Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear

2 reviews

beate251's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is Caz Frear's second Cat Kinsella police procedural. Cat is a young Detective Constable with the Met Police in London, who has to deal with a murder case in which the suspect absolutely insists that he is innocent and is being framed. The problem is he's a shady character and nobody believes him.

This is the second in a series and isn't good as a standalone. I think you need to know Cat Kinsella's background to understand why she thinks how she thinks and acts how she does. Basically, her background makes her a compromised police officer, and she is battling hard for it not to come out, especially now that she is in a relationship with the brother of the murder victim from book 1, who can also never know her father's connection to the case.

This is well-written, with believable characters (I love her police colleagues), but I think book 1 and 3 are stronger.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Murder

t_higgsreviews's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

4.5 Stars
CAWPILE = 7.79

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Chronic illness, Medical content, and Vomit