REVIEW - Trafficked - go get 'em!

Trafficked by Wendy Hewlett

Date read: 11th July 2021

My rating: 4.5*
Genre I reckon: Sex Crimes Detectives with Romance

Buy link: Amazon 

Have I told you yet how much I love this series? I think I have. It's a lot!

Review of book 1, Saving Grace is in this link here.

Trafficked is book 4. 

Based in Toronto, abuse survivor, Taylor Sinclair is on the case again. Along with DS Chris Cain and a host of other characters, the reader is put through their paces. 

As the title suggests, human trafficking is the main focus of this book - and it is a hard read in that respect but an important one. It shows the horrors of the illegal trade in humans. 

However, we're also given beautiful insights into Taylor and Cail's relationship as they rebuild their trust. 

Chris also develops her relationship with Kate. And challenges her abusive father as he runs for office.

And Gray makes welcome appearances too.

There's even a non-binary character in this book. 

I love how the LGBTQ+ characters slot into the story without ceremony - all characters get their fair share of the story.

I am fully invested in all the characters by now. And as I've come to expect from this author, it's brilliantly written. The plot drives on at a relentless pace without being rushed. 

A real quest for justice and a must read!

Always in love and light,

TL

REVIEW - The Bloody Tower - bloody ain't the half of it!

Date read: 11th June 2020

My rating: 4.5*

Genre I reckon: Cosy Historical Mystery

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I confess it...this is my first Carola Dunn book. It's not even the first in the Daisy Dalrymple series. But it's the one my step-daughter had mailed to my mother-in-law for lockdown reading, and she's passed it on to me. 

It's perfectly acceptable as a stand-alone. Although I may go back and read earlier books now that I've been hooked!

Having been to The Tower of London, I found this setting fascinating. 

It is a place with a bloody history, but more is added in this intriguing story. 

Daisy is a high-born lady who married a police detective, DCI Fletcher. Set in 1925, we see the disturbance such a match caused. But she's clearly a strong woman who knows her own mind. 

I love the details; I could envisage the layout easily and the yeoman guard in their regalia. 

The language was time appropriate which I also appreciated. 

Very well researched!

The girls, Belinda and Fay are boisterous, enthusiastic young ladies of their generation who kept the mood light-hearted amidst the horror. 

I'd keep an eye on Nanny though - phew, what a bearcat! 

Not to sound too full of oneself, but I did guess the murderer. There was a fun list of suspects though.

All-in-all, a gentle, entertaining read. Just what I needed, and what one expects of a cosy mystery.

A jolly good yarn! 😊

Tee hee - couldn't resist making this fun GIF

Always in love and light, 

TL

REVIEW - Saving Grace - who saves who?

Date read: 5th August 2018

My rating: 4.5*

Genre I reckon: Kickass survivors of abuse

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The trouble with a TBR list as long as Santa's 'naughty' one is that some gems stay hidden for a while. And this is one of those gems. 

Saving Grace deals with a really tough topic with sensitivity. It does not go into in-depth detail of the abuse in the girls' past, but you know it happened. And you learn how each woman deals with the aftermath.

Taylor - determined survivor of abuse and the streets

Gray - awesome woman and author

Their lives have similarities, yet very different paths.

But this book is about so much more; deep friendships, trust building, and hope.

The characters are all well rounded, and it's beautifully written. The women are tough, the good guys are strong and supportive. Really sweet love stories intertwine throughout.

Really powerful stuff!