Review: Third in a Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2011
Shadows of Pain by Ashley Dawn is the third in the `Shadows' series, but instead of focusing on the Reiley family, it zeroes in on a cop colleague, Daniel Jenkins and his love interest, Kami Reynolds. The book begins with Daniel having a motorcycle accident, but we soon find out that it was no accident at all. Instead, a crazed killer from a previous story is out to destroy the Reileys and those they love. A continuing line up of near misses puts this cop family and their friends on alert. As the story moves forward, Daniel and Kami begin to fall in love, but both have to deal with baggage from the past. As well, Daniel must let go of his cynical attitude toward people of faith, and does come to a saving knowledge of Christ.There is tons of action and excitement in the book, but there is also a lot of back story and explanation of the rather complex family relationships within the Reiley clan which sometimes tends to slow the story down in spots. The redemption element is strong, however. Those who enjoyed the first two books, Shadows from the Past and Shadows of Suspicion, will probably want to read this one as well.