1. Under a Turquoise Sky
    Lisa Carter
    Abingdon Press / 2014 / Trade Paperback
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  1. bookwomanjoan
    Oak Harbor, WA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Explosive relationship troubles
    September 12, 2014
    bookwomanjoan
    Oak Harbor, WA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 4
    This is the second in Carter's series taking place on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico but reads well on its own. Aaron is a federal agent who is assigned to protect Kailyn, a beautiful woman who witnessed a drug lord kill his wife. When their location is repeatedly compromised, Aaron decides to take Kailyn to the reservation, a place he left years ago without looking back.

    The first part of this book has plenty of action, as does the end. Much of the book deals with the troubled relationship between Aaron and Kailyn. She is a southern bell and he is a no nonsense guy. Frustrations on both sides abound. I liked Kailyn. Even though she preferred her heeled shoes and southern society, she is a gutsy gal. Aaron is a troubled fellow. He had a rough childhood that still pervades his personality.

    The fireworks are continual between Kailyn and Aaron. One minute it is flaming anger while the next it is explosive passion. Both are quick witted so the dialog is between them is great.

    The strength of this novel is life on the reservation. Aaron returns to people he alienated and has ignored for years. His grandmother is precious and wants him to find his faith in Christ. His father is now sober and wants to renew a relationship with his sin. Aaron has much he must work through before that can happen. Other characters living on the reservation help flesh out what life is like there.

    The books starts out with lots of action but slowed in the middle with the repetitive troubled relationship between Kailyn and Aaron. The end, however, has a twist and a resolution that is worth waiting for. A good novel.

    I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
  2. Iola
    New Zealand
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    2 Stars Out Of 5
    Slow and Predictable
    November 5, 2014
    Iola
    New Zealand
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 1
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 1
    Under a Turquoise Sky is Christian Romantic Suspense, usually my favourite genre, but this really didnt gel with me. I found the characters too stereotypical, and the plot verging on melodramatic. It didnt help that I kept being pulled out of the story by writing glitches (I was reading an unproofed version of the manuscript, but it wasnt typos and spelling mistakes that annoyed me, but sentences that didnt makes sense. I dont mind the advance review copy having a few typos, but the writing should still sing. This didnt).

    It didnt start well. In fact, it started three times: Kailyn meets Rafe/Aaron at a party; Kailyn watches her best friend get murdered by her drug lord husband; Kailyn in witness protection where her care is entrusted to Aaron. I didnt like Kailyn as a character, and that didnt help. I cant exactly pinpoint what I didnt like, but I think it was that I didnt see any depth to her. She came across as somewhat dim.

    Aaron was a more complex character, a half-Navajo child whod been mistreated by his white stepfather then adopted by a white family. He had rejected God, but this is a Christian romance, and we all know that means the hero and heroine both have to be Christians by the end of the book. This was another big failing for me: I didnt see any development in Aarons faith journey throughout the book, which made the inevitable conversion seem unrealistic.

    What was good? I really liked Aarons Navajo grandmother. She was brighter than she let on, with a wicked sense of humour and large doses of tribal and Christian wisdom, even if it tended to be delivered as clich dialogue. But the good wasnt enough to make up for lacklustre writing and a main character I was unable to empathise with.

    As an aside, this book illustrates why I no longer pay any attention to author endorsements. Under a Turquoise Sky has been endorsed by DiAnn Mills, who says, only lightening can strike faster than the action in this thrilling romantic suspense. Yes, the same novel I found slow and predictable. I wont be reading any further novels by Lisa Carter, and I might think twice about DiAnn Mills as well.

    Thanks to Abingdon Press and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.
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