Post by soozym71 on Aug 7, 2013 8:42:14 GMT -6
I purchased this book without realising it was the second part of a trilogy. I only realised when I went to Amazon to source other work by this author. If you read this before the prequel, it won’t detract from your enjoyment….i.e. you don’t have to read the first story to be able to follow the tale.
This was the first book I have read by this author (I have since gone on to read EVERYTHING he has ever written). It tells the story of Peter (who has a very dark sense of humour!), who kidnaps Vanessa in his quest to find true love. The story is told from the perspective of both of the main characters.
I was physically shaken after reading this book. It was a haunting account of a woman who is held captive by a deranged man. I could feel the tension as she tried to get out of her predicament, and even though there are hints by the author that she will never escape, the reader is left hoping and thinking she will. Does she escape? I’m not going to tell you, because that would ruin the tale for you. I haven’t been this scared by a book for a long time…my heart was genuinely racing as I read it.
The characters are well developed and entirely believable. The reader can envisage the house where the events take place perfectly, again due to the author’s descriptive talent. I know for a fact I am going to be having nightmares tonight. I have posted links for the trilogy, as they are all just as fabulous and it works out cheaper to buy all three together.
Amazon UK link (£3.06 at time of posting):
www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-After-Trilogy-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B007TYD462/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1375886292&sr=1-1&keywords=happy+ever+after+shaw
Amazon US link ($4.65 at time of posting):
www.amazon.com/Happy-After-Trilogy-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B007TYD462/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1375886292&sr=1-1&keywords=happy+ever+after+shaw
This was the first book I have read by this author (I have since gone on to read EVERYTHING he has ever written). It tells the story of Peter (who has a very dark sense of humour!), who kidnaps Vanessa in his quest to find true love. The story is told from the perspective of both of the main characters.
I was physically shaken after reading this book. It was a haunting account of a woman who is held captive by a deranged man. I could feel the tension as she tried to get out of her predicament, and even though there are hints by the author that she will never escape, the reader is left hoping and thinking she will. Does she escape? I’m not going to tell you, because that would ruin the tale for you. I haven’t been this scared by a book for a long time…my heart was genuinely racing as I read it.
The characters are well developed and entirely believable. The reader can envisage the house where the events take place perfectly, again due to the author’s descriptive talent. I know for a fact I am going to be having nightmares tonight. I have posted links for the trilogy, as they are all just as fabulous and it works out cheaper to buy all three together.
Amazon UK link (£3.06 at time of posting):
www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-After-Trilogy-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B007TYD462/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1375886292&sr=1-1&keywords=happy+ever+after+shaw
Amazon US link ($4.65 at time of posting):
www.amazon.com/Happy-After-Trilogy-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B007TYD462/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1375886292&sr=1-1&keywords=happy+ever+after+shaw
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