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Pike, Wisconsin #2
Faceless
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A masked robber, a gunshot, an endless nightmare left in its wake. Wynter Moore was just four years-old when she witnessed the murder of her mother. For twenty-five years she’s tried to blunt the trauma with ambition. Yet each year, she shuts down her popular Iowa restaurant to return to her small hometown of Pike, Wisconsin, to grieve. Only this time, her visit will be marked by new danger and shocking discoveries about the past—and about her mother.
WHAT YOU DIG FOR
Why kill her? That’s what scrawled on the picture Pike’s recently deceased sheriff left behind for Wynter. Pulledfrom surveillance tape, it shows the fatal hold-up—and raises unnerving questions. Soon, Wynter is opening a Pandora’s box of dark revelations and suspects. When frightening incidents and threats start coming, it’s clear that Wynter is a target herself. Enemies seem to abound—except for one man . . .
YOU JUST MIGHT GET KILLED
Game warden Noah Hunter has tried to convince himself that Wynter is just a friend ever since they met in grief counseling as teenagers. But now that she’s in danger, that denial is over. Traveling to her side, he helps Wynter retrace the treacherous steps of her complex mother’s life—before she loses her own. Because someone wants—needs—Wynter gone, forever.
A masked robber, a gunshot, an endless nightmare left in its wake. Wynter Moore was just four years-old when she witnessed the murder of her mother. For twenty-five years she’s tried to blunt the trauma with ambition. Yet each year, she shuts down her popular Iowa restaurant to return to her small hometown of Pike, Wisconsin, to grieve. Only this time, her visit will be marked by new danger and shocking discoveries about the past—and about her mother.
WHAT YOU DIG FOR
Why kill her? That’s what scrawled on the picture Pike’s recently deceased sheriff left behind for Wynter. Pulledfrom surveillance tape, it shows the fatal hold-up—and raises unnerving questions. Soon, Wynter is opening a Pandora’s box of dark revelations and suspects. When frightening incidents and threats start coming, it’s clear that Wynter is a target herself. Enemies seem to abound—except for one man . . .
YOU JUST MIGHT GET KILLED
Game warden Noah Hunter has tried to convince himself that Wynter is just a friend ever since they met in grief counseling as teenagers. But now that she’s in danger, that denial is over. Traveling to her side, he helps Wynter retrace the treacherous steps of her complex mother’s life—before she loses her own. Because someone wants—needs—Wynter gone, forever.
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First published August 24, 2021
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Alexandra Ivy
141 books5,181 followersI'm not exactly sure when I fell in love with books. Probably on my mother's knee listening to her read Dr. Seuss to me. I do remember that I was barely old enough to cross the street by myself when I discovered the delights of the local library. Could anything be more wonderful than spending summer days surrounded by stacks of Nancy Drew mysteries? Over the years I fell in love with Victoria Holt, Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, and J.R.R. Tolkien just to name a few. I read poetry, essays, biographies, and plays. In fact, I read anything I could get my hands on.
Years later (no, I'm not admitting how many) I'm still an avid reader, and my tastes are still as varied as they were in my youth, which I suppose helps to explain why I enjoy writing regency historicals under the name of Deborah Raleigh, as well as my contemporary paranormals as Alexandra Ivy. For now that is enough to keep me busy, but who knows what the future might hold!
I do have a few other loves in my life besides reading and writing, the most important being my unbelievably patient husband, David, and my two sons, Chance and Alexander. Without their constant support and belief in me, I never could have been able to follow my dreams. They are truly my heroes.
--From authors website--
Years later (no, I'm not admitting how many) I'm still an avid reader, and my tastes are still as varied as they were in my youth, which I suppose helps to explain why I enjoy writing regency historicals under the name of Deborah Raleigh, as well as my contemporary paranormals as Alexandra Ivy. For now that is enough to keep me busy, but who knows what the future might hold!
I do have a few other loves in my life besides reading and writing, the most important being my unbelievably patient husband, David, and my two sons, Chance and Alexander. Without their constant support and belief in me, I never could have been able to follow my dreams. They are truly my heroes.
--From authors website--
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September 9, 2021
Faceless by Alexandra Ivy
Pike, Wisconsin book #2. Contemporary Romantic suspense.
Wynter’s mother was killed when Wynter was only four years old. She has visited her mother’s grave annually in the past but this year an old photo of the crime scene opens the cold case and even though it’s 25 years later, new and connected murders are happening all around town. Noah and Wynter find their investigation is stirring up the past in unexpected ways.
Suspenseful and compelling. A large body count by the end with a twist you won’t see coming. I look forward to the next book in the series.
🎧 the audiobook was narrated by Hannah Cabell. She did a great job with the suspense and emotion in the narration.
Pike, Wisconsin book #2. Contemporary Romantic suspense.
Wynter’s mother was killed when Wynter was only four years old. She has visited her mother’s grave annually in the past but this year an old photo of the crime scene opens the cold case and even though it’s 25 years later, new and connected murders are happening all around town. Noah and Wynter find their investigation is stirring up the past in unexpected ways.
Suspenseful and compelling. A large body count by the end with a twist you won’t see coming. I look forward to the next book in the series.
🎧 the audiobook was narrated by Hannah Cabell. She did a great job with the suspense and emotion in the narration.
August 25, 2021
Faceless by Alexandra Ivy is the second book in the romantic suspense Pike, Wisconsin series. The common these in this series is the city of Pike, Wisconsin and each new book of the series features all new characters with ties to the city. This means that each of these books can be read as a standalone or in any order if choosing to do so.
Wynter Moore was only four when her mother was gunned down at while Wynter was asleep in the backseat of their car. Each year Wynter has gone to visit her mother’s grave on the anniversary and has continued that tradition even now that she isn’t living in Pike anymore. This year however Wynter runs into a man at the cemetary who is the son of the sheriff who worked Wynter’s mother’s case and he offers Wynter the files his father kept on the shooting.
Wynter isn’t sure she even wants to take the man up on his offer but after thinking on it she heads to his home and collects the files. After some investigating Wynter finds that the sheriff had come to the conclusion that her mother’s killing wasn’t as random as it had seemed at the time. When Wynter’s friend, Noah Hunter, who is a game warden in the area finds that she is thinking of digging into the past he insists on helping her.
Faceless was a great second installment to this romantic suspense series from Alexandra Ivy. The main couple were both likable and came is as friends first and that of course turns into something more. The mystery of the old cold case became a lot more intense than one would expect when the voice of the killer is interspersed into the story and the danger ramps up during the investigation. I flew right through reading this one and was definitely in a trance when the real culprits are revealed. Will definitely continue on with this series if there are more future installments.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
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Wynter Moore was only four when her mother was gunned down at while Wynter was asleep in the backseat of their car. Each year Wynter has gone to visit her mother’s grave on the anniversary and has continued that tradition even now that she isn’t living in Pike anymore. This year however Wynter runs into a man at the cemetary who is the son of the sheriff who worked Wynter’s mother’s case and he offers Wynter the files his father kept on the shooting.
