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Eve Duncan #8
Quicksand
"Do you still miss your little Bonnie?"
This one sentence, spoken by a male voice in an anonymous phone call, is all it takes to drag Eve Duncan right back to that horrifying moment years ago when her only daughter vanished without a trace. Since then, Eve's life has become an obsession to find her daughter's remains. Only one man--a brilliant, ruthless killer--knows the truth about what happened to Bonnie.
But taunting Eve might be his first and last mistake... Eve is armed with more than just her talent as a forensic sculptor. She brings with her former Navy SEAL Joe Quinn, Atlanta detective who will do anything to help Eve put the pain of Bonnie's death to rest. Even if he has to lie to the woman he cares about the most. And even if this killer wars nothing more than to lure Eve further and further into swamp of madness...
This one sentence, spoken by a male voice in an anonymous phone call, is all it takes to drag Eve Duncan right back to that horrifying moment years ago when her only daughter vanished without a trace. Since then, Eve's life has become an obsession to find her daughter's remains. Only one man--a brilliant, ruthless killer--knows the truth about what happened to Bonnie.
But taunting Eve might be his first and last mistake... Eve is armed with more than just her talent as a forensic sculptor. She brings with her former Navy SEAL Joe Quinn, Atlanta detective who will do anything to help Eve put the pain of Bonnie's death to rest. Even if he has to lie to the woman he cares about the most. And even if this killer wars nothing more than to lure Eve further and further into swamp of madness...
388 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 22, 2008
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Iris Johansen
226 books7,338 followersIris Johansen is a New York Times bestselling author. She began her writing after her children left home for college. She first achieved success in the early 1980s writing category romances. In 1991, Johansen began writing suspense historical romance novels, starting with the publication of The Wind Dancer. In 1996 Johansen switched genres, turning to crime fiction, with which she has had great success.
She lives in Georgia and is married. Her son, Roy Johansen, is an Edgar Award-winning screenwriter and novelist. Her daughter, Tamara, serves as her research assistant.
IRIS JOHANSEN is The New York Times bestselling author of Night and Day, Hide Away, Shadow Play, Your Next Breath, The Perfect Witness, Live to See Tomorrow, Silencing Eve, Hunting Eve, Taking Eve, Sleep No More, What Doesn't Kill You, Bonnie, Quinn, Eve, Chasing The Night, Eight Days to Live, Blood Game, Deadlock, Dark Summer, Pandora's Daughter, Quicksand, Killer Dreams, On The Run, and more. And with her son, Roy Johansen, she has coauthored Night Watch, The Naked Eye, Sight Unseen, Close Your Eyes, Shadow Zone, Storm Cycle, and Silent Thunder.
http://www.irisjohansen.com
She lives in Georgia and is married. Her son, Roy Johansen, is an Edgar Award-winning screenwriter and novelist. Her daughter, Tamara, serves as her research assistant.
IRIS JOHANSEN is The New York Times bestselling author of Night and Day, Hide Away, Shadow Play, Your Next Breath, The Perfect Witness, Live to See Tomorrow, Silencing Eve, Hunting Eve, Taking Eve, Sleep No More, What Doesn't Kill You, Bonnie, Quinn, Eve, Chasing The Night, Eight Days to Live, Blood Game, Deadlock, Dark Summer, Pandora's Daughter, Quicksand, Killer Dreams, On The Run, and more. And with her son, Roy Johansen, she has coauthored Night Watch, The Naked Eye, Sight Unseen, Close Your Eyes, Shadow Zone, Storm Cycle, and Silent Thunder.
http://www.irisjohansen.com
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August 20, 2025
A move from forensic thriller to paranormal adventure
Eve Duncan, one of the world's best known forensic sculptors, specializes in the recreation of facial features from skulls. Having lost her beloved daughter, Bonnie, to abduction and murder and having suffered the anguish of never having found the body, her passion is helping parents in a similar situation. She reconstructs heads and faces and confirms the identification of skeletal remains so that grieving parents can find closure and move on with their lives.
In the preceding novel, STALEMATE, Duncan received a call from Luis Montalvo, a sleazy but powerful smuggler of illegal armaments and drugs in South America, asking for help with the identification of a skull.
Having fulfilled that task against all odds, QUICKSAND begins the story in which Montalvo completes his end of the bargain he struck with Eve Duncan by putting all of his wealth, all his manpower and all of his underworld contacts into an effort to find Duncan's daughter's body and to identify her killer. Eve's erstwhile lover, police lieutenant, Joe Quinn, Montalvo and a character returning from her initial appearance in PANDORA'S DAUGHTER, Megan Blair, a physician with heart-stopping psychic abilities, team up to track serial killer and child predator, Henry Kistle, to his killing ground in the Okefenokee Swamp in the backwaters of Florida.
Less a forensic thriller and much more a paranormal adventure in the style of Kay Hooper's EVIL series, QUICKSAND will still manage to thrill Iris Johansen's many fans with a compelling beach read that will have most readers flipping the pages just as quickly as they can manage. What is much more in question is whether Johansen will continue to be able to successfully string out the question of Eve Duncan's never-ending angst over her daughter's death coupled with the lack of a resolution of her on-again off-again relationship with Joe Quinn.
What we can hope for perhaps is that a clever ending twist will give Johansen new plot maneuvering room for future novels that will freshen up a background story that is getting tiresome. Iris Johansen dodged a bullet in QUICKSAND but that tired background could prove her undoing if she doesn't watch her step. She'll end up mired in her own quicksand as it were and not be able to pull herself out.
Recommended.
Paul Weiss
Eve Duncan, one of the world's best known forensic sculptors, specializes in the recreation of facial features from skulls. Having lost her beloved daughter, Bonnie, to abduction and murder and having suffered the anguish of never having found the body, her passion is helping parents in a similar situation. She reconstructs heads and faces and confirms the identification of skeletal remains so that grieving parents can find closure and move on with their lives.
In the preceding novel, STALEMATE, Duncan received a call from Luis Montalvo, a sleazy but powerful smuggler of illegal armaments and drugs in South America, asking for help with the identification of a skull.
Having fulfilled that task against all odds, QUICKSAND begins the story in which Montalvo completes his end of the bargain he struck with Eve Duncan by putting all of his wealth, all his manpower and all of his underworld contacts into an effort to find Duncan's daughter's body and to identify her killer. Eve's erstwhile lover, police lieutenant, Joe Quinn, Montalvo and a character returning from her initial appearance in PANDORA'S DAUGHTER, Megan Blair, a physician with heart-stopping psychic abilities, team up to track serial killer and child predator, Henry Kistle, to his killing ground in the Okefenokee Swamp in the backwaters of Florida.
