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Her Deadly Secrets
by Laura Griffin
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Summary:
As a private investigator, Kira Vance plays a crucial and dangerous role in helping her client get solid information to help build their case. While helping her most valuable client, she is suddenly faced one fateful night with a brutal encounter that makes her the murderer’s next target. Kira’s client believes that for the case to succeed in bringing the perpetrator down, she needs to be protected while continuing her work. In comes Jeremy Owen, a hot security specialist working with one of the finest agencies, Wolfe Security. His job? Keep Kira safe at all costs. They might have their differences, but Kira and Jeremy must work together to find the killer.
What I Liked:
- I completely devoured this book in one sitting. The thriller aspect of this book was hard to put down and I could feel how tense the situation was with Kira’s life on the line. The pacing was quite fast with action happening in each chapter.
- Can we talk about the bodyguard trope?? I had nearly forgotten how much I adore this trope. I have never read it before in a book, but I have seen it in movies and in video games. This book made me remember how much I loved the over protectiveness of the bodyguard to their client. The way Jeremy cares about Kira in a way that is a little more intense than his normal bodyguard jobs? Swoooooon worthy < 3
- While reading, I expected to see a bit of perspective from the two love interests, but I am glad I was also treated with portions of the police’s POV. It gave a fuller picture of the investigation and helped form the overall mystery. I was still looking forward to reading from Jeremy or Kira way more, but the police segments helped a lot.
What I Didn’t Like:
- (flow) Though I did like reading from the perspectives of everyone, I can’t help but think that there were better ways to transition to each person. Maybe I’ve just been spoiled by romance novels that either put the name of the character’s POV in the title chapter or have different fonts when we are with a new character. But honestly! It was a little jarring at some moments when we would switch back from Kira to Jeremy in the same conversation. It didn’t distract me from the immersion, but there was always a quick moment of realization that I wasn’t in the headspace of ___ anymore.
- (kinda misleading) When I found this book at my bookstore, it was under the ‘romance’ section of the selection, so naturally I expected this to be a romance. It certainly was with a couple of slightly spicy scenes, but I felt like the impact was much more from the thrill of the murder. I also thought from skimming the back of this book that the main love interest was going to be with the lawyer- totallllly off my mark there. Originally I picked it up because I thought there was going to be a PI x Lawyer romance, but that pairing isn’t what I got. Looking back, there’s no way I would’ve wanted them to be together, but still. A little mislead (but to a potentially better story~).
Cover Thoughts:
- Black and white cover with hot pink text? Hellll yeah, I think the color choices are great. I don’t particularly like covers with real people on them. Much less do I like covers with eyes that stare into my soul. However, I do think that it matches the vibe of the book well. It’s tense and a bit scary, which is practically how I felt most of this book. Although it’s not my cup of tea, it does pass the vibe check.
Overall I rate this book 4/5 stars 😀 Hope to read more from the author!