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mwalkerelders's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jwlsmacray's review against another edition
4.0
Chasing after a killer while dealing with a rundown house is definitely interesting. I would not want to deal with the problems her old house has. Who the killer was kept me guessing, but I did figure out who the other guy was. Don't want to give away anything. Great characters and great writing. Love this author's books. I have read a few. Highly recommend this one.
rants_n_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
cupcakepearls's review against another edition
2.0
Review contains references that may spoil things while you read it, but no direct spoilers.
I feel like her editor may have had a talk with her before she wrote this book - several of the issues I had with previous books. But not all of them, unfortunately. My biggest issue with the books so far was a lack of continuity from book to book - characters never show up again after the book they feature in. This book contains characters that I thought forgotten (Maggie) and references to some past events (how long George chased Ellie).
However several things about this book drove me nuts. For one, this is the first book I haven't been able to guess the murderer in. But I'm not blaming myself I'm blaming the sheer amount of characters and motivations that made it hard to keep track of any theories I may have had.
This brings us to one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to mystery novels, or in fact any book at all. Your audience should not be THAT much smarter than your main character. If there's a big reveal, I want to figure it out for sure maybe a scene or two before the main character. In this book there was a reveal at the end of the book that I figured out within the first hour of listening. Listening to seven more hours of this book waiting for Jake to catch up was excruciating.
I will continue to read this series because I think it's getting better, but very slowly. I like the audio book reader and the min characters, but there's still a lot of room for improvement.
I feel like her editor may have had a talk with her before she wrote this book - several of the issues I had with previous books. But not all of them, unfortunately. My biggest issue with the books so far was a lack of continuity from book to book - characters never show up again after the book they feature in. This book contains characters that I thought forgotten (Maggie) and references to some past events (how long George chased Ellie).
However several things about this book drove me nuts. For one, this is the first book I haven't been able to guess the murderer in. But I'm not blaming myself I'm blaming the sheer amount of characters and motivations that made it hard to keep track of any theories I may have had.
This brings us to one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to mystery novels, or in fact any book at all. Your audience should not be THAT much smarter than your main character. If there's a big reveal, I want to figure it out for sure maybe a scene or two before the main character. In this book there was a reveal at the end of the book that I figured out within the first hour of listening. Listening to seven more hours of this book waiting for Jake to catch up was excruciating.
I will continue to read this series because I think it's getting better, but very slowly. I like the audio book reader and the min characters, but there's still a lot of room for improvement.
shadowfae's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
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