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temidayo_am's review
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
anetq's review
5.0
I'm just eating up this series - there's developing characters (as does their relationships) and every new mystery covers a new area - with this one it's witchcraft...
melissagurner's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
jlmcnair's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first novel of Lin Anderson's that I've read. It came to my attention via enthusiastic reviews on Twitter from authors I follow. What I hadn't realized was that it was the 10th book in a series. Not a series in the sense of one continuous storyline (e.g. Game of Thrones) but a series based around the main character, in this case, forensics specialist Rhona MacLeod. While I guess each MacLeod novel is more or less a standalone, this one constantly referenced a past case -- probably the events of book 9 in the series? It was a bit frustrating on that front and I often wondered if I should maybe stop reading this one and read the 9th book instead. I even debated maybe starting from the very beginning with book 1, but couldn't find it as an epub from the Kobo store, so that wasn't an option.
Anyway, I did enjoy the story, and will likely read more in the series.
Anyway, I did enjoy the story, and will likely read more in the series.
pgchuis's review against another edition
3.0
This started off strongly and I enjoyed the chapters from Mark's perspective. The wicca elements took up more and more space as the plot developed, which was unfortunate from my perspective, as I didn't feel the sympathy for them the author presumably intended. The whole 'sexual magick' thing was ridiculous (and is it really even wiccan?) and the plot got more and more bogged down as people kept secrets and then revealed them to some people but not others. The ending was an anticlimax in that the 'nine' either didn't really exist as the police had been led to believe or got away with it. I didn't like Freya - McNab can do better.
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