Decent suspense book.
354301
Pretty interesting story. Kept my interest enough that I plan to read the next in the series.
2024322
This was a pretty interesting suspense story, although a bit predictable.  Mia has a professionally successful but emotionally cold father, a smug and successful sister, and a mother who seems to have walled herself off from her emotions, mainly because she was married to a jerk.

And someone is stalking Mia.

The characters were fairly engaging although some were a bit superficial.  The one I liked the best was the bad guy in the story.  The ending was not as much a shocker as I think it was meant to be.  Yes, a bit of a twist, but not all that surprising.

There wasn't anything too gruesome or so cruel it made me wish I hadn't read the book.  Actually, it was lightweight on the scary scale.  While not a book that will stay in my mind for long, it was pleasant psychological entertainment.
3482515
Good book, I enjoyed the read.  Not the most unpredictable book I have ever read, but it was still an enjoyable book.  I had it pretty well figured out a third of the way through the book.  The main character wasn't super like-able, nor were her parents.  I would still recommend the book if you like suspense.
1870780
Seems to be written for younger readers. But, I did enjoy the suspense. I would buy more of Donovan's books. I pretty good book.
1274140
Good suspenseful story-especially for a free book.  I enjoyed it.
777383
This was definitely a non-cozy mystery and definitely suspenseful, but I'm not sure I'd consider it a thriller. It didn't really have the fast-paced story line that I'm used to having in a thriller. It moved along steadily, it just didn't seem as fast-paced as most thrillers I've read. Overall, it's a good book, but it wasn't real fast-paced (tho' it wasn't slow either) and I felt the ending was a bit anti-climatic, which is why I only gave it a 4-star rating.

While this is actually the 2nd book in the series, it is the first one I've read, and I will be going back to read the first one in the series at some point. I enjoyed the characters a lot. Max and Afton seem to play off of each other well as far as figuring things out. Technically, Afton's not supposed to be doing that type of police work as she's not officially an officer, but they work really well together so Max lets her tag along a lot more than he's "supposed" to. They're both well-rounded and developed characters. I think the more the series progresses, the more complexity we'll see in them.

The plot line definitely was interesting! I was not at all bored reading this book which is a definite plus. It moves along steadily and has some sub-plots going on to help keep it moving along, but as I stated above, I felt the ending was a bit anti-climatic for the suspense level throughout the book. I don't want to spoil it though.

Overall, this is a well-written, good book and I would recommend it as a suspense novel if you're at all interested in that genre. If you've read it, I'd love to hear your opinion on the ending!
870647
These were overall good, dependable reads. You knew what to expect and could begin a book, knowing how long it would take to finish. There were some twists, but because it was a box set, the twists became a bit predictable, as well. Some of the characters were overly self-tortured. The inner struggle was enough to make the characters boring in their repetitive self-bashing.
However, there was an overall suspense (light suspense) in needing to know how the happy ending would come about. The men were likable and the women (although sometimes cranky and obnoxious) were also likable characters. Good for an afternoon read.
4663538
I liked the suspense.  Had to overlook some language. I do recommend this book if you like suspense and writing that makes you think.
4652386
This book was good.  The using half stories to build suspense got old after awhile. It wasn't the best thing I ever read but it kept my attention.
3486920
really good as a suspense filled read. Enjoyed it a bunch.  Pretty predictable story (the first book in the series) I liked it, so far.
24406
Although the suspense did build up somewhat, most chapters were very similar in nature. An okay read.
1341128
this book is vry good it is not as bad as people say it is.  If you like suspense this is defently a good book.
4063971
Nice twists and turns, suspenseful. Weak character development. Storyline OK.. Not sufficiently well written for me to seek out this author again.
3040372
Not badly written, light romantic suspense.  Could have used a little more meat.  I am pretty sure an entire interview was repeated, and the killer was obvious.  I would read more by this author and in this series.
2248043
The book had it'set ups and downs but was all around decent.  I would read another book by this author.
2875876
A decent read,will probably read the next book in the series to see how it progresses.  There were a few plot twists.
4256653
The book was well written, a good pace and full of suspense. I enjoyed the vulnerability of the main characters. I did find the ending a little weak, would the doting father really not care how his daughter bailed him out, ( thought I'd have used the mother to have done this instead by blackmail). The godfather, I feel would have anticipated her purging herself, and therefore iv medication would have been more successful. But overall a good book that I would recommend.