good plan to read His Secrets and My Hunger beforehand, just to have more context to what’s going all in the minds of our 3 main characters, Chris, Sara and Mark.
This installment in the Inside Out Series contains more twist and turns, more accusations from resurfacing characters, and much more drama. And did I say twists? You will find yourself starting to doubt what you think you know about the storyline and where it’s going, and that I will attribute to Lisa’s wonderful writing. The story is set in a period of about 1 week, and told from Sara’s POV. It also includes a few snippets from Rebecca’s journals adding to the intensity of why we are reading the story in the first place.
Confronted with the possibility of bad press and police interviews, Chris and Sara return to San Francisco from a week in Paris. In addition, they face that little issue of the possibility of Ava’s bond release from jail. These circumstances only increase their dependency on each other and we really see their bond grow. Something deep-seated changes between them. Chris is gaining more ground with Sara and both are learning that building trust in each other, the giving over to each other trust, is the road to their happiness. Most of what we see of Chris is his jumping in to do damage control and performing as Sara’s well-loved protector. Sara does not always make that easy and when old demons resurface and Sara battles a sort of PTSD, we do see a new side to Sara. As a character, she becomes even more likable. Her compassion for Rebecca and Ella remain at the center as she continues to battle for the truth. For attention to the issue of two missing women.
We do not see a lot of Mark in the book but Mark does not have to be in every scene to have profound impact. The futures of many of the characters ride on Mark’s decisions and he is definitely not in the right place to make any decisions. New characters are brought in, old ones come back to wreak havoc on his life. This extreme pressure begins to cause Mark to disengage from his world of art and his lifestyle is at great risk. When Mark lets loose on some truths causing further issues for Sara and Chris, he becomes a little less likable. Sometimes it is just hard to root for him, but we watch as Mark’s self-loathing becomes deep-seated anger and we are reminded that his grief over Rebecca is genuine.
The plot, the dialogue, and the sensual writing are all amazingly demonstrated making this a definite 5 star read. This is series and it would not be right if we were left without a cliffhanger. This is not a standalone, you must read the series, but I can guarantee you will not be sorry you did.
This is an all too quick read. Why? The story flows so well and you will find yourself unable to walk away for any long breaks. Therefore, I caution you to plan a day to immerse yourself in the story. I think it is a good plan to read His Secrets and My Hunger beforehand, just to have more context to what’s going all in the minds of our 3 main characters, Chris, Sara and Mark.
This installment in the Inside Out Series contains more twist and turns, more accusations from resurfacing characters, and much more drama. And did I say twists? You will find yourself starting to doubt what you think you know about the storyline and where it’s going, and that I will attribute to Lisa’s wonderful writing. The story is set in a period of about 1 week, and told from Sara’s POV. It also includes a few snippets from Rebecca’s journals adding to the intensity of why we are reading the story in the first place.
Confronted with the possibility of bad press and police interviews, Chris and Sara return to San Francisco from a week in Paris. In addition, they face that little issue of the possibility of Ava’s bond release from jail. These circumstances only increase their dependency on each other and we really see their bond grow. Something deep-seated changes between them. Chris is gaining more ground with Sara and both are learning that building trust in each other, the giving over to each other trust, is the road to their happiness. Most of what we see of Chris is his jumping in to do damage control and performing as Sara’s well-loved protector. Sara does not always make that easy and when old demons resurface and Sara battles a sort of PTSD, we do see a new side to Sara. As a character, she becomes even more likable. Her compassion for Rebecca and Ella remain at the center as she continues to battle for the truth. For attention to the issue of two missing women.
We do not see a lot of Mark in the book but Mark does not have to be in every scene to have profound impact. The futures of many of the characters ride on Mark’s decisions and he is definitely not in the right place to make any decisions. New characters are brought in, old ones come back to wreak havoc on his life. This extreme pressure begins to cause Mark to disengage from his world of art and his lifestyle is at great risk. When Mark lets loose on some truths causing further issues for Sara and Chris, he becomes a little less likable. Sometimes it is just hard to root for him, but we watch as Mark’s self-loathing becomes deep-seated anger and we are reminded that his grief over Rebecca is genuine.
The plot, the dialogue, and the sensual writing are all amazingly demonstrated making this a definite 5 star read. This is series and it would not be right if we were left without a cliffhanger. This is not a standalone, you must read the series, but I can guarantee you will not be sorry you did.