Burned Too Hot (Val Ryker #2) by Ann Voss Peterson

Burned Too Hot (Val Ryker #2) Reviews

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  P.A. Wilson

  This is the second book in the Val Ryker series. A small town detective is hiding a big secret – MS. She is facing a firebug, a serial killer, and a search for a missing child. All the while she’s trying to deny her feelings for David Lund and her current symptoms.
  
  Now she has to find a missing child, and protect her niece from the man who claims to be her father. At the same time, the firebug keeps burning buildings, each one more deadly than the last.
  
  The series is definitely a thrilling read. The characters are all a little damaged, but relatable. My only regret is that next book is only coming soon.
  
  If you like a thriller set in an isolated town in winter, you’ll love this one.
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  Marsha

  This book was good and interesting, and the plot was quite complex, but it didn't seem forced. It did keep the reader interested and anxious to see what was going to come. It kept the reader guessing. There was some inconsistency in speaking of "Emily's" "boss", in that the "boss" was sometimes referred to as "he" and sometimes "she". I expect that that was intended to keep the reader guessing, but I think it would've been better to use different verbiage. I do wish that we had an unsexed pronoun, but that's not the author's fault! I appreciate that the plural "they" was not used!!
  The incorporation of Val's problems due to MS was interesting, but I have no idea how realistic it was. I have MS, and I am aware of that different people's experiences can be totally different! It was fun to see one interpretation of the possible experience represented.
  My one complaint was that the ending seemed very abrupt. When I first read the ending, my thought was "What just happened? Is it over?" I had to go back and reread the last three chapters, putting myself in a different frame so that I could put the right inferences and attitude on what was happening. When I did so, it didn't seem quite as wrong, but it was still quite abrupt.
  Overall, it was a great and satisfying book! I truly enjoyed reading it, and I really liked the plot twists!
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  Lynn

  Again -excellent, and I didn't guess the perp! I do think, though, that Chief Valerie should have been a bit more suspicious of her ex claiming to be her niece's father ...
  
  Dixon Hess continues to be a monster ...
  
  Just starting book 3 ...
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  Tulay

  Anti-climatic end.
  
  Likable characters filled with doubts, insecurities. Unsatisfying end, arson, murders and evil that should be killed long ago controlling small town.
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  Ann

  This is Book Two.
  
  3.5 stars. You need to read book 1 before this one. Also beware that this one does not really have an ending. You will need the next book, #3, to see what happens next.
  
  There is a good storyline and likable characters with a decent back story on each if you read book 1 first.
  
  This is supposed to be a small, quiet town but there is a lot of death over the course of two books. I think I would be packing to leave. As a resident of a small town, losing this many people would be devastating.
  
  There was never an explanation given regarding an adoption that was done locally instead of given the anonymity it should have had. Also there are some editing issues.
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  Kitty

  An entertaining fast paced thriller with plenty of surprise twists and action to keep me reading! As in the first book in the series, this one had a lot of southern Wisconsin references which I appreciated as well. Not too many books I know of mention Baraboo and Sauk City! I was a waiting for a Culver's reference...but that may be in the next book.
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  Debra

  I am loving this series. Interesting characters. Plenty of mystery, drama and a romance in a thriller. I like the envolment of all the citizens of this small town to help solve the events thst occur in each book. Will be starting book 3 tonight to see how they get the killer.
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  Monty Bates

  Very Exciting Book
  
  She'll keep you on your toes with this exciting adventure. The police chief and her sometimes boyfriend, Fire Chief, are bound to make you root for them to catch the bad guys that plot against the good guys!
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  Joan

  If I’d paid for this download, I’d also be burned too hot. It is one installment of a story - not a complete story. It ends unresolved.
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  Lisa Moschkau

  I wish I had read them in order. It spoiled some of the fun
  
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  David Blaylock

  Time to move on to book 3 to see what happens next.
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  Valerie

  Spine-tingling, on the edge of my seat, leaves me breathless. However, while it is all these and more, I should have realized that it is really a trilogy or more. The antagonist continues on and on. Somehow, this super psychopath manages to make women fall for him so he can then torture and kill them. They risk their lives to serve him in what ever way they can. He does not disabuse them, until it is too late. Then, Police chief Val Ryker has problems of her own...medical, family, and love life all serve as distractions that get embedded in the struggle for justice. This story suddenly ends with the bad guy out of jail (and on the run?)and Val trying to protect all she loves. If I had known it was a Saturday matinee-type book, I probably would not have started it. I quit reading Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta novels, because of that mastermind criminal storyline which always has the protagonist fighting for life.
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  Sieglinde

  The second book in the Ryker/Lund series. Dixon Hess, who has been found guilty of the murders from the first book, is in the local jail awaiting sentencing. At the same time someone has been setting fires in the town, one of which proved fatal. A two-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl have gone missing, someone from Ryker's past has shown up unexpectedly, and her niece Grace has been the subject of a chilling promise sent to Hess by an unidentified fan. How many will die before those responsible for this wave of trouble are finally caught?
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  Katie

  Ugh! Why do they even bother publishing these worthless books that don't have a conclusion? It was a passable story, but not one that gave you any reason to pick it up once you put it down based on the 12 days it took for me to read. Then it ends with the villian getting away. Sick of reading books that are just setup to force you to buy next book in series.
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  James Kirk

  Nice continuation from the first book. The only weird thing was how the author kept changing POV. Just seemed unnecessary and very different from the first book. Still, good read. Would certainly recommend.
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  Joshua Booher

  This is the type of book I strongly dislike.
  
  1) There was not ending. It is just another bit of the story that doesn't end.
  2) The bad guy is too perfect.
  
  I got this book was free and might have gotten my money's worth. I did finish it, but I will not read any other books in this series.
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  Rachel Berens-VanHeest

  Well done, taut thriller. Unfortunately, there are a LOT of errors in here, which I found distracting.