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alexsbooksandsocks's review against another edition
Zitten we echt al aan het 8e deel van deze Gina Harte serie? Jazeker en ze is na zoveel boeken nog altijd enorm boeiend. Carla Kovach bewijst boek na boek dat ze weet hoe ze een spannende thriller moet schrijven met een zaak die de lezer van begin tot einde in zijn greep heeft. In dit boek is Gina op zoek naar Amber die spoorloos verdwenen lijkt te zijn. Al snel vinden ze een lijk en daarmee is het onderzoek gestart. Het psychologische element van dit boek was sterk aanwezig en lijkt mij zelfs best realistisch. (Zo een zaak zou zomaar - jammer genoeg - eens in de krant kunnen staan) Qua twist en turns kwam ik met dit boek ook zeker aan mijn trekken en ik zat eigenlijk tot de naam van de dader gezegd werd op een dwaalspoor. In dit verhaalt trekt de auteur veel zijtakken naar wat allemaal nog ontdekt moet worden over Gina en haar team. Er is nog zoveel mogelijk, zoveel om te leren kennen over Gina en haar collega’s en ik wil het allemaal weten. Niet verrassend dus dat ik nu alweer uitkijk naar het volgende boek.
smilesgiggle's review
5.0
Nail bitting suspense! I read this book in a day - it is that good.
I received a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Please note I have not read previous books in this series - did not hold me back , but maybe become my next obsession.
Amber's body is found beside a lake. Clearly she had been held captive, stabbed in the heart. As a young woman attending university, Amber was living her life. And was murdered.
Gina is trying to grasp a lead - but everyone is lying. Her philandering lecturer. Over protective father. Smitten neighbor. Gina and her team struggle through the stories.
Fast paced, amazing suspense. Did not guess the killer.
Great book!
I received a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Please note I have not read previous books in this series - did not hold me back , but maybe become my next obsession.
Amber's body is found beside a lake. Clearly she had been held captive, stabbed in the heart. As a young woman attending university, Amber was living her life. And was murdered.
Gina is trying to grasp a lead - but everyone is lying. Her philandering lecturer. Over protective father. Smitten neighbor. Gina and her team struggle through the stories.
Fast paced, amazing suspense. Did not guess the killer.
Great book!
pandasbookshelf's review
4.0
Edge of your seat fun. Another excellent entry in this series. The author manages to deliver yet again another chilling and unique crime mystery which will blow you away. Can't wait to see what she comes up with next.
hannas_heas47's review
5.0
Yes I sometimes will read this author for the slow burn romance between Briggs and Gina Harte. This one though caught my eye and I love the cover.
What did I like! From the first book in this series I will gladly pick up this author’s work with DCI thrillers. A new genre that has me picking up books left and right with the DCI title. The horror of the murder and the way Harte finagled the investigation just sucks you in!
Would I recommend or buy? Yes, I’ve missed a couple but I will eventually buy these for my shelf! On my list of wish to have. I would recommend to anyone who loves DCI’s or thriller mystery reads! Definitely recommend the series! Five stars!
I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review!
What did I like! From the first book in this series I will gladly pick up this author’s work with DCI thrillers. A new genre that has me picking up books left and right with the DCI title. The horror of the murder and the way Harte finagled the investigation just sucks you in!
Would I recommend or buy? Yes, I’ve missed a couple but I will eventually buy these for my shelf! On my list of wish to have. I would recommend to anyone who loves DCI’s or thriller mystery reads! Definitely recommend the series! Five stars!
I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review!
breejay's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
chapter1_page1's review
5.0
⭐️ 5 ⭐️
Many thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture and Carla Kovach for the eARC, in exchange for an honest review.
The Broken Ones by Carla Kovach is the eighth book in the DI Gina Harte series. I haven’t read the previous books, but that wasn’t a problem as it can be read and enjoyed perfectly as a standalone.
From the very beginning I was hooked. It’s well written, fast-paced and full of suspense - with twists and turns aplenty and more red herrings than you can shake a stick at!
The wintery setting really adds to the creepy atmosphere of the story.
The diverse characters are likeable and well developed. I never guessed the identity of the killer, which is a huge plus point for me. A real edge of your seat read.