Wynter isn’t sure she even wants to take the man up on his offer but after thinking on it she heads to his home and collects the files. After some investigating Wynter finds that the sheriff had come to the conclusion that her mother’s killing wasn’t as random as it had seemed at the time. When Wynter’s friend, Noah Hunter, who is a game warden in the area finds that she is thinking of digging into the past he insists on helping her.
Faceless was a great second installment to this romantic suspense series from Alexandra Ivy. The main couple were both likable and came is as friends first and that of course turns into something more. The mystery of the old cold case became a lot more intense than one would expect when the voice of the killer is interspersed into the story and the danger ramps up during the investigation. I flew right through reading this one and was definitely in a trance when the real culprits are revealed. Will definitely continue on with this series if there are more future installments.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
For more reviews please visit https://carriesbookreviews.com/
August 23, 2021
The case of Wynter Moore's mother's murder has a new development twenty-five years later. Wynter, with the help of her friend Noah, is about to discover that all people have secrets, even her closest friends and family.
It's been a while since I've read an Alexandra Ivy novel and it feels like coming home. The ebb and flow of her writing feels warm and comfortable even if it's a killer plotline.
The path to discovery is a winding and methodical journey that took me completely by surprise. I enjoyed every moment of it.
~Tanja
*Thank you Kensington Books via Netgalley for the ARC
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January 1, 2022
Faceless features a suspenseful plot and an amazing friends to lovers romance.
At four years-old Wynter Moore witnessed her mother's murder and has been trying to dull the trauma for the last twenty-five years by keeping busy. Every year on the anniversary of her mother's death, she shuts down her restaurant and returns to her hometown to grieve. But this year when she arrives Wynter receives the old files for her mother's case from the son of the recently deceased sheriff which after reading cause Wynter to question everything she thought she knew about her mother's death. As Wynter begins to look into what happened all those years ago, threats against Wynter begin to pile up. She finds herself turning to her friend Noah Hunter for help and it doesn't take long for their friendship to turn into something more.
The premise of this book, a woman looking into her mother's murder that was never solved, immediately intrigued me. At the start of the book Wynter returns to Pike and runs into Kir Jansen, the son of the late sheriff, and he lets her know his father had held onto the files from her mother's murder before passing them along to Wynter. It doesn't take long for Wynter to begin digging into the case and it quickly becomes clear not everything is as it seems regarding her mother's case. Throughout the book there are chapters from the killer's point of view and you see them become increasingly obsessed with Wynter as she digs into the murder. As the book goes on, the tension and suspense builds leading to an action-packed finale where our characters confront the killer. I was happy with how the suspense plot wrapped up and thought it was very well done.
Wynter and Noah met as teenagers in a grief support group and immediately connected and became friends. It didn't take long for Noah to develop feelings for Wynter and although she felt the same, she didn't want to risk their friendship. However once Wynter begins receiving threats, Noah's protective instincts kick in and it doesn't take long for their relationship to change. I enjoy friends to lovers romances and I thought that aspect was well done as it was believable why they hadn't changed the dynamic previously. The pair's chemistry is fantastic and when their relationship progresses, the steamy scenes are great. All in all, I was happy with the pair's romance and liked how things developed throughout the book.
Overall Faceless was a fantastic read and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series, Unstable, when it releases next year. I highly recommend this series if you're looking for some great romantic suspense.
**I received an advance copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**
At four years-old Wynter Moore witnessed her mother's murder and has been trying to dull the trauma for the last twenty-five years by keeping busy. Every year on the anniversary of her mother's death, she shuts down her restaurant and returns to her hometown to grieve. But this year when she arrives Wynter receives the old files for her mother's case from the son of the recently deceased sheriff which after reading cause Wynter to question everything she thought she knew about her mother's death. As Wynter begins to look into what happened all those years ago, threats against Wynter begin to pile up. She finds herself turning to her friend Noah Hunter for help and it doesn't take long for their friendship to turn into something more.
The premise of this book, a woman looking into her mother's murder that was never solved, immediately intrigued me. At the start of the book Wynter returns to Pike and runs into Kir Jansen, the son of the late sheriff, and he lets her know his father had held onto the files from her mother's murder before passing them along to Wynter. It doesn't take long for Wynter to begin digging into the case and it quickly becomes clear not everything is as it seems regarding her mother's case. Throughout the book there are chapters from the killer's point of view and you see them become increasingly obsessed with Wynter as she digs into the murder. As the book goes on, the tension and suspense builds leading to an action-packed finale where our characters confront the killer. I was happy with how the suspense plot wrapped up and thought it was very well done.
Wynter and Noah met as teenagers in a grief support group and immediately connected and became friends. It didn't take long for Noah to develop feelings for Wynter and although she felt the same, she didn't want to risk their friendship. However once Wynter begins receiving threats, Noah's protective instincts kick in and it doesn't take long for their relationship to change. I enjoy friends to lovers romances and I thought that aspect was well done as it was believable why they hadn't changed the dynamic previously. The pair's chemistry is fantastic and when their relationship progresses, the steamy scenes are great. All in all, I was happy with the pair's romance and liked how things developed throughout the book.
Overall Faceless was a fantastic read and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series, Unstable, when it releases next year. I highly recommend this series if you're looking for some great romantic suspense.
**I received an advance copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**
August 26, 2021
Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review.
I like my heroines more of the kickass variety than the damsel in distress type. Wynter (that's not a misspelling) is definitely a damsel in distress, soooo, strike one. I also like my plots without obvious holes. This plot has holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through, soooo, strike two. The tone of supporting characters is bleak and the setting was too, soooo, strike three. The friends to lovers romance trope is well done, but not exceptional. Both Wynter and Noah suffered tragic loss and I'm not a fan of bonding over that. At least the baddie was hard to spot.
Laurel Moore was murdered in front of her four year old daughter, Wynter, twenty-five years ago. Wynter has been haunted by that ever since. On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death, Wynter is visiting her grave, as she does each year, and is given new information that throws her her whole concept of her mother and what happened into the dumpster. Now Wynter finds herself being stalked by the Stranger who is cleaning up the loose ends he left behind twenty-five years ago.
Hot Game Warden Noah Heller and beautiful restaurateur Wynter Moore met as teens in a grief support group and have been friends since. They both wanted more, but . . . friendship was much more important. Noah is done being Wynter's friend. He wants more and so does she. With a killer after Wynter, Noah will do what ever it takes to keep her safe and bring the murderer to justice.
I like my heroines more of the kickass variety than the damsel in distress type. Wynter (that's not a misspelling) is definitely a damsel in distress, soooo, strike one. I also like my plots without obvious holes. This plot has holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through, soooo, strike two. The tone of supporting characters is bleak and the setting was too, soooo, strike three. The friends to lovers romance trope is well done, but not exceptional. Both Wynter and Noah suffered tragic loss and I'm not a fan of bonding over that. At least the baddie was hard to spot.
