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The Unspoken
by Heather Graham (Goodreads Author)
by Heather Graham (Goodreads Author)
If you've read my previous reviews for some of the books in this series, you'll know that I've been rather disappointed overall by the KoH series. Most of them seemed to more fizzle than anything else, but I'm glad to say that this book is a marked improvement over the last few books in this series. It's not an overwhelmingly great "Graham's back" type of book, but it's enough to where I can definitely recommend it to Graham fans.
I really believe that part of what makes the book work is that our pairing in this book are two members from the separate Krewe teams. They've had their characters slowly built up in the previous books and because of that, they're more developed than some of the other love interests and you can get more invested in their characters and their romance. The mystery isn't bad either. It's not going to stump Sherlock Holmes anytime soon, but it's enough to keep me reading and the whole "investigating a shipwreck" part was entertaining.
My biggest gripe would've been that Kat and Will's romance goes a little fast at times. One moment they're ready to tear each other's heads off and the next they're totally into each other and friendly enough to where they can leave the door open between their rooms. The interaction between them was so nice that I didn't overly mind, but I'd have liked to see a bit more of the thawing of the ice between them. Their animosity/irritation for one another was so strong at first (without being outright hate) that it just seemed a little to sudden. The whodunit could've been a little better done, but it made sense for the most part and was entertaining, so I can't really get too angry about that.
Overall though, this was a very fun read and one of the better entries in the KoH series so far. There's a very good dollop of adventure here, which will make this a fantastic beach read. I didn't have to struggle as much through this as I did with some of the earlier books in the series and towards the end I couldn't help but want to keep reading. It's still not Graham's best work, but it's one that fans will want to read.
3.5 out of 5 stars (rounding it up to 4 stars)
(ARC provided by Netgalley)
I really believe that part of what makes the book work is that our pairing in this book are two members from the separate Krewe teams. They've had their characters slowly built up in the previous books and because of that, they're more developed than some of the other love interests and you can get more invested in their characters and their romance. The mystery isn't bad either. It's not going to stump Sherlock Holmes anytime soon, but it's enough to keep me reading and the whole "investigating a shipwreck" part was entertaining.
My biggest gripe would've been that Kat and Will's romance goes a little fast at times. One moment they're ready to tear each other's heads off and the next they're totally into each other and friendly enough to where they can leave the door open between their rooms. The interaction between them was so nice that I didn't overly mind, but I'd have liked to see a bit more of the thawing of the ice between them. Their animosity/irritation for one another was so strong at first (without being outright hate) that it just seemed a little to sudden. The whodunit could've been a little better done, but it made sense for the most part and was entertaining, so I can't really get too angry about that.
Overall though, this was a very fun read and one of the better entries in the KoH series so far. There's a very good dollop of adventure here, which will make this a fantastic beach read. I didn't have to struggle as much through this as I did with some of the earlier books in the series and towards the end I couldn't help but want to keep reading. It's still not Graham's best work, but it's one that fans will want to read.
3.5 out of 5 stars (rounding it up to 4 stars)
(ARC provided by Netgalley)
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Reading Progress
| 06/17/2012 | page 28 |
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7.0% | "Hmm... looks like there's more of a connection between the novels. Kat's off to examine a dead body of a diver that discovered the mummy of a priest that went by the name of a character in the movie in Unholy." |
| 06/23/2012 | page 202 |
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51.0% | "I'm actually quite pleased with this so far. The mystery is puzzling enough that it's not instantly solvable and while the romance between Will and Kat went from irritation to attraction a little too abruptly, the characters work nicely together and is a nice change of pace from how some of the other pairings were put together. Since they've been established already, it makes it easier to invest in them." |
| 06/26/2012 | page 262 |
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66.0% | "Still coming along at a decent enough pace. It's not the "Graham's back" book I think everyone's hoping for, but she clearly enjoyed working on this book a lot more than some of the other Krewe books she's churned out and it shows." |
| 06/26/2012 | page 269 |
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67.0% | "Being sleep deprived is fun because it makes me giggle while I read lines like ""Someone had to know about the rear delivery entrance" Will said." Yeah... being incredibly tired is a lot like being twelve again." |
| 06/29/2012 | page 384 |
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100.0% | "This wasn't perfect, but it's a nice step up some of the previous entries in the series. I'll post the review in a few days, but this is one that I would recommend getting for a beach read." |
