Stephanie Jane recenzis Shadows in the Aftermath de Marianne Scott
A satisfying sense of closure to Finding Ruby Draker
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Shadows In The Aftermath is the sequel to Finding Ruby Draker, a thriller series about a jetsetting group who, having each lost their own families, seek to redraw familial bonds with each other. Shadows In The Aftermath's timescale starts about half a year after Finding Ruby Draker's exciting climax and, while I think it would probably be best to read the two novels in the correct order, the sequel's early chapters do include a lot of detailed recaps so sense could be made of the overarching storylines that flow through both books. The Draker family is in mourning for two of the members they lost, Rosalind and Rose, although strangely an empty chair isn't being kept for Robert - almost as if they subconsciously know he might not be as dead as they had assumed!
For me, Shadows In The Aftermath didn't have such a strong narrative drive as its …
Shadows In The Aftermath is the sequel to Finding Ruby Draker, a thriller series about a jetsetting group who, having each lost their own families, seek to redraw familial bonds with each other. Shadows In The Aftermath's timescale starts about half a year after Finding Ruby Draker's exciting climax and, while I think it would probably be best to read the two novels in the correct order, the sequel's early chapters do include a lot of detailed recaps so sense could be made of the overarching storylines that flow through both books. The Draker family is in mourning for two of the members they lost, Rosalind and Rose, although strangely an empty chair isn't being kept for Robert - almost as if they subconsciously know he might not be as dead as they had assumed!
For me, Shadows In The Aftermath didn't have such a strong narrative drive as its predecessor. It is still a diverting read, but I felt the pace was slowed by too many hotel and meal diversions. There's a lot of characters traipsing around together too so, other than Ruby herself, who is our narrator, and young Roscoe, I didn't get such a strong sense of individual personalities in the dialogues or action sequences. Ruby's cerebral connection with Rosalind was a nice touch though and I appreciated seeing how Ruby understood her personal growth from her former suburban life as Kathleen. The idea of a made-up family potentially being as strong as a blood family is an interesting idea to explore, particularly within the thriller genre where emotional ties aren't generally put to the forefront of the stories. Ultimately, Shadows In The Aftermath provides a satisfying sense of closure to Finding Ruby Draker.