"Just how far will Charlotte go to save others?"
Reviewed by Debbie Wiley
Posted September 7, 2020
Thriller Crime | Suspense
Charlotte Rowe had intended to live her life in solitude. She’d been kidnapped as a child and raised by serial killers who murdered her mom, only to be exploited for profit by her dad after her rescue. Charlotte unwittingly is drawn into the development of a new drug to help individuals cope with trauma and avoid the freezing response that led to victims like Charlotte’s mom. Charlotte now cooperates with the drug development, and is the hunter rather than the hunted, as she hunts serial killers in their tests of the drug. However, a new threat has moved in and affects her personally as domestic terrorism is fomenting in her own hometown.
BLOOD ECHO is the second book in the Burning Girl series and is best appreciated in the context of the series as a whole. The foundation of the series’ concept, as well as the initial development of the various relationships of all the characters, was introduced and developed in the first book, BONE MUSIC. Christopher Rice further develops the story line and the characters in BLOOD ECHO but understanding where things started will greatly help new readers comprehend and enjoy the events in BLOOD ECHO. A brief summary of events is provided at the beginning of BLOOD ECHO, but the intricacy of the relationships makes reading both books the preferable option.
What an intriguing concept! Many books tackle the revenge theme or even the idea of only killing the bad guys, but Christopher Rice takes BLOOD ECHO in a unique direction. The development of Zypraxon could revolutionize safety across the world- if only they can get it to work without tearing folks apart! Charlotte is the only one who can take it and harm only those who attack her, as the prior individuals in the trials tore themselves to pieces. Unfortunately, it’s still a work in progress for a variety of reasons, not least that, once triggered, Charlotte’s strength on Zypraxon is similar to the Incredible Hulk.
BLOOD ECHO is a dark thriller that dares to confront the twisted souls that exist in the world. One may not agree with Charlotte and Cole’s choices or methodology, but it’s hard to argue against their motivation to stop the victimization of others. I suspect fans of shows like Dexter will love BLOOD ECHO as it’s a dark foray into human lives and emotions that is sure to stimulate questions about ethics versus safety and justice. I look forward to the next book in the series!
SUMMARY
A conspiracy that promises bloodshed and the only woman
who can stop it collide in the page-turning thriller by
Christopher Rice, Amazon Charts bestselling author of
Bone Music. Kidnapped and raised by serial killers, Charlotte Rowe
suffered an ordeal that made her infamous. Everyone in the
world knew who she was. But no one in the world has any idea
what she’s become… Charlotte is an experiment. And a weapon. Enabled by a
superpower drug, she’s partnered with a shadowy
pharmaceutical company to hunt down and eliminate society’s
most depraved human predators. But her latest mission goes
off the rails in a horrifying way. Unsettled by her own
capacity for violence, Charlotte wants some time to retreat
so she can work on her new relationship with Luke, a
sheriff’s deputy in the isolated Central California town she
now calls home. If only the threats hadn’t followed Charlotte there. Something sinister is evolving in Altamira, California—a
massive network of domestic terrorists with ties to
Charlotte’s influential and corrupt employers. As a vast and
explosive criminal conspiracy grows, the fate of Charlotte’s
hometown hangs in the balance. With everyone she cares about
in danger, Charlotte has no choice but to bring her powers home. Charlotte Rowe has been triggered, and now she’ll have to
take matters into her own powerful hands.
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