Reviewer: Amy Lignor
Title: Pandora's Daughter
Author: Iris Johansen
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-36804-3
Release Date: October 2007
Genre/Sub-genre: Romantic Suspense/Suspense
Year/Setting: Present/USA
Overall Rating: 3.75
Sexual Content Rating: Subtle/Sensual
Language (Profanity/Slang) Content Rating: Mild
Violent Content Rating: Minimal (for content only)
Iris' Website:
www.irisjohansen.com
Dear Readers:
One of the most entertaining writers is back. Looking forward to a novel by Ms. Johansen, to me, is a lot like awaiting the next J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts tome. Engaging, fast-paced…the woman knows what she has to do to bring a reader in for the ride.
The plot: For as long as Megan Blair can remember, she has tried with all her might to silence the voices that scream inside her head. She’s toiled since childhood to ignore the strange pictures that rise up inside her mind, like demons coming forth from the grave to silence her forever.
As Megan grew into an adult, she turned towards medicine and became a talented, soft-hearted physician. The voices grew dormant over time and Megan concentrated on saving the sick and wounded. Her only problem? Being a little too emotionally involved with her patients.
Her home-life is shared with her uncle. After her mother’s strange death, her uncle appeared to raise her and care for her. A great man and a great character. (We should all have relatives like this guy). The only unfortunate part is that he holds a secret within him that could make Megan’s security fall apart. One night, coming home from work, she is run off the road by a stranger. In a millisecond, a mysterious, sensual man named Neal Grady arrives at her front door…a man she remembers quite clearly from her past. A man, that no matter what Megan does, can read her every thought and emotion the minute she’s having them.
Grady unleashes the secrets of her past and Megan is thrown into a macabre mystery that harkens back to a family who died hundreds of years before. She must use her incredible gifts to help Grady hunt down a log; a book that lists all of the people like her…before the vile man who killed her mother can find the book and use it to destroy not only Megan, but the rest of the "freaks" on the list. A wonderful adventure from start to finish. The chemistry between Grady and Megan is blissful and the character of Harley has to be one of the most charming men Johansen ever created. Enjoy!
Amy
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