Laurel Moore was murdered in front of her four year old daughter, Wynter, twenty-five years ago. Wynter has been haunted by that ever since. On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death, Wynter is visiting her grave, as she does each year, and is given new information that throws her her whole concept of her mother and what happened into the dumpster. Now Wynter finds herself being stalked by the Stranger who is cleaning up the loose ends he left behind twenty-five years ago.
Hot Game Warden Noah Heller and beautiful restaurateur Wynter Moore met as teens in a grief support group and have been friends since. They both wanted more, but . . . friendship was much more important. Noah is done being Wynter's friend. He wants more and so does she. With a killer after Wynter, Noah will do what ever it takes to keep her safe and bring the murderer to justice.
February 8, 2023
Faceless
3.5 Stars
When Wynter Moore was four, her mother was murdered in a seemingly random crime. But a chance encounter in the Pike cemetery decades later suggests that there is more to it than meets the eye. Soon Wynter and her childhood friend, game warden Noah Heller, are working to expose the darker side of her mother's life, but someone is determined to keep the past buried even if it means burying Wynter with it.
Series note: While this is book #2 in the series, the characters are completely new, and most of the book takes place in Larkin, Iowa, not Pike, Wisconsin. As such, the book can be read as a standalone.
The mystery revolving around the death of Wynter's mother is intriguing. The inclusion of the killer's POV adds another layer to the intensity of the suspense and the action. While it is possible to guess the identity of the culprit by process of elimination, the climax and resolution are exciting, and the final twist at the end is quite a surprise.
Wynter and Noah's friends-to-lovers romance is very engaging. They are a likable couple, and it is entertaining to follow along as they realize the feelings they have always had for one another.
The biggest problem with the book is the underlying misogyny toward the various female characters, which is somewhat disconcerting. They are all such stereotypes - the spoiled and adulterous wife, the scorned spouse, the jealous secretary, the lesbian therapist, the flighty artist, the sexy heroine - did Ivy have a checklist?
Overall, the mystery and romance are entertaining enough but there is nothing truly original or unique about the book. A good read for a rainy day.
3.5 Stars
When Wynter Moore was four, her mother was murdered in a seemingly random crime. But a chance encounter in the Pike cemetery decades later suggests that there is more to it than meets the eye. Soon Wynter and her childhood friend, game warden Noah Heller, are working to expose the darker side of her mother's life, but someone is determined to keep the past buried even if it means burying Wynter with it.
Series note: While this is book #2 in the series, the characters are completely new, and most of the book takes place in Larkin, Iowa, not Pike, Wisconsin. As such, the book can be read as a standalone.
The mystery revolving around the death of Wynter's mother is intriguing. The inclusion of the killer's POV adds another layer to the intensity of the suspense and the action. While it is possible to guess the identity of the culprit by process of elimination, the climax and resolution are exciting, and the final twist at the end is quite a surprise.
Wynter and Noah's friends-to-lovers romance is very engaging. They are a likable couple, and it is entertaining to follow along as they realize the feelings they have always had for one another.
The biggest problem with the book is the underlying misogyny toward the various female characters, which is somewhat disconcerting. They are all such stereotypes - the spoiled and adulterous wife, the scorned spouse, the jealous secretary, the lesbian therapist, the flighty artist, the sexy heroine - did Ivy have a checklist?
Overall, the mystery and romance are entertaining enough but there is nothing truly original or unique about the book. A good read for a rainy day.
August 31, 2021
I first saw this book on NetGalley and I immediately thought of one of my favourite books of all time - The Ghostwriter, but passed on asking the publisher for a copy because I wasn't entirely in the mood for a thriller at the time. The next time I was on NetGalley and saw this title again, I thought "hey, why not". Well, I should have just stopped at "why" because this novel was just so.. blah. I mean no offence to the writer because the writing itself was fine, it just dragged on and on with no real depth. There was even one scene in particular that happened in a bath which I had to re-read it several times, but I still did not understand what I was supposed to be picturing.
Anyway, that is besides the point. Faceless by Alexandra Ivy follows our main character Wynter Moore who witnessed her mother being killed when she was just a child. For the past 25 years, she grew up idolizing the mother she never knew. On the 25th anniversary of her mothers death, she discovers new information regarding what happened that night and this soon snowballs into uncovering more questions and eventually more deaths...
Wynter and her love interest Noah are supposed to be best friends after getting to know each other in grief counseling as teenagers, however besides the fact that I felt Noah to be sort of clingy, it didn't really feel like they had much real chemistry besides being attracted to each other. Therefore, it made the whole thing feel rather forced and unnecessary.
At the time of request, I did not realize this was #2 of the series Pike, Wisconsin, however I do not feel that you would have to have read the first installment to understand what is happening in this novel. From my understanding, the first novel in this series has completely different characters.
Overall, just not a great read for me - 3/5 stars.
Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy of this book for my honest review.
Anyway, that is besides the point. Faceless by Alexandra Ivy follows our main character Wynter Moore who witnessed her mother being killed when she was just a child. For the past 25 years, she grew up idolizing the mother she never knew. On the 25th anniversary of her mothers death, she discovers new information regarding what happened that night and this soon snowballs into uncovering more questions and eventually more deaths...
Wynter and her love interest Noah are supposed to be best friends after getting to know each other in grief counseling as teenagers, however besides the fact that I felt Noah to be sort of clingy, it didn't really feel like they had much real chemistry besides being attracted to each other. Therefore, it made the whole thing feel rather forced and unnecessary.
At the time of request, I did not realize this was #2 of the series Pike, Wisconsin, however I do not feel that you would have to have read the first installment to understand what is happening in this novel. From my understanding, the first novel in this series has completely different characters.
Overall, just not a great read for me - 3/5 stars.
Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy of this book for my honest review.
June 24, 2021
Disclaimer: An eARC was provided by the Publisher via Netgalley in exchange for honest review. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore, my own.
Alexandra Ivy gives her readers a second book in a small town romantic s suspense series.
You can of course read the first book - Don't LookDon’t Look (Read My Review) but this instalment can be read as a stand-alone.
Faceless, is a young woman’s quest to understand the inconsistencies in her own mother’s murder years ago when she was a child.
Together with her best friend; and the man that she is quite attracted to, she dives into the journey; that will not just reveal a whole lot of secrets as well as rock the foundation to her own life.
Like always, the Author does a really good job of weaving together a mystery that will have the interest of the readers right from the start; however it is the friends to lovers romance that ended up being a little too bland for my taste.
Neither of the protagonist’s seemed to be quite in.. sync with each other. They are supposed to be best friends, however there wasn’t any tangible chemistry between them.
Read this one, if you love a good mystery; and are actually ambivalent about romance in the plot.
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August 5, 2021
Three and a half
I enjoyed the previous book Don’t Look so was keen to read this. I am increasingly reading and enjoying more romantic suspense so in theory this should be a good fit for me, plus I’ve enjoyed this authors earlier work so sadly I have to admit to being slightly disappointed.
