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A review by excavatingmytbr
Ghost Island by Max Seeck
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you @berkleypub for this gifted copy!
Once again we join the complicated Detective Jessica Neimi as she solves a decades old mystery and series of crimes. Sent away on mandatory vacation after a video is posted of her “attacking” a man in the street (he deserved it y’all), Jessica goes to what she thought would be the middle of no where to stay out of trouble. But things are not as they appear.
This book has a dark history, ghosts, serial killer, and next level clues that will lead any thriller lover down the obscure path of discovery. I love the character of Jessica, she’s so brutally herself in all her complicated, brusque, emotional glory and I thoroughly enjoy her thought processes as she investigates. As always the story is multilayered, the scenes vibrant and moody, and the endings satisfying. I was kept guessing throughout and honestly had settled on a totally different killer!
I appreciated the emphasis on supporting adoption and fostering of children by using the tragedy of the children sent away for safety, whose parents then died during WWII. Those children then needed homes and it was difficult to support and remains today a culture concept that in the surface everyone seemingly supports, but in reality is made very complicated and not always appropriately governed. I hope this amazing addition to this series draws readers to seek out more information on this current issue and its history.
Once again we join the complicated Detective Jessica Neimi as she solves a decades old mystery and series of crimes. Sent away on mandatory vacation after a video is posted of her “attacking” a man in the street (he deserved it y’all), Jessica goes to what she thought would be the middle of no where to stay out of trouble. But things are not as they appear.
This book has a dark history, ghosts, serial killer, and next level clues that will lead any thriller lover down the obscure path of discovery. I love the character of Jessica, she’s so brutally herself in all her complicated, brusque, emotional glory and I thoroughly enjoy her thought processes as she investigates. As always the story is multilayered, the scenes vibrant and moody, and the endings satisfying. I was kept guessing throughout and honestly had settled on a totally different killer!
I appreciated the emphasis on supporting adoption and fostering of children by using the tragedy of the children sent away for safety, whose parents then died during WWII. Those children then needed homes and it was difficult to support and remains today a culture concept that in the surface everyone seemingly supports, but in reality is made very complicated and not always appropriately governed. I hope this amazing addition to this series draws readers to seek out more information on this current issue and its history.