Less a forensic thriller and much more a paranormal adventure in the style of Kay Hooper's EVIL series, QUICKSAND will still manage to thrill Iris Johansen's many fans with a compelling beach read that will have most readers flipping the pages just as quickly as they can manage. What is much more in question is whether Johansen will continue to be able to successfully string out the question of Eve Duncan's never-ending angst over her daughter's death coupled with the lack of a resolution of her on-again off-again relationship with Joe Quinn.
What we can hope for perhaps is that a clever ending twist will give Johansen new plot maneuvering room for future novels that will freshen up a background story that is getting tiresome. Iris Johansen dodged a bullet in QUICKSAND but that tired background could prove her undoing if she doesn't watch her step. She'll end up mired in her own quicksand as it were and not be able to pull herself out.
Recommended.
Paul Weiss
November 13, 2012
This was another really good read in the Eve Duncan series, although I still find myself getting tired of Eve on occasion. I was happy to see a reappearance of Montalvo, was a little perked up by the fact that Joe Quinn grew a new backbone in this story, and was really excited by the part that Megan Blair played in the story (see PANDORA'S DAUGHTER).
I know that Eve needs to find the body of her daughter, Bonnie, for closure. I know that she's obsessed with this task. But, sometimes, you just want to smack her for letting it ruin so many other aspects of her life.
Many times throughout QUICKSAND I had to wonder what either Joe or Montalvo see in this woman -- I think she'd drive me batty. No matter what happens in the long run, though, I hope to see more of a paranormal aspect to the storyline: and it seems that there will be, what with the way the story ends.
If you're a follower of the Eve Duncan series, you'll want to read this one. It's good overall, and you can always hope that Montalvo comes to his senses and looks for a new woman to obsess over soon.
I know that Eve needs to find the body of her daughter, Bonnie, for closure. I know that she's obsessed with this task. But, sometimes, you just want to smack her for letting it ruin so many other aspects of her life.
Many times throughout QUICKSAND I had to wonder what either Joe or Montalvo see in this woman -- I think she'd drive me batty. No matter what happens in the long run, though, I hope to see more of a paranormal aspect to the storyline: and it seems that there will be, what with the way the story ends.
If you're a follower of the Eve Duncan series, you'll want to read this one. It's good overall, and you can always hope that Montalvo comes to his senses and looks for a new woman to obsess over soon.
February 13, 2016
I picked up this book after enjoying The Search by the same author, but reading the two stories, one would never guess they were written by the same author. Quicksand follows Eve Duncan, a forensic specialist who spends her time reconstructing bodies with wax faces in order to help identify them. She began this career sometime after losing her own child Bonnie. She's married to Joe Quinn, a detective, and has an adopted daughter named Jane. There's also Montalvo, a man who loves Eve, and let's face it, she has some feelings for him too, but she's married so he's off limits.
Eve and Joe were only minor characters in The Search, and I'm starting to think that was a good thing!
Quicksand is a boring read to put it bluntly. The only thing that kept me reading was my personal goal of reading 50 books over the course of a year. Well, that and I kept hoping it would get better.
Eve Duncan is by far one of the most annoying characters I have yet to come across in a book. Throughout the story she complains about how she's dragging Joe into danger in her pursuit to find Bonnie's killer even though it wasn't his child. It's Eve's quest, after all, so he should sit on the sidelines and stay out of danger. However, Joe refuses to put Eve in danger, and therefore chooses to be more proactive about everything in order to find Bonnie.
"Woeisme! It's my child. I should be able to go after her killer. I hate just sitting here doing nothing Joe! Let me do something!" would pretty much sum up the greater portions of Eve's internal and external dialogue. Or, if you want it in Eve's own words, here's a quote from page 194:
No. Honestly, Eve, you are a bit helpless. It leaves me asking, "Well, Eve, why don't you find a way to be productive and do something instead of sitting there whining about how you aren't doing anything then?"
And yes, Eve, you're stupid too. She is a classic example of what has become a very stereotypical view of the helpless, stupid woman character portrayed in movies and books. I wonder if Johansen realized this.
Now, this love triangle between Eve, Joe, and Montalvo is intriguing, I suppose. Or at least, it would be if Johansen would show readers why the characters love each other in the first place.
Not to mention, I swear I remember Eve finding Bonnie in The Search, which was published in 2000. How then is Eve still looking? I guess this book therefore takes place before The Search, which, while it has the same characters in it, doesn't exactly explain where in the timeline it fits.
Plus, this book is listed as "An Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller." This book is not a forensics book. Eve's work reconstructing skulls is a minor, minor plot that is forgotten and one that remains without a conclusion upon the end of the book.
The climax was also uninspiring
After reading this book, I have to say I am completely disappointed with the Eve Duncan series. I probably won't be reading any others either, but if I do, it'll be a library book where I won't have to waste money like I did on Quicksand. It did at least give me a laugh when I read, "'He's killed another man,' Joe said baldly." I'm not sure how one can do that, but it was a humorous typo at least.
I would have been happier if the story was about Laura Ann, Miguel, and Montalvo. The three of them were at least interesting to read about, and their sections in the story made it worth reading. Unfortunately, the remaining sections made me want to throw the book at the wall.
Eve and Joe were only minor characters in The Search, and I'm starting to think that was a good thing!
Quicksand is a boring read to put it bluntly. The only thing that kept me reading was my personal goal of reading 50 books over the course of a year. Well, that and I kept hoping it would get better.
Eve Duncan is by far one of the most annoying characters I have yet to come across in a book. Throughout the story she complains about how she's dragging Joe into danger in her pursuit to find Bonnie's killer even though it wasn't his child. It's Eve's quest, after all, so he should sit on the sidelines and stay out of danger. However, Joe refuses to put Eve in danger, and therefore chooses to be more proactive about everything in order to find Bonnie.
"Woeisme! It's my child. I should be able to go after her killer. I hate just sitting here doing nothing Joe! Let me do something!" would pretty much sum up the greater portions of Eve's internal and external dialogue. Or, if you want it in Eve's own words, here's a quote from page 194:
"Everyone wants to protect me and I'm the one causing all this. Change your mind Joe. I'm neither stupid nor helpless. Let me do this alone!"
No. Honestly, Eve, you are a bit helpless. It leaves me asking, "Well, Eve, why don't you find a way to be productive and do something instead of sitting there whining about how you aren't doing anything then?"
