Review: A lesson to be learned
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2013
Suspense and romance never cease to make a formidable combination. Add in a criminal mind, an assiduous investigation and lots of action and you've got an excellent story. S. Matthews has created all this in "Fire Angel" with her modern, sharp, straight-to-the point style of writing.The dynamics of the story shifts between two main segments. One is constituted by the investigation to find the arsonist who terrorizes Paradise, where it becomes obvious that the author has done her homework and some serious research about the criminal mind, motivations and about procedural and technical details regarding arson.The second and main segment of the tale is the love story between Jake and Alexis, which is gradually developing as the history of the characters becomes clear. A load of unfinished business simmers between them and the fact that they're not flawless - each having emotional or physical traumas - makes them more human and believable. Their common cause helps bring them closer and deepens their feelings for each other.Things, descriptions, characters features and history are suggested bit by bit rather than revealed all at once. That, along with suspense and a curious tension keeps us glued to the book and has us speculating on several levels.Whether or not your speculations will prove to be correct, "Fire Angel" is more than a good read, it's also a lesson to be learned...