bojeli5's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
michelle129's review against another edition
4.0
first book i have read by this author even though this book is part of a series can be read as a stand alone. really enjoyed this book!
eserafina42's review
4.0
3.5 stars.
It would have been a 4, but I knocked it down a half for two things:
It would have been a 4, but I knocked it down a half for two things:
Spoiler
1) complete inconsistency regarding the original victim, who the other girls in her set (and who would know better?) don't remember sleeping with other guys besides her boyfriend, but who at some point magically morphs in one officer's description as someone who was rumored to have "had several boyfriends and used one against the other"; and 2) our heroine's apparent and disappointing (to me, at least) decision, after she has her baby at the end, to put her whole life on hold, quit the job she supposedly loves, and stay home to be a full-time mommy.brittshaw's review against another edition
3.0
I hadn't read the previous novels in this series - not realizing it was a series until I was a few chapters in. However, I continued to read because I was hooked. Lisa Jackson has a way of hooking the reader right from the start and even though I didn't know character back stories I was still able to follow along and enjoy the book. That is the beauty of these "series" that also work as stand alone books.
I will definitely be picking up the other novels from this series - perhaps in order this time.
I will definitely be picking up the other novels from this series - perhaps in order this time.
funofme's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting yet boring. Unique plot that had me interested and kept reading but so much i had to skim because i didn't care and it didn't have much to do with the over all plot. The ending seemed forced and rushed like it was to be met for a deadline, rather than to tie the whole story together.
loreofthebooks's review against another edition
2.0
Why do I keep reading these books when I know I'm not going to enjoy them? So many authors of mystery recently have been hit or miss for me. Anyways, if it says anything, my writing this review several weeks after I read this book, I don't remember much about it.
And generally for books I even semi-enjoyed I remember at least the plot. This...nothing. I actually had to go back and read the plot to remember which book it was I read by this author. They all start feeling the same at some point.
Once I remembered it was a Pescoli and Alvarez book I connected the dots. I didn't really like it. I was just...meh on the whole thing. I remember skimming large sections and not enjoying it. I keep saying "this book of x is my last one" and yet, I go and read another.
I will probably try one of her books again at some point when I'm looking for something to read, but still.
There was nothing memorable about this book. And therefore I have no comments other than it couldn't have been that great if I don't remember it.
And generally for books I even semi-enjoyed I remember at least the plot. This...nothing. I actually had to go back and read the plot to remember which book it was I read by this author. They all start feeling the same at some point.
Once I remembered it was a Pescoli and Alvarez book I connected the dots. I didn't really like it. I was just...meh on the whole thing. I remember skimming large sections and not enjoying it. I keep saying "this book of x is my last one" and yet, I go and read another.
I will probably try one of her books again at some point when I'm looking for something to read, but still.
There was nothing memorable about this book. And therefore I have no comments other than it couldn't have been that great if I don't remember it.
ameliediva's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
1.5
maggiemclamb's review against another edition
don’t normally count DNFs but i deserve it