And yes, Eve, you're stupid too. She is a classic example of what has become a very stereotypical view of the helpless, stupid woman character portrayed in movies and books. I wonder if Johansen realized this.
Now, this love triangle between Eve, Joe, and Montalvo is intriguing, I suppose. Or at least, it would be if Johansen would show readers why the characters love each other in the first place.
Not to mention, I swear I remember Eve finding Bonnie in The Search, which was published in 2000. How then is Eve still looking? I guess this book therefore takes place before The Search, which, while it has the same characters in it, doesn't exactly explain where in the timeline it fits.
Plus, this book is listed as "An Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller." This book is not a forensics book. Eve's work reconstructing skulls is a minor, minor plot that is forgotten and one that remains without a conclusion upon the end of the book.
The climax was also uninspiring
After reading this book, I have to say I am completely disappointed with the Eve Duncan series. I probably won't be reading any others either, but if I do, it'll be a library book where I won't have to waste money like I did on Quicksand. It did at least give me a laugh when I read, "'He's killed another man,' Joe said baldly." I'm not sure how one can do that, but it was a humorous typo at least.
I would have been happier if the story was about Laura Ann, Miguel, and Montalvo. The three of them were at least interesting to read about, and their sections in the story made it worth reading. Unfortunately, the remaining sections made me want to throw the book at the wall.
April 29, 2008
If you have been reading the story of Eve, Joe, and Bonnie...then you MUST go NOW and get this book!! If you like romantic suspense (more suspense than romance), then you should really check out this series.
Backstory: Eve Duncan is a forensic sculptor whose daughter Bonnie was apparently the victim of a child killer. Neither Bonnie's killer nor Bonnie have ever been located and Eve just can't stop searching. She needs to bring Bonnie home...but since she can't, she specializes in child skull reconstructions to help identify dead children so at least their parents can have some sort of closure. Each book in this series provides hints and clues to Bonnie's case, Eve, her cop lover Joe, and other Eve intimates.
In "Quicksand", Joe has a good lead on one of Bonnie's possible killers. The killer is a true whack-job and delights in taunting Eve with each new kill. At points in this book, I wanted to smack Eve. For such a strong, intelligent woman, she has some definate stupid moments. Eve also has to deal with Montalvo (prior book). She's still strongly attracted to Montalvo, but cherishes what she has with Joe. In "Quicksand", Eve finally realizes that her obsession with Bonnie may be damaging her current relationships and just how far she's willing to go to "bring Bonnie home".
Backstory: Eve Duncan is a forensic sculptor whose daughter Bonnie was apparently the victim of a child killer. Neither Bonnie's killer nor Bonnie have ever been located and Eve just can't stop searching. She needs to bring Bonnie home...but since she can't, she specializes in child skull reconstructions to help identify dead children so at least their parents can have some sort of closure. Each book in this series provides hints and clues to Bonnie's case, Eve, her cop lover Joe, and other Eve intimates.
In "Quicksand", Joe has a good lead on one of Bonnie's possible killers. The killer is a true whack-job and delights in taunting Eve with each new kill. At points in this book, I wanted to smack Eve. For such a strong, intelligent woman, she has some definate stupid moments. Eve also has to deal with Montalvo (prior book). She's still strongly attracted to Montalvo, but cherishes what she has with Joe. In "Quicksand", Eve finally realizes that her obsession with Bonnie may be damaging her current relationships and just how far she's willing to go to "bring Bonnie home".
May 3, 2023
Bueno, esto sí que fue inesperado. Casi que cambia el género y todo. No sé si tomármelo como un inesperado y sorprendente giro final, o un salto al vacío hacia la inverosimilitud, porque se ha quedado justo en la frontera de lo verosímil y le faltó muy poco para errar el tiro.
Con unas escenas (anteriores al tiro casi errado) entre caimanes, las arenas movedizas del título y ramas que no sujetan bien, francamente angustiosas, que me acabaron de convencer a darle las 4 estrellas muy justitas, que casi le echan abajo ese final. Destripadoras
Con unas escenas (anteriores al tiro casi errado) entre caimanes, las arenas movedizas del título y ramas que no sujetan bien, francamente angustiosas, que me acabaron de convencer a darle las 4 estrellas muy justitas, que casi le echan abajo ese final. Destripadoras
May 27, 2023
Henry Kistle starts taunting Eve about where her missing daughter's body is. Kistle is a serious psychopath who has killed many children over the years but has never been caught. Montalvo from the last book and Quinn are locked in a fight to win Eve's affections. Megan Blair a strong physic is introduced in this series without her they would never have found the bodies of so many children. I really enjoyed this one more than the last couple of books. I love the twist at the end.
Triggers: Child death and child abuse
Triggers: Child death and child abuse
August 25, 2010
I love the Eve Duncan, Joe Quinn books. This one doesn't disappoint. have Eve and Joe finally discovered who killed Bonnie, even though the lead came from Montalvo, who wants to steal Eve away from Joe? I won't tell, but if you are a fan of these two characters, it is a must read. If you aren't, you will be after this book.
September 20, 2023
Definitely an easy read. I love this series, it's one that I've clung to since I was a teenager.
It's been wonderful for me to read through Eve's journey. I will admit, halfway through I got as frustrated as Joe is right now with the fact that this was yet one more journey that didn't lead to success in the search for Bonnie but isn't that the point of a series?
Quicksand felt like a soap opera drama to me, enticing love drama, introduction to weird and lovable new characters, end of the line for a gruesome villain but not the end of the line of the main painful journey, and ended on a spiritual cliff hanger. I definitely enjoyed it and am looking forward to what's next for Eve and Joe.
It's been wonderful for me to read through Eve's journey. I will admit, halfway through I got as frustrated as Joe is right now with the fact that this was yet one more journey that didn't lead to success in the search for Bonnie but isn't that the point of a series?
Quicksand felt like a soap opera drama to me, enticing love drama, introduction to weird and lovable new characters, end of the line for a gruesome villain but not the end of the line of the main painful journey, and ended on a spiritual cliff hanger. I definitely enjoyed it and am looking forward to what's next for Eve and Joe.
November 27, 2023
It’s been a while since I picked up a book in the Eve Duncan series. While I enjoy the story line quite a bit there are some things I find annoying. I understand Eve’s pain over the loss of her daughter but after all this time I can’t really understand her willingness to burn down every relationship in order to find her daughter’s body. And I saw another person complaining about how it was always ‘your Bonnie’ and ‘your Joe Quinn’. It’s weird. People don’t talk like that. At least not over and over. But I do like many of the characters. If you can overlook the little annoyances it’s a good story.
