Review: Riveting installment in the series. I want MORE!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 13, 2013
Exhausted. That's how I feel after reading this book. There were so many emotions and thoughts going through me while reading this book that I feel like I need to take a mini vacation just to relax. And how hot is that cover?!From the get-go, Karina Halle takes us on a ride when Ellie finds herself at Javier's side while Camden returns to his family. And just as suddenly, the emotions start flying all over the place.The uncertainty, the yearning and the fear.Ellie doesn't know what to expect from Javier. She finds him even colder than before, but she also knows she must keep her cool because her life and that of Camden's depends on compliance and she will do anything to keep him safe."Will you burn with me?" she asked. "Or will you go free?" I grabbed her face as the heat pressed in. "I'll burn with you."Then there's Camden with his family. He very much wants to be a father for his son and make it up to his ex-wife somehow, but he leaves himself vulnerable and everything goes to hell. With his mind made up that he needs to find Ellie, he sets out to do just that with Gus' help."I'd be there no matter what she chose, even if she wanted another lover, another life, I would still be there when she fell. When she wanted to run. When she wanted to come home."I am not going to into many details because it is truly a story you have to experience for yourself. I will tell you this though: there was blood and tears, betrayals and blackmailing, violence and sex. And that's just as a result Javier's doing!What affected me the most was the whole array of emotions Camden and Ellie were projecting. My thought were scattered wondering what was coming up next. More than once I found myself questioning my sanity because I decided to start reading this book at 8pm! (I KNOW!!!) I was tapping my fingers to the beat of my heart, I was so riveted.Once again, Ms. Halle, well played! You have me hooked!Shooting Scars is the second book in The Artists Trilogy and cannot be read as a stand alone nor should you want to. I fell in lust with Javier in On Every Street then in love with Camden in Sins & Needles. How can you pass that up?!*sigh*Definitely looking forward to the next book in the series.