Review: Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong

Title: Cold as Hell
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Series: Haven’s Rock
Trigger Warning: Emotional abuse, cheating (not the MC’s), torture, murder, giving birth in dangerous situations.

About this Book: Haven’s Rock is a sanctuary town hidden deep in the Yukon for those who need to disappear from the regular world. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are starting a family now that they’ve settled into their life here. A resident gets drugged, and then another goes missing and is found dead, and it’s time to figure out not only who committed these crimes but if the screening process they have in place is secure enough.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, and honestly? It scared the shit out of me.

My Thoughts:

I know it’s weird, but I love this series so much. They give me major bouts of anxiety, and I am not strong hearted enough for the murders and violence sometimes, but god, do I love this series so much.

I love Casey, and her character progression over time. She has grown so much since she first arrived in Rockton, and I really appreciated how much she talked about her past trauma, even if it was just to herself, and also discussed learning how to show people she loves them, though she could do without the hormonal crying.

Eric? How I love him so much. He’s so strong, but he too has changed, and learned when it’s okay to be hard and when it’s okay to be soft, especially when it comes to dealing with survivors, his friends and of course, Casey.

Will remains steadfast, strong and loyal, and there wasn’t near enough of him in this book.

The setting as always is a character in itself, warmer weather turning suddenly into a abrupt, deadly snowstorm. The Yukon is not for the faint of heart, and it shouldn’t be, as people learn in this book.

The mystery as always is addicting, and there were parts of this book that had me talking to myself, the book and then basically screaming at friends. I read half of it in one night, and had to force myself to put it down before reading the second half the next day, fittingly, during snowmageddon here in Canada.