December 20, 2021
The tension in this series is almost more than I can handle, but I keep coming back for more. The writing is excellent, the characters fascinating, and the plot always keeps you on your toes. At this point, I am beginning to dislike the way Eve and Joe keep dancing around each other, and Eve's obsession with finding her daughter's body is beginning to wear. I was actually thinking about not going on to the next in the series, when Ms. Johansen threw me a curve at the very end of the book, and now NOTHING will keep me from reading the next.
June 10, 2025
The plot here was pretty good with it almost, but not quite dragging due to unnecessary repetition. The little girl was probably the best written character. She was intelligent and capable with the author making her actions and circumstances believable. On the other hand, the husband and other main male character and their desire and competition for Eve was just juvenile and silly.
July 27, 2018
❤ Miguel
❤ Montalvo
I'm in love with Montalvo and Miguel makes me smile. They are the best part about this book. I also love Bonnie... she seems a lot wiser than her mother.
I'm kind of getting tired of the relationship between Joe en Eve and their behaviour in general. Still it was a good read and I'm looking forward to reading the next one in this 'trilogy' within the Eve Duncan series. However I oh so much wished she would choose to be with Montalvo.
❤ Montalvo
I'm in love with Montalvo and Miguel makes me smile. They are the best part about this book. I also love Bonnie... she seems a lot wiser than her mother.
I'm kind of getting tired of the relationship between Joe en Eve and their behaviour in general. Still it was a good read and I'm looking forward to reading the next one in this 'trilogy' within the Eve Duncan series. However I oh so much wished she would choose to be with Montalvo.
June 27, 2020
Nasty child killer stopped by Eve Duncan!
May 21, 2023
Creepiest one yet! I hate children being killed!
June 10, 2013
A very abridged summary: Years before the opening moments of Quicksand, Eve Duncan's daughter, Bonnie, was abducted and murdered. Since that time, Eve's primary interest has been trying to find her remains. So when she gets a phone call from a serial killer claiming to know where Bonnie is buried, Eve joins the search for the caller's latest captive in hopes of finding her daughter as well. Though mainly a traditional action-filled murder mystery, Quicksand also adds the element of psychic searchers.
My primary gripe: I feel cheated in some way by stories that have either too many happy coincidences which benefit the protagonist and equally short-changed by stories that have a continuous series of bad luck complications. Quicksand falls into the latter. Somehow it seems that plot-driven stories too often have to depend on trouble after trouble to keep the engine of a book's action in gear. In a way it reminds me of a tennis match when the plot has a series of tricky plays that get overcome only to face another; the threats and complications operate only as a progression of things at a similar level. One ball returned after another.
Background: When I first read The Hunt for Red October, I was amazed at its structure; there was more than a big picture problem to be solved. When I read of the explosion about a third of the way through the book, I wondered how it would be possible for the author to sustain the story after that high point. Silly me. There were two more of them, each building and resolving, as well as also moving the story along its arc of the bigger conflict to a grand denouement.
It is that sense of plot that I find missing in Quicksand. The sense that each difficulty encountered is part of a larger idea, rather than just another rally across the tennis court being replaced by another one--different in its details but, in essence, just the same thing: how to return one more ball successfully.
My primary gripe: I feel cheated in some way by stories that have either too many happy coincidences which benefit the protagonist and equally short-changed by stories that have a continuous series of bad luck complications. Quicksand falls into the latter. Somehow it seems that plot-driven stories too often have to depend on trouble after trouble to keep the engine of a book's action in gear. In a way it reminds me of a tennis match when the plot has a series of tricky plays that get overcome only to face another; the threats and complications operate only as a progression of things at a similar level. One ball returned after another.
Background: When I first read The Hunt for Red October, I was amazed at its structure; there was more than a big picture problem to be solved. When I read of the explosion about a third of the way through the book, I wondered how it would be possible for the author to sustain the story after that high point. Silly me. There were two more of them, each building and resolving, as well as also moving the story along its arc of the bigger conflict to a grand denouement.
It is that sense of plot that I find missing in Quicksand. The sense that each difficulty encountered is part of a larger idea, rather than just another rally across the tennis court being replaced by another one--different in its details but, in essence, just the same thing: how to return one more ball successfully.
July 18, 2013
I haven't read Iris Johansen books in a long time; they were my go-to book back in the day when all I read was romantic suspense. Now that I'm a bit older, I thought I'd go back to the Eve Duncan series and catch up on the ones I've missed- yeah, not going to happen. At least, not right now. This book wasn't bad, just very babyish reading for my literature tastes right now. I need more happening in a novel than a gal talking to her dead daughter on the porch (which I remembered from all the previous Eve Duncan novels). Just too juvenile for me. Plus, it always bothered me how Iris Johansen never have her characters any true humanity. Never once in her novels, do Eve, Jane, or Joe ever call each other by an endearment or a nickname - or anything that you hear on a human day to day relationship. Her dialogue sounds forced and typed. That is one thing that Nora Roberts, Jayne Ann Krentz and Karen Robards have down. I'd rather be reading their books instead. Too bad.
June 21, 2015
I really like the characters in this series. I got Quicksand after reading Stalemate, because I was left with unanswered questions. UGH! This book still didn't give me the answers, but I did enjoy having Miguel and Montalvo back in this story line. There were new characters introduced that were equally as interesting, Megan, who has psychic abilities, and Laura Ann, a spunky little girl, who is abducted by Kistle, who was named in Stalemate as the suspect who abducted Eve's daughter, Bonnie, years earlier and her body has never been found. If you enjoy suspense novels this series is for you. I have to check out Johansens following books to see if I can get my questions answered.
September 28, 2017
Quicksand (Eve Duncan #8) by Iris Johansen. After surviving the jungles of Columbia, Eve has the names of several child molesting killers she can investigate. But Joe decides that he is going to go out on his own to hunt down and find out about a suspected killer without telling Eve. When the killer calls and taunts Eve about the remains of Bonnie, she follows Quinn along with Montalvo to solve the mystery of this suspected killer. A physic listener named Megan is asked to help which opens the story up to involving persons who can hear and feel what most people think is made up to get in the limelight and news. Makes for a nice twist.
November 24, 2015
Eve Duncan is still searching for her daughters remains and this is another testament of her devotion to that mission. Will her relationship with Joe stand the test again? What will become of Eve's attraction to Montalvo who shows up to test her heart?
