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A review by loverofromance
After the Music by Christine Feehan
3.5
My Review:
After The Music is the perfect book to kick off into the Autumn spooky season we are about to head into. I am not sure why I put this book off as long as I did but I found it truly fascinating. It had so many great things to the story overall. I loved the gothic theme to it, the almost haunted castle manor that the hero lives on in a island, then we have the theme of the Christmas season, with a blend of beauty and beast in a way. There is a solid haunting almost musical theme to the story. We also have such a tortured hero in this one and man he is the KING of broody heroes.
The setup is the the hero was married to a young woman who went crazy when she got consumed by ritualistic religion that was obsessive and cultish. They had two young children together, but when the hero lost his wife in the fire and got burned horribly in the attempt to save his children, he became a recluse and hid away. The heroine, Judith, is one of his closest childhood friends and the guardian over his children with him not capable of raising them. But when some dangerous things start to occur, she takes advantage of the Christmas season, to bring the children to their father, no matter how much he may protest, he is the best protection they have with their lives in danger.
Judith and Dillon reconnect and their chemistry burns just beneath the surface. We see that chemistry build, they really have some slight angst with each other, but really they just need to burn off some off their angst lol I loved the kids and the other members of the band that are part of the story. The villain was a true surprise, not who I expected at all.
The only downside to the story was the pacing. I was actually shocked I was struggling with a Feehan so much. I think part of this is more a reader issue than necessarily a book issue. I have really been struggling with reading lately and some of that is health issues. So I wouldn't be surprised if that is a big part of that. But I believe I have completed Feehan's backlist so lets CELEBRATE THAT!!! haha
After The Music is the perfect book to kick off into the Autumn spooky season we are about to head into. I am not sure why I put this book off as long as I did but I found it truly fascinating. It had so many great things to the story overall. I loved the gothic theme to it, the almost haunted castle manor that the hero lives on in a island, then we have the theme of the Christmas season, with a blend of beauty and beast in a way. There is a solid haunting almost musical theme to the story. We also have such a tortured hero in this one and man he is the KING of broody heroes.
The setup is the the hero was married to a young woman who went crazy when she got consumed by ritualistic religion that was obsessive and cultish. They had two young children together, but when the hero lost his wife in the fire and got burned horribly in the attempt to save his children, he became a recluse and hid away. The heroine, Judith, is one of his closest childhood friends and the guardian over his children with him not capable of raising them. But when some dangerous things start to occur, she takes advantage of the Christmas season, to bring the children to their father, no matter how much he may protest, he is the best protection they have with their lives in danger.
Judith and Dillon reconnect and their chemistry burns just beneath the surface. We see that chemistry build, they really have some slight angst with each other, but really they just need to burn off some off their angst lol I loved the kids and the other members of the band that are part of the story. The villain was a true surprise, not who I expected at all.
The only downside to the story was the pacing. I was actually shocked I was struggling with a Feehan so much. I think part of this is more a reader issue than necessarily a book issue. I have really been struggling with reading lately and some of that is health issues. So I wouldn't be surprised if that is a big part of that. But I believe I have completed Feehan's backlist so lets CELEBRATE THAT!!! haha