Reviews

De leerling by Tess Gerritsen

rianne's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

sweetdreams_sunshine's review against another edition

5.0

I found this to be a terrific, chilling read and a fantastic follow-up to [b:The Surgeon|32263|The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)|Tess Gerritsen|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1277923728s/32263.jpg|2674805].

Yes, this book was not perfect, but I do not think I would have enjoyed it as much as I would have if it was. I loved the introduction to Maura Isles, Korsak and Gabriel Dean. I just really love Gerritsen's writing style.

barelybythebook's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

balthazarlawson's review against another edition

4.0

This book reminds me of sex, a lot of foreplay and a sudden, sharp and short climax.

I enjoyed the book but was annoyed by one aspect. The police did not find the killers, the killers found the police and if they had just stayed away from the police they could have continued on their merry way of slaughtering women. This is such a predictable conclusion to a book and is a bit annoying.

pheebs1776's review against another edition

4.0

This is a brilliant follow-up the Gerritsen's first novel in the series, focusing more on Detective Rizzoli and the trauma of the last case. While this book does nothing groundbreaking, it serves as a tight sequel that delivers on the promises of quality from the first, once again demonstrating why Gerritsen is regaled as a master of the thriller genre. Every scene is tight, well-researched, and embedded with a sense of humanity and internalized misogyny that so impressed me with The Surgeon . Even the romance, which I usually find trite in novels like these, was well-written and not the story's focus. I do, however, take issue with Rizzoli being saved by a man by the end of the day, but she never losses her agency in the story, and is someone who expressed a desire to be loved and cared for, so, I think that Gerritsen handled a, albeit, forced romance with nuance and consideration .

I will say, as a fan of the TV series before delving into the books, I am so delighted to see Maura Isles finally make her debut, even if she is introduced as a side character, but if they did not do my man Korsak dirty :(

desti's review against another edition

7 серпня 

Стало сумно, що Кетрін вже не буде в цій частині 

tamaralgage1's review against another edition

3.0

I have been a big fan of the TV Show Rizzoli & Isles. When I was introduced to this author, I saw the name of the series and was instantly drawn to this book. As you can see from my rating, I was not a fan of the book. However, to be fair, the rating is more a reflection of it's comparison to the TV Show and my disappointment in the differences. If you are fond of books with strong female lead characters, detective thrillers, and have not seen the TV Show, then you might enjoy this book.

Fundamentally, it's a good story … so my 3* rating.

sophward's review against another edition

4.0

Again, knew what was coming thanks to the show but this was better. Chilling and it felt as if I took each turn with the wonderful Jane Rizzoli. Now more Queen of the Dead please!!

alyana_ortiz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

yelashka's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5