"Marriage to Cole
demanded unending praise. Admiration fueled him. Food never did." (6)
For years, Raven has been locked under Cole's
menacing trap, and she knew that if she didn't kill him, she would never
escape. Once she saw her chance, she made no hesitation and just fled into the
night.
Meanwhile, Cole wakes up, dazed and confused,
and realizes what she has done. He had to get her back. The chase was on. Raven
needed to be reclaimed.
When I first started reading this, I
understood this as a woman escaping the abuse of her hateful husband. But then,
as I read on, it would seem that there was some mental instability here. Were
these all mental delusions of some sort? So then who was right and who was
wrong? Who was the real crazy here?
The writing tended to have a richly poetic
feel often with a dark lure, however, I must say that it was somewhat odd and puzzling
at times. For instance, "the blow glanced off Cole's skull." Although
I understand the insinuation here, I'm not quite sure about the phrasing. I
would've actually preferred a more simplistic approach.
The story lagged a little too much for my
taste, and it continued to toggle back and forth with no real progression. It seemed
to repeat the same pattern, and it was a tad confusing at times. I just didn't
like it as much as I thought I would.
My rating: 2 stars
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