Review: Don't miss this series....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2014
This is really a story of new beginnings for Olivia. She had been violated, humiliated, and tortured and now she finds herself alone and very vulnerable. Olivia Killion, a 19 year old woman, with her whole life ahead of her, is living with a lot of anger. She realizes she needs to move on with her life and make the best of her past decisions, one of which she is feeling a grand betrayal of an innocent life.Jettie Place, a strong and rather feisty character, had been Olivia's father's mistress, but now showed Olivia nothing but kindness and love. Jettie has a strong influence on Olivia, and helps her to make some heart-wrenching and unbearable decisions. They were decisions that changed Olivia's life drastically and the story unfolds in the 1840's as Olivia leaves Five Rocks, Pennsylvania and makes her home in Detroit, Michigan.Olivia becomes involved with runaway slaves and the Underground Railroad when she comes to the aid of slaves trying to make their way to Canada. Jarad Dansbury has intruded in Olivia's life, but she finds him attractive despite his shameful profession. He has the power to search all establishments suspected of harboring fugitives or slaves. He had been commissioned by the state of Kentucky to return fugitive slaves to their owners. I hope we'll be reading more about this interesting character in the next book of the series.Olivia buys a property and soon takes out a mortgage through a bank. At first she finds the idea distasteful, but there simply was no other way.I felt connected immediately to the vibrant and well developed characters, including the minor ones - Mr. Abraham,Michelle, and Mr. Wentworth, three characters that Olivia wasn't sure if they were trustworthy. Were they in cahoots, trying to cheat her? It seems that Olivia became suspicious of everyone because of her tragic past. Did they really have hidden motives or were their intentions honorable?Yail Politis does it again! I was immediately drawn into the storyline from beginning to end. The great attention to detail makes this a great read as the setting becomes alive with the beautiful descriptive writing. The novel builds to a rather poignant ending, but still with unresolved issues. I'm looking forward to the final installment of this series. There could be some interesting revelations to unfold. Yael Politis is fast becoming a favorite author of mine and definitely this book is deserving of a 5 star rating. Don't miss this series.I recommend first reading Olivia, Mourning, the first book in the series, to have a better understanding of the characters.Thank you to the author for giving me a complimentary copy of this book.