Doe Eyes

by Staci Hart

[Angie]

Doe Eyes was quite different than the previous books. The gods are still having their competition over the loves, but this time, things take a deadly turn. Dita is up against Artemis who has chosen P.I., Josie, who is tough and closed off. Artemis also thinks Dita has an unfair advantage being the goddess of love and all, so Dita offers to choose Josie’s ex, Jon, as her player to make things more level. Well, Josie and Jon certainly have tension, but they’re also working on a serial killer case that is personal for Josie.

Doe Eyes was dark and disturbing. It definitely read more like a Suspense than a Romance, and not even a Romantic Suspense. The serial killer has recently killed a teenage girl, although the police found no evidence of his identity. But Josie has a hunch about one of the neighbors. It turns out that he may have killed his high school girlfriend in the same manner, but was never an official suspect then either. Josie is close to cracking this, but then he kills her partner, and she becomes obsessed. She cannot rest until this man is caught. We even get his POV! He is one sick bastard! Things get a bit graphic.

As for the romance, Doe Eyes is obviously a second chance romance. Josie has been pissed at Jon for three years because he left without a word and she learned that he took off with his pregnant ex. Of course, she doesn’t know all of the details and Jon is desperate to win her back when he returns to the city. It’s not easy, especially when all of her attention is on this case, as it should be. So he does the only he can, get on the case with her! Meanwhile, Dita is sorting out her Ares drama. You go, girl!

Doe Eyes certainly kept me on the edge of my seat. For once, the gods are doing something useful during their meddling. They all see that things have gotten super dangerous, so along the way of pushing the lovers together, they also have to push toward getting this killer behind bars. It was just all very well done.

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