Review: Dependent on Unbelievable Plot Device
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 8, 2014
Until Redwood Falls, I have enjoyed all of Chance's work and absolutely loved some of it. Sadly, An Eye for an Eye depends on one unbelievable fact, a hole in the plot that turned a mediocre read into one I couldn't like. You see, Zach does not know what happened to Katie.Zach wants Katie. Despite some a**hat behavior from him after the death of his wife and unborn child, Katie is attracted to Zach. But she's also afraid of him and of intimacy with any man because she was raped in high school. (This isn't a spoiler, btw.)  I have no problem with Katie's reactions. HOWEVER, I find it completely unbelievable that Zach remains totally unaware of this crime.Why? Redwood Falls is supposed to be a small town. Everyone knows each other.  Katie testified in court against her attacker. Zach's SISTER was involved in the case, and the bad guy went to prison. But because Zach's living in another city, he's out of the loop.  He comes home but because people in town are scared to mention Katie's family to him, he knows zilch. Oh please. He doesn't catch any gossip, read/watch the news, anything? Does not hear even one rumor?  I'm sorry, communities and individuals just don't work this way.  Zach's ignorance goes on for years and is pretty much the major source of tension between Katie and Zach. Once he finds out what happened, the HEA occurs darn quick.Chance used to focus on character.  This silly plot device kept the protagonists apart for way too long.