I like Eve's character, but how many more novels will be dedicated to Bonnie? Ms. Johansen is bringing in new characters, but.......
I won't be quick to read the next novel (lol, I wasn't so quick to read this one either) devoted to Eve's tormented quest to put her long gone daughter to rest. I am growing bored.
I like Eve's character, but how many more novels will be dedicated to Bonnie? Ms. Johansen is bringing in new characters, but.......
I won't be quick to read the next novel (lol, I wasn't so quick to read this one either) devoted to Eve's tormented quest to put her long gone daughter to rest. I am growing bored.
August 30, 2011
Surprisingly passionless writing for a thriller. Characters keep talking about "the horror" of whatever, but I never truly felt it. I also never felt any chemistry between Eve and either of the male leads - they all seemed like fairly unpleasant obsessives to me. Now Laura Ann - that's a character to love!
dnf
December 6, 2024I DNF’d this book because to be quite frank, it read like it was written by an old judgmental conservative grandma for old judgmental conservative grandmas. And that’s perfectly fine, they need to read too, but I’m not one of them.
December 30, 2015
Another good one in series! Jeanine, why did you get me hooked on this author?
July 14, 2018
Honestly, if I had noticed earlier that the stars meant "did not like it," "it was okay," "liked it," "really liked it," and "it was amazing," I would have rated most of Iris Johansen's novels about a star lower. This will be my first review where I use that system. In my old system, this would have been a 3/5.
The difference between "did not like it" and "it was okay" was, for me, due to that I'm the most familiar with Eve's story. I was especially pleased that Jane MacGuire spent most of her time offscreen, so it was mostly Eve, Joe, some other guy named Luis Montalvo who's *also* attracted to Eve (and the feeling is mutual, but Eve loves Joe more and is loyal to him), and Miguel Vicente, Montalvo's yes man. I'm familiar with Eve and feel like she's better developed than Johansen's other heroines, and, as disgustingly saccharine as Bonnie is, I'm rather fond of the ghostly little tyke. It's also fun that I know what's going to happen in advance--at least, I know what happened to Bonnie. I have to say that knowing this information can make an otherwise dull book interesting. That's not exactly a compliment, though, if reading someone's books out of order makes a series *more* enjoyable.
It wouldn't be an Eve Duncan book without some new serial killer to taunt her about Bonnie, and this time, the killer is Henry Kistle, a murderer who specializes in killing children. He calls Bonnie "a flaming arrow in the darkness" (I do like this phrase) and claims that he killed her. Of course, Eve knows that he's probably just trying to hurt her, but her obsession with finding Bonnie's body compels her to do what he says. In order to give Joe and Luis incentive to join in, however, he tells her he'll be kidnapping and murdering another child. He doesn't just want to lure Eve in his trap--he wants to kill Joe and Luis first, to hurt her further.
All the characters in this book are irritating. We have Eve, who's willing to take incredibly stupid risks because of her Bonnie obsession (instead of, I don't know, joining a support group for parents of missing children or family murdered killed by serial killers); Joe, who's growing more and more frustrated with Eve's consistent determination and disappointment; a one-dimensional bad guy who says "bitch" a lot; and a precocious child to serve as further proof that Johansen has no idea how to write kids. This one isn't even a genius.
Joe was far from insufferable in this book, but he was still an insensitive prick when it came to Bonnie. He tells Eve that he doesn't, *can't* care about Bonnie, and even says that he wishes she had never been born. Later, he whines to himself that he's going to eventually leave Eve once he can't stand seeing her in pain any longer, "[b]ut not before he might have hurt her beyond healing." You do know you have control over this, right? Then again, this is how all the men (and sometimes the women) are in these books: "I'm selfish. I can't help it, so you'd better get used to it."
Eve isn't much better. She uses a woman from one of Johansen's earlier novels, Megan Blair, who has the ability to hear voices when she's near places where bad things have happened (and is now married to Grady the pedophile). Eve knows that Megan can help her find bodies and even children who have been kidnapped but not yet killed. The whole time, she hates on herself for letting Megan do something that's clearly tearing her apart--which it is, because Megan actually *feels* the suffering connected to the voices, as if it were happening to her in the present. Nonetheless, she doesn't even try to stop Megan, who insists on doing it because she wants to see Henry dead and she wants to save the girl he's kidnapped.
I'd be fine with Eve using Megan if she wasn't continually moaning to her about what an awful person she is, and I would even be fine with Eve moaning if she were actually going to try and stop Megan. Instead, she just sits in the middle, admitting she wants and needs Megan's help, but oh my God, what a monster she is, but she really really needs Megan's help and she'll do anything for Bonnie (and the kidnapped girl) but ohhhhh she's so mean and evil and--SHUT UP ALREADY.
The girl, Laura Ann, is annoying. Full stop. Although she's scared, she knows that that's where Henry is getting his satisfaction, and somehow manages, at age 9, to gather up the courage to talk back to him, spit in his face, and pretend she's not scared. She also figures out that he's using her as bait and--again, at AGE 9--decides she's not going to play Henry's little game, because she doesn't want Eve and the other grown-ups to get hurt. Sigh.
Children are children. And once children understand that death is permanent, they have very strong self-preservation instincts. In fact, one of the reason Laura Ann is so "strong" *gag* is that she has some vague ailment and has had to survive through various surgeries. If that were the case, wouldn't her will to live be even stronger? Wouldn't she be even *more* scared? Look, we don't need for her to be selfless in order for her to be likable. Children *should* be selfish, at least when it comes to literal matters of life and death. In this situation, it made her seem like she wasn't a real child, which made me dislike her.
The bad guy is boring. It's as simple as that. I'm not a fan of sadism for the sake of sadism, especially if it's used as a plot device. I mean, what's different about this guy? He likes killing kids and Eve is somehow so "special" that he wants to kill her, too. I don't know, man. Considering how most serial killers who mess with Eve end up dead, you'd think they'd learn to stay away from her after a while.
I don't remember Luis from earlier books, but he's not terribly interesting. He's just as bad as Joe, forcing her to be more intimate than she wants to be, constantly reminding her that he wants to bone her (and saying that he knows she wants it as much as he does), even holding her hand, even though she tries to pull away, saying, "I deserve this." And of course, he's still a "good guy," and boundaries don't mean anything if it's the "good guy" disrespecting them.
The story is predictable, but that in itself was easy to predict. Johansen is very formulaic. She knows what sells, and her audience knows what they like. I can't fault her for that, and besides, the action was enjoyable to read, even though I knew (warning: SERIOUS spoilers about who kills someone)
Unfortunately, none of the positives in this book overcome the negatives. It was average at best. And, as someone who's read the conclusion of Eve's search for Bonnie's remains, I'd say you could skip this one entirely. But if you're a fan of Iris Johansen, this is definitely one of her better ones.
