csellick's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bbarendsen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
thealliecat's review against another edition
5.0
I received this book through a giveaway on Goodreads and I am in love with it! It was amazing to read and so captivating from the start.
tanja's review against another edition
3.0
Malcolm is a surgeon who lives with his wife and daughter. His life is perfectly ordinary, until the day someone hits his car and everything changes.
I liked the first half of the book more than the rest. The prologue is one of the best parts: the writing is atmospheric and the killer's really creepy. There are lots of twists and turns, but later on they're just not as exciting anymore.
The quality of writing changes. Some parts are amazingly written, while others seem really rushed and not very well thought out. There are plenty of dramatic lines. Sometimes they work, other times it seems like the writer is trying too hard to make everything as exciting as possible.
The characters are interesting (my personal favorites being Tina and Mimi), but sometimes their reactions (or lack of) just don't make sense.
The killer is horrifying, both in the way he looks and the way he acts. He's a big fan of Jack the Ripper (though the same is probably true of every other serial killer), a self-proclaimed genius surgeon who led a difficult life because of a condition he was born with. The writer mostly does a great job with the killer: he's scary, insane and really, really smart. But I have to say that the revelation of his motives and some other things that happen later make him seem much weaker.
Altogether, it's a solid thriller, with strong female characters and a bad guy who completely freaked me out, which is always a plus.
I liked the first half of the book more than the rest. The prologue is one of the best parts: the writing is atmospheric and the killer's really creepy. There are lots of twists and turns, but later on they're just not as exciting anymore.
The quality of writing changes. Some parts are amazingly written, while others seem really rushed and not very well thought out. There are plenty of dramatic lines. Sometimes they work, other times it seems like the writer is trying too hard to make everything as exciting as possible.
The characters are interesting (my personal favorites being Tina and Mimi), but sometimes their reactions (or lack of) just don't make sense.
The killer is horrifying, both in the way he looks and the way he acts. He's a big fan of Jack the Ripper (though the same is probably true of every other serial killer), a self-proclaimed genius surgeon who led a difficult life because of a condition he was born with. The writer mostly does a great job with the killer: he's scary, insane and really, really smart. But I have to say that the revelation of his motives and some other things that happen later make him seem much weaker.
Altogether, it's a solid thriller, with strong female characters and a bad guy who completely freaked me out, which is always a plus.
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