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vintage_b's review against another edition
3.0
So, we were on such a great track, A.J. Why, oh, why did you have to disappoint on this one? My biggest issue with this installment was that it did not properly pick up where the last left off. If you are going to leave one book off abruptly, then, in my opinion, you should pick up where you left off. It led to me having to reorient myself to what was going on. Essentially, this book starts in a flashback to a month prior to where the last book left off. You do not get to the current time until almost 50% into the book, which leaves for a bit of a rushed main plot in this one. Luckily, it's on a train, with a bit of a Murder on the Orient Express vibe, so the rushed nature almost suits the plot. (Oh, I see, A.J., this was all planned; I got you.). You learn that the other narrator, who is not HIM (who we learn is named Lotan), is a serial murderer who is part of the same cult (Leviathan) as Lotan. We learn that his moniker is CATCH ME. Emma, Sam, and the reader start to learn that all of these past events we have only seen a glimpse of thus far are truly all linked.
coutures1513's review against another edition
3.0
C’était bien. Ce qui m’a dérangé c’est que le début de l’action, annoncé dans le tome précédent, prend pratiquement 50% avant de débuter.
Je comprends qu’Emma doit faire face à ce qu’elle a vécu dans le tome précédent. Par contre, il se termine sur une scène et cette même scène se reproduit dans ce tome-ci à presque la moitié du livre. Il manquait un peu de concordance.
Je pensais arrêter là, mais la fin me donne envie de poursuivre ma lecture.
Je comprends qu’Emma doit faire face à ce qu’elle a vécu dans le tome précédent. Par contre, il se termine sur une scène et cette même scène se reproduit dans ce tome-ci à presque la moitié du livre. Il manquait un peu de concordance.
Je pensais arrêter là, mais la fin me donne envie de poursuivre ma lecture.
wrxryna's review against another edition
5.0
Any book that makes me say "DAMN" out loud multiple times HAS to get five stars.
These are small books with SO much detail. There are so many clues that you can look back on and say, "omg i see it now!"
The beginning of this book was a bit of long-term story building - and that has to be done, considering Rivers has a few long plots threaded through each book that has its own mystery. I can't get over how well she links parts of bigger plots into the smaller one at hand.
And, as always! - An ending that has me immediately reaching for the next book.
These are small books with SO much detail. There are so many clues that you can look back on and say, "omg i see it now!"
The beginning of this book was a bit of long-term story building - and that has to be done, considering Rivers has a few long plots threaded through each book that has its own mystery. I can't get over how well she links parts of bigger plots into the smaller one at hand.
And, as always! - An ending that has me immediately reaching for the next book.
kkomo's review against another edition
3.0
Good story
I liked the whole train event- creepy as it was. I feel like we are finally heading somewhere with the over/arching mystery that is Emma’s life. I loathed the side flashes (?) or whatever they are called, to others. I figured out who I think a couple of them are, but still, I honestly just skip most of it & skim at best.
Hopping right into the next one!
I liked the whole train event- creepy as it was. I feel like we are finally heading somewhere with the over/arching mystery that is Emma’s life. I loathed the side flashes (?) or whatever they are called, to others. I figured out who I think a couple of them are, but still, I honestly just skip most of it & skim at best.
Hopping right into the next one!
ndbeyer's review
4.0
This series has kept me interested. Emma's tenacity keeps me engaged as does the fear of whatever tragedy is coming next or which secret is going to be exposed.
bchristian541's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
AJ Rivers has done it again with The Girl and the Deadly Express. The series continues to follow FBI Agent Emma Griffin. Mystery after mystery unfolds. I didn't want to put it down.