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A review by queenoftheshadows
Intersection by Nancy Ann Healy
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This book had an interesting premise that just failed to deliver. There are definitely much better romantic thrillers out there.
To start with it wasn't very thrilling at all. The plot was a slog to get through. Despite events happening very rapidly, the reading experience felt very slow and repetitive with entire sections dedicated to completely irrelevant descriptions.
The characters failed to grip, though there was the potential within them that just wasn't realised or fleshed out here. The main character was too many things at once. She was FBI, NSA, ex-military, besties with the president etc. and her flaws and backstory weren't given the depth and exploration they needed.
The romance was rushed. These specific characters, coming from these specific backgrounds falling in love this quickly did not make sense to me at all. Then the repeated 'I love you's were just too much and really grating as a reader.
The characters weren't given enough space to develop, and for the reader to believe why they would love each other. In this book, they're either doing very mundane, boring, everyday tasks, or being bounced from plot point to plot point. There is a middle-ground there that should be struck for this type of thriller, but this has failed to be achieved here.
I had really hoped this book would be better than it was, as from the description it sounded like something I would love.
To start with it wasn't very thrilling at all. The plot was a slog to get through. Despite events happening very rapidly, the reading experience felt very slow and repetitive with entire sections dedicated to completely irrelevant descriptions.
The characters failed to grip, though there was the potential within them that just wasn't realised or fleshed out here. The main character was too many things at once. She was FBI, NSA, ex-military, besties with the president etc. and her flaws and backstory weren't given the depth and exploration they needed.
The romance was rushed. These specific characters, coming from these specific backgrounds falling in love this quickly did not make sense to me at all. Then the repeated 'I love you's were just too much and really grating as a reader.
The characters weren't given enough space to develop, and for the reader to believe why they would love each other. In this book, they're either doing very mundane, boring, everyday tasks, or being bounced from plot point to plot point. There is a middle-ground there that should be struck for this type of thriller, but this has failed to be achieved here.
I had really hoped this book would be better than it was, as from the description it sounded like something I would love.