The Girl at the Border
A young woman running from her murky past has her life shatter when she meets a world renowned archeologist who brings up feelings she has worked so hard to shove down as he quickly becomes her mentor and friend. Suddenly, he’s left for home when his daughter goes missing and Laurel is left piecing together a mysterious puzzle to help find the missing girl.
The storyline to this novel was so interesting to me, but there were a lot of things that left me thinking it was more of an average read. First, on the positive side, I absolutely loved the fact that Laurel and Professor Richard Mathis had a relationship throughout the book that was only a deep friendship. I kept waiting for it to turn into a love affair since that’s how almost all books are written these days. It was refreshing to see a teacher-student-friendship that stayed just that. The two major grievances I had were that the author wrote as if she had a thesaurus on hand at all times. She constantly references higher education subjects without explanation, so the reader often is left thinking, “What the hell is this thing she’s talking about?” I got most of the references or $5 words she used, but even I was still left thinking she could have done away with the pretention. Also, towards the middle of the book through the end, the storyline also tends to jump back and forth on the timeline, but does so without reference to whether the author is writing in present timeline or background storyline; it began to get very confusing.
Overall I would recommend this book to people who love the genre and are quick readers. There are several shocking surprises that I found entertaining. This would be good for those who liked Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Malia's Pizza Rating
The Greek Isle Pizza – EVOO base, sundried tomatoes, red onions, garlic, feta, and Greek olives.