Review: Great Mystery, Interesting Characters, I Highly Recommend
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 5, 2012
It has been said before and I will say it again - I am a huge fan of Sophie Littlefield's adult novels. There is something very unique about the books she writes. Her novels are extremely character focused and emotionally intense. Blood Bond follows this trend.The main character of Blood Bond is a first generation Pakistani immigrant, who had aspirations to be a doctor but in reaction to hate crimes perpetrated against members became a police officer. He is incredibly focused, intense but lonely. While he regularly sees his parents and his brother, he does not seem to fit in with them. He is respected and liked in his department, but does not have close friends. He has a woman that he is sexually intimate with, but they remain emotionally distant.A wealthy pair of sisters, dysfunctional and each equally unhappy in their one ways is introduced. And thus begins the mystery, the murder and the sexual tension.Blood Bond is a mildly complex murder mystery but the true focus of the story is the emotional relationships and the characters. This is a story where I became invested in the characters and I truly liked the main character. I am not sure if this is a first time for Ms. Littlefield in writing a male point of view as the main character, but she does it well. I cannot wait for the next installment of this series.