Wednesday, February 21, 2018

If I Live by Terri Blackstock Book Review


If I Live by Terri Blackstock
From back cover:
Casey Cox is still on the run after being indicted for murder. The hunt that began with her bloody footprint escalates, and she's running out of places to hide. Her face is all over the news, and her disguises are no longer enough.

Dylan Roberts, the investigator who once hunted her, is now her only hope. Terrifying attempts on Dylan's life could force Casey out of hiding. The clock is ticking on both of their lives, but exposing the real killers is more complicated than they know. Amassing the evidence to convict their enemies draws Dylan and Casey together, but their relationship has consequences. Will one life have to be sacrificed to protect the other?

This book does need to be read in order, starting with If I Run. (Here is a link to the whole series.)

I thought the characters were well developed and believable, although I could have done with a little more personality from Casey. I just didn't feel like we really got to know her as much as I would have liked. 

Even the villain was really well written. Which honestly is very rare to find in a book! 

I really like that this series is written in alternating first person point-of-view. That is so rare to find in and it's just something I enjoy. I like being able to get inside the characters heads and kind of feel what they feel.

I thought this book was really well done and the action kept up until the very end. There were still moments up until the end where I was wondering how it was going to all come together. And come together nicely it did! All the pieces fit nicely in place and I didn't feel like it was rushed or anything was left out.


I guess my only negative feedback to the whole series was the fact that I had to wait an entire year between each book, but now that they are all released that's not an issue! Part of me thinks this series could have been condensed down to one book, as I don't really like it when the main plot line goes over multiple books, but there was different story lines within the main story that kept it interesting.

Overall a really well written series that I would definitely recommend!

If I Live releases March 6, 2018. I received an e-book copy of this book from NetGalley and Zondervan Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
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2 comments:

  1. I love books that alternate between characters and are in first person. There aren't enough books like that.

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  2. I know! I don't know why. It is so rare to find a book like that!

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