This idea of Wynter discovering that her mother’s murder might have been premeditated was a good one with lots of possibilities. That’s probably what went wrong for this reader because there are so many morally grey characters/suspects thrown into this. If blunt I guessed who the killer was from their first scene so the numerous red herrings felt like overkill. I will admit the reasoning behind everything was well frankly very distasteful but obviously my lips are sealed.
As to the romance it’s I guess what you could describe as a friends to lovers trope but I honestly could not detect any real chemistry which is a little sad. This couple were nice and perhaps some readers might describe them as bland. I think for me it was the truly vile and toxic supporting characters that stood out a lot more.
So final words are not my favourite from this author and she certainly has written stories previously that had both surprises and passion. However not every book suits every reader or their mood so I will certainly look out for more by her in the hope that she returns to form.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair
I enjoyed the previous book Don’t Look so was keen to read this. I am increasingly reading and enjoying more romantic suspense so in theory this should be a good fit for me, plus I’ve enjoyed this authors earlier work so sadly I have to admit to being slightly disappointed.
This idea of Wynter discovering that her mother’s murder might have been premeditated was a good one with lots of possibilities. That’s probably what went wrong for this reader because there are so many morally grey characters/suspects thrown into this. If blunt I guessed who the killer was from their first scene so the numerous red herrings felt like overkill. I will admit the reasoning behind everything was well frankly very distasteful but obviously my lips are sealed.
As to the romance it’s I guess what you could describe as a friends to lovers trope but I honestly could not detect any real chemistry which is a little sad. This couple were nice and perhaps some readers might describe them as bland. I think for me it was the truly vile and toxic supporting characters that stood out a lot more.
So final words are not my favourite from this author and she certainly has written stories previously that had both surprises and passion. However not every book suits every reader or their mood so I will certainly look out for more by her in the hope that she returns to form.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair
March 29, 2024
This took me forever to read--primarily because I was recovering from surgery. I mention this because this book does not weather any kind of inspection well. Lots of the plot is just goofy, and the romance has zero chemistry (and for whatever reason, this couple insist on having bathtub sex. Why?--they like chafing and tearing?)
It is probably mean spirited to type this, but I cannot help myself: one of the many character suspects is a woman accused of "Sleeping her way to power" by romancing the dean of English. And this is just so laughable, I can't even. . . (this may only seem ridiculous to anyone connected to a college/university).
It is probably mean spirited to type this, but I cannot help myself: one of the many character suspects is a woman accused of "Sleeping her way to power" by romancing the dean of English. And this is just so laughable, I can't even. . . (this may only seem ridiculous to anyone connected to a college/university).
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November 4, 2021
This one was crazy and suspenseful. I'm loving the series and this one was amazing for sure.
June 8, 2022
Faceless is the second book in the Pike, Wisconsin series. It can be read as a stand alone book. I don't feel like you had to have read that one first because it deals with very different characters. This one is Noah and Wynter's story. Wynter discovers that there might be more to her mother's death than just a random robbery. Noah will do what it takes to make sure Wynter stays alive.
I really enjoyed this one. While I liked the first book, I actually liked this one more. I felt like the romance was more believable. Wynter and Noah had been friends for a really long time so their move from friends to lovers was seamless. I liked both of the main characters, both separately and together. Noah has found a place on my book boyfriend list. Wynter was smart and didn't take unnecessary chances. As for the mystery, I was really surprised with this one. I did not call the ending at all. I thought the segments from "the Stranger's" perspective were creepy. I definitely recommend this one. I look forward to reading the next book.
I really enjoyed this one. While I liked the first book, I actually liked this one more. I felt like the romance was more believable. Wynter and Noah had been friends for a really long time so their move from friends to lovers was seamless. I liked both of the main characters, both separately and together. Noah has found a place on my book boyfriend list. Wynter was smart and didn't take unnecessary chances. As for the mystery, I was really surprised with this one. I did not call the ending at all. I thought the segments from "the Stranger's" perspective were creepy. I definitely recommend this one. I look forward to reading the next book.
October 21, 2021
THE STORY JUST DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGED ON. MAIN CHARACTERS WERE NICE BUT BORING NOT A TERRIBLE READ BUT NOT VERY UNMEMORABLE. NOT SEXUALLY EXPLICIT. ;]\
August 26, 2021
Thank you Netgalley and Kensington Books for the chance to read an advanced copy of Faceless by Alexandra Ivy. I read the first book in the Pike Wisconsin series, Don't look, and enjoyed it, and enjoyed Faceless as well. While this had a connecting character, the deceased sheriff, you can read Faceless as a stand alone. Wynter Moore was just four years-old when she witnessed the murder of her mother and for years she tried to put it behind her; running a successful restaurant -- although every year she would close it and visit Pike to grieve for her Mom. This year however will be different. The sheriff left behind an envelope tied to her mother's case; and soon Wynter begin to learn more about her Mother then maybe she wanted...
This was a good romantic suspense. I enjoyed the chemistry between Wynter and Noah, who have known each other since they were in therapy group together. I had issues with some of the secondary characters but the plot was good. I look forward to the next book. 31/2 stars rounded up to 4
This was a good romantic suspense. I enjoyed the chemistry between Wynter and Noah, who have known each other since they were in therapy group together. I had issues with some of the secondary characters but the plot was good. I look forward to the next book. 31/2 stars rounded up to 4
February 2, 2023
I love really good romantic suspense. I’m so happy to have found this series. And there are two more books to go.
This is the second book in this series. Wynter gets some information about her mother who died when she was very young. This sets off a chain of events that is truly frightening. It’s a story of secrets, betrayal, and finding out who and what is important in your life.
I absolutely loved Noah. He and Wynter bonded when they were young over their shared grief of painful losses. They met in a group for grief counseling. They were perfect for each other.
If you love great romantic suspense that is scary at times, I highly recommend this series!
This is the second book in this series. Wynter gets some information about her mother who died when she was very young. This sets off a chain of events that is truly frightening. It’s a story of secrets, betrayal, and finding out who and what is important in your life.
I absolutely loved Noah. He and Wynter bonded when they were young over their shared grief of painful losses. They met in a group for grief counseling. They were perfect for each other.
If you love great romantic suspense that is scary at times, I highly recommend this series!
June 21, 2025
It was a good storyline but it sorta felt like it drug on. I wouldn’t say not to read it. It’s wasn’t bad!
August 10, 2021
Very surprising. I prefered the atmosphere in this book despite the secondary characters.
December 15, 2021
Thi book has characters you can connect with and loads of suspense with an end you don't see coming.
August 24, 2021
A 25 year old murder, secrets, lies and a crazy killer come to light in the mystery suspense.
“Secrets never stay buried,” Noah sharply interrupted, his tone equally fierce. “Eventually Pandora’s box would have been opened.”
Wynter was four years old when her mother was murdered. 25 years later she finds out her mother wasn’t the person she thought.
