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Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen

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kim_ng's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Definitely not the thriller I was expecting; I feel like the blurb is kind of misleading. 
The plot twist / the explanation for Lily's aggressive behaviour is something I would have expected to be more "thrilling" for a thriller. However, if we move away from the idea of this book being a thriller and see it as what I think it rather is, historical mystery fiction, the ending is perfectly appropriate. 

The book is very well written and, although not easy to read due to its dark subject matter, very interesting and captivating to read. 

I also highly recommend listening to the musical piece "Incendio" composed by Tess Gerritsen herself which is featured in this novel.
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mostpeoplecallmemilo's review against another edition

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dark informative sad 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? Yes

4.0

Enjoyed it a lot and liked that there were two narratives that eventually intertwined. I kept wanting to read more.
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