Awakening by Evelyn MontgomeryMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
After reading Resurrection, I quickly went on to read the second book in the duet, Awakening. The first book was mostly a story of learning to love after loss and the guilt that goes along with that, particularly when the characters perhaps felt that what happened was in some way their fault and that the relationships in question were perhaps not as wonderful as they had made them out to be. Awakening goes off in a completely different direction.
Now, we are faced with romantic suspense. As the story unfolds, it's clear that there are things that both Justin and Rose believed that just weren't true. For me, after the depth of the previous story, this just fell flat. It took what had been an engaging and interesting story of people coming to terms with their past and facing the future, into a high stakes thriller and for me, it just didn't work. Added to that was that we learnt more about what had happened in the past, but things were just dropped in with no real explanation or reasoning. It was such a shame.
The only reason that I'm giving this three stars, is because I enjoyed the start of Justin and Rose's story and they did at least reach a conclusion. It's just a shame that it had to be in this rushed, over the top and honestly ridiculous setting.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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