fluffyturtle's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
fleurette's review against another edition
3.0
I struggled with this book more than I should. I have already read some other mysteries by Andrea Kane, they weren’t my favourites, but they were acceptable.
Let’s start with the good things, I really appreciate the plotline. It’s worthy of note, it’s twisted and I was truly involved in it for most of the time. Gia discovers that she has a twin sister Dani and just after that both young women are in danger. First, Dani’s childhood photos are stolen, then someone puts a fire under Gia’s home. Scared women ask for help Forensic Instincts, a privet team of investigators. As I said, I find this part well-done.
Unfortunately, the story is soooo slow. Nothing happens up to half of the book. The whole story drags on page after page. First, there is this Brianna case – which could be interesting on it’s own but it’s too simple to be truly remarkable. But it takes time to go through this introductive subplot. Then we are waiting while Gia and Dani slowly make connection and in the meantime keep an eye on their everyday life. It’s just too much. And there are also those completely meaningless dialogues that could be omitted without too much fuss. Ugh.
I’m also dissatisfied with the final solution. There is no mystery, no suspense and just a tiny bit of action. Everything is so predictable and time-consuming.
I will probably read another book in this series, I quite like the members of Forensic Instincts. It will be nice to meet them again, hopefully in some book with faster pace. As for A Face to Die for, I’m giving it very weak three stars, I would give 2.5 if I could.
clak5686's review against another edition
4.0
Two of Forensic Instincts cases crossover in a really unusual way. I found the story intriguing. The characters were likeable. The FI team was great individually and together. They work together seamlessly. The stress the women were under was tremendous but FI guided them through everything and solved the mystery. An enjoyable entry in the series.
audreylee's review
3.0
This was a good, not great, mystery/adventure novel. The Forensic Investigation team is at it again. Three identical women. Two of the three have been threatened. Conspiracies abound. The first "case" was introduced only to bring one of the three identical women into the picture. Then, it was swept away without much in the way of resolution. Also, the Author goes out of her way to explain DNA collection and a few other legalities in a very clunky fashion. (The investigator thinks "this is why I am doing this. I have to do it this way to protect the evidence."--who does that? No one.)
sanacrow's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
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