I was not familiar with Elizabeth Goddard prior to receiving a copy of
Always Look Twice for review. Once I learned that it was part of a series, I decided to
purchase the first book of her Uncommon Justice series, Never Let Go. I read Never Let Go first,
in order to determine the flow of the series, and was pleased to find that Ms. Goddard had great
continuity of the series, while maintaining the integrity of Always Look Twice as its own storyline.
It could be read as a stand-alone, but I am very glad I didn’t.
As childhood friends torn apart by tragic circumstances, Heath and Harper are thrown
together again as adults in a tragic situation. It felt like this scenario could have easily become
a sloppy tangle of premature or undeveloped emotions, and I was worried that this might happen.
Therefore, I was quite pleased that Ms. Goddard did a great job of balancing the childhood familiarity
with the timid miasma of emotion tied to the circumstances of their reunion.
The suspense is well written, and the romance is tastefully and artfully done.
While there are times in the unraveling of the mystery that get a bit confusing,
I am not sure I can consider this a problem; I feel that the confusion served to help me
relate to the frustrations of Heath, Harper, and those involved in the investigation.
I look forward to reading the final installment of the Uncommon Justice series,
Don’t Keep Silent, upon its release. The character development of the McKade
brothers, the dynamic of their relationships with each other, and romantic suspense
of their endeavors have certainly grasped my interest!
I did receive a copy of Always Look Twice from the publisher and
the views shared here are solely my own.
