Ominous by Lisa Jackson; Nancy Bush; Rosalind Noonan

I did not finish this book and will not be writing a review.

Trigger warning: rape, bondage

Great story by Lisa Jackson. Really thrilling read, great characters and an enjoyable story. Highly recommend to others!!

The premise of this book really interested me and the suspense at the beginning was well built up... most readers, particularly female readers would feel the hairs standing up on the back of their necks, which is a good thing for crime/mystery readers. But I just didn't feel the connection with the characters and plot did drag a little for me. Thank you for the opportunity to review it.

I started, but did not finish this book. It was a little dry for me.

This book is a ☆☆☆☆☆ rating. I loved the suspense and mystery. Is a must buy book.

This is a great thriller, written by three authors. The storyline was easy to follow and had loads of suspects. It was a brilliant read.

Three incredible authors collaborating to create one fantastic thriller. Women who were friends since they were teens, grown up now with their own lives, are back in the same town. It seems their attacker has never left and is out for revenge. I was kept guessing the entire time. You just can't beat great page-turning suspense. I love reading them in the colder months.

Fifteen years has past since that terrifying night when Ruth, Shiloh and Kat had snuck out and were attack by an unseen man whom they would never forget. During that time other girls had disappeared but were presumed runaways. However, Kat's father who worked as detective in a mountainous town in Wyoming thought something Ominous was going on.

The girls never reported the attack because of Ruth's family. The young daughter of the pastor of an upcoming church. The girls were haunted by what had happened. Two of them left town shortly after high school and Kat followed her father's footsteps.

Fifteen years later, the girls come back with different agendas. Ruth to help women from abusive relationships and raise her daughter in a small town and to come to terms to what had happened to her 15 years ago. Shiloh has come back with her mother's urging to know the half sister she never knew.

Each women has come back with big expectations and a reminder of what happened. A picture of the girls that the attacker took is now taunting them. With another young woman's disappearance, can then find the attacker before another woman is found dead.

This is one that I didn't love but I didn't hate. The crass of the attacker was for shock value but it only turned me off. The 3 friends had no real connection expect for the attack and it was prevalent in the narration as well. It lacked real character depth for me. I do like the who done it!

A Special Thank You to Kensington and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review

If you are looking for an excellent thriller you cannot put down, look no further. These authors can weave a tale like no other.
This book gave me chills and definitely had me looking over my shoulder. The suspense, the prose, the way the story flows was such a beautiful thing to experience. The characters and story line just make sense and what makes this story so chilling is the element of real to it.
If you enjoy a good thriller/suspense, this is definitely the book for you.

I enjoy they creativity of the author. This book is difficult to read because of the subject matter, but it's a great thriller and mystery.

Three girls, a rebellious night out, a horrific event, and a vow of silence. For fifteen years they've kept this secret but now it's time to come clean. Fifteen years lives have been forever altered and no one knows why or who.

Finally back together after fifteen years and learning that they weren't the only ones keeping secrets. A girl had been abducted and another found dead. The secrets must come out so the police can find the new abducted girl.

This has sexual violence and rape triggers, don't read this is you have trouble.

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The book starts on a creepy note, and thereby sets the tone for the rest of the book!!! The book starts 15 years in the past and then jumps to the present. But unfortunately your past never lets go...... Brilliant read - full of suspense and thrills. Highly recommended.

I thought it was good book . I recommend it for people who like mysteries

I thoroughly enjoyed this book really well written and a good story line. This book didn't disappoint, it was gritty and full of twists and turns that kept me turning the pages and wanting more. A solid 5 star read.

This book grabbed me from the moment I cracked open my Kindle. The plot was enticing, the characters engaging, and the characters were well developed. The only downside is that you can tell the three distinct writing "voices" of the authors, so I felt that parts of the story didn't flow as well as they could have. Absolutely a page turner and worth picking up.

