{"id":458,"date":"2017-08-19T13:32:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T11:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erikawinterlia.winterlia.se\/web\/?p=458"},"modified":"2018-01-18T13:11:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T11:11:59","slug":"heart-of-malice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erikawinterlia.com\/?p=458","title":{"rendered":"Heart of Malice"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Lisa Edmonds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alice Worth is a mage, a rather powerful one too. As a child, her grandfather took advantage of that fact and, after killing her parents, forced her to do his dirty work. It was a work that included so much evil that she eventually faked her own death to escape. Now, her new life as Alice is much more peaceful, and as a PI she now uses her powers to do good. But when a routine case turns sinister, Alice must take care not to expose herself while at the same time helping her client find the truth.<\/p>\n

The first chapter of this book really turned me off and I just sighed and felt like I made a mistake to agree to reading it. I felt like it was clich\u00e9 and I found lots of mistakes and things that didn\u2019t quite make sense. But\u2026 even if I was so close to quitting there and then, I decided to read the next chapter too. And I\u2019m so glad that I did. The second chapter was nothing like the first one and luckily the whole book continued in the same way as the second chapter. Also, the first chapter isn’t really necessary at all.<\/p>\n

After chapter two I felt intrigued and I wanted to keep reading. The story had a nice pace and the writing was suddenly solid and the characters well developed. So, if you decide to pick this book up, don\u2019t get discouraged after chapter one, keep on reading.<\/p>\n

I like how the tension in this book continued throughout the whole thing, it was never boring or slow. New things always happened and the main plot was very well developed and interesting.<\/p>\n

There are werewolves, vampires and magic in this book, and I suppose it might be seen as clich\u00e9 and all that, but for someone like me, who hasn\u2019t read much in this genre, it was great. It isn\u2019t the best book I\u2019ve read, but it\u2019s definitely a book worth reading.<\/p>\n

The only thing I don\u2019t really like is the sex scenes in this book. I usually don\u2019t like reading sex scenes no matter what, but the ones in this book felt clich\u00e9 and just over the top. I can\u2019t really put my finger on what it is about them, but it felt fake. Forced. The cover isn\u2019t really my \u201ccup of tea\u201d either, but the inside is way better than the outside.<\/p>\n

So, if you like to read mystery novels with a hint of romance, with vampires, werewolves and mages, then read this one. You won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n

Four stars for this one.<\/p>\n

You can get your copy on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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