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Well, I liked this book... until I didn't. For a while, I was quite happy to read through this origin story. The heroine comes from privilege and suddenly is abandoned by her rich foster mother and politician fiancee, and has to make it on her own. The transition was interesting. The "real parents are serial killer" angle was also intriguing. We get random bits of visions or insight, which may or may not be supernatural.
About halfway through the book, though, I was suddenly over it. I was bored ...more
About halfway through the book, though, I was suddenly over it. I was bored ...more
Olivia Taylor-Jones is the daughter of wealthy Chicago parents. Everything in her life seems perfect, engaged to a fantastic guy and her only obstacle is with she wants to be the wife of a rising political star. Then she finds out not only is she adopted, but her real parents are alive and in prison, for being serial killers, and her real name is Eden.
Thus Olivia finds herself living in the little town of Cainesville, working at a diner and investigating the last two murders her parents where su ...more
Thus Olivia finds herself living in the little town of Cainesville, working at a diner and investigating the last two murders her parents where su ...more
Liked this a lot. The setting was interesting, and the characters were pretty good. I'm not sure where the story is going, but I am happy to find out.
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Jan 08, 2012
Nikki
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really liked it
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2013
As a general rule I will try anything Kelley Armstrong writes so I was rather excited when she started a new adult series. I did not know quite what direction the book would take but I was surprised that it was more of a straight contemporary mystery rather than the Armstrong-specialty of paranormal/UF. But I definitely enjoyed the world set up in Omens, but there is no doubt about it: Omens creates more questions than it ever answers and is essentially a warm-up book. But a good book nonetheles
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Jan 13, 2016
Ghoti
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This book was everything I wanted from Gone Girl, and very satisfying, while still leaving me eager to read the next.
4.5 stars
Aug 07, 2013
Meera
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really liked it
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