Noah is helping her look into what really happened. What a shocker.
“A man needs a soft place to land at the end of a day,” his dad had said. “Find that soft place. . . .”
The romance was more a after thought but still a good story.
“Secrets never stay buried,” Noah sharply interrupted, his tone equally fierce. “Eventually Pandora’s box would have been opened.”
Wynter was four years old when her mother was murdered. 25 years later she finds out her mother wasn’t the person she thought.
Noah is helping her look into what really happened. What a shocker.
“A man needs a soft place to land at the end of a day,” his dad had said. “Find that soft place. . . .”
The romance was more a after thought but still a good story.
September 28, 2021
I loved this very well written book! It's a suspense/romance and right thoughout we are given glimpses of 'the stranger' watching scenes unfold after he or she has committed yet another murder. Wynter and Noah have been close friends since school and the events that unfold finally throw them together as a couple. The romance was tasteful, steamy in places and you really felt their connection. However, it didn't overshadow the very gripping and interesting back story. Was her mother killed 25 years ago or was she murdered? There are many red herrings re suspicious characters and I really flew to get to the ending to find out what happened and who 'done' it. My thanks go to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in return for my opinion. 4.5 stars.
June 2, 2021
I wanted to like this so much more than I did.
I didn’t *dislike* it. It was just sort of tepid.
The romance is kinda sweet, kinda boring – mostly because we have two rather uninteresting people involved.
The mystery is more interesting than the main characters, mostly due to a couple of more charismatic characters playing large roles. I was curious enough to keep reading, but never ever excited.
Unfortunately forgettable.
*ARC via Net Galley
I didn’t *dislike* it. It was just sort of tepid.
The romance is kinda sweet, kinda boring – mostly because we have two rather uninteresting people involved.
The mystery is more interesting than the main characters, mostly due to a couple of more charismatic characters playing large roles. I was curious enough to keep reading, but never ever excited.
Unfortunately forgettable.
*ARC via Net Galley
August 28, 2021
Wynter is one of those people who always states the obvious. If you hand her an apple her first sentence would be "is this an apple?" At the end it irritated me too much I started skimming. She's stupidly naive character. Why don't you do something about your phone girl? Everyone is dying through it!! People contact you and the killer got to them. It was no brainer that she should have done something about it 🤷♀️
And what on earth is her mother laurel moore? This book portrayed her like.... I don't know what to call it exactly. Every single person fall in love with her? Even if she cheats and betray openly, no sense of loyalty. Everyone still obsessed with her🤷♀️ wow woman, what are you? Chocolate? The mystery was good I have to say. But characters really put me off. So I don't even know how to rate this book.
And what on earth is her mother laurel moore? This book portrayed her like.... I don't know what to call it exactly. Every single person fall in love with her? Even if she cheats and betray openly, no sense of loyalty. Everyone still obsessed with her🤷♀️ wow woman, what are you? Chocolate? The mystery was good I have to say. But characters really put me off. So I don't even know how to rate this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 8, 2025
FACELESS (Pike, Wisconsin Book 2)By Alexandra Ivy
I have always enjoyed Alexandra Ivy’s work, and I am really into these suspense dramas. This is the story of Wynter and Noah. They meet in grief counseling and become close friends. This story has plenty of suspense, drama, intrigue, angst, twists and turns. The 25th anniversary of the death of Wynter’s mother starts the drama when she is at the cemetery and finds out there is some information that was never investigated about her murder. This is a 4 star read.
Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I have always enjoyed Alexandra Ivy’s work, and I am really into these suspense dramas. This is the story of Wynter and Noah. They meet in grief counseling and become close friends. This story has plenty of suspense, drama, intrigue, angst, twists and turns. The 25th anniversary of the death of Wynter’s mother starts the drama when she is at the cemetery and finds out there is some information that was never investigated about her murder. This is a 4 star read.
Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
July 15, 2021
I was just ok with the book, I dont see myself continuing. I lost interest. I think that the author wanted us as readers to be so intrigued that she added to many suspects and that is where she lost me because at that point I found it to be too much and I just didn't care anymore who it was and why people were dropping for such a small town..
rcvd an ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) voluntarily reviewed with my own thoughts and opinions.
rcvd an ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) voluntarily reviewed with my own thoughts and opinions.
June 10, 2025
Talk about a book with a body count!!! Faceless is book two in the Pike, Wisconsin book series. Last year I read book one in the series, Don’t Look. I was about a quarter of the way through that book when I noticed the romantic suspense tag on the spine. Much like with book one, this book had its classic budding romance that eventually turned into something more but I have to give a round of applause to the mystery!! It kept me guessing the entire time and that’s all I ever want from a mystery hence the easy five stars!
What helped shake things up with this story is that it wasn’t set in Pike! In book one it was. This time around our main character, Wynter Moore, lives and runs a business in Larkin, Iowa. She makes the three hour drive out to Pike to visit her mother. It’s the twenty-fifth anniversary of her death. She was murdered in cold blood late one night at a gas station during what was deemed a random mugging attack. A four-year-old Wynter was in the car at the gas station when it happened and the then sheriff in Pike, Rudolf Jansen, took her home to keep her calm and distracted. When leaving the graveyard she goes to visit his grave to pay her respects. She runs into his son, Kir Jansen, and I have to say that this was a really nice surprise!!! I knew this book series would take place in the small town of Pike, Wisconsin but each installment would feature new characters so getting to see Kir, a main character from book one, was great!!
Wynter and him get to chatting and when she tells him her name it rings a bell. He recently had gotten a hold of all the documents her father had in his home. He remembers seeing an envelope with her name written on it. After seeing what’s inside she stays the night in Pike. She begins wondering if there was more to her mothers death than they thought. Rudolf evidently thought so because inside the envelope was a picture taken from a camera outside the gas station. The mugger was pointing a gun at her and she had her hands raised. Written on the back of the picture was an inquiry, why would he shoot her if he already had her purse?
This unravels everything Wynter once knew and thought about the loss of her mother. This newfound interest in wanting to find out what really might have happened triggers a terrible domino effect for both Pike and Larkin. While still in Pike she gets a visitor the next morning. Noah Hunter is a conservation officer who bonded with Wynter in therapy sessions when they were younger. They both found the help they needed to work through everything that had to do with having lost loved ones. He made the drive to Pike to check on Wynter after she didn’t make it to a hang that they’d always had after her visit to Pike on the anniversary of her mothers death. They look closely at the picture and see a face in the window. After tracking down the cashier who was working that night they’re left with more questions than answers. We then jump into the POV of the antagonist. They’ve made sure that things have stayed buried all this time. No one looking around and poking at the past to see what may or may not have been missed. When they realize that pieces of the past are floating back to the surface the bodies start piling up.