Just fabulous - one of the best books I’ve read this year.
If you’re looking for a fast-paced, unputdownable crime thriller, this is the book for you.
I would highly recommend.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Many thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture and Carla Kovach for the eARC, in exchange for an honest review.
The Broken Ones by Carla Kovach is the eighth book in the DI Gina Harte series. I haven’t read the previous books, but that wasn’t a problem as it can be read and enjoyed perfectly as a standalone.
From the very beginning I was hooked. It’s well written, fast-paced and full of suspense - with twists and turns aplenty and more red herrings than you can shake a stick at!
The wintery setting really adds to the creepy atmosphere of the story.
The diverse characters are likeable and well developed. I never guessed the identity of the killer, which is a huge plus point for me. A real edge of your seat read.
Just fabulous - one of the best books I’ve read this year.
If you’re looking for a fast-paced, unputdownable crime thriller, this is the book for you.
I would highly recommend.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
robinlovesreading's review
4.0
Amber Slater heads out to a party but she never comes home. Residing with university roommates, only one of them might have a clue as to where Amber might have gone. So, as far as Detective Gina Harte is concerned, he is a probable suspect. Someone else is on Gina's radar as well. Not only did Amber not turn up at the restaurant she works at, a chef there does not have a strong alibi.
After some searching, Amber's body is found at a local park. One disturbing piece of evidence is that her lips have been sealed shut. When another woman goes missing, Gina gets really concerned. Evidence shows that Amber might not have been killed immediately, so Gina is hopeful that they will find the other missing woman in time.
I have read all but the first two books in the Detective Gina Harte series. I have come to know and respect Gina as a dedicated detective, especially as she came from a disturbing past herself. Each book in the series touches on Gina's past, as well as her expertise, so I think readers could to well with this book as a standalone. However, as much as possible, I do try and read previous series titles when I have a book for review.
One aspect of this book is that the girl who originally went missing used an app called Appydater. It is this app that proves to tie the victims together, but it also plays into other characters in this book. If you like thrilling crime fiction, then I would highly recommend this book, as well as all the previous books in this series. Whether it is the twists and the turns, the occasional surprises or the thrilling conclusion, The Broken Ones proved to be an excellent read.
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
After some searching, Amber's body is found at a local park. One disturbing piece of evidence is that her lips have been sealed shut. When another woman goes missing, Gina gets really concerned. Evidence shows that Amber might not have been killed immediately, so Gina is hopeful that they will find the other missing woman in time.
I have read all but the first two books in the Detective Gina Harte series. I have come to know and respect Gina as a dedicated detective, especially as she came from a disturbing past herself. Each book in the series touches on Gina's past, as well as her expertise, so I think readers could to well with this book as a standalone. However, as much as possible, I do try and read previous series titles when I have a book for review.
One aspect of this book is that the girl who originally went missing used an app called Appydater. It is this app that proves to tie the victims together, but it also plays into other characters in this book. If you like thrilling crime fiction, then I would highly recommend this book, as well as all the previous books in this series. Whether it is the twists and the turns, the occasional surprises or the thrilling conclusion, The Broken Ones proved to be an excellent read.
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
nerdontheloose's review
3.0
Another police procedural with a tense and gritty storyline. I love police procedurals but I think with the amount that’s being published every day and how much of them I read, everything feels a bit repetitive, formulaic, and even forced. This has everything that a thriller and a police procedural should have, interesting plot, gripping mystery, twists, and a perfect balance of personal stories of the detectives running in the background (although you need to be aware of it a bit from the previous books otherwise it just disrupts the flow of the main story), but still for some reason, this just did not click with me and I had to push through to get to the end. But mostly I'm just going to put blame it on the fact that I'm an avid reader of this genre, it takes a bit more for me to swoon over it. I think a new reader or someone who does not often this genre is bound to love it. It gets a bit dramatic at the end and I could see how it was going to turn up, like I said, very formulaic, but I think this should look very good on a screen :)
Thanks to Netgalley, Bookouture publishers, and the author for the eARC. All opinions are my own.
Thanks to Netgalley, Bookouture publishers, and the author for the eARC. All opinions are my own.
mbjrose99's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I think I've read too many of the books in this series and grown cynical about the main character. But other than that it was okay.