Is Dylan hunting Casey to prosecute her or protect her?
Casey Cox is still on the run, fleeing prosecution for a murder she didn’t commit. Dylan Roberts—her most relentless pursuer—is still on her trail, but his secret emails insist that he knows the truth and wants to help her. He’s let her escape before when he had her in his grasp, but trust doesn’t come easily.
As Casey works to collect evidence about the real murderers, she stumbles on another unbearable injustice: an abused child and a suicidal man who’s also been falsely accused. Casey risks her own safety to right this wrong and protect the little girl from her tormenters. But doing so is risky and just may result in her capture—and if she’s captured, she has no doubt she’ll be murdered before she ever steps foot in a jail.
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My Review:
My
recommendation for reading Terri Blackstock's If I Run series is to read them
in order and one right after the other. I read If I Run right when it came out, and I remember the story ending in
a cliff hanger, so I picked it up again when I had a copy of If I'm Found. I'm glad I did because I
don't think the second one would make much sense if the first one wasn't fresh
in my mind.
Again,
Blackstock understands what her readers want, and she delivers. I really like
the pace and movement of this series. I like how each individual story doesn't
place Casey in a safe place. Instead she is on the run at the end of the book,
begging me to come back to the next installment and see what she is up to. I
really like the fast pace of the novel. I enjoy watching Casey, who is on the
run of a supposed murder, still take the time to show her true nature. In each
novel, she solves a mystery to see justice done. I admire her for thinking of
others even when she is running for her own life. One of my favorite parts is that Blackstock
does not solve the overarching mystery that has Casey on the run in the first
or second book. I have to keep reading the series to see what happens. I wish
more books did this. In addition, Blackstock has brought back Dylan, the hero,
who proves even more in If I'm Found that he truly trusts and believes in
Casey. I like Dylan. He makes me smile and glad to see him on Casey's side.
Don't
worry. There is some romance blooming toward the end of If I'm Found, but nothing that takes away from the constant running
from the men trying to capture Casey. I like that the romance has taken a while
to bloom. Casey and Dylan weren't forced into a romance in the first book, unrealistically,
and allowed me to suffer through their budding relationship.
The
writing is concise and clear. Blackstock starts each chapter with the
character's name, so I don't become confused whose point of view I should be
in. It helped a lot. The settings appeared realistic. I could draw the houses
and motels in my imagination and see Casey hopping around from place to place. The
one issue I had with the story is the amount of hidden CSI type things Casey
has done to reach her sister or stay one step ahead of the bad guy. I know I
read A LOT of mysteries, but when it comes down to running for my personal
life, would I remember to do half the stuff she does? Probably not. Seems
unrealistic to me.
If I'm Found is an original
and unpredictable story that kept me on the edge of my seat. I finished it in
one day. As for the spiritual element, Blackstock does have Dylan as a strong
Christian who rubs off on Casey. Not preachy. Just offering some forgotten
advice to help her. I think this book is okay for fans of any age. There is
nothing offensive or disgusting for younger audiences.
In
conclusion, Terri Blackstock's second installment in her If I Run series, If I'm Found captures my attention from
the first page with the fast pace and characters I have come to know. I highly
recommend rereading the first book, If I Run right before sitting down and
reading this book, so the story flows more smoothly.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Would you pick up a book that is not completely solved in the novel? Or do you enjoy novels that end with a pretty bow and a happy couple hopping off into the sunset? Why?
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