Nowhere To Hide

I have a confession to make...

I'm a bit of a book snob. Well, I call myself the Opinionated Bookworm, are you really surprised? For years I avoided books under the "romantic" genre, the ones with shirtless cowboys on the front, because I thought all these books were just sex scenes with plot fillers in between.

But I am willing to admit to being a book snob, and to being wrong.

Romantic Suspense

True-crime writer Evie Fleming arrived in Los Angeles intending to write about some of the most horrifying murders that haunt Hollywood, but soon after she arrives she is nearly a victim of a violent assault. Had it not been for off-duty detective Rowan Winchester, her first night in L.A. would have been devastating. Thus ensues an unlikely partnership between an amateur sleuth and a respected LAPD officer, one that includes a slightly predictable romance (hence the genre).

This is a genre that I didn't even know existed, so I must express my gratitude to @ReadForeverPub for sending me a copy of Nowhere To Hide by Leslie A. Kelly. Kelly's book was a pleasant surprise for several reasons:

Kelly is a very talented writer and storyteller
The crime plot was intense and not easy to predict
The romance scenes did not consume the plot

Try Something New!

I am a huge fan of stepping outside your reading bubble, so I am glad that I picked up Kelly's book (in fact, if I have time, I might read I'll Be Watching You, the book that precedes this one). However, there was one thing that I did not like, and that was the constant italicized interruption: "Oh God he wanted her." I know this is a romantic novel, but these phrases that told us they wanted each other (instead of showing us that they wanted each other) interrupted the wonderful flow of the book. Had they not been there, I would be inclined to give this book four stars, but instead I will settle on 3.5/5 stars, as it was still a good novel that kept me turning the pages.

Thanks again to @ReadForeverPub! If you have any recommendations or review requests, please comment below, email me (theopinionatedbookworm@gmail.com) or follow me on Instagram (@theopinionatedbookworm1).

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