Review: An amazing story that lingers long after it is finished
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 27, 2012
I am a huge fan of Tim's Kiera Hudson series from way back but did not for whatever reason pick up this book till now. Honestly in the beginning I was finding it difficult to get involved in the story as the detached kind of way it was narrated by McCloud kept me from getting invested in the characters. I decided to persevere as knowing the author it had to be a good book so I kept reading and I must say that just over half way through I was completely overwhelmed. This confession of sorts from McCloud was bizarre to say the least and the circumstances surrounding his relationship with Andy was kind of obsessive yet their interaction was stilted and unromantic. It was more like two broken people drawn together by circumstances and then held together because the alternative was too terrible to consider. The finely woven threads were coming together and I did figure out Emily quite early on in the piece. The gamut of emotions I experienced from recoiling in horror and disgust to emphasising on some level with McCloud and then the disbelief over the ending as it was a total surprise to me. I originally thought it was more of a CSI type novel but I should have known better as the undercurrents were there and I just did not see the signs. This is what a wonderful story teller does, he surprises, confuses and amazes you and you never want the story to end. I am avidly reading Andy's Diary now while I wait for the next book to be released.