The difference between "did not like it" and "it was okay" was, for me, due to that I'm the most familiar with Eve's story. I was especially pleased that Jane MacGuire spent most of her time offscreen, so it was mostly Eve, Joe, some other guy named Luis Montalvo who's *also* attracted to Eve (and the feeling is mutual, but Eve loves Joe more and is loyal to him), and Miguel Vicente, Montalvo's yes man. I'm familiar with Eve and feel like she's better developed than Johansen's other heroines, and, as disgustingly saccharine as Bonnie is, I'm rather fond of the ghostly little tyke. It's also fun that I know what's going to happen in advance--at least, I know what happened to Bonnie. I have to say that knowing this information can make an otherwise dull book interesting. That's not exactly a compliment, though, if reading someone's books out of order makes a series *more* enjoyable.
It wouldn't be an Eve Duncan book without some new serial killer to taunt her about Bonnie, and this time, the killer is Henry Kistle, a murderer who specializes in killing children. He calls Bonnie "a flaming arrow in the darkness" (I do like this phrase) and claims that he killed her. Of course, Eve knows that he's probably just trying to hurt her, but her obsession with finding Bonnie's body compels her to do what he says. In order to give Joe and Luis incentive to join in, however, he tells her he'll be kidnapping and murdering another child. He doesn't just want to lure Eve in his trap--he wants to kill Joe and Luis first, to hurt her further.
All the characters in this book are irritating. We have Eve, who's willing to take incredibly stupid risks because of her Bonnie obsession (instead of, I don't know, joining a support group for parents of missing children or family murdered killed by serial killers); Joe, who's growing more and more frustrated with Eve's consistent determination and disappointment; a one-dimensional bad guy who says "bitch" a lot; and a precocious child to serve as further proof that Johansen has no idea how to write kids. This one isn't even a genius.
Joe was far from insufferable in this book, but he was still an insensitive prick when it came to Bonnie. He tells Eve that he doesn't, *can't* care about Bonnie, and even says that he wishes she had never been born. Later, he whines to himself that he's going to eventually leave Eve once he can't stand seeing her in pain any longer, "[b]ut not before he might have hurt her beyond healing." You do know you have control over this, right? Then again, this is how all the men (and sometimes the women) are in these books: "I'm selfish. I can't help it, so you'd better get used to it."
Eve isn't much better. She uses a woman from one of Johansen's earlier novels, Megan Blair, who has the ability to hear voices when she's near places where bad things have happened (and is now married to Grady the pedophile). Eve knows that Megan can help her find bodies and even children who have been kidnapped but not yet killed. The whole time, she hates on herself for letting Megan do something that's clearly tearing her apart--which it is, because Megan actually *feels* the suffering connected to the voices, as if it were happening to her in the present. Nonetheless, she doesn't even try to stop Megan, who insists on doing it because she wants to see Henry dead and she wants to save the girl he's kidnapped.
I'd be fine with Eve using Megan if she wasn't continually moaning to her about what an awful person she is, and I would even be fine with Eve moaning if she were actually going to try and stop Megan. Instead, she just sits in the middle, admitting she wants and needs Megan's help, but oh my God, what a monster she is, but she really really needs Megan's help and she'll do anything for Bonnie (and the kidnapped girl) but ohhhhh she's so mean and evil and--SHUT UP ALREADY.
The girl, Laura Ann, is annoying. Full stop. Although she's scared, she knows that that's where Henry is getting his satisfaction, and somehow manages, at age 9, to gather up the courage to talk back to him, spit in his face, and pretend she's not scared. She also figures out that he's using her as bait and--again, at AGE 9--decides she's not going to play Henry's little game, because she doesn't want Eve and the other grown-ups to get hurt. Sigh.
Children are children. And once children understand that death is permanent, they have very strong self-preservation instincts. In fact, one of the reason Laura Ann is so "strong" *gag* is that she has some vague ailment and has had to survive through various surgeries. If that were the case, wouldn't her will to live be even stronger? Wouldn't she be even *more* scared? Look, we don't need for her to be selfless in order for her to be likable. Children *should* be selfish, at least when it comes to literal matters of life and death. In this situation, it made her seem like she wasn't a real child, which made me dislike her.
The bad guy is boring. It's as simple as that. I'm not a fan of sadism for the sake of sadism, especially if it's used as a plot device. I mean, what's different about this guy? He likes killing kids and Eve is somehow so "special" that he wants to kill her, too. I don't know, man. Considering how most serial killers who mess with Eve end up dead, you'd think they'd learn to stay away from her after a while.
I don't remember Luis from earlier books, but he's not terribly interesting. He's just as bad as Joe, forcing her to be more intimate than she wants to be, constantly reminding her that he wants to bone her (and saying that he knows she wants it as much as he does), even holding her hand, even though she tries to pull away, saying, "I deserve this." And of course, he's still a "good guy," and boundaries don't mean anything if it's the "good guy" disrespecting them.
The story is predictable, but that in itself was easy to predict. Johansen is very formulaic. She knows what sells, and her audience knows what they like. I can't fault her for that, and besides, the action was enjoyable to read, even though I knew (warning: SERIOUS spoilers about who kills someone)
Unfortunately, none of the positives in this book overcome the negatives. It was average at best. And, as someone who's read the conclusion of Eve's search for Bonnie's remains, I'd say you could skip this one entirely. But if you're a fan of Iris Johansen, this is definitely one of her better ones.
October 21, 2019
Quicksand by Iris Johansen is by no means a new book. Originally published in 2008, it is part of the Eve Duncan forensic thriller series. If you like spooky mysteries series, they are among my favorites. And what better time of year than fall to read thrillers?
Eve Duncan’s daughter Bonnie went missing years ago, presumed murdered, but no remains ever found. Since then Eve has devoted her life to forensic sculpting, primarily the remains of children in hopes of providing closure to families and apprehension of criminals.
This book takes a bit of a twist when Eve starts receiving phone calls from Henry Kistle, a child killer on the loose, who claims to be none other than the one who kidnapped and murdered her daughter Bonnie all those years ago.
