Synopsis: Lexi Jakes thought she could run from her past.
But when her biological mother is found dead, strangled with a red silk scarf and holding a chess piece, Lexi knows that her worst nightmare has come true. Because the murder has all the hallmarks of her own serial killer father, renown strangler Peter Graves.
Now with her own precious daughter’s life in danger, Lexi will do anything to keep her child safe…she is her father’s daughter after all.
Review: This synopsis intrigued me right away. The “serial killer’s daughter” aspect is appealing and I was curious to see how the author would handle this theme. But in the end it wasn’t what I expected.
Lexi is the daughter of a serial killer who was arrested. As a child, she was taken in by an orphanage with no contact with her biological mother. Since then, she has changed her name, married and had a child, away from the whole story. When a copy-cat kills her biological mother, Lexi understands that she is in danger. She decides to run away with her daughter, but nothing goes as planned.
I had a good time with the beginning of the novel, but then I had a hard time hanging on. The part about the relationship between Lexi and her husband takes up a lot of the story and I thought it was a shame. It’s not necessarily what I expected and the way he treats her annoyed me.
After a while, things also started to drag on and I preferred to give up…
Anne - Books of My Heart
Sorry. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Sophia Rose
Too bad it fell apart after the good beginning.
Mary Kirkland
If he treats her bad that would annoy me too.
Maureen @ Maureen's Books
I’m sorry this one didn’t work for you.
Carole @ Carole's Random Life
This does sound like it had some promise. Too bad it didn’t work for you.
Lover of Romance
oh this is always the worst when it goes downhill like this, hope your next read is better though
Great review!
Joy (Joyousreads)
Sorry this was not a good experience for you, Melliane. Definitely understandable.
I hope your next pick will be better!
Lorna
I hate when that happens. Have you read a book by Nora Roberts called The Obsession? It’s about the daughter of a serial killer. It’s really good. It’s a mystery and a romance but better than a lot that is out there.
Melliane
I added it on my wishlist, thank you!
Blodeuedd
Yikes, poor her! But damn that it started to drag
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
Oh what a shame! I hardly ever see you DNF so it must have been a real struggle towards the end.