Review: Family, love, loss, action, crime, mystery.....this book has it all
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2011
I read this author's first book, Modern Day Drifter, and said I would like to see her add some depth and complexity to her story.  Well, she certainly added those items for this book.  In Through Smoke, the characters were well-developed and the story was well-plotted.  I wanted to keep reading to see what would happen with Mikey, Casey, and Eve.  I cared about these characters and wanted to see their lives settle down and be good for them.  Mikey and Casey are brothers and seemed very different from each other at first, but I don't think they were really that different.  Casey was a true drug addict and gambler and Mikey struggles with alcohol.  They had lost their father when they were very young and had a tough time dealing with his death, having never really grieved properly.  Although their brotherly relationship has issues and Casey's gambling debts cause both brothers to become involved with a violent bookie, the love between the brothers is always evident.  Eve is Mikey's love interest and also likeable.  Their relationship develops and grows throughout the story, and they seem to be good for each other.  This book held my interest until the end.  It was filled with action and emotion, and I recommend it to others.