“Montana Detective Trevor West is desperate to learn what happened to his sister, who went missing in Alaska over a year ago, leaving nothing but a few photographs as clues to her whereabouts. At the advice of Police Chief Autumn Long, Trevor enlists the help of an experienced bush pilot. If Carrie James can't help him find the places in the photographs, no one can.
But Carrie has her own agenda. Grieving the death of her closest friend and the only person she could trust, Carrie will help Trevor find his sister on one condition--that he help her track down her friend's killer.
As the two close in on the answers they crave, they'll face dangers and connections they could not have imagined. They'll have to learn to trust one another--and face the dark secrets of the past--if they are ever to discover the truth and bring a killer to justice.”
Series: Book #2 in the “Missing in Alaska” series. Review of Book #1 Here!
Spiritual Content- Isaiah 43:2 at the beginning; A couple Scriptures are read & remembered; Bible reading; 'H's are not capital when referring to God; Prayers; Both Carrie & Trevor have a faith; Mentions of God & His creation; Mentions of prayers, praying, & blessings over food; Mentions of missionaries; A couple mentions of a Bible;
*Note: A mention of someone’s eyes having darkness and evil in them; A mention of a man looking evil.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘blast’, a ‘shoot’, a ‘shut up’, a ‘stupid’, a ‘wimp’, and nine forms of ‘idiot’; A mention of curses (said, not written); Sarcasm; Near death situations, A plane crash, Almost drowning, Being pushed out of a plane, Being attacked, Being abducted (and also attempted), Being held at gunpoint and knifepoint (and holding others at gunpoint), Being shot at, Shooting, Gunfire, Fighting, Knocking someone out, a Fire, Pain, Injuries, Blood/Bleeding, & Remembering and Nightmares of past events (semi-detailed); Seeing bodies & someone shot (up to semi-detailed); Trevor is trying to find his sister that went missing a year prior & tries to hang onto hope that she’s still alive *Major Spoiler* She was left to die in a cave by someone who didn’t want her snooping around their illegal activities *End of Spoiler*; Carrie comes across a beloved friend’s body (we see her rocking the body and her grief on-page as well as her remembering seeing it and imaging others ending up like his body, up to semi-detailed); Carrie helps someone who has signs of sepsis (up to semi-detailed); Trevor wants to knock out & punch a few bad guys (because of what they’ve done to those he cares about); *Spoiler* Towards the end, Carrie believes that Trevor might have died and cries/grieves for him, but doesn’t give up on finding him alive *End of Spoiler*; Many mentions of deaths, accidents, murders, murderers, bodies, & how the murders happened (up to semi-detailed); Many mentions of criminals/fugitives, crime scenes, contraband items, thieves, stealing, threats, & whistleblowers; Many mentions of missing family members, deaths and their potential death, & grief (including Trevor for his missing sister, parents for a daughter, a woman for her sister, & a man for his wife); Many mentions of shooting, being shot at, being held at gunpoint and knifepoint, gunfire, being attacked, fighting, beatings, knocking others out, injuries, pain, & blood/bleeding (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of plane crashes, explosions, near deaths, & deaths (including a couple attempted murders, barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of someone being pushed out of a plane & her recovery (attempted murder, up to semi-detailed); Mentions of radiation poisoning, hazardous waste, potential deaths from it, & explosions (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of a fire & it being a trap (luring someone out/attempted murder); Mentions of the possibility of being murdered and buried & buried alive; Mentions of abductions & being a prisoner; Mentions of an abusive husband; Mentions of break-ins; Mentions of lies, lying, & liars; A few mentions of a car accident & death (*Spoiler* Trevor’s wife *End of Spoiler*); A few mentions of a stalker; A few mentions of arrests; A few mentions of cons & a conman; A few mentions of throwing up; A couple mentions of wars; A couple mentions of drugs & being drugged; A couple mentions of rumors;
*Note: Mentions of car brands; A few mentions of celebrities (Tony Stark & Bear Grylls); A few mentions of brand names & items (iPad & Jell-O); A couple mentions of the phrase “time heals all wounds” (which upsets Trevor); A mention of a singer & song (“Only the Good Die Young” by Billy Joel).
Sexual Content- A cheek kiss, a forehead kiss, three semi-detailed kisses (one forced/unwanted), and a border-line semi-detailed // detailed kiss; Remembering kisses (up to semi-detailed); Wanting to kiss & embrace (barely-above-not-detailed); Touches, Embraces, Hand holding, Electricity, & Warmth (including warmth for survival, up to semi-detailed); Blushes; Noticing (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of kisses, kissing, & nearness (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of girlfriends/boyfriends, dating, & dates; Mentions of flirting; A few mentions of a wife cheating on her husband with his best friend (*Spoiler* Trevor’s wife *End of Spoiler*); A few mentions of jealousy; A mention of a man making a pass at a woman; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;
*Note: Carrie kicks a man in the groin in self-defense; A mention of an alpha male.
-Carrie James
-Trevor West
P.O.V. switches between them
336 pages
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My personal Rating-
{Add a star for Older Teens interested in law enforcement and/or Alaska}
Like I said in my review of the first book of this series, Alaska wilderness stories aren’t really my thing. I’m not sure if it’s the wilderness aspect or the fact I’m not made for cold weather (or a mix of both), but despite those reasons, I wanted to try out this second book since I’ve enjoyed a couple other books by this author before.
The verdict? Not bad, but it’s definitely a three-star book for me, personally. I did find some parts to be a quite sad, though, I think I’m extra sensitive to others’ grief, especially regarding siblings. The author kept the plot moving and action-packed, which helped the book not feel depressingly heavy.
One thing I liked was that we see the big betrayal for Carrie that’s mentioned on the back cover in the prologue, so there’s no wondering or hinting about what it was—unlike the prior book of the series with Autumn’s backstory. Now, that said, we are told a bit of Trevor’s past and it’s a bomb that’s just dropped on the page and it didn’t really add much to the story, in my opinion. On the note of Trevor and Carrie, I wasn’t a big fan of the romance, but I’m learning that I’m picky nowadays with the romantic content in my romantic suspense books. At least there wasn’t too many horribly timed kisses like I’ve ranted about before for this genre! I thought it was funny to see Trevor even think about a dangerous time not being the time to kiss her and also the comments about how they’re interested in each other, but haven’t know each other for long and in stressful situations, which isn’t the best for starting out on a relationship with someone. It felt like poking fun at all the books that do do that, which I honestly found humous to see.
Overall, this wasn’t bad and while it was suspenseful, it had a major lack of finding dead bodies or gore/blood, which I appreciate. It might not be a new favorite for me, but I can see Older Teens that enjoy suspense and are interested in Alaska-themed stories enjoy this one.
See y’all on Friday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Revell) for this honest review.
