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avareadssometimes's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
shailydc's review
3.0
Disappointed that nothing seems to change in this series - 12 books in and the formula remains the same. Maybe some find that to be a good thing but I am bored with the predictability. I know I'll continue to read these books but I do hope Gerritsen evolves.
cooperca's review
5.0
I. Couldn't. Put. It. Down!
Gripping, filled to the brim with suspense, and the great chemistry of Rizzoli & Isles, what's not to love.
The scenes in the morgue are so vivid I could almost smell the scent of death as Isles does what she does best, finding what the murder victim's body is trying to tell. I would suggest not eating during these scenes!
With Isles dealing with the death of her biological serial killer mother and Rizzoli dealing with her mother's unhappy relationship choice, they can now focus on what appears to be a ritualized murder (I won't spoil how the young woman is killed). As with her usual compelling storytelling, Ms. Gerritsen takes Rizzoli & Isles on a journey that involves Isles mother and a disturbing child molestation case from years before....and the body count starts to climb.
This is a riveting tale with a slight twist at the end. Great read!!!
Gripping, filled to the brim with suspense, and the great chemistry of Rizzoli & Isles, what's not to love.
The scenes in the morgue are so vivid I could almost smell the scent of death as Isles does what she does best, finding what the murder victim's body is trying to tell. I would suggest not eating during these scenes!
With Isles dealing with the death of her biological serial killer mother and Rizzoli dealing with her mother's unhappy relationship choice, they can now focus on what appears to be a ritualized murder (I won't spoil how the young woman is killed). As with her usual compelling storytelling, Ms. Gerritsen takes Rizzoli & Isles on a journey that involves Isles mother and a disturbing child molestation case from years before....and the body count starts to climb.
This is a riveting tale with a slight twist at the end. Great read!!!
pipirmetes's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
danimariephotowi's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent series in general, I am so sad it is over!
books_withlaurenn's review
4.0
"Tell no secrets, or you die like the others"
. Symbolic murders
. Multiple POV
. Investigators
. Police investigation
Absolutely smashed this out in 2 days. Im not a religious girly but the way the murders linked together was clever as sh*t
. Symbolic murders
. Multiple POV
. Investigators
. Police investigation
Absolutely smashed this out in 2 days. Im not a religious girly but the way the murders linked together was clever as sh*t
krisgagne's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
roseplum98's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
confused_reader_'s review
2.0
Tess' books are pageturner, and you never guess who was the killer, but this is exactly the problem. The killer suddenly appears in the end of the book, I'm not given the chance to figure out myself who might that be.
There were also some things that just didn't make sense. Rizzoli was very incompetent, which doesn't fit a smart detective. She just blindly believes something (that Martin must be guilty) even if her collega's saying it might be the otherwise, and later she suddenly believes some journalist who says the same things as her collega's.
There is more:
How can Cassandra remember "the truth" that she didn't know anything about? All she knew was a hat found in the bus. How did she conclude that Martin was innocent?
How did Amalthea know about there will be another murder? Why does it say "i know what happened" behind the photo that Amalthea send to Martin?
Why didn't Martin answer to the question about this note? What does he know?
All the story about kids started lying for no reason, nobody doubted Billy who was an animal torturer and already bullying Lizzie, and the fact that only evidence was scratches on Holly's body.. Just wasn't enough to convince me, poorly written.
Also, why did killer suddenly started killing again after 20 years? To keep attention on Martin? Or because Cassandra started to doubt her memories? No known reason.
Tess makes me curious with all the mystery but in the end i don't get any answers. I loved the first two Rizzoli & Isles (Surgeon and Apprentice) but the rest slowly went worse and worse. I know it's a bit late as I'm on 13th book, but i think I'm done with this series.
There were also some things that just didn't make sense. Rizzoli was very incompetent, which doesn't fit a smart detective. She just blindly believes something (that Martin must be guilty) even if her collega's saying it might be the otherwise, and later she suddenly believes some journalist who says the same things as her collega's.
There is more:
How can Cassandra remember "the truth" that she didn't know anything about? All she knew was a hat found in the bus. How did she conclude that Martin was innocent?
How did Amalthea know about there will be another murder? Why does it say "i know what happened" behind the photo that Amalthea send to Martin?
Why didn't Martin answer to the question about this note? What does he know?
All the story about kids started lying for no reason, nobody doubted Billy who was an animal torturer and already bullying Lizzie, and the fact that only evidence was scratches on Holly's body.. Just wasn't enough to convince me, poorly written.
Also, why did killer suddenly started killing again after 20 years? To keep attention on Martin? Or because Cassandra started to doubt her memories? No known reason.
Tess makes me curious with all the mystery but in the end i don't get any answers. I loved the first two Rizzoli & Isles (Surgeon and Apprentice) but the rest slowly went worse and worse. I know it's a bit late as I'm on 13th book, but i think I'm done with this series.