Thank you Netgalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

his was a great read from the first page ‘til the end. The authors did an amazing job in co-writing this book. I didn’t know that this book is part of a series and it wasn’t necessary to read the first book to be able to follow what’s happening in this story. But now I HAVE to read book #1, just to see if is it as good a read a this one. Recommended. I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books!

The book starts off with a "grab you in" beginning. A seemingly harmless skinny dip turns into a nightmare for three girls.

We continue fifteen years later when they all are back in town and a girl disappears like others have throughout the years.

It was a well written book with lots of action and suspense. There were so many options as to who was kidnapping girls, I really was unsure. Makes a book more fun to read that way. Definitely an exciting mystery!

* I was provided with an Arc from the publisher and NetGalley. It was my decision to read and review this book.

I've seen these multi-author collaborations before, but never tried one. However, this latest venture between Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush, and Rosalind Noonan looked good, so I decided to branch out. I have to say, I'm pretty glad I did.

"Ominous" provides the suspense, romance and mystery we've come to love from these authors, all in one volume. I greatly enjoyed it.

FYI: this novel contains multiple, graphic sexual assaults. If this is a triggering topic for you, you probably want to choose another book.

The novel centers around three girls, who, one summer night 15 years ago, decided to sneak out of their homes and go skinny-dipping at a local lake. However, things go terribly wrong when they are attacked - and through mutual agreement they decide never to talk about that night again. However, in the present day, all three have returned to the small Wyoming town where they grew up. And it shortly becomes apparent that their attacker is back as well, and ready to start up again.

I really enjoyed this book. It had all of the elements of a romantic suspense novel from Jackson or Bush that I've come to love. Plenty of suspects kept me guessing throughout the book as well. I didn't guess the ending. And let me tell you - the villain in this book is bad. Like, really, really creepy/scary/awful. I was really creeped out during his "scenes."

The romances were also on point as well. I was routing for each of the couples, and was happy with their scenes. They felt real and genuine, which is the key in this genre.

My only complaint would be that it with three main characters and three romances, there were a lot of characters squeezed into the book. I wish we had more time with each of them! But that's the nature of anthologies.

Overall, I really liked this book and would try another multi-author effort involving these authors. Any fan of these authors will enjoy it.

Love Love Love Lisa Jackson! Another great mystery! Hooked from page 1!

There was a lot going on in this book. This is a small town setting. It starts out with 3 teenage girls (the minister’s daughter, Ruth, the cop’s daughter, Kat and the town bad girl, Shiloh) sneaking out late at night to go skinny dipping. The horrific things that happen at the lake changes them all and they go their separate ways never to speak of it again.

15 years later, Kat is now a cop in the small town. Shiloh comes back to town, against her better judgment, to deal with her mom’s illness and Ruth, now a psychologist, returns because she is divorced, wants to raise her daughter in a small town and set up a crisis hotline and counseling center. Only, the sicko who traumatized them back then is still around and determined to make them his and get his payback.

Ruth does not have a good relationship with her parents. Her father is a fire and brimstone preacher more concerned with appearances and what people think of him and his family than the well-being of his daughter. Why would you bring your daughter back to watch how awful your father treats you and how little he thinks of you and women in general? Why would you return to the town where you were traumatized knowing the perpetrator hadn’t been caught and the police were still clueless?

Ruth, Kat and Shiloh all get an insta forever love. Their romances were woven into the story well but not much interaction, not much talking, quick to jump in bed and fall in love.

The suspense keeps you going. We are given several options for the villain. I didn’t guess who it was until the reveal, which doesn’t happen often.

This is the second book in the series but my first and I was able to read it as a standalone.

I voluntarily read an ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher.

If you want a book that'll keep you guessing to the very end, this is a great book for You! The author lays out this story so well and makes you keep thinking about who the villain could be. When I looked up the book it says it waa #2 in a serious, however I feel like you don't need the first to read this book. I'd read a little on work breaks but couldn't stop thinking about it even after. Can't wait to read more from this author! https://www.goodreads.com