on_your_raedar's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
What to say, what to say.
My first thought is, that though the beginning is slow, the overall story is a quick read and entertaining. With that being said, the main character was kind of unbearable, she focused so heavily on everyone's looks and strikes me as a mean girl type. Everyone has something wrong but she has an excuse for all of her flaws, if she even sees flaws in herself.
The "twists" and "mystery" of the story are pretty sloppy writing. The connections don't connect,the bad guy wasn't even a main character so you weren't going to guess them , and so many parts of the story were painfully predictable.
It was such a fast read that I don't regret reading it, especially as a pallet cleanser, but I don't foresee a moment when I'd continue the series.
My first thought is, that though the beginning is slow, the overall story is a quick read and entertaining. With that being said, the main character was kind of unbearable, she focused so heavily on everyone's looks and strikes me as a mean girl type. Everyone has something wrong but she has an excuse for all of her flaws, if she even sees flaws in herself.
The "twists" and "mystery" of the story are pretty sloppy writing. The connections don't connect,
It was such a fast read that I don't regret reading it, especially as a pallet cleanser, but I don't foresee a moment when I'd continue the series.
kdaedwards's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the number of twists and complications in this one compared to the others in the series.
nglofile's review against another edition
4.0
re-read more than once, most recently June 2007 (audiobook)
waytoomanybooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This was an assigned reading. I was really disappointed with this book. The first half drags, and though the second half was a page turner and held my interest, the twist was out of left field and totally there just for shock value. And the use of two bombs made by an unrelated, barely mentioned third party is just lazy writing . All of this, coupled with a lot of internalized misogyny made it a difficult read. Kinsey, the protagonist, thinks everyone except her is ugly and fat. "Ugly," "old," and/or "fat" is literally how the protagonist describes every single person she meets. I had trouble understanding how the various motives connected, and I do not like Kinsey at all. Though the characters were interesting, I didn't ever feel attached to any of them. I did not enjoy this book. As my Detective Fiction class has shown me, there are many other, better Detective books out there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Abandonment, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, and Misogyny
zarahogy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest and Sexual content
orygunn's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting twist on the series. Another good audio book.
dllh's review against another edition
2.0
Maybe I'm just getting tired of the character (I've read four of these over the last few months), but this one was just very meh for me. At least it was a quick read.