The story moves at a fantastic pace!! I read this in three days! The way the story jumps from plot point to plot point is sensible and well written. The characters have their motivations and they’re smart!! That’s what I loved about book one, as well. They openly communicate their thoughts and suspicions and try to work things out by talking it out, no matter how far fetched it may sound, just like any two people would. As the puzzle pieces slowly start fitting together the tension really ramps up. There was one element that I thought was going to be touched on again that might have ended up containing the key to everything but the fact that it wasn’t was great because it made the big surprise all that more impactful. It was completely out of left field! Once the antagonist revealed themself their interactions helped click the remaining puzzle pieces into place. Every murder, action and motivation that took place over the course of the story were fully revealed and put out into the open.
I was really looking forward to reading this book as I thoroughly enjoyed Don’t Look far more than I ever expected! Alexandra Ivy, thank you for this fantastic, thrilling mystery! I’m really looking forward to reading book three!
What helped shake things up with this story is that it wasn’t set in Pike! In book one it was. This time around our main character, Wynter Moore, lives and runs a business in Larkin, Iowa. She makes the three hour drive out to Pike to visit her mother. It’s the twenty-fifth anniversary of her death. She was murdered in cold blood late one night at a gas station during what was deemed a random mugging attack. A four-year-old Wynter was in the car at the gas station when it happened and the then sheriff in Pike, Rudolf Jansen, took her home to keep her calm and distracted. When leaving the graveyard she goes to visit his grave to pay her respects. She runs into his son, Kir Jansen, and I have to say that this was a really nice surprise!!! I knew this book series would take place in the small town of Pike, Wisconsin but each installment would feature new characters so getting to see Kir, a main character from book one, was great!!
Wynter and him get to chatting and when she tells him her name it rings a bell. He recently had gotten a hold of all the documents her father had in his home. He remembers seeing an envelope with her name written on it. After seeing what’s inside she stays the night in Pike. She begins wondering if there was more to her mothers death than they thought. Rudolf evidently thought so because inside the envelope was a picture taken from a camera outside the gas station. The mugger was pointing a gun at her and she had her hands raised. Written on the back of the picture was an inquiry, why would he shoot her if he already had her purse?
This unravels everything Wynter once knew and thought about the loss of her mother. This newfound interest in wanting to find out what really might have happened triggers a terrible domino effect for both Pike and Larkin. While still in Pike she gets a visitor the next morning. Noah Hunter is a conservation officer who bonded with Wynter in therapy sessions when they were younger. They both found the help they needed to work through everything that had to do with having lost loved ones. He made the drive to Pike to check on Wynter after she didn’t make it to a hang that they’d always had after her visit to Pike on the anniversary of her mothers death. They look closely at the picture and see a face in the window. After tracking down the cashier who was working that night they’re left with more questions than answers. We then jump into the POV of the antagonist. They’ve made sure that things have stayed buried all this time. No one looking around and poking at the past to see what may or may not have been missed. When they realize that pieces of the past are floating back to the surface the bodies start piling up.
The story moves at a fantastic pace!! I read this in three days! The way the story jumps from plot point to plot point is sensible and well written. The characters have their motivations and they’re smart!! That’s what I loved about book one, as well. They openly communicate their thoughts and suspicions and try to work things out by talking it out, no matter how far fetched it may sound, just like any two people would. As the puzzle pieces slowly start fitting together the tension really ramps up. There was one element that I thought was going to be touched on again that might have ended up containing the key to everything but the fact that it wasn’t was great because it made the big surprise all that more impactful. It was completely out of left field! Once the antagonist revealed themself their interactions helped click the remaining puzzle pieces into place. Every murder, action and motivation that took place over the course of the story were fully revealed and put out into the open.
I was really looking forward to reading this book as I thoroughly enjoyed Don’t Look far more than I ever expected! Alexandra Ivy, thank you for this fantastic, thrilling mystery! I’m really looking forward to reading book three!
May 28, 2021
After receiving the ARC for this book, I realized after the fact that it was the second book in a series. Did it make a difference that I hadn't read the first book? I don't think so. I really didn't have any problems reading this as a stand alone. It felt like the author did a fairly good job of introducing the reader to the main MC's and I felt like the requisite information was given out.
The main issue I had with this book was that everything that happens seems so very superficial. There does not seem to be a lot of depth to the story. That issue falls over everything - the characters and the storyline.
The story focuses on the female MC Wynter, who was in the car when her mother was shot and killed in a suspected car jacking when Wynter was 4 years old. The story starts out on the date - the 25th anniversary of her mother's death - when she takes her annual trip to visit her mother's grave in a city about 3 hours away from her hometown. Something happens, and that sets everything...a huge chain of events...in motion.
While I mentioned that things are superficial, they are also extremely over done. Certain characters are so OBVIOUS. They are done in a way that their actions do not seem natural. There is way too much telling and not the right way of showing. It's as if the author is going out of her way to make sure the reader "gets" it. For example, immediately it is very apparent that there is something going on with the secretary. She looks like she is OBVIOUSLY hiding something when she interacts with Wynter. It is things like that, throughout the entire book, that pull the reader out of the story.
The case itself pretty much goes off the deep end. For a small town with virtually no crime and definitely no murders, doesn't anyone think it's odd that suddenly you have people dropping like flies? In addition to that, it also seems as if the author is trying to give the reader a huge choice of suspects. But again, the obviousness of each of these characters seems too easy. There really isn't a character in this entire storyline (with the exception of Noah and Wynter) that has any redeeming value.
I did enjoy the relationship between Noah and Wynter. Noah seems like a nice guy and I found myself liking him. Wynter herself was also an okay female character. The two of them together seemed to work fairly well. Other than those two - there wasn't any other character that was even likeable. When there are not any redeemable characters in a book, that can be a problem.
The ending and the "big reveal" seemed forced. It wasn't too hard to figure out "who" the bad guy was, but the WAY the story comes out in the end and the details of the "why" were a bit difficult to believe. And the reasons the bad guy gave for having to kill all of the loose ends....hmmm, not so easy to swallow.
All in all it was a fairly easy read that does finish with a completed story arc. If this series is going to continue, I'm not sure where the next book is going to be located since so many characters are killed off in this book. Okay, so maybe not EVERYONE is killed.....it just felt like it.....
Will I be continuing on with this series? No, I think I'll take a pass and maybe try with another series of hers when possible. I have liked Ms. Ivy in the past, so I am keeping that in mind for the future.
Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to receive and review this ARC. All the opinions given are mine and mine alone.
The main issue I had with this book was that everything that happens seems so very superficial. There does not seem to be a lot of depth to the story. That issue falls over everything - the characters and the storyline.
The story focuses on the female MC Wynter, who was in the car when her mother was shot and killed in a suspected car jacking when Wynter was 4 years old. The story starts out on the date - the 25th anniversary of her mother's death - when she takes her annual trip to visit her mother's grave in a city about 3 hours away from her hometown. Something happens, and that sets everything...a huge chain of events...in motion.
