Shadow Of A Doubt
The Tangled Ivy Trilogy
Ivy
Mason has it all: beauty, a plush apartment, a fancy car, and a
debonair British spy boyfriend who pays all her bills. If only her
boyfriend was in her life—and her bed—more than just
sporadically.
Part
of an underground British agency called the Shadow, Devon Clay knows
that secrecy is what has kept him alive. Anyone he loves is a
liability, and being involved with him puts the other person in grave
danger. Yet Ivy is someone his heart can’t resist.
When
an enemy from Devon’s past returns, the spy and his girlfriend are
thrown headlong into an international conspiracy that puts everyone
Ivy loves at risk. From the Missouri River bottoms to the brothels of
Amsterdam, Ivy and Devon must outrun and outmaneuver the forces
allied against them, and no one can be trusted.
I've
read everything that Tiffany Snow has published, so picking up a copy
of her newest book shouldn't have triggered a feeling of
apprehension, but it did. In His Shadow, the first book in The
Tangled Ivy Trilogy missed the mark for me, but did leave me with a
glimmer of hope that the remaining books in the series would be
better. After reading the second part of this trilogy and with a
huge sigh of relief, I can say that I really enjoyed Shadow Of a
Doubt.
There
is no easing into this second installment of The Tangled Ivy Trilogy
as the pace of plot it pretty fast moving the whole of the duration
of the book. Once you begin, you're sucked in with barely a chance
to draw a breath until you've reached the ending. And what an ending
it is! The suspense is what keeps my interest and me turning the
pages. Unfortunately, the protagonist's relationship barely registers
with me.
It is
strange that I find the supporting characters infinitely more
interesting than the main ones. I'm grateful for Logan and Agent
Scott Lane's presence. I have warmed more to Devon this time around
though. His nationality is still confusing to me, so I read him as
an American citizen. As Devon opens up more to Ivy, there is a
glimpse of a charming man, who shows that he has a caring and
compassionate side, although I'm not convinced Ivy is worthy of such
thoughtfulness. As a heroine, I'm struggling to empathise with her
as she displays characteristics I don't find pleasing in people
generally.
All in
all, I'm really looking forward to how this is all going to end and
can't wait to find out the conclusion. I'm guessing Tiffany is
saving the best until last and hopefully the protagonists will
finally strike a positive chord with me too.
***arc
generously received courtesy of Montlake Romance via NetGalley***
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