Review by Tracy Condie
Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of the book and a link to purchase it.
WOW, this thriller grabs your attention and doesn’t let it go even at the end. This is book two of the Blade Broussard series, and while I have not read the series starter (yet), I was not confused or lost in the least. Ms. Potter does an excellent job of building the plot, the characters, and the tension while incorporating bits of faith. I really appreciated that while it was definitely a gun-shooting, knife-throwing, bomb-blasting thriller, it is pretty much clean. In fact, if it were a mystery, it would be an edgy cozy
The story is told through three points of view
that converge near the end. First, through Blade, who is looking for the man
she considers responsible for the death of her birth mother. Second, through Alec,
an enigmatic man, who is the very man Blade is on the hunt to find. And third,
through Chase, the American Soldati di Cristo, who is held and tortured in a
North Korean labor camp when a rescue mission goes very wrong. All three
characters are diverse and strong-willed, with differing backgrounds, but their
fates seem to be tied together as if by an unseen crimson silk rope.
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Our protagonist, Genevieve, who goes by the stage name Blade, is a strong woman who must have been a strong girl growing up. How often do we read about a professional impalement artist? Kudos to Ms. Potter for such an original day job. Blade does not suffer fools nor does she fool herself into believing that she is invincible. She is hard, like the metal she wields, but she is also warm, fiercely loyal to those she considers family, and does not give up or give in no matter what the personal cost.
The additional players, Chase, Alec, Finn, Father McCann, Joe, Thomas, Luc, and Xiu, all have such different and well-developed personalities, that you are drawn even further into the plot line. I am not lying when I say I did not put this book down. In fact, I read it in a single day.
Deception’s Edge builds upon what began in the first novel of the series without giving too much away. I can only guess how much a cliffhanger Pierce the Darkness must be, because after finishing the second book, I am holding on to a virtual cliff.
I found this to be a highly enjoyable read and am on the hunt for the series starter to hold me over until book three makes its appearance.
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Disclosure: This post contains links to an affiliate program, for which we receive a few cents if you make purchases. KRL also receives free copies of most of the books that it reviews, that are provided in exchange for an honest review of the book.Tracy Condie is a paralegal by day and cozy armchair sleuth by night. When she is not working or reading, she enjoys preparing the recipes found in culinary cozies or researching recipes of meal items described therein and sharing reviews of both books and food on Instagram and on KRL. She lives in Corona, California with her husband and dog Zoolie, and looks forward to visiting with their grown sons when their time permits.
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