andreasbooktea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
bookish_wife16's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5⭐️ I truly enjoyed this. I love a romantic suspense. This had me on edge and I enjoyed trying to figure out who was what and doing what. The cliff hanger at the end though…, wow. Im going on to book 2. Great job CCJ!!
kekem90's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
melaninbooklover's review
5.0
Great read
I have read a lot of CCJ’s books and they have all been amazing but this suspense romance is on another level. This book kept me on my toes and kept me wanting more!
I have read a lot of CCJ’s books and they have all been amazing but this suspense romance is on another level. This book kept me on my toes and kept me wanting more!
raebereading's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Did this one on audio. The plot is what keeps you interested. Writing isn’t great but I really wanted to know what happened and then it ended on a cliff-hanger 😫
a_novel_ty's review
5.0
Another masterpiece by CCJ. Her books are always a sure thing for me. At this point, I know going in to a Christina C Jones book, that I'm going to enjoy it. Her characters are always interesting and enjoyable, stories are engrossing and authentic, her writing feels effortless, she just always delivers the whole package.
But there is just something extra special about her mystery thriller novels. All of her books are great, top echelon of contemporary romance. However, these mystery thrillers? Whole other plane.
Reading Catch Me If You Can, felt like watching a movie. That extra sense of danger in the plot, the edginess in the characters just makes these books that much more entertaining. The stakes are higher and so the investment in the characters and what's going on in their lives feels that much more intense.
I really don't even want to go into the actual story because... Spoilers. But the characters In this book, the secrets they hold, the baggage they carry, the danger they face and the fear they must Overcome, make for a really fun, fast paced, intense and entertaining read.
Catch Me If You Can is part of a three book series and so things aren't quote wrapped up in this installment. The next book is about an different set of characters and usually that would piss me off. But Christina does a great job of making the reader, not only become invested in the main characters, but in the secondary and tertiary characters as well. So I'm not even worried about closure at this point because I know in the end everything will come to a head and be resolved. I'm just excited to see how it will all pan out.
But there is just something extra special about her mystery thriller novels. All of her books are great, top echelon of contemporary romance. However, these mystery thrillers? Whole other plane.
Reading Catch Me If You Can, felt like watching a movie. That extra sense of danger in the plot, the edginess in the characters just makes these books that much more entertaining. The stakes are higher and so the investment in the characters and what's going on in their lives feels that much more intense.
I really don't even want to go into the actual story because... Spoilers. But the characters In this book, the secrets they hold, the baggage they carry, the danger they face and the fear they must Overcome, make for a really fun, fast paced, intense and entertaining read.
Catch Me If You Can is part of a three book series and so things aren't quote wrapped up in this installment. The next book is about an different set of characters and usually that would piss me off. But Christina does a great job of making the reader, not only become invested in the main characters, but in the secondary and tertiary characters as well. So I'm not even worried about closure at this point because I know in the end everything will come to a head and be resolved. I'm just excited to see how it will all pan out.
wndrwtch_'s review
5.0
The cliffhanger??!!
This book kept me in the edge of my seat the whole time! Every time I thought I’d had things figured out, she switched it up on me again! Can’t wait to start the next book
This book kept me in the edge of my seat the whole time! Every time I thought I’d had things figured out, she switched it up on me again! Can’t wait to start the next book
berls's review
4.0
3.5 stars
I don't read many of these kinds of books - with FBI agents and espionage - but I did enjoy this one and I think I would like to continue the series. I like the characters and I am interested to see where things go.
This is an enemies-to-lovers meets fake romance story - which are both among my favorite tropes. So that definitely worked for me. Naomi's character development was strong. She is a very complex character, who's dealing with a constant pull and push between her feelings for Marcus and the fear of letting her guard down/forgetting the job she's been focused on since she was a teen. And then you have Marcus; I was less impressed with his character development. He starts off a pretty straightforward "good guy" FBI agent, focused on closing cases and not really getting nuance IMO. By the end, he's emerged as someone who sees the gray area, and some things he's doing (spoiler territory) paints him a very different light. It was kind of whiplash for me, since we'd been getting his POV as well and never saw this.
The story has a nice pace, with a balance between romance (which gets sizzling!) and then the spy elements. There were some definite hold your breath moments and I'm very interested to see where things will end up. I'm also curious to see development of some of the other characters - there were some surprise twists near the end that I think could result in some very interesting story lines.
I listened to Catch Me If You Can, which was dual narrated by Leon Nixon and Wesleigh Siobhan. I thought they complimented each other well, with no real disconnect when the chapters switched POV/narrators. They both delivered consistent voices and I enjoyed listening at 2x speed. I do think that Leon Nixon's narration for Naomi produced a stronger feeling of the characters being African American than Wesleigh Siobhan's narration did, but that was the only significant difference. I will happily listen to them both again in future books (assuming they continue narrating the series).
I don't read many of these kinds of books - with FBI agents and espionage - but I did enjoy this one and I think I would like to continue the series. I like the characters and I am interested to see where things go.
This is an enemies-to-lovers meets fake romance story - which are both among my favorite tropes. So that definitely worked for me. Naomi's character development was strong. She is a very complex character, who's dealing with a constant pull and push between her feelings for Marcus and the fear of letting her guard down/forgetting the job she's been focused on since she was a teen. And then you have Marcus; I was less impressed with his character development. He starts off a pretty straightforward "good guy" FBI agent, focused on closing cases and not really getting nuance IMO. By the end, he's emerged as someone who sees the gray area, and some things he's doing (spoiler territory) paints him a very different light. It was kind of whiplash for me, since we'd been getting his POV as well and never saw this.
The story has a nice pace, with a balance between romance (which gets sizzling!) and then the spy elements. There were some definite hold your breath moments and I'm very interested to see where things will end up. I'm also curious to see development of some of the other characters - there were some surprise twists near the end that I think could result in some very interesting story lines.
I listened to Catch Me If You Can, which was dual narrated by Leon Nixon and Wesleigh Siobhan. I thought they complimented each other well, with no real disconnect when the chapters switched POV/narrators. They both delivered consistent voices and I enjoyed listening at 2x speed. I do think that Leon Nixon's narration for Naomi produced a stronger feeling of the characters being African American than Wesleigh Siobhan's narration did, but that was the only significant difference. I will happily listen to them both again in future books (assuming they continue narrating the series).
bukworm7's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5