freyja21's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
If you have arachnophobia this might not be a book you would like. (I enjoyed it despite that.)
It's a great book that is engraved in my memory. If you love intense crime books with a great plot you would enjoy it.
If you are disturbed by pedophilia, child kidnapping, and rape do not read it.
It's a great book that is engraved in my memory. If you love intense crime books with a great plot you would enjoy it.
If you are disturbed by pedophilia, child kidnapping, and rape do not read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Trafficking
Moderate: Sexual assault
busyreading's review
4.0
Special Agent Kimberly Quincy should be beginning to take things easy at work now that she has reached five months in her pregnancy. But when she gets word of a case that involves prostitutes disappearing, Kimberly just has to investigate.
Kimberly knows only too well that no case is easy or straight forward, but with little to go on this could be a lot harder than she first imagined. Time is slipping by too quickly and Kimberly must find out what has happened to these women before more go missing.
Another brilliant page turner written by Lisa Gardner that will keep you reading till the early hours. Just when you thought the twist and turns had finished another one comes along and you are left questioning what will happen next. A must read for anyone who enjoys reading suspense, mystery, crime or thriller novels. Highly recommended.
Kimberly knows only too well that no case is easy or straight forward, but with little to go on this could be a lot harder than she first imagined. Time is slipping by too quickly and Kimberly must find out what has happened to these women before more go missing.
Another brilliant page turner written by Lisa Gardner that will keep you reading till the early hours. Just when you thought the twist and turns had finished another one comes along and you are left questioning what will happen next. A must read for anyone who enjoys reading suspense, mystery, crime or thriller novels. Highly recommended.
sewcialist_librarian's review
4.0
Reads like the last of the Quincy/Rainie/Kimberly books. If so, not the best end; but certainly not the worst.
jimbowen0306's review
2.0
Somewhat gross maybe?
There are some writers who don’t write gross. There are some that do. A writer who writes gross is Karin Slaughter. I’ve read a lot of her books, and thought “Ugh, where’d that come from?” About what was written. This book makes Slaughter look… Enid Blighton.
This book watches a serial killer being investigated by the FBI, and GBI (the state of Georgia’s equivalent of the FBI). The killer is linked to sex workers, and paedophilia, as well as killing, so there are multiple levels of gross going on here, and the author digs into all three areas as the policing agencies realise quite how intelligent the murderer is, and how effective the killer is at pulling strings.
If you can put up with that grossness, you’ll probably enjoy this book more than I did.
There are some writers who don’t write gross. There are some that do. A writer who writes gross is Karin Slaughter. I’ve read a lot of her books, and thought “Ugh, where’d that come from?” About what was written. This book makes Slaughter look… Enid Blighton.
This book watches a serial killer being investigated by the FBI, and GBI (the state of Georgia’s equivalent of the FBI). The killer is linked to sex workers, and paedophilia, as well as killing, so there are multiple levels of gross going on here, and the author digs into all three areas as the policing agencies realise quite how intelligent the murderer is, and how effective the killer is at pulling strings.
If you can put up with that grossness, you’ll probably enjoy this book more than I did.
jazzrizz's review
4.0
First off, I have to say that Lisa Gardner is one of my top five mystery/thriller/suspense novelists.
This book was a great, but the subject matter was very, very distrubing.
Parts of the book were very predictable, but the story line was very intense.
This book was a great, but the subject matter was very, very distrubing.
Parts of the book were very predictable, but the story line was very intense.
coralhaze's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Still loving the Quincy & Rainie series. Of the 3 installments that I've read, this is maybe my least favorite, but it's also very different from books # 4 & 5. Compared to books #4 & #5, this story is far more enigmatic, with no red herrings, no suspects, and very limited insight into the relationships between the various POVs (an old woman named Rita who was a foster parent & who is frequently visited by a young boy named Scott; a teenager (approx. age 16; also Scott?) who has been living with his abductor (this spider guy?) for 10 years; and a pregnant prostitute). Additionally, I can see where LG was influenced by other "trendy" books in the mystery/thriller genre (her writing style changed quite a lot compared to the previous book in the series). For example, the first chapter opens with the victim's POV, instead of one of the main characters' POV (Quincey, Rainey, Kimberley), and the writing feels more "modern" (particularly compared to The Killing Hour, which was published in 2003, vs. Say Goodbye, which was published in 2008). Regardless, this is still a compelling story. And the thing that I most appreciate about LG as an author is how she manages to write a disturbing story without using graphic language. This is a story about rape and sexual abuse and it's incredibly disturbing, but not at all graphic or off-putting. So all in all, I enjoyed this book and will definitely continue with the series.
nchinnici's review
5.0
This book was perfectly creepy. The kind of creepy that draws you in, wanting to get to the inner workings of this crazy person's mind, and keeps you up at night if you read it too close to bedtime.
I bought this in an airport to read on the flight home, and read about two thirds of it during the four hour flight. I couldn't put it down. The writing was superb, the transitions from one perspective to another were seamless, and the characters - especially Kimberly - felt real. Her struggles and fears, minus the workings with a psychopath, were like those of myself and my peers. She was a complex and believable heroine, and I was rooting for her the whole way.
Say Goodbye isn't for everyone. If you have any fear of spiders or sensitivity to brutality towards children, do NOT read this book. If you love scary and disturbing thrillers, this should definitely be on your to-read list!
I bought this in an airport to read on the flight home, and read about two thirds of it during the four hour flight. I couldn't put it down. The writing was superb, the transitions from one perspective to another were seamless, and the characters - especially Kimberly - felt real. Her struggles and fears, minus the workings with a psychopath, were like those of myself and my peers. She was a complex and believable heroine, and I was rooting for her the whole way.
Say Goodbye isn't for everyone. If you have any fear of spiders or sensitivity to brutality towards children, do NOT read this book. If you love scary and disturbing thrillers, this should definitely be on your to-read list!
fancyskeletons's review
emotional
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Pedophilia