This one is more crime than romance. In fact there is very
little romance. There is crime, some vague paranormal stuff and stumbling-upon-a-sibling-never-knew-the-existence-of
with paranormal abilities running in the DNA.
Vi Akiak moves from Alaska to Spokane as an intern medical
examiner and to complete her studies. Her new landlady is Kate Renard, a
burnt-out computer whiz now managing a farm and also a volunteer K9 handler. On
the very first day of Vi’s internship, a murder victim turns up. And then
another. And another. All with missing eyes. And one of them has been arranged
exactly like Vi’s murdered mother was. A couple of the bodies are found by
Kate.
Here is the strange thing. In the scenes between Vi and
Kate, there was great chemistry and very well written attraction. Yet, in the
overall narrative, the romance track just didn’t flow. And the weirdest thing
was that we never see their first kiss. We know it happened when the MCs are
thinking back about it. Why?
The crime track was chilling at first, soon repetitive and
the big discovery and solution were flat. And yeah, towards the end, Kate and
her bumbling PI efforts were terribly irritating.
Overall, this is not something to grab and sink into.
⭐⭐☆
