Blog & Review Tour: Accidental Target by Theresa Hall

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour & Giveaway for Accidental Target by Theresa Hall, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Accidental Target
Author: Theresa Hall
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense
Release Date: August 4, 2020
Genre: Inspirational Romantic Suspense

On an icy road in the dead of night what she sees might get her killed.

Allison Moore can’t deny what she sees—a lifeless hand sticking out of a tarp in the back of a crashed pickup truck. Seconds later, she’s on the run with a murderer on her heels.

Nowhere is safe and no one can be trusted…except police sergeant Jackson Archer.But with someone set on silencing her, can Jackson keep his promise of protection?

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My Review 💜

When I pick up a suspense novel I expect to be kept in suspense from beginning to end. I want to be on the edge of my seat, feverishly turning from page to page to see if my sleuthing skills has figured out the mystery before the characters do. In Accidental Suspense, I got my tension from the very beginning. All Allison was trying to do was be a Good Samaritan and help someone who had just been in a horrible accident. What this decision does is put a target on her life that won't be removed until she is dead.

My attention was instantly captured, and I eagerly turned the pages to see where the manhunt would lead Allison and police sergeant Jackson Archer, the officer who vows to protect Allison at all cost. In many suspense novels there is predictability that is unavoidable, but Accidental Suspense was so predictable that it made the story lose its luster for me. I pressed on, hoping for a twist that would give me that jolt that I so craved, but it never happened.

I wonder if my lackluster reaction comes from the fact that I didn't completely connect with either Allison or Jackson, and honestly I'm not sure why. Though I did feel bad for the situations that each character fount themselves in, I didn't have that emotional connection that vests me into a book. Maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind to read this novel. Sometimes that happens, but I think in this instance there is a lack of development. Sure, you read backstory, but there is something lacking.

Though the book fizzled out for me, I did give it a chance, and did enjoy the ending. Every situation is resolved, and there is that happy ending that I craved, but I had wished there was more depth and more action in the final climax. The whole end felt rushed to me.

All in all it's a sweet book, it was just a little too predictable for my taste. It started off strong and with so much promise, but ended in disappointment. It is a quick read, and has a wonderful premise with decent writing, I just didn't fall in love like I hoped I would.

My Rating: ★★★

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Theresa Hall is an award-winning author of Christian fiction whose stories include military, law enforcement, and first responder heroes. As a native Texan, she loves to write suspenseful stories that happen in small Texas towns with old fashioned Southern values. She’s also a first-grade teacher who loves to cook, read a good suspense, and binge-watch episodes of Dateline and Discovery ID. She is a member of RWA (Romance Writers of America) and ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers). She actively promotes fellow Christian Fiction authors on her blog and can be found online at www.theresalynnhall.com.

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TOUR GIVEAWAY

(1) winner will receive a Chocolate Cake cookbook and a $20 Amazon gift card!

Be sure to check out each stop on the tour for more chances to win. Full tour schedule linked below. Giveaway will begin at midnight August 10, 2020 and last through 11:59 PM EST on August 17, 2020. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. Print US only. International winner may receive ebook & egift card at the discretion of the author. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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*I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author and/or publisher through JustRead Tours. All views and opinions are completely honest, and my own.