While I mentioned that things are superficial, they are also extremely over done. Certain characters are so OBVIOUS. They are done in a way that their actions do not seem natural. There is way too much telling and not the right way of showing. It's as if the author is going out of her way to make sure the reader "gets" it. For example, immediately it is very apparent that there is something going on with the secretary. She looks like she is OBVIOUSLY hiding something when she interacts with Wynter. It is things like that, throughout the entire book, that pull the reader out of the story.
The case itself pretty much goes off the deep end. For a small town with virtually no crime and definitely no murders, doesn't anyone think it's odd that suddenly you have people dropping like flies? In addition to that, it also seems as if the author is trying to give the reader a huge choice of suspects. But again, the obviousness of each of these characters seems too easy. There really isn't a character in this entire storyline (with the exception of Noah and Wynter) that has any redeeming value.
I did enjoy the relationship between Noah and Wynter. Noah seems like a nice guy and I found myself liking him. Wynter herself was also an okay female character. The two of them together seemed to work fairly well. Other than those two - there wasn't any other character that was even likeable. When there are not any redeemable characters in a book, that can be a problem.
The ending and the "big reveal" seemed forced. It wasn't too hard to figure out "who" the bad guy was, but the WAY the story comes out in the end and the details of the "why" were a bit difficult to believe. And the reasons the bad guy gave for having to kill all of the loose ends....hmmm, not so easy to swallow.
All in all it was a fairly easy read that does finish with a completed story arc. If this series is going to continue, I'm not sure where the next book is going to be located since so many characters are killed off in this book. Okay, so maybe not EVERYONE is killed.....it just felt like it.....
Will I be continuing on with this series? No, I think I'll take a pass and maybe try with another series of hers when possible. I have liked Ms. Ivy in the past, so I am keeping that in mind for the future.
Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to receive and review this ARC. All the opinions given are mine and mine alone.
August 18, 2021
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Reviewed by Fabiola
Review Copy from the Publisher
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Faceless is the second volume in the Pike, Winsconsin romantic suspense series by Alexandra Ivy. The first volume is titled Don’t look (review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ).
I preferred this second volume to the first even if all in all the secondary characters are all disconcerting but I won’t say more and let the readers discover what I’m talking about.
The story features Wynter Moore and Noah Hunter, who’ve known each other for several years and are very close friends.
The novel begins when Wynter goes to Pike to see her mother’s grave. The latter was killed by an armed robber some 25 years earlier at a gas station. Wynter, then 5 years old, was in the car. Every year since 16 years, she comes to pay tribute to her mother.
Usually, she closes her restaurant for a few days, visits the grave then comes back home to Iowa. However, at the cemetery, she meets Kir, the son of the sheriff who investigated at the time and who’s died since then. Just for information, it’s the hero of the series’ first volume.
Kir gives an envelope to Wynter in which are his father’s notes made during his investigation. One annotation by the sheriff makes the heroine wondering, and, disturbed, Wynter decides to stay in Pike.
The hero and the heroine met during sessions at the psychologist; Wynter because of her mother’s murder and Noah because of his parents’ death in a car accident caused by a reckless driver.
The latter knows Wynter’s habits and when he doesn’t see her come back home, he goes to Pike to check if everything is all right. When he understands what’s worrying her, he offers to interrogate the gas station’s employee. But when they go and see her, they realize she doesn’t tell the truth and a few hours later, she dies.
That’s how the suspense begins.
The heroes are going from one discovery to another on all fronts, especially the personality of all the people involved in Wynter or her mother’s lives, and till the end big surprises are in store for the reader.
The suspense is very well done even if there’s not much action. What’s more, we have several other points of view in the book including the murderer and the future victims, and it helps to understand the motivations of everyone before the heroes do.
As for the romance, let’s say it’s a calm evolution. We feel an attraction that has existed for years between Wynter and Noah, to which they never yield because they were too young. The risk of dying will bring them to reconsider their priorities and their future. Of course, this kind of relationship will not appeal to everyone, especially those who like conflicts, but that suits me.
The romance and the suspense are well balanced in the book and I’m not disappointed by one or the other. The seedy atmosphere I noticed in the previous volume is less pronounced here, probably because part of the book takes place in Iowa. What’s more, we can read Faceless as a standalone and the little glimpse of Kir at the beginning of the book doesn’t spur the reader to wonder on potentially missing elements. It’s a big plus for me.
To conclude, Faceless is a very good romantic suspense, but I give you an advice when you begin to read it: only grow attached to the heroes lol.
Reviewed by Fabiola
Review Copy from the Publisher
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Faceless is the second volume in the Pike, Winsconsin romantic suspense series by Alexandra Ivy. The first volume is titled Don’t look (review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ).
I preferred this second volume to the first even if all in all the secondary characters are all disconcerting but I won’t say more and let the readers discover what I’m talking about.
The story features Wynter Moore and Noah Hunter, who’ve known each other for several years and are very close friends.
The novel begins when Wynter goes to Pike to see her mother’s grave. The latter was killed by an armed robber some 25 years earlier at a gas station. Wynter, then 5 years old, was in the car. Every year since 16 years, she comes to pay tribute to her mother.
Usually, she closes her restaurant for a few days, visits the grave then comes back home to Iowa. However, at the cemetery, she meets Kir, the son of the sheriff who investigated at the time and who’s died since then. Just for information, it’s the hero of the series’ first volume.
Kir gives an envelope to Wynter in which are his father’s notes made during his investigation. One annotation by the sheriff makes the heroine wondering, and, disturbed, Wynter decides to stay in Pike.
The hero and the heroine met during sessions at the psychologist; Wynter because of her mother’s murder and Noah because of his parents’ death in a car accident caused by a reckless driver.
The latter knows Wynter’s habits and when he doesn’t see her come back home, he goes to Pike to check if everything is all right. When he understands what’s worrying her, he offers to interrogate the gas station’s employee. But when they go and see her, they realize she doesn’t tell the truth and a few hours later, she dies.
That’s how the suspense begins.
The heroes are going from one discovery to another on all fronts, especially the personality of all the people involved in Wynter or her mother’s lives, and till the end big surprises are in store for the reader.
The suspense is very well done even if there’s not much action. What’s more, we have several other points of view in the book including the murderer and the future victims, and it helps to understand the motivations of everyone before the heroes do.
As for the romance, let’s say it’s a calm evolution. We feel an attraction that has existed for years between Wynter and Noah, to which they never yield because they were too young. The risk of dying will bring them to reconsider their priorities and their future. Of course, this kind of relationship will not appeal to everyone, especially those who like conflicts, but that suits me.
The romance and the suspense are well balanced in the book and I’m not disappointed by one or the other. The seedy atmosphere I noticed in the previous volume is less pronounced here, probably because part of the book takes place in Iowa. What’s more, we can read Faceless as a standalone and the little glimpse of Kir at the beginning of the book doesn’t spur the reader to wonder on potentially missing elements. It’s a big plus for me.
To conclude, Faceless is a very good romantic suspense, but I give you an advice when you begin to read it: only grow attached to the heroes lol.
