3 out of 5 stars
CONVERGENCE by Ginny Yttrup is suspenseful, but only for the
patient. And with a misleading back cover, a reader might feel deceived from
the very beginning.
Psychologist, Dr. Denilyn Rossi is experiencing Déjà vu of
the worst kind. Though she tries to rationalize and ignore her gut instincts,
she fears her stalker is back. Doing everything she can to protect the people
she loves, she risks her own safety to bring an end to a diabolical game of cat
and mouse.
That’s about all I can say regarding the plot without giving
the story away. The suspense in CONVERGENCE built slowly but didn’t really gain
momentum until halfway through. If it wasn’t for the fact that I wanted to complete
the book for review purposes, I probably would have given up before reaching
the halfway mark.
A major issue I had with the book was the format in which it
was written. Ms. Yttrup jumps back and forth between the years 2009, 2010, and
2017; and from two different character’s POV. Many times, I felt as if I was
coming in during the middle of a scene, since the characters were talking about
things I knew nothing about. I had to do a lot of mental juggling to not forget
key hints or dangling clues. And then the POV would change again, and I would
have to adjust my mindset to a different character and timeframe.
Even with all that said, I am glad I kept reading. I finally
found a rhythm about halfway through. But that might have been because I had
identified the stalker and was reading with a new perspective.
Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed with the ending.
Denilyn went to great lengths to confront her attacker, so I expected a climactic
scene where she riddles him with questions and demands answers. But the end
came to quickly for me, and I felt many things were left unsaid.
I am giving this book 3 stars because the meat of the book
still kept my interest, and I wanted to know the outcome. But the choppiness of
the book definitely took away from the pleasure of reading it.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour
Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.
