Last Winter of Dani Lancing

by P.D. Viner

[Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews]

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing is tragic, the premise unimaginable, yet it was engrossing. P.D.Viner created characters that made you feel. Grief. I felt her parent's grief, it hung in the air like a cloud before a rain storm. You'd think with the subject matter, a young girl murdered with her parents left to pick up twenty years of pieces that I would be crying my eyes out; but the puzzle of Dani Lancing is laid out in such a seductive manner that your eyes would only run for lack of blinking.

While there are many "I didn't see that coming" moments I did have a sneaking suspicion of who the culprit was (supposedly confirmed halfway through the book). That did not detour the intensity of The Last Winter of Dani Lancing, as it was very well written and plotted out. I may have worked it out in my mind but Viner gave me the "how" one of the most important elements in the 5Ws and H. I sound very evasive but I fear of giving key points away if I type too much.

Like Dani's mother Patty I made a mad dash to learn her fate. Unfortunately, it did not live up to the well paced hype. The explanation just seemed to come out of nowhere. I was also disappointed by Tom's partaking, it is mentioned that he owes someone of high power a favor but I felt the author failed to elaborate and just kind of dropped the subject matter. Overall, The Last Winter of Dani Lancing was a good, solid novel, I just don't think the conclusion matched the build up the novel presented.

I recieved a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review