Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Description:
“Detective Leila Wells has apprehended every criminal to cross her
path, except for one. And when Bryan Foster returns, he devastates her world.
To cope, she finds release in street fighting.
Successes with her fighting partner grant them an invitation to
participate in the Rulers of the Realms Fighting Tag Tournament. But as she
fights, a power begins to rise within her—a dark and angry blaze urging her
toward revenge.
To rise from ashes, one must be a phoenix.”
Author:
Jessica Piro has multiple health issues the keep her confined to a wheelchair,
but that hasn’t prevented her from being the first in her immediate family to graduate
from college, and she gets lots more action through her characters as an author
who writes in multiple genres, mostly thriller and suspense. For more, visit Ms
Piro’s website.
Appraisal:
The thing that strikes me most about this book is that it is different
from what you might expect at first glance, and yet still a satisfying read.
The protagonist, Leila Wells, is a police detective, which could reasonably
lead you to believe that she would be searching for a criminal who committed a
specific crime. And she does a bit of that, but it isn’t the focus. The genre
labels used to describe the story are thriller and suspense, and it fits those.
But there is also a big part of the story that could be described as paranormal
or supernatural or some such term, or maybe it is all just in Detective Wells
head, and those labels wouldn’t fit. I’m sure different readers will have
different interpretations. Ultimately the result is a tale that delivers on the
promised suspense and thrills in a story with some unique qualities for the
genre.
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Format/Typo
Issues:
A small number of proofing misses.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 90-95,000 words
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