krisrid's review against another edition
3.0
This is a difficult book for me to review. There are some really good things about it that made me read it fast to find out how it ended. There were also some dark and disturbing aspects to it that sort of creeped me out. Ultimately, I liked the story and the writing.
First off, I liked that this was a book with strong, capable women as the protagonists - four of them, in fact. These women are smart and tough and resourceful, and they all have the skills to deal with the crazy shit that goes down in this story. None of them are perfect, but I liked them, and I liked that they were not at any point damsels in distress.
The story, while engrossing and fast-paced and clever, was also very dark and disturbing, with some aspects that could give a squeamish reader some sleepless nights. There is some fairly grisly violence in the story, and if you aren't okay with that, I don't recommend this to you. That said, it was well written, and moved fast and furious, especially towards the end. This book has suspense, action and excitement in it.
Overall, I would say this was a good - not great, but definitely good - read. I found it a bit dark for my taste, and the "romance" between Sam and Bear left me completely cold. I did not buy their getting together at all, and even the sex scenes between the two of them more made me wince than turned me on. I wish the author had just skipped that, or referred to it more obliquely than giving us the gory [no pun intended] details of their hooking up. I feel like that was extraneous to the main plot and just felt icky considering what else was going on.
First off, I liked that this was a book with strong, capable women as the protagonists - four of them, in fact. These women are smart and tough and resourceful, and they all have the skills to deal with the crazy shit that goes down in this story. None of them are perfect, but I liked them, and I liked that they were not at any point damsels in distress.
The story, while engrossing and fast-paced and clever, was also very dark and disturbing, with some aspects that could give a squeamish reader some sleepless nights. There is some fairly grisly violence in the story, and if you aren't okay with that, I don't recommend this to you. That said, it was well written, and moved fast and furious, especially towards the end. This book has suspense, action and excitement in it.
Overall, I would say this was a good - not great, but definitely good - read. I found it a bit dark for my taste, and the "romance" between Sam and Bear left me completely cold. I did not buy their getting together at all, and even the sex scenes between the two of them more made me wince than turned me on. I wish the author had just skipped that, or referred to it more obliquely than giving us the gory [no pun intended] details of their hooking up. I feel like that was extraneous to the main plot and just felt icky considering what else was going on.
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