Revell Book Review: “Thin Ice” by Irene Hannon

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Thin Ice by Irene Hannon

Book Two in Men of Valor series

Suspense-romance fiction

Review copy source: Revell Reads

My rating: 2 out of 5 Stars

 

About the Book:

After losing her parents in a car accident and her sister to a house fire, Christy Reed has been mired in grief. Life is finally starting to feel normal again when an envelope arrives in the mail–addressed in her sister’s handwriting. And the note inside claims she is still alive.

FBI Special Agent Lance McGregor, a former Delta Force operator, is assigned to reopen the case, but he’s coming up with more questions than answers. If Ginny Reed is still alive–who is the woman buried in her grave? Where is Ginny? And is Christy a pawn in a twisted cat-and-mouse game–or the target of a sinister plot? As he digs deeper, one thing becomes clear: whoever is behind the bizarre ruse has a deadly agenda.

 

My Thoughts:

Suspense fiction isn’t a regular in my literary diet, but it is a nice change once in a while. It’s quite an interesting genre and I do enjoy it occasionally.

The suspense part of this book was done really well and kept me very interested. It was quite the case! I definitely appreciate that part of the book.

However, what gives this book a low rating for me was the romance mainly, and also the lack of faith.

The romance was inappropriate at many places, in my opinion. There were unnecessary comments, and definitions of ‘beauty’ that was out-of-line. Obviously everyone’s definition of beauty is different – and that’s what I appreciate and I just wish that was shown more often in books. But so often books describe ONE type as beautiful and so anyone that does not fit in that ‘model’ category is basically being told that they are not what is considered “beautiful”. That should not be happening in Christian fiction. Especially when beauty comes from God, not even from our physical look.

So yes, I was really disappointed in the romance and cannot recommend it for that reason. They never came right out and said the obvious but it was heavily implied and did not show reverence to purity or waiting.

There was brief mention of God – it was tried for at least. I think it was more of an underlying thought or a subplot than the main theme.

Also, I was saddened by how calloused the book approached a situation of human-trafficking as if there was nothing one could do about it or wanted to do about it. They were the FBI…the man should care.

As I said, the suspense factor was intriguing. I enjoyed that aspect, but the rest caused me not to love this book.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publishers in exchange for my honest review which I have given.

 

Blog Tour for: “Kate’s Innocence” by Sarah Holman – book review and giveaway!

 

“Kate’s Innocence” by Sarah Holman

#1 in The Kate’s Case Files Series

Review copy source: The author

My rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

 

About the Book:

What would you do if you were accused of a crime you didn’t commit?

Kate watched as her campus was torn apart by bombs and now is being accused of perpetrating the crime. As the evidence quickly stacks up against her, she begins to lose hope that the truth will come to light. Even though the handsome FBI Agent, Patrick, has taken up her cause, will they be able to prove her innocence? Will God, who she neglected for so long, listen to her prayers for help?

Patrick is an agent with a very special team of agents. He wants to help Kate prove she is innocent, but as each new piece of evidence is revealed, that goal seems harder. He wonders why he feels so compelled to help her and so sure she is innocent despite the evidence. Will he be willing to put his job on the line to help her? Can he trust in God to make sure the truth will come out in the end?

 

This was a very intriguing FBI read to be sure! I enjoyed it.  I try to stay open to various genres, but I don’t deny that I am usually not interested in contemporary fiction; however, “Kate’s Innocence” proved to be very exciting, and didn’t feel like it dragged at all, which is what I often find in some contemporary fiction pieces.

This book was exciting, and you were guessing as to ‘who dunnit’. And you were of course rooting for Kate. :) At first, I wasn’t sure what I’d think of main character Kate Mayfield…she was pretty rude at the beginning when being questioned by the police. But she did grow on me. :) And I really liked Logan, and Brian, and of course, Patrick. I also found Kim to be a good character, and even Thomas became endearing. :D

I think the faith strand was good – it opened up to more possibilities of healing in the future of this series. It could’ve been a tad bit stronger in the end, but I’m hoping that the series will continue it. :)

This is a book I would readily recommend – it’s clean, and thoroughly enjoyable! I’m glad for the chance to have read it and am looking forward to more!

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*I received a complementary ecopy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review which I have given.