louisedv's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lberestecki's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. Kat was a likable character, and the romance aspects didn't overtake the mystery, which is a problem I sometimes have with other authors. The mystery kept me guessing, and every time I thought I had it figured out there was a new twist. I'll definitely look into reading some of Gerritsen's other books.
Received from NetGalley.
Received from NetGalley.
altsvie's review
2.0
i don't wanna give this a 2 star rating but hell yeah, i didn't like how the story goes. what's the purpose of the title? i don't understand why is it called girl missing. girl missing? who maeve? damn. i don't get it. and i don't like why need to add a romance sub-plot when i don't see any sparks between them. i hate the fact that kat allowed herself having sex with adam even tho she doesn't want to gamble in love. luckily, adam is too inlove with her thats why he keeps chasing her. kat is too impulsive for everything. and i hate that. the issue bet. adam and his stepdaughter maeve didn't gave a me a resolution when in fact thats the reason why kat and adam continued to be so called "partners in crime". the story didn't gave justice to the title itself.
i really thought that i would love this story since its thriller but now i hate it. i don't wanna admit to myself but i wasted my time reading this. i thought this story will give me a high tension, nervousness, suspense and such BUT ITS NOT.
i really thought that i would love this story since its thriller but now i hate it. i don't wanna admit to myself but i wasted my time reading this. i thought this story will give me a high tension, nervousness, suspense and such BUT ITS NOT.
gaynorcaw's review
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Easy ready. Quick read good. Story uncomplicated lot. Probably needed a better twist
captainherder's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
macwolf01's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first non-Rizzoli & Isles book I've read by Tess Gerritsen, and I enjoyed it. I like the lead Dr Kat Novak, she is a gritty Medical Examiner that speaks her mind and is determined to find out the truth.
I give this book a high 3.5 stars, my only hiccup is that I found the plot a little to straight forward.
I give this book a high 3.5 stars, my only hiccup is that I found the plot a little to straight forward.
phouweling's review against another edition
3.0
Not as thrilling and well-constructed as Gerritsen's later books, but still a nice 'in-between' read.
sennowa's review against another edition
3.0
This is just fine for what it is. Of this genre and format, this is probably one of the better books I've read over the years. I like the characters, though it occasionally felt like the male lead was following whatever the situation needed rather than an actual consistent character (several scenes with him felt almost like he was replaced by someone else, though the characterization was more or less ironed out towards the end of the book).
Some characters and their related subplots feel like a late addition to the story that wasn't properly mapped out and got into the final script without a previous draft - the flip-flop relation of the characters towards Maeve is one that felt like that to me. I do like that the 2 main characters have chemistry, but some of their romantic moments, especially at the very beginning, came entirely out of nowhere and were awkwardly placed in-between no romantic dialogue/thinking whatsoever, so I still placed it on my "poorly paced romance" shelf even though I feel like it's a solidly structured relationship at the end.
The book does suffer some pacing issues - the beginning and the last third feel pretty solid, but a quarter through to the middle it starts dragging and scenes don't connect well with each other, subplots get introduced one after another in a way that overshadows the previous ones, but it's not too noticeable, so for all I know this is just a personal issue for me.
One thing I did enjoy is that this book has relatively okay(-ish) politics, which I never expect of this genre. But cops aren't monumentally good guys, the main characters care about addicts and poverty-stricken people, at least a bit, and all the people who don't are portrayed as not really good people altogether. All in all, that's more than I have expected of this, even if there are undoubtedly still issues. The male lead is a political blank slate though, which I guess is a way to avoid a conversation about wealth and inequality, which in retrospect the book exploits but does almost nothing with and has no legitimate conversations about. Oh and the main character drinking and driving? Definitely didn't like that.
Overall, this is, again, a perfectly okay book for what it is, and it doesn't pretend to be more than that. Quick and easy, I found it still enjoyable to read even with all that I've mentioned above.
Some characters and their related subplots feel like a late addition to the story that wasn't properly mapped out and got into the final script without a previous draft - the flip-flop relation of the characters towards Maeve is one that felt like that to me. I do like that the 2 main characters have chemistry, but some of their romantic moments, especially at the very beginning, came entirely out of nowhere and were awkwardly placed in-between no romantic dialogue/thinking whatsoever, so I still placed it on my "poorly paced romance" shelf even though I feel like it's a solidly structured relationship at the end.
The book does suffer some pacing issues - the beginning and the last third feel pretty solid, but a quarter through to the middle it starts dragging and scenes don't connect well with each other, subplots get introduced one after another in a way that overshadows the previous ones, but it's not too noticeable, so for all I know this is just a personal issue for me.
One thing I did enjoy is that this book has relatively okay(-ish) politics, which I never expect of this genre. But cops aren't monumentally good guys, the main characters care about addicts and poverty-stricken people, at least a bit, and all the people who don't are portrayed as not really good people altogether. All in all, that's more than I have expected of this, even if there are undoubtedly still issues. The male lead is a political blank slate though, which I guess is a way to avoid a conversation about wealth and inequality, which in retrospect the book exploits but does almost nothing with and has no legitimate conversations about. Oh and the main character drinking and driving? Definitely didn't like that.
Overall, this is, again, a perfectly okay book for what it is, and it doesn't pretend to be more than that. Quick and easy, I found it still enjoyable to read even with all that I've mentioned above.