Review: Evan Arden
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2013
This is exactly the kind of book that stays with you long after you've read it, for some very disturbing reasons. I love that the author writes from Evan Arden's point of view, as crude as it is, & I love how she gets us to root for him & appreciate his struggle in life even while we know what a terrible person he is. Evan deals with many issues in this second book:  murder, loneliness, homosexuality, mafia associations, psychology, torture, prostitution, betrayal, brutality, infidelity, etc. He doesn't seem to have many boundaries & protects himself by not feeling strongly about anyone or anything except his loving dog. We find out that Odin is there to help Evan with his nightmares, to ground him when he starts to think about being a POW. Only Bridgett, a pretty young prostitute, can help Evan overcome his nightmares. Bridgett obviously has feelings for Evan even though Evan is clear that he is only paying for her services. There is actually some brief glimpses of some very hot action between Bridgett & Evan! I didn't know how to feel about it, it's almost like Evan is cheating on Lia. It is Evan's fault that things become messy with Bridgett because he needs her to sleep through the night & he makes it too obvious to people who wish to do him harm that Bridgett is important to him. The only thing in life that has awakened him from his dead calm is his thoughts about Lia - but keep in mind that Evan & Lia don't really interact at all in this book! Without sleep, without Bridgett's affection, Evan goes off the deep end, unable to function in normal society. Luckily we get a peek at the next book involving Evan & Lia and I cannot wait to find out what happens next!!