By Kelly Bridgewater
In the last stages of a
genetic disease, Ellen Creighton has decided to live out her remaining days at
the estate of her longtime friend Harrison Burlington. Harrison cares deeply
for Ellen, but as a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, he's never allowed himself to
get serious in a relationship. However, he's desperately trying to save her by
finding the holy water that is believed to heal any disease.
When he locates two flasks, Ellen refuses to drink one of
them because she believes the holy water killed her sister and father. In an
effort to convince her to take it, Harrison ingests the contents first, and
when Ellen witnesses the effects, she can no longer deny the power of the
substance in the bottles. Dangerous criminals are also seeking the holy water,
and Ellen soon learns they will go to any lengths to get the powerful
drug--including sending her back into the past to find it for them.
My
Thoughts:
Never
Leave Me by Jody Hedlund is a unique time travel novel
while hunting for Holy Water. I believe characters should read the first book Come Back to Me or much of this story
would be hard to follow. While the story does continue the first story and
feature the same main characters, the plot pretty much mirrors the first story.
A forced marriage. Confused about deciding what time period to live in. While
the first novel does feature more sexual tension than this novel, there is some
of it, but not as much as in the first novel. While the story is a little
farfetched of an idea, but then again, any fiction novel could do this, I
wanted more of the suspense element. In the present day, Ellen is running from
a certain character who wants her to chase down the holy water and bring it
back to him, but it is really only one scene. Not that important to the story.
I wanted more of this suspense. Hedlund left it in the air that he is still on
the run, and it was the end of the story. The story seemed kind of shallow,
even though the plot was interesting and different. I guessed I wanted more
action in the present and more explanation of the how things work.
I received a complimentary copy of Never Leave Me by Jody Hedlund, but the
opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Purchase Never Leave Me
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