The Negotiator by Dee Henderson

Pages: 308
Method: Kindle
Rating: 4.5/5

To be honest, I’ve been in a reading slump for the last couple of weeks and this was the perfect short and sweet book to get me out of it. It was a recommendation from a friend based on the style of the series. Each book has an individual storyline that is based on one of the main characters of the family, but other characters show up throughout so you are still connected through the series while getting a more in depth story from new characters. If you have other series like this that you love, please let me know!

The FMC is a negotiator (see the title haha) which means that at times it was very intense and high-stakes for the character. I think this can be difficult to execute as an author because you want the reader to believe that something bad will happen, even though they know you won’t kill off the main character. I felt that the cases included in the story were very realistic and had me on the edge of my seat at times, but not so much that I got overwhelmed.

The thing I loved most about this book was the thread of faith throughout. The male main character (MMC) was a Christian and while some books can get heavy handed with trying to push faith, I felt the author made it very seamless. It was obvious that he had a strong faith and wanted the FMC to believe but the way they handled the conversation around it while dealing with everything going on was very mature and realistic. To be honest, it even helped me with questions I sometimes have and convicted me about how I am living out my faith in my personal life.

It’s close to a five-star rating (meaning I would reread it) because I really enjoyed it, but I want to wait to see how I feel about the rest of the series. If I enjoy the rest of the books, I might push it to a 5 and make it one of those series I return to if I’m ever in a reading slump again. Do you have a go-to book to get out of a reading slump or do you force yourself to get out of the slump with something new?