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sopht87's review
3.0
I received this book from Shut Up & Read in exchange for an honest review
This is a fairly short story that I finished in just under two and a half hours but it was two and a half hours well spent. The story wasn't perfect and felt a bit stilted in places. Having said that, I found myself really getting into it. I love a good thriller and liked the idea that Charlotte tried to keep herself as off the radar as possible while failing to realise just how much of a Big Brother society we live in.
Unfortunately I had a hard time believing that an ordinary civilian could connect the dots between the murders spanning thirty years within a few days when the FBI couldn't do it in a three decades but it isn't a major criticism. I also didn't particularly warm to Charlotte either but it didn't stop me becoming immersed in the story.
This is a fairly short story that I finished in just under two and a half hours but it was two and a half hours well spent. The story wasn't perfect and felt a bit stilted in places. Having said that, I found myself really getting into it. I love a good thriller and liked the idea that Charlotte tried to keep herself as off the radar as possible while failing to realise just how much of a Big Brother society we live in.
Unfortunately I had a hard time believing that an ordinary civilian could connect the dots between the murders spanning thirty years within a few days when the FBI couldn't do it in a three decades but it isn't a major criticism. I also didn't particularly warm to Charlotte either but it didn't stop me becoming immersed in the story.
kristenshep's review
5.0
"Run" is a short, suspenseful book that kept me turning the pages. I found it easy to relate to the main character, and being from New Jersey I enjoyed all the references to our local area. I'm looking forward to reading #2 in the Charlotte Marshall Mysteries.
jen286's review
3.0
This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland
Run had an interesting idea, but the execution wasn't my favorite. It was entertaining, but could have been much better. I am not quite sure exactly why but the writing was just off for me. It didn't really make me as involved with the story as I should have, though I did enjoy it well enough.
Charlotte remembers seeing a news story when she was younger, and is reminded of that when she starts doing some research for a new book. She stumbles upon what looks like a serial killer that no one has noticed yet. Over the years girls have been abducted and killed and no one has made the connection between them until Charlotte.
When Charlotte gets all her information in order she goes to the FBI to turn it over to them. She expects that to be the end of her involvement, only that is only the beginning. Shortly thereafter someone tries to get her and she is forced to run.
I did enjoy reading about her on the run. I loved how she tried to be smart about it, moving around and trying to make it so no one could find her. She isn't sure who to trust so she doesn't trust anyone until she has to. She can only go so far by herself, and really some of the info she acquires I find hard to believe would be that easy to access. Some of it was a bit unrealistic, but it was still fun. I just wish the writing wouldn't have been so stagnant for me so I would have really gotten into the story.
The ending was a bit too easy in a way, but eh. That was fine as it was just a light read for me. There is an obvious glaring problem that they don't address, but I think that is being left for the second book. It was just odd that it didn't come up after everything went down. One thing I did like **slight spoiler ahead** was that Charlotte and Jack, the FBI agent she works with, don't end up in love at the end. A lot of times author will throw people together like this, but I was pleasantly surprised when this one did not. It wouldn't have made a lot of sense if they would have gotten together so I enjoyed that. So it was an alright read, not as amazing as it could have been, but fun.
Run had an interesting idea, but the execution wasn't my favorite. It was entertaining, but could have been much better. I am not quite sure exactly why but the writing was just off for me. It didn't really make me as involved with the story as I should have, though I did enjoy it well enough.
Charlotte remembers seeing a news story when she was younger, and is reminded of that when she starts doing some research for a new book. She stumbles upon what looks like a serial killer that no one has noticed yet. Over the years girls have been abducted and killed and no one has made the connection between them until Charlotte.
When Charlotte gets all her information in order she goes to the FBI to turn it over to them. She expects that to be the end of her involvement, only that is only the beginning. Shortly thereafter someone tries to get her and she is forced to run.
I did enjoy reading about her on the run. I loved how she tried to be smart about it, moving around and trying to make it so no one could find her. She isn't sure who to trust so she doesn't trust anyone until she has to. She can only go so far by herself, and really some of the info she acquires I find hard to believe would be that easy to access. Some of it was a bit unrealistic, but it was still fun. I just wish the writing wouldn't have been so stagnant for me so I would have really gotten into the story.
The ending was a bit too easy in a way, but eh. That was fine as it was just a light read for me. There is an obvious glaring problem that they don't address, but I think that is being left for the second book. It was just odd that it didn't come up after everything went down. One thing I did like **slight spoiler ahead** was that Charlotte and Jack, the FBI agent she works with, don't end up in love at the end. A lot of times author will throw people together like this, but I was pleasantly surprised when this one did not. It wouldn't have made a lot of sense if they would have gotten together so I enjoyed that. So it was an alright read, not as amazing as it could have been, but fun.
lorihenrich2021's review against another edition
4.0
This was a totally engrossing story. I had a hard time putting it down. In fact I wound up staying up til 2 am reading because I got so into the story that I didn't pay any attention to the time. Love those kinds of stories.
Charlotte Marshall is an author looking for her next story. While trying to decide where her new story would go, she remembers a news story from her childhood. The story was about a young girl who was found dead. She had been raped, tortured and mutilated. Charlotte began doing some research where she discovered that there were many young girls were found all about the same age and appearance. She believes they are the work of one person. Now she just needs to decide what to do with this information.
At first I was to sure of the style of the story. As I kept reading I enjoyed it more and more. It was a really good page flipper (kindle). I hope I can find the next one through the library system.
Charlotte Marshall is an author looking for her next story. While trying to decide where her new story would go, she remembers a news story from her childhood. The story was about a young girl who was found dead. She had been raped, tortured and mutilated. Charlotte began doing some research where she discovered that there were many young girls were found all about the same age and appearance. She believes they are the work of one person. Now she just needs to decide what to do with this information.
At first I was to sure of the style of the story. As I kept reading I enjoyed it more and more. It was a really good page flipper (kindle). I hope I can find the next one through the library system.
missjackieoh's review
4.0
I received Run for free in exchange for a review. It was definitely fast paced and thrilling! I was intrigued from the very beginning. I gave it four stars because even though I really liked it there were a few things that somewhat bothered me (and I'm fully aware that this is my snobbish bookworm coming out). There was a few instances where I felt the author repeated herself a couple times, and there was a scene at the end (no spoilers!) that seemed odd to me. However, I still absolutely enjoyed the book. I will definitely be looking out for the sequel!
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