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Hudson Valley Suspense #2
Be Very Afraid
Still tormented by her daughter's murder two years earlier by a serial killer known as the Cemetary Man, who has never been caught, former FBI agent Liz Moncrief is forced to team up with her ex-husband FBI Special Agent Jake English when the Cemetary Man strikes again. Original.
- GenresRomantic Suspense
352 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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December 27, 2017
Quick, easy read. Very creepy, but good.
October 7, 2019
I liked the banter between the two main characters. It was a real nailbiter, but--I guessed who the culprit was way before the ending, darn it!
March 22, 2016
Ugh. Honestly, re-reading the synopsis makes me dislike this just a little bit more. Because it’s...not quite accurate. Close, but...not quite. It’s like it was written before the novel itself or something.
The prologue pulled me right in because I’m a sucker for a good villain intro. But then everything promptly lost me. I very nearly gave up on this book so many times because I just couldn’t get into it. I’d been reading it for 2-3 weeks and hadn’t been able to make it past the first 75 pages. But then our power went out for 33 hours and I had nothing better to do, so I sat and I read and it got interesting enough to finish. But I’m still pretty “meh” about it.
Jake is introduced first, and I didn’t care for him very much. His intro was just too...long, for lack of better description. Liz’s intro pulled me back in a bit, and I started to like her, but as the novel progresses, I kinda started to dislike her and feel more for Jake. Really the only thing that kept me reading was the interaction between them. That’s the best part!
There are a fair few glaringly obvious and annoying grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors in this that make me cringe from a writer standpoint. A character’s name even changed in the span of a single sentence once! It made me wonder how it got published in such a state.
On top of that, I didn’t really care for the constant change in character pov. More than once it would change and I would actually need to stop and re read and try to figure out who I was following now. There’s really no rhyme or reason for each change, and it can be distracting at times.
There was one time where I was on the edge of my seat fearing for what might happen to a character....but it didn’t last long. I fear the ending was meant to have that same effect, but it didn’t. Not for me, anyway. Actually, I found the villain reveal to be pretty disappointing. It’s revealed to the reader a lot faster than it’s revealed to the characters, so it DOES have the effect of the reader screaming “Don’t do that! That’s the villain!” But the villain’s motivation isn’t really explained in a satisfying manner. I still have no idea why the victims were chosen and pursued, especially the main one in the novel. It annoyed me. I felt like I’d stuck with it this long and gone on an adventure and not learned anything by the end. Alas, I had a feeling this would happen as I hit the last 10 pages...and then 5 pages...and nothing had really been explained.
It’s a shame, because this had so much potential. It just needed more loveable characters and a better ending.
The prologue pulled me right in because I’m a sucker for a good villain intro. But then everything promptly lost me. I very nearly gave up on this book so many times because I just couldn’t get into it. I’d been reading it for 2-3 weeks and hadn’t been able to make it past the first 75 pages. But then our power went out for 33 hours and I had nothing better to do, so I sat and I read and it got interesting enough to finish. But I’m still pretty “meh” about it.
Jake is introduced first, and I didn’t care for him very much. His intro was just too...long, for lack of better description. Liz’s intro pulled me back in a bit, and I started to like her, but as the novel progresses, I kinda started to dislike her and feel more for Jake. Really the only thing that kept me reading was the interaction between them. That’s the best part!
There are a fair few glaringly obvious and annoying grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors in this that make me cringe from a writer standpoint. A character’s name even changed in the span of a single sentence once! It made me wonder how it got published in such a state.
On top of that, I didn’t really care for the constant change in character pov. More than once it would change and I would actually need to stop and re read and try to figure out who I was following now. There’s really no rhyme or reason for each change, and it can be distracting at times.
There was one time where I was on the edge of my seat fearing for what might happen to a character....but it didn’t last long. I fear the ending was meant to have that same effect, but it didn’t. Not for me, anyway. Actually, I found the villain reveal to be pretty disappointing. It’s revealed to the reader a lot faster than it’s revealed to the characters, so it DOES have the effect of the reader screaming “Don’t do that! That’s the villain!” But the villain’s motivation isn’t really explained in a satisfying manner. I still have no idea why the victims were chosen and pursued, especially the main one in the novel. It annoyed me. I felt like I’d stuck with it this long and gone on an adventure and not learned anything by the end. Alas, I had a feeling this would happen as I hit the last 10 pages...and then 5 pages...and nothing had really been explained.
It’s a shame, because this had so much potential. It just needed more loveable characters and a better ending.
May 7, 2016
I always boil my reviews down to would I recommend this book. The answer is NO.
My problems:
It took about 80 pages for my attention to be grabbed remotely first. 2nd I wasn't sucked in as much as I remained "just curious enough". 3rd it was somewhat cliche, even though I did enjoy the TCM as a killer. 4th It seemed like it built up but then when it was over it was like "whelp I'm done with now" 5 why did Kenny hate Liz? this seems like an unanswered question in my head but this might just be me.
My problems:
It took about 80 pages for my attention to be grabbed remotely first. 2nd I wasn't sucked in as much as I remained "just curious enough". 3rd it was somewhat cliche, even though I did enjoy the TCM as a killer. 4th It seemed like it built up but then when it was over it was like "whelp I'm done with now" 5 why did Kenny hate Liz? this seems like an unanswered question in my head but this might just be me.
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November 24, 2009It was intense and creepy~!
But I absolutely loved it, I mean who wouldn't freak if you were stalked by the T.C.M. unless he finally killed you!!
This story left a haunted expression on my face after reading the first couple of chapters, but until the end, I was finally able to breathe normally, glad that the TCM case was finally over.
But I absolutely loved it, I mean who wouldn't freak if you were stalked by the T.C.M. unless he finally killed you!!
This story left a haunted expression on my face after reading the first couple of chapters, but until the end, I was finally able to breathe normally, glad that the TCM case was finally over.
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