August 23, 2021
Thank you to the publisher and Goodreads Giveaways for this book in exchange for an honest review!
Faceless by Alexandra Ivy is the second book in the Pike, Wisconsin series and also a gripping thriller and romantic suspense novel. Even though I hadn't read the first book in this series before reading this one, I didn't have any trouble understanding the plot or the characters. The story revolves around Wynter Moore, whose mother died in a bank robbery gone wrong when she was a child. On her annual trip back to her hometown of Pike, Wisconsin, new clues turn up regarding her mother's murder. She teams up with Noah Hunter, an old friend and perhaps more than friend, when she begins getting threats on her search for the truth. Will Wynter survive to find out the truth of what happened to her mother? And will Noah and Wynter get closer along the way?
Here is an exciting excerpt from Chapter 3:
"Noah didn't know exactly what he'd expected when he climbed into his Jeep to make the drive to Pike.
He'd been concerned last evening when he'd gone to Wynter's apartment and discovered everything dark and locked tight. Not just because he hated the thought of her driving so far alone and in a truck that was what she called "temperamental" and what he called a death trap." But she knew he would be waiting for her. It was a tradition they'd established on her sixteenth birthday. She would travel to Pike to visit her mother's grave, and he would be waiting to offer her comfort.
His concern amped higher when she didn't answer his calls or texts. At last, he'd been forced to contact Professor Moore. The older man said that Wynter was spending the night in pike. He didn't know why, or even when she planned to return, but he seemed to think Wynter was fine.
Noah wasn't as certain."
Overall, Faceless is an interesting, twisty blend of thriller and romance. I could not put this book down. I had to keep reading to find out what happens to Wynter and Noah. I ended up finishing this book in a day. One highlight of this book is the suspense in the plot. There were many times where I felt my heart beating faster and hoping that the protagonists would make it through and survive the circumstances. I also enjoyed the mystery aspect and following the protagonists as they put together clues and pieced together what really happened. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're a fan of romance suspense books in general, I highly recommend that you check out this book, which is out in bookstores now!
Faceless by Alexandra Ivy is the second book in the Pike, Wisconsin series and also a gripping thriller and romantic suspense novel. Even though I hadn't read the first book in this series before reading this one, I didn't have any trouble understanding the plot or the characters. The story revolves around Wynter Moore, whose mother died in a bank robbery gone wrong when she was a child. On her annual trip back to her hometown of Pike, Wisconsin, new clues turn up regarding her mother's murder. She teams up with Noah Hunter, an old friend and perhaps more than friend, when she begins getting threats on her search for the truth. Will Wynter survive to find out the truth of what happened to her mother? And will Noah and Wynter get closer along the way?
Here is an exciting excerpt from Chapter 3:
"Noah didn't know exactly what he'd expected when he climbed into his Jeep to make the drive to Pike.
He'd been concerned last evening when he'd gone to Wynter's apartment and discovered everything dark and locked tight. Not just because he hated the thought of her driving so far alone and in a truck that was what she called "temperamental" and what he called a death trap." But she knew he would be waiting for her. It was a tradition they'd established on her sixteenth birthday. She would travel to Pike to visit her mother's grave, and he would be waiting to offer her comfort.
His concern amped higher when she didn't answer his calls or texts. At last, he'd been forced to contact Professor Moore. The older man said that Wynter was spending the night in pike. He didn't know why, or even when she planned to return, but he seemed to think Wynter was fine.
Noah wasn't as certain."
Overall, Faceless is an interesting, twisty blend of thriller and romance. I could not put this book down. I had to keep reading to find out what happens to Wynter and Noah. I ended up finishing this book in a day. One highlight of this book is the suspense in the plot. There were many times where I felt my heart beating faster and hoping that the protagonists would make it through and survive the circumstances. I also enjoyed the mystery aspect and following the protagonists as they put together clues and pieced together what really happened. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're a fan of romance suspense books in general, I highly recommend that you check out this book, which is out in bookstores now!
May 24, 2021
Larkin is without a sheriff. In the meantime, Chelle is the only officer answering the recent calls. Larkin is a small town with a small police department. Like Pike they are not equipped with trained murder investigators capable of handling murder.
Every year on the anniversary of her mother’s murder she visits her gravesite at the cemetery in Pike. While there she visits the sheriffs grave where his son Kir is visiting. It’s been twenty-five years of Wynter being without her mother. For twenty-five she never had any reason to believe her mother’s murder was anything but a senseless crime until Kir handed her a photo from the surveillance cameras.
This photo stirred up buried secrets of which Wynter plans to dig up. Wynter is by no means a detective nor is Noah yet they find themselves on a whodunit journey to solve the case of who murdered her mother. Noah is a
conservation officer who protects the forests and the environment. They met in grief counseling years ago, but Wynter called upon his friendship when she got the photo from Kir.
There’s not many reviews yet, but I’m looking to be the first to say I was disappointed with the way this story was executed. This is my third attempt at reading Alexandra Ivy’s work. I’m finding her writing voice just doesn’t appeal to me. She’s missing that dialogue driven originality that propels a story forward. I’m just going thru the motions of reading not really caring one way or another what happens.
Faceless is book 2 in the Pike, Wisconsin series. Although, Wynter lives in Larkin the story takes place in both places. If you read book 1 you will remember meeting Kir’s character.
Faceless had more of a cozy romance vibe. Larkin and Pike were both small towns with the people in both towns including the protagonist being vital to the story. I felt the romance overshadowed the non investigation. The whodunit process allowed for the Stranger to eliminate more people. I did a lot of skim reading in order to finish.
Every year on the anniversary of her mother’s murder she visits her gravesite at the cemetery in Pike. While there she visits the sheriffs grave where his son Kir is visiting. It’s been twenty-five years of Wynter being without her mother. For twenty-five she never had any reason to believe her mother’s murder was anything but a senseless crime until Kir handed her a photo from the surveillance cameras.
This photo stirred up buried secrets of which Wynter plans to dig up. Wynter is by no means a detective nor is Noah yet they find themselves on a whodunit journey to solve the case of who murdered her mother. Noah is a
conservation officer who protects the forests and the environment. They met in grief counseling years ago, but Wynter called upon his friendship when she got the photo from Kir.
There’s not many reviews yet, but I’m looking to be the first to say I was disappointed with the way this story was executed. This is my third attempt at reading Alexandra Ivy’s work. I’m finding her writing voice just doesn’t appeal to me. She’s missing that dialogue driven originality that propels a story forward. I’m just going thru the motions of reading not really caring one way or another what happens.
Faceless is book 2 in the Pike, Wisconsin series. Although, Wynter lives in Larkin the story takes place in both places. If you read book 1 you will remember meeting Kir’s character.
Faceless had more of a cozy romance vibe. Larkin and Pike were both small towns with the people in both towns including the protagonist being vital to the story. I felt the romance overshadowed the non investigation. The whodunit process allowed for the Stranger to eliminate more people. I did a lot of skim reading in order to finish.
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