Hopelessly Devoted by Margaret Blake

Title: Hopelessly Devoted
Author: Margaret Blake
Publisher: Endeavour Press
Release Date: 4th December 2013
Genre: Romance, Thriller, Crime

Summary:
All is not well in paradise. After moving to New Zealand to start a new life; Bronwen's life is soon turned upside-down when her husband, Jack, disappears along with her money, boat and her heart. Has the appearance of her estranged cousin, Marged, got anything to do with disappearances or is it all a coincidence?

Bronwen does all she can to reunite with her husband, but little does she know; someone has a price on her head.

Review:
I was pleasantly surprised by this book as the plot was fast-faced (a little too fast at times, in my opinion) and interesting, although being somewhat predictable. It was pretty obvious from the start who did it. However, even though it was predictable I kept turning the pages and reading on as like other books from this publisher; it was a nice, easy read that was enjoyable and short.


I think that the characters could of used more development and a bit of the re-think as I did not find them that interesting and a bit one-dimensional. In particular the protagonist, Bronwen, got on my nerves as, in my opinion, she was a bit of a drama queen (particularly in the begin). However, as the story progressed she became more likeable and, in the end, I felt a bit sorry for her. My favourite character was Marged, as I felt her pure craziness and evilness made her very interesting.

However, again like other e-Books I have read; it was full of minor errors which could have been easily solved through careful proofreading. Maybe it is just me being a grammar and punctuation freak but this distracted me somewhat from the plot and irritated me throughout. It is just plain annoying.

Rating: 4/10.

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