bruce96's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
alicia88's review against another edition
3.5
I went in cold into this story, chose it because of the narrator. It was much darker than I expected, but I was really interested in the plot of the story. It was a bit slow moving in some places and I did figure out what was going to happen pretty early on but it kept me hanging in.
The story takes place over just two or three days so when the action is moving it’s quick & on the edge of your seat stuff, but there were a lot of points of view and some stuff was repetitive or too slow and thoughtful. It would take me to a place of tension and then slow it down and take it back. After a few times, that got annoying.
I had to ignore my dislike for most of the characters and their actions.
The story takes place over just two or three days so when the action is moving it’s quick & on the edge of your seat stuff, but there were a lot of points of view and some stuff was repetitive or too slow and thoughtful. It would take me to a place of tension and then slow it down and take it back. After a few times, that got annoying.
I had to ignore my dislike for most of the characters and their actions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault
leonore_book's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely a great read. Very disturbing and dark. It's a crime novel with twists and turns you don't see coming. Tami Hoag writes books that never disappoint. She's skilled and takes you deep into her stories.
nlbohr22's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
jweird6's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
natashuhh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
mckopec's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
wynterfairy's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book but had enough issues with it not to give it more than 3 stars.
I didn’t like the detective, Nick Fourcade. His heart was in the right place but he had glorious anger management issues. In what world would he not have been fired long ago? I did like his wife and I even liked Stokes.
A huge issue I had with this book is that the detectives, Annie and Nick, fell apart mentally from the first second of the case. I find it hard to believe that experienced detectives would do this. Any profession where you encounter bad things so often, you learn you can’t internalized so much or your fall apart over time. I know this is probably being picky, but I’m a nurse and their behavior annoyed me.
I usually stick to books around 400-500 pages because I find that usually anything longer means too much filler material that does nothing to advance the story. This book is guilty of this. I was hundreds of pages in before anything interesting happened to get the case going.
Shocker of an ending, which I enjoyed. Almost gave another star for that alone. However, the more I thought on it, the more I was like wow, that wrapped up nice and neat. Can’t say more due to spoilers but it really is crazy.
I didn’t like the detective, Nick Fourcade. His heart was in the right place but he had glorious anger management issues. In what world would he not have been fired long ago? I did like his wife and I even liked Stokes.
A huge issue I had with this book is that the detectives, Annie and Nick, fell apart mentally from the first second of the case. I find it hard to believe that experienced detectives would do this. Any profession where you encounter bad things so often, you learn you can’t internalized so much or your fall apart over time. I know this is probably being picky, but I’m a nurse and their behavior annoyed me.
I usually stick to books around 400-500 pages because I find that usually anything longer means too much filler material that does nothing to advance the story. This book is guilty of this. I was hundreds of pages in before anything interesting happened to get the case going.
Shocker of an ending, which I enjoyed. Almost gave another star for that alone. However, the more I thought on it, the more I was like wow, that wrapped up nice and neat. Can’t say more due to spoilers but it really is crazy.
stellap's review against another edition
5.0
This book took me longer than usual to finish but it was SO good. Wow. Wowwww.