Eve’s life and career has been driven by her desire to find Bonnie, which is magnified, her relationships tested, as she is faced with the possibility of looking a monster right in the face. While searching for the answers she so desperately desires, and trying to find Laura Ann Simmons, Kistle’s latest abduction, Eve reaches tragic and violent kickback, which both shakes her nerves and drives her on. Traveling to multiple locations in a cat and mouse game with Kistle, there is limited time to not only get the answers she seeks, but also to make sure another child doesn’t succumb to a horrific fate. From continued “visits” from her daughter Bonnie, to the introduction of Dr.Megan Blair who uses her “gift” aid in the search of past and current abduction victims, the supernatural additions make for a wonderful October read as we eek (pun intended) closer to Halloween.
As I mentioned before this book is part of a series, but with Johansen’s talent for providing backstory to her books without being overly repetitive to her consistent readers, so you can read them as a stand alone book if that suits your fancy.
Check this one out if you are up for a little paranormal, and a whole lot of suspense. Do keep in mind the book dives heavy into child abduction and murder, so please read with caution. It surely will open you to the dark horrors of the world.
Happy reading!
Eve Duncan’s daughter Bonnie went missing years ago, presumed murdered, but no remains ever found. Since then Eve has devoted her life to forensic sculpting, primarily the remains of children in hopes of providing closure to families and apprehension of criminals.
This book takes a bit of a twist when Eve starts receiving phone calls from Henry Kistle, a child killer on the loose, who claims to be none other than the one who kidnapped and murdered her daughter Bonnie all those years ago.
Eve’s life and career has been driven by her desire to find Bonnie, which is magnified, her relationships tested, as she is faced with the possibility of looking a monster right in the face. While searching for the answers she so desperately desires, and trying to find Laura Ann Simmons, Kistle’s latest abduction, Eve reaches tragic and violent kickback, which both shakes her nerves and drives her on. Traveling to multiple locations in a cat and mouse game with Kistle, there is limited time to not only get the answers she seeks, but also to make sure another child doesn’t succumb to a horrific fate. From continued “visits” from her daughter Bonnie, to the introduction of Dr.Megan Blair who uses her “gift” aid in the search of past and current abduction victims, the supernatural additions make for a wonderful October read as we eek (pun intended) closer to Halloween.
As I mentioned before this book is part of a series, but with Johansen’s talent for providing backstory to her books without being overly repetitive to her consistent readers, so you can read them as a stand alone book if that suits your fancy.
Check this one out if you are up for a little paranormal, and a whole lot of suspense. Do keep in mind the book dives heavy into child abduction and murder, so please read with caution. It surely will open you to the dark horrors of the world.
Happy reading!
December 8, 2021
What made this book interesting was the addition of Megan Blair from Johansen's book "Pandora's Daughter." Aside from that, I found this one to be a fairly suspenseful entry into the Eve Duncan series.
And I was really pleased to see Montalvo back as well as his glib and willing to please assistant Miguel. Both were in the previous book and quite frankly I think Montalvo is a far better partner for Eve Duncan than Joe. The drawback is that Montalvo lives in Central America.
Here we have a really evil serial killer who targets children and like other books in this series, he tells Eve he murdered her long dead daughter Bonnie and drags her into a cat and mouse game with cryptic "gifts" and threats to other children. That is one part of the Eve Duncan series that gets a little redundant however. So many of her enemies claim to know what happened to Bonnie, where she is buried, and so on.
But there has been this sort of paranormal feel to the series in the earlier books with Eve's interaction with the Bonnie's ghost. But Megan Blair's unusual psychic ability to hear the cries of the dead plays a big role in drawing Eve into this nasty situation. They become allies although I'm not sure if they became friends when all was said and done.
Once again the level of trust between Eve and Joe seems low. They're supposed to love each other but frequently they keep secrets from each other. Montalvo might have his own flaws but at least Eve knows where he stands on everything. That's why I like him better.
I read the book in just a few hours so it was an easy read. There was a definite cliffhanger ending to this book so I expect I'll go onto #9.
And I was really pleased to see Montalvo back as well as his glib and willing to please assistant Miguel. Both were in the previous book and quite frankly I think Montalvo is a far better partner for Eve Duncan than Joe. The drawback is that Montalvo lives in Central America.
Here we have a really evil serial killer who targets children and like other books in this series, he tells Eve he murdered her long dead daughter Bonnie and drags her into a cat and mouse game with cryptic "gifts" and threats to other children. That is one part of the Eve Duncan series that gets a little redundant however. So many of her enemies claim to know what happened to Bonnie, where she is buried, and so on.
But there has been this sort of paranormal feel to the series in the earlier books with Eve's interaction with the Bonnie's ghost. But Megan Blair's unusual psychic ability to hear the cries of the dead plays a big role in drawing Eve into this nasty situation. They become allies although I'm not sure if they became friends when all was said and done.
Once again the level of trust between Eve and Joe seems low. They're supposed to love each other but frequently they keep secrets from each other. Montalvo might have his own flaws but at least Eve knows where he stands on everything. That's why I like him better.
I read the book in just a few hours so it was an easy read. There was a definite cliffhanger ending to this book so I expect I'll go onto #9.
July 28, 2018
"Deciding to take matters into her own hands, she enlists the clairvoyant skills of Dr. Megan Blair to help find her. No strangers to looking for clues where there seem to be none, the two women use their highly specialized talents to hunt down Bonnie’s elusive kidnapper and return her to her mother’s arms. But is Bonnie still alive? Will the two women find her in time?"
So this time Joe goes out on his own at first after a lead Montalvo gave them about the possibility of finding out not just who killed Bonnie, but maybe finally be able to bring her home. Without telling Eve anything. Even after everything that happened in Columbia. Even after telling Eve he's tired of looking for Bonnie. Round and round they go....he claims he loves her, Eve claims she loves him, the sex is fantastic between them, but is that really worth staying together? Then a lead on Kistle lands squarely in both their laps and the search begins anew.... with some VERY unexpected twists. I've already begun Blood Game (#9), so I won't leave any spoilers here, but these books are taking a few plot twists I definitely didn't expect from Ms. Johansen. She went from a romance writer to a mystery/suspense writer. This new twist has the potential to make the rest of the series either very interesting, or totally ruin it. At least Jane is still Jane.
So this time Joe goes out on his own at first after a lead Montalvo gave them about the possibility of finding out not just who killed Bonnie, but maybe finally be able to bring her home. Without telling Eve anything. Even after everything that happened in Columbia. Even after telling Eve he's tired of looking for Bonnie. Round and round they go....he claims he loves her, Eve claims she loves him, the sex is fantastic between them, but is that really worth staying together? Then a lead on Kistle lands squarely in both their laps and the search begins anew.... with some VERY unexpected twists. I've already begun Blood Game (#9), so I won't leave any spoilers here, but these books are taking a few plot twists I definitely didn't expect from Ms. Johansen. She went from a romance writer to a mystery/suspense writer. This new twist has the potential to make the rest of the series either very interesting, or totally ruin it. At least Jane is still Jane.
