Book Review: Where Will You Run?

Title:  Where Will You Run?
Author:  M.E. Franco
Pages:  244
Publication Date:  2011
Version:  Kindle
Genre:  Adult Fiction/Paranormal

Summary Via Goodreads.com:
"As a San Francisco homicide detective, Mari Lucas was used to calling in favors to get her sister, Kerry, out of trouble, but this was the last straw. Instead of her usual minor brush with the law, Kerry landed herself in a locked psychiatric ward rambling about vampires who were out to get her. Working in San Francisco, Mari had seen a lot of crazy things, but vampires? Maybe Kerry had finally lost her mind. 

But when her sister goes missing from the secure psychiatric facility, Mari is forced to investigate her disappearance along with a disturbing increase in missing persons cases among the homeless population. Forced to work the case with an outside detective, Mari will stop at nothing to find her sister. But what she finds will change her life forever."

My Review:

Mari always protects her sister from trouble, especially now that their parents are dead.  Trouble finds Mari's sister Kelly like flies find rotting food.  Mari has always been able to maneuver Kelly out of trouble from her connections as a homicide detective.  When Kelly lands in the psych ward though, that may not be so easy this time.  Kelly was put there for saying there are vampires, they are real, and they are killing people.  Mari, like the others, think Kelly may have finally lost it and gotten into something that she can't help her out of.  Could her sister finally be broken beyond help?  What is Mari to do now?  Those worries are replaced soon by new ones when Kelly suddenly goes missing from the psych ward.  Mari demands to be on the case and her captain allows it as long as she partners with Raith, the best missing persons detective they have.  Mari hates how he makes her feel and hates how male chauvinistic he is, but he is good at his job and she needs his help.  All trails are leading to a very prominent and important businessman in their community and Mari knows she can't go near him without help and extreme caution.  Things go from bad to worse when Kelly is found dead.  Now its a murder investigation.  Is there any truth to Kelly's vampire claims?  Was she not crazy?  Does this main man in the city know a lot more than Mari thinks he does?  How the heck can she work with Raith and not get attached to him and fall for him when he makes it so easy to do?  Can she find the killer of her sister?  What will this investigation really cost her?

Oh my gosh!  I just loved this book.  Once I started reading it I just couldn't put it down.  I found myself reading late into the night, even though I vowed to read only twenty minutes before bed.  Not many books completely blindside me in any way.  Usually I guess what's going to happen or how things will turn out as I read.  This book, however, completely blindsided me! I was reading along and something would happen that I never, in a million years, saw happening and I loved that!  This book was full of the mystery I love along with a rare thing for me to find in a book, the element of complete surprise.  The plot was amazing and forever kept me guessing.  The pace and flow of the book was great, moving along like a raging river.  The pages seemed to turn themselves and I just got lost in the book from start to finish.  And the characters!!!!  Oh my gosh, I fell in love with the characters.  They were so easy to like and they really developed a lot in this book from page one to the end.  They also were full of surprises and secrets that made me squeal with excitement over them.  I am so glad I found this book and decided to read it.  It was an amazing read that anyone just has to experience.  It has action, mystery, a bit of romance, lots of drama, vampires and other mythological beings, and just all around great writing!  A must must must read!!

5/5 Stars!!!

July Wrap Up!!

July has come and gone.  Lots has been happening in our family, so not too much in the way of reviews happening.  However, I did manage to get a few more in than last month!  Thanks for bearing with me!!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL MY FOLLOWERS AND THOSE THAT STOP IN TO READ MY BLOG!!!  YOU ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY ME EVERY DAY!  


Here's what I have read in July: 5 Grand Total of  Books!!
You can click on the title of the book to get to my review of that book.  :-)

~ 4 Young Adult Fiction:
~ Maze Runner by James Dashner
~ Scorch Trials by James Dashner
~ Death Cure by James Dashner
~Submarine Outlaw by Philip Roy

~ 1 Adult Non-Fiction:
~Betty White If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) by Betty White

How are my Challenges looking as we gradually approach the finish line?
You can click on each challenge and you will go to my post for that challenge to see which books counted for each challenge or what each challenge entails.  As I complete challenges I will highlight them!  :-)

1.  Reading Challenge Addict Challenge 2014  Complete 11-15 of my reading challenges that I have signed up to do in 2014.

4/11 Completed

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2.  Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2014  Read 60 books that are in my TBR pile, but have been there BEFORE 2014.

27/60 Books Read

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3.  2014 What An Animal Reading Challenge VII  Read 7-12 books with animals either on the cover, as main characters, or in the title.  

1/12 Books Read

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4.  Monthly Key Word Challenge 2014  Read a book with a "key word" from each months list.  

7/12 Books Read

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5.  TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2014  Read 50+ books from my TBR pile that were put in that pile BEFORE 2014.

27/55 Books Read

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6.  Cruizin' Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2014  Read 20+ cozy mysteries.

10/25 Books Read

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7.  Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2014  Finish two series.  I am counting by books in series for counts.

4/27 Books Read  0/2 Series Finished

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8.  Color Coded Reading Challenge 2014  Read books with colors in the title.  9 different colors in a year!

9/9 Books Read

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9.  Chill Baby Chill Reading Challenge 2014  Read six books in the time frame of December 21, 2013 to March 20, 2014.
6/6 Books Read
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10.  Lucky No. 14 Reading Challenge 2014 Read 14 books from the 14 different categories given.

