Review: Action, suspense, some answers, and a few more questions!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2014
This book starts off right after the pulse pounding cliffhanger in Girl of Lies. Andrea Thompson came into the US to help her sister and found herself right in the middle of a political scandal in the making. She is in danger and has gone through terrible experiences in the past few days and her whole family is now under attack in various ways. And Andrea wants answers, as do the rest of the Thompson clan.We see the fate of all those scattered after the evens from the first book. All of them are separated into various clusters dealing with multiple issues and fall out, being hit with accusations, and trying to stay safe from those that want to harm them. Their lives were completely spiraling out of control and it is one situation after another causing stress, anxiety, and outrage.This installment is again told in multiple points of view of many characters in the present with some in the past. But they are clearly marked with character and date. I found this much easier to keep up with this time now that I know who all of the players are. The story is complicated and convoluted, but intriguing and action-packed. The secrets and mysteries as slowly unraveled throughout as the characters try to piece together what has happened in the past and figure out who is out to get them in the present.We get even more history with Richard and Adelina Thompson: the parents from the original series. But basically nothing about them was what it seemed. What was beneath the surface was far darker and damaged than it appeared from the original series. Richard Thompson was a complicated man with many secrets. And Adelina Thomspon had reason to be detached and distant from her own life and children.This was as much Adelina's story as it was Andrea's. We continue to revisit Adelina's past and her secrets are slowly revealed. She was a woman who suffered and coped in various ways ruining her relationships with her daughters. But the Adelina facing this new challenge is a different woman trying to make some amends. I actually found myself admiring her and I never thought that would be possible.This series features the Thompson sisters on the edge. Everything they thought they knew about their family is questionable and built on a web of lies. Only Charles Sheehan-Miles could take his beloved characters, drop them in the middle of an action-packed political intrigue series, blow their lives apart, and watch the fall out. They are all fighting various battles and threats. But one thing about this family that we have always known is that despite their issues, they are a tough group. This book is full of political intrigue, suspense, action, danger, secrets, and lies. Someone is trying to take down the Thompsons and those associated with them to keep secrets buried. And they are willing to go to any extremes to do so.We get many answers as the characters do and from the flashbacks. But then of course, also comes more questions. And the story still is far from finished or resolved. I got sucked into this installment faster than the first one, and it kept me engaged as I was trying to put all of the pieces together to form the big picture. There were plenty of twists, surprises, and interesting connections. And it kept me guessing and biting my nails in suspense. And when I got to the end, I was not ready for it to be over. I am looking forward to see how it all plays out in Girl of Vengeance.I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.