Lanny is Gwen’s daughter and she is just as fierce and protective as her mother, although she does have a rebellious streak that Gwen never had. They have some pretty rough patches but they eventually get through them. I really like Sam and rooted for the two of them to get together.

But Sam does come to respect Gwen and all that she has been through and he comes to love her kids too, and will do anything to protect them. We first meet Sam in the book one, and he is a love interest although there is a lot of baggage on both sides which keeps the two of them at arms length. She is still the main narrator, but now we hear from Sam and the kids as well. Killman Creek– Book Twoīook two start where book one leaves off. This is the dilemma that Gwen finds herself in with good reason, and also worrying about her ex getting out of jail and coming for her. There is a very important message about how the internet can be more harmful than one might think in that there are people out there that will hound you if they think you have done something wrong, no matter the proof. The plot is very fast paced and at times you really are not sure what to believe. She and her kids are now paying for the sins of her ex-husband in more ways than you can imagine.

She didn’t know this at the time, which can be hard to believe, but once you get to know her past, you come to understand how it could happen. Gwen had another life prior to this one, she was married to a serial killer. She is also willing to go to great lengths to keep as much evil as she can from their world, which is really hard given the circumstance. There are times when you will doubt if she is a reliable narrator, but you will never doubt the love she has for her kids and how fiercely she protects them. She really is a great narrator and you get to know her so well, which helps in the other books. This is the only book totally told by Gwen, which is good.

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