8/14 Books Read

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11.  Foodies Reading Challenge 2014  Read 3 books involving food, fiction or non-fiction.

0/3 Books Read

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12.  eBook Reading Challenge 2014  Read 10 eBooks.

10/10 Books Read

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13.  Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge 2014  Read 1-5 more books than 2013.

0/5 Books Read

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14.  Full House Reading Challenge 2014  Read a book from all the "boxes" on the sheet to get a Full House and complete the challenge.  Each box has a different category.

19/25 Books Read

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15.  Eclectic Reading Challenge 2014  Read a book from the categories listed to read different books you may not have read.

5/12 Books Read

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16.  Reading Outside the Box Reading Challenge 2014  Read books from categories that may be outside your normal reading.  Try to do all the categories listed.

14/25 Books Read

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17.  Quirky A to Z Reading Challenge 2014  Read books from the A to Z guidelines given.  A new and exciting spin on just reading books titled from a to z!

18/26 Books Read

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18.  I Love Picture Books Reading Challenge 2014  Read 25 picture books in the year!

0/25 Books Read

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19.  You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge 2014  Read 150 books in the year.  (Level 2).

30/150 Books Read

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20.  Quick Fix Challenge 2014  Read books that are under 300 pages long.  I picked the Gorilla Glue level of 30+ books.

19/35 Books Read

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21.  100 Books In A Year Reading Challenge 2014  Read 100 books in a year.

30/100 Books Read

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22.  Audiobook Challenge 2014  Listen to audiobooks.  I picked the Newbie level of listening to 1-5 books.

4/5 Books Listened To

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23.  Jumble Your Genres Reading Challenge 2014  Read a different, set, genre every month.

7/12 Books Read

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24.  Dystopia Reading Challenge 2014  Read set number of distopian books in the year.  I chose the Rebel Level, Level 2 of reading 7-12 books.

5/12 Books Read

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25.  Rewind Challenge 2014  Read those books you couldn't wait to come out, but then never read.  I chose to try for 15 books.

15/15 Books Read

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26.  My Kind Of Mystery Reading Challenge 2014  Read mystery books!  I chose level of Lost Artifacts to read 31-40 mystery books.

18/40 Books Read

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27.  Freda's Voice 100+ Books Reading Challenge 2014  Read 100+ books in the year.  I am personally shooting for 105.

30/105 Books Read

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28.  Gentle Spectrums Challenge 2014  Read 10 books with titles containing color hues.  Read 10 books containing title words fitting in set categories.  

19/20 Books Read

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29.  Ethereal Challenge 2014  Read spiritual/paranormal books.  I picked Third Eye Level of 11-20 books.

7/20 Books Read

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30.  What's In A Name Reading Challenge 2014  Read a book with a title fitting in each of the name categories.

4/5 Books Read

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31.  Audio Book Challenge 2014  Listen to audio books.  I chose the Flirting level of 6 books.

4/6 Books Listened To

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32.  Book To Movie Challenge 2 2014 Read books that were made into movies, then watch the movie.  I chose the Movie Fan Level of 3 book/movies.

0/3 Books Read/Movies Watched

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33.  Diversity Reading Challenge 2014 Read books that have a main character or are written by a person of color.  I chose the First Shelf Level of 1-6 Books
0/6 Books Read
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34.  Witches and Witchcraft Reading Challenge 2014 Read books that are Witchy.  I chose the Maiden Level of 6-10 Books.
4/10 Books 
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35.  Shifter Challenge 2014 Read 10 books with a main character that is a Shifter.
1/10 Books Read
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36.  Vampire Challenge 2014 Read 10 books with a main character that is a Vampire.
6/10 Books Read
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37.  Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge 2014 Read a variety of books that start with all the letters of the alphabet to make up a nice soup of reading.
12/26 Books Read
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38.  Where Are You Reading Challenge 2014 Read books set in all of the 50 states!
14/50 Books Read
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39.  YA Mythology Reading Challenge 2014 Read 12 YA Mythology books.
11/12 Books Read
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40.  Fur and Fangs Reading Challenge 2014 Read books with Werewolves, Shifters, Vampires in.  I am shooting for 25!
5/25 Books Read
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41.  Ireland Reading Challenge 2014 Read books set in or about Ireland or that have Irish characters.  I am doing Shamrock Level of 4 books.
0/4 Books Read
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42.  Zombie Reading Challenge 2014 Read Zombie books.  I chose Infested Level of 1-3 books.
0/3 Books Read
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43.  Women's Murder Club Reading Challenge 2014 Read books in this series.  I chose level Detective in Training 4-6 Books.
0/6 Books Read
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44.  Erotic Romance Reading Challenge 2014 Read Erotic Books.  Level One 12 books.
1/12 Books Read
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45.  A to Z Mystery Author Challenge 2014 Read Mystery authors from A to Z using last names.
13/26 Books Read
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46.  In The Middle Reading Challenge 2014 Read books that are between 300 and 450 pages.  I am doing Cruising through the Pages level of 10 books.
6/10 Books Read
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47.  Witch's Reading Challenge 2014 Read books dealing with paranormal or witchcraft.  Initiate Level of 5-10 books.
4/10 Books Read
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Perpetual:

1.  Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge  Read all the books in this series.
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2.  Kinsey Millhone Reading Challenge  Read all the books in this series.
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3.  Read 1 Million Pages Challenge  Read 1 Million Pages.
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