Thursday, May 18, 2023

Review: 26 Below by Kimberley Woodhouse

About the Book
In her new role as Emergency Operations Center director for Fairbanks, Alaska, Darcie Phillips prevents disasters. But none of her training can prepare her for the terror that's coming.

As a cybersecurity specialist, Jason Myers is determined to ferret out any threats to the town he now calls home--and that includes his reckless brother and his ecoterrorist friends.

When an old woman's wild prediction--widespread destruction as soon as the Fairbanks temperature falls to 26 below--hits national headlines, neither Darcie nor Jason sees a real risk to anything but tourism.

Then the bodies start dropping.

Darcie is relying on her experience and intelligence to stop a killer; Jason is relying on God to guide the way. They'll have to work together to find the truth and prevent their Alaskan town from becoming a city of nightmares. The first in a thrilling new suspense series from best-selling author Kimberley Woodhouse, 26 Below will delight fans of Lynnette Eason, Irene Hannon, and Lynn Blackburn.


MY THOUGHTS

What a thrilling and fast-paced book! I was hooked from the very beginning and wasn't let go until the very end. The premise of this book was terrifying in how realistic it was. It was a great reminder of how reliant we are on technology and how easy it would be for cyber criminals to bring it all down. It's also a good reminder to be prepared in case something like this were actually to happen.

Jason was a great guy and easy to like. I didn't know what to think about Darcie, but once she started opening up and I learned more about her past, I ended up liking her. I wasn't sold on the romance at first, but as the story progressed, I could see how good Darcie and Jason were for each other.

I loved the Alaska setting. It really came to life, and I felt like I was actually there. Which is something, considering the temperatures where I live were in the 90s for part of the time I was reading it. It was fascinating learning about emergency management and all the preparation, prevention, and response that goes into it. I had no idea.

I can't believe this was my first time reading anything by this author. I'm definitely looking forward to more from her. This is one of my favorites so far this year. I highly recommend it to fans of romantic suspense.

I received a copy of this book via NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and comments are my honest opinion.

FIVE STARS

2 comments:

  1. We are very dependent on technology and electricity, without it I doubt we would last very long. Glad this one turned out to be such a good read! :D

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    1. I agree with you. It's scary to think about what would happen if technology all of a sudden stopped working.

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