Immerse In Snowbound Author Cari Hunter Accessible As Hardcover

liked the premise, the characters and the execution was good as well, but it lacked some sort of quality that would earn it a five rating.
When I'll figure out what exactly it was, I'll inform you, Oh I liked this one! Hunters debut novel has the first responder, medical and action themes with romance, I mean, why has no one told me about this book! Im surprised at how well the romance came through given the circumstances they were in.
The main characters bond through a traumatic event but Im not sure how the connection did not seem forced or the romance a leap.
Would definitely recommend. This is a romance/ action novel set in the Dark Peaks, part of the beautiful Peak District National Park in central England, The setting makes for a wonderful backdrop, and unlike so many novels set in the UK, paints a pretty accurate picture of life here read: it's not like you'd believe from Hollywood movies.
. I felt a real sense of excitement reading about walks I'd been on, and hills I struggled up,

We meet our MC Sam, a uniformed police officer, in dire straits, She's a hostage and she's been shot, The first half of the book deals with this situation, and with the attempts by the other MC, hospital doctor Kate, to save her.
I found the story initially really gripping, The scenes involving medical stuff were graphic enough for my fingers and toes to curl up into a defensive position, I take that as a good sign of story telling,

The story is gripping enough, The romance is perfectly fine, and both Kate and Sam are people I'd happily walk up Kinder Scout with before repairing to a nice pub with a refreshing glass of warm ale.
But there was something about this book that really bothered me, The story introduces plenty of traumatic stuff that people just sort of get over without much trouble, Kate kills one of the men who have taken them hostage in an attempt to save Sam's life.
She is troubled by it, But then just sort of gets over it in a few days, No trauma. No wrecking quilt. No PTSD. No depression. Anger. Guilt. No lasting consequences. Similarly when Kate and Sam get violently attacked at home, they don't seem to experience any of the consequences that are usually associated with people who have been victims of that sort of crime.
There are some nightmares and things, but they seem to serve more as a plotdevice to drive the romance than anything else, . If you are after an ACTION story with ROMANCE and don't mind if you get hit with clangers that people can get over with a couple of cups of tea and a bit of TLC then I think this is a fab book.
For me it is one of the things that causes hangups, and my mind gets stuck in these things like a needle in a scratched record, and even as I keep reading, I cannot get past those points.

This book has lots of really positive and fab reviews, so mine is likely to be based on personal hangups, and unless you share those, you can safely ignore my view.
Cari Hunter's debut novel though not perfect is really impressive,

Snowbound delivers as a crime thriller where Sam Lucas, a cop, is taken hostage in a robbery gone wrong and Dr, Kate Myles is the doctor sent into the scene to tend to the wounds of the perpetrator and Sam,

There's a lot working against them: The perpetrators, their health, and the brutal snow storm outside,

The first half of the book I felt the author nailed it, So many books, especially in lesfic, that a cop or some kind of crime fighter are ridiculously over the top, Not so here. Sam is a really well done not superhero character that finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time, Kate is just as well fleshed out, And despite the grim circumstances, I loved their chemistry and the characters as they worked through their situation,

And the dialogue, supporting cast, and light humor sprinkled into the drama all around were really excellent,

Cari Hunter's career as a paramedic in real life completely lends authenticity to the narrative and elevated it to a pleasing height.
The story felt realistic and, because of that, I found myself in awe of the execution because it's really challenging to write this well.


The last half of the book is about Sam and Kate working through the fallout of their predicament and becoming closer, And this is where the book fell down a little for me, The writing quality was still really high but some extra relationship drama that cropped up and some boogeyman stuff wasn't my favorite, I especially thought one character got off waaay too easily and that bugged me, In a way, the story didn't need these, . . but, I also got it, It maintained tension all the way through and gave some extra gotchas as a thriller,

Any faults I have for this book are my own quirks, In one way, I was amused because this book was written in, At least one of the story choices was probably fresh then but it's been so overused by now that it was a little exasperating to see it.


But, would I recommend this book Hell, yes, Especially if you're looking for a wellwritten crime thriller with an f/f romance thrown in, Can't believe I've never read a Cari Hunter book before now, Stunning read. . cant wait to read another one!

stars, . This F/F romantic suspense is structured quite differently than a traditional romantic suspense, but I liked that about it with one exception, see end of review.
Police officer Sam Lucas is kidnapped and badly injured while responding to a jewelry store robbery in a heavy snowfall, Dr. Kate Myles agrees to be sent into the ensuing hostage situation to provide medical care for one of the hostagetakers and Sam, The two women connect emotionally in the dangerous situation, They eventually find they have to save themselves if they're going to survive, They are both amazing women, and the time they spend as hostages is extraordinarily wellwritten, chilling, and had me

completely on edge,

What makes this book different is that the hostage arc is just the first part of the story, Once Sam and Kate are free, their tale shifts to the hospital, where Sam requires significant medical care and Kate finds she can't bear to leave Sam's side.
There's clearly some trauma bonding going on, but there's also a real connection, . . which is somewhat confusing for Kate, a loner who has never really considered she might be attracted to women, A strong argument could be made that she's demiromantic and/or demisexual, though I don't know what the author's intent was, Meanwhile, Hunter is dropping increasingly creepy hints that being freed from captivity wasn't the end of the danger for these two AND Sam's ex is sniffing around.


I hadn't previously read a romantic suspense where the first part is so explosive, followed by a quieter period of internal struggle, then more explosions very late in the book.
I'm not at all sure how it would fit into a three act structure, but I really liked it,

What I did NOT like about the structure: the prologue is a later scene in the book, then the first chapter backs up in time to show us how the character got there.
Totally fine, we see this in fiction and movies all the time, Except that when storytellers use this structure, readers/audiences expect that "oh no!" prologue scene to show up again aboutof the way into the story.
Here, it shows up much, much earlier because of how this story is laid out, That screwed with my expectations, and not in a good way, It should have been omitted! There would have been nothing wrong with starting this book at Chapter,

This was Hunter's first published novel, and my first read by her, I will definitely be reading more of her books, “The policewoman got shot and shes bleeding everywhere, Get someone here in one hour or Im going to put her out of her misery, ”

An ultimatum that forever changes the lives of police officer Sam Lucas and Dr, Kate Myles.

When heavy snowfall isolates the small English village of Birchenlow, a violent robbery shatters the community, Taken as a hostage and stranded with the increasingly desperate criminals, Sam is seriously injured during an illfated escape attempt, Already struggling to save the lives of the villagers caught up in the raid, Kate volunteers to walk straight into the lions den, Cut off from help, with only each other to rely on, Sam and Kate must find a way to fight the odds and stay alive if the growing attraction between them is to survive.

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