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I could allow for two of Lottie's children having some sort of involvement with a serial killer and his victim in the first book, but for the third child to be involved with another serial killer in the second ? Stretched the bounds of probability waaaaaay too far.....

l0v3's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kerry_reads's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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2.0

I’ve started this second instalment in the series because I found the first one very enjoyable. I should have read the blurb though as human trafficking isn’t my favourite topic to say the least.
But I started anyway and was immediately confronted with a brutal rape and torture scene. Ik kept on reading as I hoped it would be more about Lottie, and it did for some time. However, the brutality kept coming back and Lottie wasn’t as interesting as in the previous volume, making silly mistakes and not paying attention to neither her family or the case.
DNF shelf after 25%

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3.0

Fast and exciting read

I really enjoy how exciting and fast paced these books are. While I like "real" and flawed characters I am frustrated by how many horrendous mistakes these main characters seem to make. I find it hard to relate to them when they make completely irresponsible choices at critical moments. This little nitpick really takes me away from the story because I think "who would ever do such a thing?!" But in general I enjoy these books and am glad the author avoids cookie - cutter perfection when it comes to character building. Hoping that the next book has a little less poor decision making but just as much story telling!

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5.0

Unread shelf project 2020: book 60.

I love Gibney’s writing style and how real (and flawed) her characters are. This was a very twisty, turny, surprise sort of story and although I guessed part of the whodunit, I didn’t guess all of it.

Definitely do not regret having gotten into this series!! Lottie Parker is an enjoyable and very REAL character and I’m enjoying getting to know her children and her colleagues as I continue reading this series.

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5.0

Having enjoyed the first book in this series I was looking forward to reading book two. Although this one can be read on its own, I would suggest reading the series in order as you then have all of the background information into the characters.

This book is quite a dark read due to the subject matter. However the story is a brilliant one, extremely well written. The author managed to immediately draw me into her story and kept me there until the very end.

Lottie is a great character to read. She has her demons, which do tend to affect her a lot, and she has a family struggling at times to cope. Even with all of that, she still manages to fulfil her duties at work. Her family feature a lot in this story.

I honestly cannot wait to read the next book in this series. Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for providing a copy.

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