In Life Support, Whitlow begins the story of Rena, who pushed her husband off a cliff, and Alex, the lawyer who is defending her. The story continues right where Life Support left off in Life Everlasting. These really should be viewed as one book. Whitlow spends too much time in the early pages of Life Everlasting retelling the story of Life Support. Publishing this as one novel would have avoided some of the repetitive story telling.
Life Everlasting felt faster and more intense than Life Support. The tension and conflict from the first book has built to the action of the second. Rena, terrified that her husband will awaken and tell his side of the story, has to play the loving wife while secretly wishing him dead. Alex has to sort through the lies that Rena continually tells, struggling with whether she can ethically defend her. Rena's in-laws, whose lucrative businesses turn out not to be totally legal, have to figure out how to keep Rena happy, quiet, and out of the way.
More importantly, Alex's new-found faith continues to grow, and her relationship with the music minister blossoms. For a male author, Whitlow seems to go out of his way to appeal to female readers. Alex is the strong lead, who falls for the manly minister, who not only works with his hands but is also an accomplished concert pianist. (Way to make the rest of us guys feel inadequate!) I am a middle-aged regular guy but I certainly enjoyed Life Support and Life Everlasting, even with the feminine-leaning story line.
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