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It's been said before but there's no shame in saying it again: I don't know how thriller queen Chelsea Cain continues to do it. From Heartsick to Sweetheart and now Evil at Heart, you'd think the plot would weaken or characters would become predictable or surprises would, well, not be so surprising.
That's just not the case with Evil at Heart. If you thought the first two were good (while you don't have to read them before Evil at Heart, I'd encourage it), you're in for a BIG treat. Evil at Heart is even better. Ms. Cain weaves another delicious, on-the-edge-of-your-seat plot and, with ease, continues to explore the witty and engaging charm of her characters, always dampening that voice in character's heads that says, "This isn't safe. Go back. NOW. Go back." She doesn't stop. Scalpel, spleen, and Vicodin? Think hooks and axes, eyeballs and cults. And sly dark humor to boot.
Buy it already. This book is literary crack. Do we really have to wait another year for our next fix?
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Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain
beccanovis, September 1, 2009
It's been said before but there's no shame in saying it again: I don't know how thriller queen Chelsea Cain continues to do it. From Heartsick to Sweetheart and now Evil at Heart, you'd think the plot would weaken or characters would become predictable or surprises would, well, not be so surprising.That's just not the case with Evil at Heart. If you thought the first two were good (while you don't have to read them before Evil at Heart, I'd encourage it), you're in for a BIG treat. Evil at Heart is even better. Ms. Cain weaves another delicious, on-the-edge-of-your-seat plot and, with ease, continues to explore the witty and engaging charm of her characters, always dampening that voice in character's heads that says, "This isn't safe. Go back. NOW. Go back." She doesn't stop. Scalpel, spleen, and Vicodin? Think hooks and axes, eyeballs and cults. And sly dark humor to boot.
Buy it already. This book is literary crack. Do we really have to wait another year for our next fix?
(39 of 94 readers found this comment helpful)