This is a great book, and I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a tense drama. Taylor Stevens is an excellent writer, and her story was gripping through the final scene. The story is extremely detailed, taking place mostly in Africa. Thank goodness I could flip back and forth from the novel in iBooks to GoogleMaps to follow along! A word of advice to future readers, you'll have to concentrate to keep the names straight: Breeden, Burbank, Bradford, and Beyard are all major players.
The main character, Vanessa Michael Munroe, was intense, and Stevens did an excellent job of evoking sympathy for such a violent person. I was pleased with the ending in that she truly evolved. That was important to the success of the book. Stevens threw in a few red herrings that kept me guessing who the real "bad guy" was until very late in the story. I like that in a book.
Amazing that this is a debut novel. It was seriously cinematic; I could picture the action as it happened, although, if it becomes a movie, I'll have to cover my eyes for the final scene from Africa! Whoa!
Well done, Taylor Stevens. Can't wait for the sequel in December!
Four Stars. (I reserve 5 stars for the literary giants.)
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