I really enjoy Paige Shelton's Alaska Wild series, a series she calls "Cozy ++" due to its slightly more intense nature. Winter's End is another winning installment that uses an annual Death Walk as its starting point. Most of us in the lower 48 never experience brutal winters that keep us shut up in our homes for months on end. Living in such a climate calls for special measures, like getting out when the weather warms up to make sure everyone is all right, and-- as one resident tells Beth, "...when you live with people, locked together over a winter, you need to make damn sure you're good with their company." If there are conflicting personalities within a home, winter gives those folks plenty of time to come to loggerheads with each other.
Having started Shelton's Alaska Wild series from the beginning (Thin Ice), one of the best things is watching thriller writer Beth Rivers's recovery from the trauma that sent her running to hide in Benedict. Beth is stronger and more confident, and as a result, she's making friends, being accepted by the other residents, and feeling comfortable in sharing her history with them. This confidence will only help her as she continues to search for her elusive father-- and to hope that law enforcement back home can find the man who kidnapped her and turned her life into a nightmare.
This is a series where all the various threads are being woven together, a series where the main character-- fascinating to begin with-- grows and changes in each successive book. This is a series to savor, and I'm looking forward to doing just that with the very next book.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)
Having started Shelton's Alaska Wild series from the beginning (Thin Ice), one of the best things is watching thriller writer Beth Rivers's recovery from the trauma that sent her running to hide in Benedict. Beth is stronger and more confident, and as a result, she's making friends, being accepted by the other residents, and feeling comfortable in sharing her history with them. This confidence will only help her as she continues to search for her elusive father-- and to hope that law enforcement back home can find the man who kidnapped her and turned her life into a nightmare.
This is a series where all the various threads are being woven together, a series where the main character-- fascinating to begin with-- grows and changes in each successive book. This is a series to savor, and I'm looking forward to doing just that with the very next book.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)
