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Blood Pond (2014)

by D.J. Manly(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Amber Allure

series

Blood Pond

review 1: This book was so, so good and really grabbed my attention. At the beginning of the book you jump right in with August who is trying to track down Bruce, who was friends with his murdered brother. Bruce is panicky and understandably scarred from the events that took place ten years prior and has been continuously moving around to avoid being found. Being found by August certainly wasn't the plan. After some convincing by August, the book takes off from there as the two MCs try and piece together what happened that night so that both can get some closure and, if they get lucky, they'll be able to find the killer and get some justice, too.This book continually twisted and turned in different directions and much like August, I found myself second guessing what I thought I ... moreknew as truth several times over the course of the story. The mystery was well done and enjoyable and I really liked that I was kept guessing. My only complaint is that, while this is supposed to be a horror and quite a few people have labeled it that...it didn't really feel that way to me. Maybe I'm just used to those kinds of stories but I could've read this in the dark without any lights and not suffered for it. That's just me though. The story ending wasn't as drawn out as I might have wanted but the epilogue was nice since we got to see the characters several years after the fact. The author also set this up to go right into the next book which I look forward to reading.
review 2: This story moves at a breathtaking pace. Despite the fact we KNOW it’s a romance and supposed to have a happy ending, the author managed to sow doubts about not only Bruce, but August, too; the solution wasn’t immediately apparent, although hinted at if you know what to look for. Thus the actual mystery was suspense-packed and nail-bitingly creepy like a good horror movie. A warning in regard to this: I’m afraid the mystery/ suspense label on this book is not quite sufficient. As I see it, Blood Pond easily qualifies as a thriller or even horror, which is why I took the liberty to add the latter to the publisher’s labels. There was also a paranormal element which added beautifully to the plot.Unfortunately, the suspense arc slacked a little towards the end; although it was still gripping, the outcome was rather predictable. And then there was the epilogue, which I read with slight bewilderment and a smidgen of impatience since it felt so gratuitous until – BAM! the book ended with a punch to the solar plexus that left me gasping. Very, very well done, desturbing to a point it actually haunted my dreams that night, which really doesn’t happen often.Read the full review at reviewsbyjessewave.com less

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