And again... so much to like about these characters and this series! I just wish the author wasn't so patterned in her approach to the story. While the details of the mystery and the ghosts are fresh, the pattern makes the books feel too familiar and trite, which takes away the fun and overall enjoyment.I'm a sucker for a good romance. But why must each book feature a member of the Krewe falling in love? It would be nice to focus on the mystery more and the romance a bit less - or keep it between those couples we already know. The Krewe is going to get over-crowded....Again, started skimming early on, when I all-too-quickly figured out who was behind it all and why. Offensive. I have no other word for this book. As a human being committed to social justice including woman’s rights, I find the direction Graham takes Jenna Duffy disturbing on a fundamental level. Jenna is supposed to be a trained FBI special agent and a RN; one would think this comes with a confidence and awareness of who she is, but no. Jenna is reduced to a badly stereotypical woman who is a slave to the leading man (Sam) in the book. These two characters dislike each other through the first half of the book to such an extent a romance seem impossible. But nearly at the half way point, Sam shouts at her to “Shut up!” He repeats it, she is stunned to hear such vehemence from him, and by the next page, of course, she is tumbling into bed with him. No self-respect whatsoever from this character who takes verbal abuse from the man. And physical abuse? Sure, she takes that, too. Later in the book she is slapped by a suspect and does nothing. What? A suspect slaps an FBI special agent and gets away with it? Unheard of.This is to say nothing about it being a Krewe of Hunters book. I think this book is supposed to take place immediately after book 3 set in New York, as several Krewe members are said to be finishing up in New York, so Jenna is solo for most of the story. Whitney, who we saw in the last book, is apparently married and on a honeymoon (gee, that happened fast). Some members of the Krewe arrive to help Jenna, but there is barely any character development of the rest of the Krewe, and what character development I did see of Jenna has convinced me to stop reading the series and Heather Graham. If this is what women readers want to see in their female characters, maybe I do not understand people as much as I thought I did.
What do You think about The Evil Inside (2011)?
I enjoy reading the Krewe of Hunters books, they are a fast read also.
—nseuwayfuri