November 12, 2018
This work could have been shorter as the second half doesn't seem to relate solidly to the first part, and never mentions Eve's forensic sculpturing which is so important to her that she takes the work in progress along with her as she moves about. Eve seems pushy and it is hard to imagine why two men love her. With the Central American characters, the narrator gives them an accent which sometimes borders on Irish rather than Spanish. Why didn't they audio record the phone calls from the killer?
Eve Duncan's daughter Bonnie was kidnapped at the age of 6, and Eve was so haunted by her disappearance that she became a forensic sculptor so she could help others with missing children. Now an evil man who claims to have been the one to take Bonnie is capturing and killing other children, and taunting Eve. Seriously doubting psychics, a woman with true powers is brought in when a little boy is missing and another girl is alive but captured by him. With the help of her love, former Navy SEAL Joe Quinn, Eve is compelled to save Laurie Ann and go where the killer is to see if he will give her answers about Bonnie.
Eve Duncan's daughter Bonnie was kidnapped at the age of 6, and Eve was so haunted by her disappearance that she became a forensic sculptor so she could help others with missing children. Now an evil man who claims to have been the one to take Bonnie is capturing and killing other children, and taunting Eve. Seriously doubting psychics, a woman with true powers is brought in when a little boy is missing and another girl is alive but captured by him. With the help of her love, former Navy SEAL Joe Quinn, Eve is compelled to save Laurie Ann and go where the killer is to see if he will give her answers about Bonnie.
October 6, 2025
This was my first Iris johansen novel, it is part of a larger series, titled the ever so clever name of the 'eve duncan series. ' So I knew little going in, fortunately Iris johansen loves to remind you of what's going on in the story.... No not the actual stpry but the emptional one that plagues eve of what feels like every second of every damn day, her bonnie.
The number of times this woman's dead/missing daughter daughter is brought up is insane. Every other page reads like an obituary. It is absurd.
But the characters are fine, seems like every decision a man makes in this novel is to ultimately get laid which actually makes them believable (this goes for meg's uncle too btw lol)
But Johansen does have some really good moments, she is capable of building up tensions really well, having them satisfy like a rube goldberg machine.
It's mostly fluff, easy to read and fun to read at times, but if it was any longer than 370~ pages I would have put it down before i had hit 100.
Will not peek the rest of the series.
Left my copy in the eglinton mall community bookshelf in Toronto.
The number of times this woman's dead/missing daughter daughter is brought up is insane. Every other page reads like an obituary. It is absurd.
But the characters are fine, seems like every decision a man makes in this novel is to ultimately get laid which actually makes them believable (this goes for meg's uncle too btw lol)
But Johansen does have some really good moments, she is capable of building up tensions really well, having them satisfy like a rube goldberg machine.
It's mostly fluff, easy to read and fun to read at times, but if it was any longer than 370~ pages I would have put it down before i had hit 100.
Will not peek the rest of the series.
Left my copy in the eglinton mall community bookshelf in Toronto.
December 3, 2024
Quicksand by Iris Johansen is the eighth book of the Eve Duncan mystery series set in contemporary Atlanta, Georgia and Bloomburg, Illinois.
The suspense begins with a phone call to Eve: "Do you still miss your little Bonnie?" and never lets up.
Atlanta homicide detective Joe Quinn has just left, to follow up on the most probable suspect from three Montalvo provided (a deal made with Eve in the last book). Joe didn't want Eve to get her hopes up, so he didn't tell her why he's going. But Kistle's phone call changed everything.
Montalvo joins in the manhunt, with his right-hand-man Miguel. Many members of law enforcement are killed by Kistle, a skilled veteran of jungle warfare. Between killings, Kistle taunts Eve with "clues".
Eve overcomes a bias against psychics to work with Megan, a Listener and a Pandora. [Yep, suspend belief, this is fiction. The paranormal is here to stay in this series.] The story is not for the squeamish. Kistle tortured the young children, prolonging their misery until their eventual death.
The suspense begins with a phone call to Eve: "Do you still miss your little Bonnie?" and never lets up.
Atlanta homicide detective Joe Quinn has just left, to follow up on the most probable suspect from three Montalvo provided (a deal made with Eve in the last book). Joe didn't want Eve to get her hopes up, so he didn't tell her why he's going. But Kistle's phone call changed everything.
Montalvo joins in the manhunt, with his right-hand-man Miguel. Many members of law enforcement are killed by Kistle, a skilled veteran of jungle warfare. Between killings, Kistle taunts Eve with "clues".
Eve overcomes a bias against psychics to work with Megan, a Listener and a Pandora. [Yep, suspend belief, this is fiction. The paranormal is here to stay in this series.] The story is not for the squeamish. Kistle tortured the young children, prolonging their misery until their eventual death.
July 6, 2019
First of all I want to say one thing, I don’t like
joe. I never have, he’s controlling and I think he’s an ass. Second, everyone keeps saying how eve is annoying with her obsession. Um I’m sorry but if I had a kid taken from me like that I would be doing the same thing. I would be doing anything and everything to find them. My biggest issue with this series is he repetitiveness. One leaves and the other follows. It’s always the same thing really. Also the characters are very very similar and it’s annoying. Why are all the women considered “emotionally weak” and the males are all “super alpha males” that’s not how the world works.
I know it may seem like I don’t like this series but I am enjoying it very much (with a few exceptions). I really enjoy her writing style and I’m choosing not to look too closely at the book. I enjoyed reading it and I won’t look any further than that. I won’t start picking it apart in my head.
joe. I never have, he’s controlling and I think he’s an ass. Second, everyone keeps saying how eve is annoying with her obsession. Um I’m sorry but if I had a kid taken from me like that I would be doing the same thing. I would be doing anything and everything to find them. My biggest issue with this series is he repetitiveness. One leaves and the other follows. It’s always the same thing really. Also the characters are very very similar and it’s annoying. Why are all the women considered “emotionally weak” and the males are all “super alpha males” that’s not how the world works.
I know it may seem like I don’t like this series but I am enjoying it very much (with a few exceptions). I really enjoy her writing style and I’m choosing not to look too closely at the book. I enjoyed reading it and I won’t look any further than that. I won’t start picking it apart in my head.
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