nutty_bookseller's review against another edition
5.0
Gytha has a habit of drawing you into her novels and doesn't waste much time before you are totally absorbed into the nightmare her characters find themselves in. Being led by DCI Jonah Sheens and his team you carefully weave through the plot with glimpses of the human side of the characters. There is always a plot twist that leaves you cold and by the time you reach the end you are left totally emotionally drained. Wonderful!
Gytha Lodge stands out supreme and I have read all her books and not been disappointed yet.
I highly recommend them when you love crime thrillers but fancy something unique.
Thank you to Penguin and Netgalley for my ARC ebook.
Gytha Lodge stands out supreme and I have read all her books and not been disappointed yet.
I highly recommend them when you love crime thrillers but fancy something unique.
Thank you to Penguin and Netgalley for my ARC ebook.
molly_janeeley's review
4.0
We do love a twist and boy did this have one!
I loved the changing narratives and the building of evidence!
I loved the changing narratives and the building of evidence!
nika97's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-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? Yes
4.25
catreader18's review
5.0
This is part of a series, which I didn’t realize until I had started reading it. It can be a standalone book and I didn’t feel I was missing anything from the series. The story hooked me from the very beginning. It’s a book you want to be able to concentrate on as there is a lot going on. I loved it.
libraryoflolabelle's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
4.0
soupysammy's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alibi313's review against another edition
1.0
My mistake was reading Lodge’s 3rd book in this series first, as it’s the best one. Went back and read first two and found them lacking, but figured she must improve with each book. NOPE! This is by far the worst one, as it took all the weakest tropes of the other three and amplified them. Delving into cringy romantic lives of the police protagonists. Misdirection and twists for the sake of twists. Antagonists with superhuman intelligence and abilities. Every available police officer on the force apparently working this one ridiculous case like lives hang in the balance, while simultaneously wasting so much time on their personal relationships. Characters we are suddenly supposed to like and sympathize with, after pages and pages of annoying behavior? Enough pedophiles for a Q-Anon conspiracy. Seriously, the book was so outlandish, it was obviously taking cues from the Satanic Panic of the 80s (secret basement torture rooms? every adult these kids come in contact with abuses them?). Then to have it revealed to be true??? The author had me rooting for the molesters over the victims, the girls were such little shits. UUUGGGHHH! I skimmed the last 1/3 of the book; it was so thoroughly convoluted and annoying.