Reviews

Wild Fire: A Shetland Island Mystery by Ann Cleeves

malvord27's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

jenltarg's review against another edition

4.0

The last installment for Detective Perez. It was a bit of a slow burn and felt rushed at the end. Though I didn't have a clue as to "whodunnit" at all. Still potential for more from Jimmy Perez

shropgirl's review against another edition

4.0

398pp
Publisher: MacMillan
Murder Mystery
Last in the Shetland Series

therealbel's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

Love a good detective novel, bonus points for being set in Scotland

acallidryas's review

medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Murder

tessyoung's review against another edition

3.0

When you're missing Shetland Wool Week and want to be transported, this seemed like a good option. Overall though this seemed a much more traditional whodunnit with the big reveal at the end based on information that hasn't been part of the narrative thus far, than I remember from some of the earlier books. I associate this with the Agatha Christie stories of my adolescence, and I'm not sure if Jimmy Perez is more Miss Marple or Poirot, although despite being the last Shetland, it felt that Jimmy was pretty much phased out during the novel anyway... There were some interesting ideas in this one but they, alongside the central relationship, all seemed to get quite a superficial treatment.
All this said it proved to be a page turned that I got through in a week, but not one that will stay with me much longer than that either.

mooncheye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

beccamonster44's review against another edition

4.0

I’m so sad that this is the end of this series. The characters are too good to leave behind.

drianturner's review against another edition

5.0

I loved the latest series of Shetland on TV, so decided to return to the books, which I had enjoyed so much even before the BBC had started televising them. I had one book left: the final one in the series. The wonderful TV serialisation has taken over in recent years - Mark Bonnar as Duncan Hunter, 'Tosh' (who doesn't appear in the books), a boring Sandy (more appealing in the books), no Willow (only in the books) - but a fitting end to the books, nonetheless.

pilchardsmimi's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5