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Daylight by David Baldacci

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kimba7's review against another edition

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2.0

I like the Atlee Pine storyline, but a lot of the plot points detracted from that, I thought.

dnwlsnx's review against another edition

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4.0

The stakes are higher in this one but it’s no stress for what is essentially superwoman. Real remove your brain before reading type book. Still, I’ve bought the final instalment so it can’t be all bad.

read_and_blossom's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Omg!! O M G!!!!!

Wow oh wow. This book was wild. Just when Pine thinks she finds someone who can help her for her case about her sister they end up dead. Her case ends up interconnecting with another FBI agent.

We find out that there’s sooo much more happening in the case and it gets serious and more dangerous quickly. Let’s just say Pine gets attacked and almost killed many times but from all the other books honestly not surprising. Still is shocking what is going on.

I was shocked at the end and I definitely need to read the final book in the series!! I do hope that everything turns out alright and Pine can finally get answers. Couple of people really made me angry at the end.

skynet666's review against another edition

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3.0

I’m sure this book was better if you read it instead of listening. The female narrator was great, but the male sounds like Amos Decker 90% of the time unless he uses an accent.

this_momma_is_booked's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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

3.0

I finished this because I couldn't leave this series not knowing what the hell happened to Mercy and how they figured it all out. Somehow, I was equal parts annoyed with Baldacci's writing and hooked to the story.

girgir81's review

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4.0

This review is for the full series and not just this book.

It is spoiler-free but does list the major plot-line of each of the 4 books in this series so if you haven’t read the other books and want to go in blind, please do not read this…

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What a fun series that was!

Throughout this series, we follow Atlee Pine, an FBI agent in her mid-30s who, besides navigating her official FBI duties, is also investigating the abduction of her twin sister Mercy at the age of six.

In book one, Long Road to Mercy, Atlee investigates a missing person case near the Grand Canyon that leads to a government conspiracy, while also beginning her search for Mercy. In book two, A Minute to Midnight, she returns to her hometown in Georgia to delve deeper into her sister’s abduction, uncovering dark family secrets while solving a local murder. In Daylight, book three, Atlee teams up with Army CID agent John Puller to track a criminal network, bringing her closer to finding out what happened to her sister. The series concludes with book four titled ‘Mercy’, where Atlee’s search reaches a dramatic conclusion as she finally learns the truth about Mercy’s disappearance and her own past.

Personally, I found the Atlee Pine series very entertaining! The plot kept me hooked, and I enjoyed theorizing about what had happened to Atlee’s sister. The writing was clear and fast-paced and the characters well developed and believable. While some of the FBI cases felt a bit exaggerated and over the top, they certainly added to the intrigue and kept the storyline interesting; a bit of exaggeration is always welcome in fiction.

Overall, the Atlee Pine series is a great mix of suspense, action and mystery. If you’re bored with all the male protagonists leading the way, predictably, in thrillers and mysteries, give this series a go – it’s really well done.